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FAVORITES FABE WELL AT KONCREEF Public Picks Half the Card B D Williams Buys Alfred the Great and Scores Double Jacksonville Fla December 2 Favorites scored in the threw closing races at Moncrief this afternoon ami two of them were at oddson Wellmatched tieids went to the post in a majority of thc races Mini four of them resulted in driving finishes R 1 Williams broke into the winning ranks today by furnishing two of the winners in Phoronis aud Al ¬ fred the Great The former won the oiienlug dash a breeders purse in one of the closest finishes of the aieetiuff1 Four of the seven starters finishes noses apart and thc result was in doubt until the official placing was displayed Alfred the Great under tli Williams colors for the first time carried top weight in the fourth race and won in a canter This threeyearold promises to be a useful Iiorso here He was purchased yesterday by Mr Williams from William Shields for the retried price of 2r 00 00Jockev Jockev Bell piloted two winners The Xigger and King Avondalc After the latter won lie was boosted 200 by J W Punglc but was protected and bought iu by bis owner for 705 705Jockey Jockey A Koehlerwho had his first mount today is a lad that had been working for A J Joyner in England He arrived from the other side Xovember 15 anil has sigucd to ride for Stanley H Kunz of Chicago ChicagoJ J S Hawkins arrived this morning with his horses from Lexington The lot includes the once good mare Wing Ting which has been takeu up after being turned out for a couple of years yearsE E F Cordran reports the loss of a highly tried yearling filly by Fatherless Tillle which died of fever last night nightJames James McCormick who is visiting friends in Xew York i expected Iiere within a couple of weeks weeksJoikey Joikey J Bergen arrived from1 Pcnsacola this morning and will probably ride the horses that J P Maylnrry is haiidling for Miss A M Marrone MarroneThomas Thomas llealey before leaving for Europe with IHIIHS Itowv arranged to ship five of R T Wilsons viarlings from Bcliuout Park to Jacksonville to A V Wiston The lot arrived this morning having line south by sea Six of Harry Payne Whitneys wiirling alto came on the same Iwat They were unsigned t Albert Simons The shipment includes i hay lilly by Hamburg Ascension a bay filly by Hamburg Breakdown a liciy filly by Hamburg Yan ¬ kee Ulrl a Iray colt by Burgomaster Kola a chest ¬ nut colt by Burgomaster Marguerite and a bay colt bv Burgomaster Kildeer Doe Walter sent his hjirinter Rialto oit the same boat boatW W D Bal co k former owner of Xetliermost ar riv d from Xew York tills nwrulug Steeplechase j jHkey Hkey Ernest Heider also came cameThe The following horses comprise the list of those diced on the schooling list by starter Dado I i Salic Snow Ball Glandore Joe Gaitens Wheatburg and Uaufield
