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PEKSACOLA OPENING POSTPONED A WEEK March 26 Now Set for Beginning of Meeting Tampa Favorites Still in Eclipse and Layers Do Well Tampa Fla March 0 Outsiders continued In winning form itoday much to the elation of tho layers Five first choices were again downed and some of them had been well supported Tmlays card was a puzzling one the big fields of starters making it a difficult task to pick winners The only success ¬ ful favorite was W J BisselFs AllM rta H a frequent disappointment in the past Tho best con ¬ test of the afternoon came with the running of the fourth race in which ti quartet of sprinters fur ¬ nished the struggle Jack Dennerlen landed the purse from La Ueine Hindoo after a strenuous drive that lasted for nearly the entire length of the stretch Elizabethan could do 110 better than third and her showing was rather disappointing to her backers backersClose Close finishes marked the running of five of the races beginning in the opener when African Girl just managed to outstay Bertha I and I II Car ¬ penter The Carman pair Valerie and Fnthcrlide were favorites but failed to be serious factors probably because of groenness Betli Goodwin which had in previous starts shown promisingly was neg ¬ lected in the third and surprised by taking Merman into camp The usual daily purse for the Carman stable was taken down by Nattio Bnmppo in the fifth but his victory was flnky for Light Blue was best and would have won with better handling The jHor start in the closing race was partially re ¬ sponsible for Oesas victory victoryLatest Latest advices from Iensacola is that the meet ¬ ing there will not begin until March Hi Willis Varneulli and A Fourcade both of New Orleans are said to have secured the betting ring privileges there thereJockey Jockey Langan an apprentice under contract to II K Carman returned to the saddle this afternoon his thirtydays suspension incurred at Jacksonville baring expired He scored on Nattie Bumppo BumppoJockoy Jockoy Glasuer has had Several offers for the com in summer hut has not yet accepted any of the tenders T Hatfidd W Shields and John Dyment are among the owners who are negotiating for his services It is likely he will engage with the last named namedK K X Yates the Washington horseman whose legs wore badly crushed in crossing the Tampa bridge while on a car IxuiiKl for the race track died yesterday in a local hospital while one of his legs was being amputated as a last resort to save his life lifeW W it Toplln will ship Parkview Eliza bethnn Tamar and Oiseau to Lexington at the close of rac ¬ ing here hereThe The plans of H F Carman contemplate the divi ¬ sion of his large racing string ut the closui of the meeting here Tart of them will be shipped to New York to be rested at Belmont Park until the open ¬ ing of tin Aqueduct track The others embracing alxnit twentyfive head will go to Norfolk Va for the race meeting which lugins at Jamestown April 1 Jockeys Fain snd Lahgan will go with the consign ¬ ment to the Virginia track The Carman racers will return to Tiiiipa before the opening of next seasons racing In Mij Carman ami his following Tampa lias gained sr baud of staunch l oosters oostersC C T Patterson will send Kercheval and Pirate Diana to Lexington at the close of racing here hereThe The local management convinced that next year iviil bring conditions that will make the racing suc ¬ cessful from the start are contemplating many im ¬ provements on the plant The plans include tilt parking of nearby surroundings and the building ot a lengthy shell road the extension of the grand stand and installation of a pumping station
