Alberta H. Is Disqualified., Daily Racing Form, 1910-03-12

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ALBERTA H IS DISQUALIFIED Tampa Fla March 11 Alberta IIs disqualifi ¬ cation and setback to last position after ho had led his opposition home was the main Incident con ¬ nected witli this afternoons racing The Bfssell filly was ridden by A Burton and seemed to have the purse at her mercy when Tallow Dip loomed up with a rush in the last furlong Burton anticipa ¬ ting defeat delilHrately pulled over to the inner rail and forced Glasnor on Tallow Dip to lake back sharply to avoid falling Later Burton again re ¬ sorted to sharp practice by forcing Tallow Dip towards the outer fence Alberta II stood the rough usage gamely and won by a neck On complaint of Glasuer the judges set the winner back to last place though tlie only one impeded was Tallow Dip Judge Dunnes explanation for not awarding Alberta II second place was that the foul was deliberate and to hare placed her second would encourage rough riding Burton was lucky to escape with a nominal fine of 25 for his offense offenseTodays Todays attendance was surprisingly large con ¬ sidering the ordinary card served up Speculation showed a substantial increase Contrary to expecta ¬ tions Surprises were furnished by the victories of iMcAndrews and Dona II both of which were at long odds C D Ciienanlts representatives scored a double Ramon Corona and Flora Itlley accounting for the purses The last named won in commanding fashion The opening dash developed a sensational plunge on Kiugthorpe He was backed from 4 to 1 to evens ilattered his supporters In the early stages aifd disappointed by failing to get any portion of the purse Gilliford winning from Trappe and Colonel Austin One of the best finishes of the meeting came with the running of the fourth race when five of the starters charged down to the finish in cavalry like alignment and landed noses apart Doiia II winning from Ited Hussar with Necha in third place placeJockeys Jockeys Swain and Scully were each suspended for four days by the starter for disobedience at the ivosr T Koerner was fined 25 for a similar of ¬ fense fenseHorsemen Horsemen are becoming more skeptical daily rela ¬ tive to the Pensaeola meeting and unless they can be shown positively that there is sound financial back ¬ ing for the project there probably will not be a corporals guard to go from this point


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