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JOCKEY BELLS RIDING THE FEATURE Apprentice So Successful at Jacksonville That He Loses His Allowance on Outsiders Jacksonville Fin December 10 Jockey Bell was the real thing at Moncrief this afternoon This capable young rider won the first four races and victory in tSirec of them came after exciting finishes in which he landed his mounts first home by the shortest of margins When he won the fourth race with Elizabethan his apprenticeship expired the rules of the Southern Jockey Club providing that a rider shall not be entitled to the allowance after he has ridden twentyfive winners except for his con ¬ tract employer who shall be entitled to the allow ¬ ance for one year yearThe The new rnte adopted by the association in regard to scratching resulted in large fields going to the post Four of the winners had to stand long and hard stretch drives nd these four were favorites All the races were with selling conditions but none of the winners was boosted boostedJ J M Barker owner of the good twoyearold Grovcr Hughes arrived from Lexington this morn ¬ ing While being exercised this morning the colt ran away two miles and trainer Hill will have to let up on him for a few days daysGuy Guy Gray was forced to scratch his new purchase Trustee from the fifth race as he had entered Ed Le Van in this event on Saturday SaturdayJ J F Keith owner of Gold Dust arrived from Pensacola today todayW W Shields is dissatisfied with the rides he has been receiving from jockey Stcinhardt and has sus ¬ pended the boy boyNews News comes from Montreal that at a meeting of the directors of the Montreal Jockey Club held re ¬ cently it was decided not to adopt the parimutuels parimutuelsThe The stable for which jockey Butwelt will ride in Emope next season is that of Count Lazarelt of Russia Tho boy is to get 500 a month and at the same time lie paid 10 for all mounts and 23 for winning ones Count Lazareff has the favorite for next seasons Russian Derby Butwell is to report April 1 he will leave here about the middle of March He is allowed his own and wifes trans ¬ portation Ixith ways as ivell as 400 for incidental expenses expensesS S A Clopton and R D Williams will each send a division of their stable to Tampa early in Janu ¬ ary aryThe The horses that K T Wjlsaa ejitsoutU48jCkare of A G Weston are being raced in the latters colors on account of the recent death of Mr Wil ¬ sons father fatherFrisco Frisco Gardner In whose colors Floral King raced with distinction some years ago is making one of the big books in the local ring Floral King is standing at a Quebec stock farm and will send to the races some twoyearolds that will be eligible to the events for provincebreds at Montreal next season seasonJ J W Sclwrr is reported to have made an offer of 3000 for Grover Hughes HughesII II McCarren has disposed of all his broodmares except Florida Rose Glad Smile Staunel and Ethel Wheat WheatThe The layers at Moncrief liave been meeting with almost constant reverses since the meeting opened Speculation lias grown apace and business Is reported as being even better than last season This is remarkable as the crowds are not as large The association continues to make improvements to the plant the latest being the building of a shell road from Eighteenth street to the grandstand The land company that owns the ground facing the track is also improving its property and a number of these lots have been sold to local business men who con ¬ template putting up buildings A new drag store and a restaurant have been built on this property since last spring springOne One of the rules adopted by the stewards a few days asro is that horses will not be permitted to wear blinkers until they liave been schooled at the barrier equipmentLocal with such equipment Local horsemen are raising a fund for the Ixjncfit of the widow of the late Dr W S Keough who served as veterinarian here last winter Over 500 has already been subscribed and the subscription list will remain open until Saturday when the proceeds will lx wired to Mrs Keough at Covington Ky as a Christinas offering May offeringMay Lntz was destroyed following her recent breakdown breakdownDan Dan Donnelly who was taken sick while booking at Pimlico during the fail has recovered to such an extent that he plans to come to Jacksonville to book after the holidays holidaysF F J Pons has claimed names for his yearlings as follows followsAdolante Adolante ch c by The ComnioneriNIaxus ComnioneriNIaxusEd Ed Falana ch c by Lord Estcrling Cheri CheriGanya Ganya ch f by The Commoner Alveria M MGrace Grace Me b f by The Commoner Bessie Mc ¬ Carthy CarthyGranadore Granadore b c by The Commoner Mountain Miss MissJim Jim Milton ch c by The Commoner Loyal Marie MarieLillian Lillian B ch f by Lord Esterling Valeriana ValerianaLillian Lillian Hall ch f by The Commoner Rena RenaMart Mart clle b f by The Commoner Mabelle MabellePliant Pliant ch f by The Commoner Flexible FlexibleRedloh Redloh ch c by The Commoner Salaire SalaireTouch Touch ch c by The Commoner Touch Not NotRecent Recent workouts at Moncrief MoncriefBanbury Banbury Half mile in 54 54Begone Begone Fiveeighths in 103S 103SBesom Besom Threequarters in 119 119Busy Busy Miss Threequarters In 119 119Campaigner Campaigner Mile iit 14 14Choptank Choptank Mile in 148 148Comnton Comnton Threequarters in 119 119I I anfield Mile in 154 154Deli Deli Fiveeighths in 108 108Dr Dr Dncnner Half mile in 54 54Dress Dress Parade II Threequarters in 122 122Duke Duke of Bridgewater Threeeighths in 41 41Dusty Dusty Half mile in 51 51El El Oro Threeeighths in 38 38Elfall Elfall Half mile in f3 f3Ellanette Ellanette Threequarters in 120 120Foreguard Foreguard Fiveeighths in 108 108German German Silver Threequarters in 123 123Glucose Glucose Half mile in 53 53Gold Gold Cap Threoquartcrs in 120 120Golden Golden Threequarters in 11 11Guns Guns Hill Threeeighths in 38 38Ilandruunlng Ilandruunlng Fiveeighths in 10 10Helen Helen Gow Fiveeighths in 1001 1001Herbert Herbert Turner Fiveeighths in 100 100Hoffman Hoffman Threequarters In 123 123Hoxvlet Hoxvlet Threesquarters in 1181 1181Indora Indora Threeeighths in 39 39Jack Jack Parker Threeeighths in 38 38Joe Joe Gallons Half mile in r 2 2Joe Joe Kenyon Half mile in r 2 2Kcmpton Kcmpton Park Threeeighths in 37 37Live Live Wire Mile in 148 148Lou Lou Laiiior Threequarters in 117 117Louise Louise Wells Threequarters in 118 118Liizcrnc Liizcrnc Threequarters in 122 122Manhcimcr Manhcimcr Fiveeighths in 105 105Mason Mason Threequarters in 119 119Mav Mav Amelia Fiveeighths in l0ff l0ffNorbitt Norbitt Half mile in r4 r4Oghwaga Oghwaga Threequarters in 121 i iOrtson Ortson Threeeighths In 39 39Ostend Ostend Half mile in r 4 4Patrick Patrick S Mile in 153 153Premier Premier Threequarters in 123 Queen Lead Tlireequarters in 120 Rake Half mile in 54 Rod Bol Half mile in 49 Schoolmarm Fiveeighths in 1052 Senator Hubble Half mile in 53 Smoke Half mile in 53 Slav Blue Mile in 145 Starover Half mile in 52 Stoneman Threeeighths in 37 Ten Paces Threequarters in 1215 Ten Paces Mile in 15O Tlie Nigger Fiveeighths In 109 The Squire Threequarters in 120 Tom Holland Seveneighths in 134