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FIRST CHOICES FAKE WELL FAVORITES TAKING LIONS SHAKE OF THE PUSSES AT PIMLICO Layers Take Liberties with Highflown Which Scores at Long Odds Forrest Hose Likely to Be ¬ come Owner of Jack Atkin Baltimore Md October 24 Favorites again held their own at Pimlico this afternoon four of the six races being won by first choices The only outsider to win was Highflowu which beat Indora a head n the iK st In the second race In her previous effort Ilighfiown finished a good second to liagle Hinl Tho layers took unwarranted liberties with her today and the ruling quotation at tha close was 35 to 1 While Chilton Queens margin over Char ¬ lie Ilargrave tit the finish of the first rape was only a head the Barbarity Stables representative was under stout restraint and was fighting for her head Her riders instructions were to keep a good hold ciud ride her as if she were running away with him Ho followed his instructions to the letter and fortu ¬ nately won Had lie Iteen beaten the general opinion would have Ixen that lie did not try with the filly fillyBonnie Bonnie Keiso scored his foiirtli straight victory when he won the sixth race from rather ordinary opixisition He was an oddson choice choiceThe The deal for Jack Atkin lien 1101 yet been con ¬ summated The party wlio is negotiating for the horse turns out to bo Kinrest Hose a wellknown lawyer of Johnstown Pa who has a stock farm in Virginia Mr Rose and Barney Schreiber have agreed upon terms and the sale will proliably IM xiiisiminiat Hl tonight It is Mr Hoses intention lit race Jack Atkiu at Jacksonville this winter pro ¬ vided he secures him In that event lie will be licminutcd hi every stake for which lie is eligible In the meantime Mr Itose will pick up alwut twenty good mares and they will be mated with the great son of Sain next winter winterE E C Smith lias closed with J V Strode to act us siiretary of the Tampa and Iensacola meetings during the coming winter Mr Smith is at present engaged at Baltimore us assistant clerk of the course and associate judge He Is racing secretary of the Coney Island Jotkey Clnb ClnbIockev Iockev Archibald was taken sick after the first race and cancelled ills other engagements for this afternoon He will probably go to Latouia with the Carman stable stableCrania Crania bled in her race today and the stewards ordered that her entry be refused during the re ¬ mainder of the meeting meetingJudge Judge 1ettingill was among the new arrivals at PimUco He is here in the interests of the stakes offered by the New California Jockey Club to be run at Oakland this winter Jockey Musgrave has left for Canada to join the Seagram Itoys on a hunting trip He will be on hand for the opening at Jacksonville where he will ride rides s HIldrcYh purchased the threeyearold Shan ¬ non on Saturday from J L McGinnis for 3000
