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FRANK MULLENS WINS THE GREENFIELD. Run-Up of Large Proportions Follows Victory of George Odoms Follie Levy at Aqueduct. New York. April 20.— Frank Mullens. F. T. Woods Texas bred t wo-v-ar -old. was winner of Ihe Creen-lic-ld Stakes, the Aipe-.luet feilture of this afternoon, wilh plenty of 7 to l against his chances. Jockey Taplin. who rod-, followed different tactics than usual when he reserved the colt for the tlnal fur-taaa and then came away tasilv. The tabulated history of the Creenlichl Stakes is as follows: Year. Winner. Wt. .Tockev. Val. Time. IMS Ishlaua !W I.nrscn $ 1 . r.4 r 1:US l.l.MJ Sewell 110 Sewell l.MIOFOl I.toT W.Hidlam- KiS Nicol f..l-V. FolJ I.his High Private ...112 C. luigan .. l.i.Mi :SS| l.ilo Frank Mullens. .. 107 Taplin 1.030 :."i4» At ."1 1 2 furlongs in MM. At .Y.S in MM and V.MlJ The stake was not run for in 1004. litor. and MM The handicap at sevwii-eighths saw the best finish of the day when Ueorge iidoms lriino ;al nosed ■ nit Tony Uonei-o. BeargC lilnin also won the opcntng race with Follie Levy, but Albert Simons b.posted her from an entered price of ,100 to $:;.ooo and owner o.ioin keot her with the usual .$.". advance. ■Father Rill" Bally look a hand in tin- bidding after Wander finished tirst in the fifth race, but In- was not eager to buy. for he only boosted the Wilson gelding M and he was retained. liainlelioii Reared again by a narr iw margin for S. C. llihlnth and it was expected that he would be boosted over his entered valuation of SO0. hill he esca|M-d. Jockey Joe Notter. who rode in Cermany last season, had his first mount of the year on Ranyah. lb failed to finish in Ihe money, hut it was not his fault. Later in the day. John K. Madden made Notter an oiler for the siason and he will probably be engaged. Fred fatal made his first visit of Ihe season to the traeft ami had a busy time meeting old friends. He expects to arrange a contract for his sun John, who has taken out a license. Paul J. Rainey will shortly leave for an arctic limning trip.
