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MONCRIEFS BIGGEST CROWD YESTERDAYS ATTENDANCE AT JACKSONVILLE OF RECORD-BREAKING PROPORTIONS. T. C. McDowell Scores a Double with Star Jasamine and Attentive Automobile Wins Novelty Race Provided for Ladies Day. Jacksonville, Fla., January 17. This was ladies day at Moncrief Park and Die largest gathering ttiat over witnessed a horse race in Fiorina turned out to witness the siort. Die spacious grandstand was packed Ions before tlie horses were called to the post for the opening dasli and even standing room was at a premium. A novelty race between two foot Tiinncrs. two automobiles and two thoroughbreds was offored as an attraction and it proved a splendid cont-st. with the auto successful in a sensational finish by the smallest fraction of a second. Racing conditions were as near perfect as possible, the weather being warm and suminerlike, while the track was fa,ster than on any day of the meeting. Thomas C. -McDowell furnished two of the winners in Star Jasamine and Attentive, the former winning the two-year-old race, while Attentive took the third race by a head after a stirring stretch drive. The Holds in all six races were well matched and every erne of the winners was forced to stand a hard drive. After Stafford Jiad beaten Sylvestris in the fifth race, he was boosted 00 over his entered price of 1911.sh00 and was bought, by S. A. Clopton. F. .1. Pons won his first race of the year when Jack Parker beat a band of good sprinters in the three-quarters mile handicap. Incidentally it was the first winner that George Walker has saddled in this country in several years. Lady Ormicant. another of the Pons horses, finished third in the third race. Star Jasamine showed splendid courage in her race today. She was under the whip throughout the linal sixteenth and, wearing down Efficiency, out-gained her In the final drive. Mr. McDowell has a couple in his stable that are said to he even faster than Star Jasamine. All of the McDowell horses are rounding into form and should hold their own from now on. W. O. Joplin wired that he would ship the stable he is racing at Tampa to Moncrief. Jockey T. Koerner will accompany the stable. in the closing race a jam occurred directly in front of the judges stand and in the mixup The Karl, which had an inside position, stumbled and fell. Jockey Dunn escaped with a few scratches. Musgrave, who had the mount on Shapdale. was the one at fault for the mishap and the judges promptly suspended him for a week for rough riding. Stanley Davis, who had bis foot crushed a few days ago, had a mount in the first race this after-, noon. Dave Woodford, who was taken sick about ten days ago, has recovored and is once more attending to hjs duties as trainer of the Bcverwyck Stable. T T. Koerner will start riding here tomorrow. Harry Stoddard has been making engagements for hiin today and has secured a mount in every race. Recent work-outs at Moncrief: Aldrian Three-quarters in ljlTg. All Ked Three-eighths in 3G. Anteiwr Five-eighths in 1:00. , Arondack .Mile in IMS. Aspirin Half mile in 49. Attentive Five-eighths in 1:C0. Aylmer Mile in l:45x. Barley thorpt Seven-eighths In 1:34. Bedminster Mile in 1:40. Besom Five-eighths in 1:0!$. , Hob It. Seven-eighths in 1:3S. Bodega Five-eighths in 1:00. P.revite Half mile in 30J. Camel Five-eighths in 1:04. Cardiff Three-quarters in l:lSs. ; Castlewood Three-quarters in 1:10. Cnetta Three-eighths in 37. Cnllv I.urnett Three-eighths in 3S. Definite Five-eighths in 1:04. Dcseoinnets Mile in 1:45. Dr. Ilolzberg Three-quarters in 1:18. Dusty Half mile in 51. El Oro Five-eighths in 1:0-1. Foreguard Mile in 1:48. , Frances Dean Three-eighths in 37. Glucose Half mile in 49J. Gold Oak Seven-eighths in 1:33. Goldwick Five-eighths in 1:07. Ilanbridge Five-eighths in 1:07. Havre .Mile in 1:51. Heart Pang Seven-eighths in 1:35. Hiccough Three-quarters in 1:19. Ilowlet Three-quarters in 1:19. Iluck Three-quarters in 1:19. Idleiveiss Half mile in 52. John A. Five-eighths in 1:0S. John Pendergrast Three-eighths in 39. Judge Walton Mile in 1:47. King Cobalt Half mile in 51. Kingship Three-quarters in 1:19. Limpet Mile in 1:49 J. Mark Antony II. Three-quarters in 1:17. Mamie Algol Seven-eighths in 1:3S. Merman Seven-eighths in 1:32s. Minor Five-eighths in 1:00. Moncreif Half mile in 50. Muff Three-quarters in 1:19. Oukloy rive-eighths in 1:051. Old Hoy Three-quarters in 1:24. Ragman Seven-eighths in 1:34. Ked Hob Five-eighths in 1:04. Reybourn Mile in 1:4S. Rosshampton Mile in 1:40s. Simonctte Five-eighths in 1:05. Smoker Half mile in 49. Spindle Throe-quarters in 1:20. Splinters Three-quarters in 1:21.
