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ROUGH RIDING MARS RACE STEWARDS ORDER DISQUALIFICATION OF PERRY JOHNSON WITHOUT COMPLAINT. Schcolmarm Wins Tarrytown After Pretend, the Favorite, Is Knocked Out of Contention — Runup Follows Royal Captives Victory. Mew York, July 22.— Sehoolmarm was winner of tin- Tarry town Selling Stakes, todays feature at Voukers. The race was unfortunately marked liy MM rough riding tlwtt cost Perry Johnson a place. On the first turn joekey Jlass took him aeross Pretend, the favorite, so sharply as to ruin the hitters elianees. Ouy tiaruer. who rode Protend, made no claim of foul, bat" the foul was so palpable that the stewards promptly ordered the disqualification of Perry Johnson ami sns| endcd jockey Mass for five days far his offense. Schooimarni was good enough lo make all the pace and win with something to spare. After all this misfortune on the first turn Pretend was a good third at the tinisli. and it Is probable that he would have beaten the winner with better racing luck. The handicap at a mile and twenty yards brought •boat tin- liest contest of the day when QeiMi Moats Prime QaJ just got up to beat Jupiter Joe a nose in 1:414. representing a new track record for the distance. Gay Fisher was pinched off in this raiv at the start and was so pocketed all the way uh to have little chance. In the opening dash Royal Captive, the winner, entered to lie sold for 00, was run up and lH.ught by J. It. Marquette. Jr.. for ,200. It was her only start for .1. K. Wainwright. who had taken her out of her previous race. When Rye Straw was beaten | v The Hague he was claimed bv G. Griot for 40. Shackleton was raced in blinkers today and it worked such an improvement that he stared easily, ruiuiing live and one-half furlongs in 1:07. Jockeys Gamer and McGce were each set down for live days for disobedience at the |«ist S. ». Hildreth said today he thought he would not stait fits Herbert In the Empire City Handicap tomorrow for want of a suitable jockey. Shilling, on-coutract to the Hildroth stable, is under suspension. It was thought that Ballot would come back from Saratoga for the running of this race, hut trainer Rowe decided not to make the trip.
