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EASY FOR MASTER ROBERT SON OF MAZAGAN VICTOKIOUS IN CHEISTMAS HANDICAP AT MONCRIEF Buns Mile and an Eighth iatHeivy Going in Good GoodTime Time of 1554 Southern Jockey Club Has Hasan an Investigation on Hand Jacksonville Fla December 24 The Christmas Handicap one of the Important fixtures of the wiu IIT liteetlug and the feature of todays program at Moncrlef Park proved rather easy for O J Deckers Master Robert with 125 pounds in the saddle and ridden liy Butwell Master Koliert beat Tom Hay ward by three lengths an l ran the mile and an eighth In 133 Considering the weight and condi ¬ tion of the going this was a good performance Donald Macdonald with top weight made the pace for seveneighths but tired badly In the stretch and was beaten a length for the place Uesides the 91333 which was the winners share of the purse O J Decker was presented with a handsome silver up the gift of a local jewelry firm firmVltli Vltli Ilesoiii Racquet und Guy Fisher withdrawn from the sixfurlongs handicap the race proved little better than an exercise gallop for T M Green The latter went to the front with the release of the liarrler and dashing into an easy lead raced in front under slight restraint all the way wayJockey Jockey Goldstein rode the first two winners and Master Robert and T M Green were the winning favorites favoritesFlashing Flashing winner of the sixth race was boosted 200 over her entered price of 300 and bought by Guy Gray whose Spindle finished second secondAnnouncement Announcement lias been made that the Southern Jockey Club will hold a meeting on next Tuesday when the full membership of the club is expected to IK present The meeting lias been called to pass on charges of alleged extortion lodged against a Chicago newspaper correspondent by horsemen racing here He lias been notified to be present with ills witnesses and the whole matter will be gone into thoroughly V O Scullys1 Peybourn was taken down with fever yesterdav Hugh Pennys Patriot is also on the ailing list Jotkey Obert was suspended for sis days by the xtartcr for disobedience at the post The card provided for Monday at Moncrief Park consists of six races of the regulation sort and a novelty race which latter will follow the running of the fourth race The participants in the novelty race which will be known as the Grand Special Handicap will be as follows followsMan Man Walter Williams marathon foot onnner to run 530 yards yardsMule Mule Simon Slick 110 pounds to run four and a half furlongs furlongsHorse Horse Marie Hyde 310 pounds to run six fur Automobile X R Fulton to run 1 11C miles milesAutomobile Automobile to have running start of onesixteenth onesixteenthThe The horses will be called to the post for the first race on Monday at two oclock oclockHicent Hicent workouts at Moiicrief Park ParkHilly Hilly Bodemer Threequarters in 1172 1172Campaigner Campaigner Mile in 149 rltic Threequarters in 120 120Deceivable Deceivable Half mile in JKis JKisDr Dr Duenner Threequarters in 119 119Kdda Kdda Half mile in 51 51Kdna Kdna Collins Fiveeighths in 104 104Klfall Klfall Half mile in f0 f0Jiulse Jiulse Walton Seveneighths in l32i l32iKing King Cobalt Fiveeighths in l09jj l09jjlydia lydia Lee Half mile in 4JJ 4JJMolliu Molliu S Seveneighths in 131 131Moncrcif Moncrcif Threeeighths in 118 118OMcnd OMcnd Half mile in 52 52Kosshauipton Kosshauipton Threeeighths in 39 39Star Star ISlue Threequarters in 120 120Whim Whim Fiveeighths in 103
