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DERBY ELIGIBLES CONTEST MONCRIEF RACE-GOERS WITNESS MEETING BETWEEN AMERICAN DERBY CANDIDATES. T. C. McDowells Filly, Attentive, Turns Up the Winner American Girl Only Successful Favorite Out of Ordinary Card, Jacksonville, Fin., February 21. This was an off lay at Monerief Park. That Is. the card was of ordinary ealiler, the cheaper class of horses making up the lields for the different races. American Girl, the only successful, choice, beat Nello a neck in the two-year-bid race. The feature race was a seven-eighths of a mile handicap, for three-year-olds. Several of the starters were Derby eligibles. Thomas . McDowell furnished the winner in his Allan-a-Dale filly. Attentive, which beat Dr. Duenner by half a length after a stirring stretch drive. Dr. Duenner, ridden by jTickey Dell, made the pace until well within the linal furlong. When Dell went to the whip he dropped Dr. Duenner s head and the colt sprawled about so that Attentive was aide to yet up in the linal strides and win going away. Aldrian closed with a belated rush and was only l?aten a neck for second place. Monty Fox, favorite for the second, ran a dull race, finishing sixth in u field of ten. lie was iden by jockey Sweeney and, after the race, the judges ordered the lwy not to accept any more mounts at the meeting. The ruling was made on t ho ground of incompetency. There were a number of now arrivals today, among thehi Charles McCarthy. Robert Dain, "Little Pete" Christeusen and Euclid Alard. who came from .San Francisco. Al Rosenheim, fleorge W. Lobolt and .lack Webster, from Xew York, and George Wal-bituiu,- who took a run down from his winter home at Orraoudo .Reach. There were two claims for Golden after hp was beaten in the second race. Willie .Martin and Louis Tauber drew for the horse and Mr. Tauber secured WinJSF--iW2. - , - nomatl O. McDowell received a telegram from Saratoga tlmf-;his friend. .T. Robinson, a well-known tifnitdV:ior-vfflf1clKl-9n Nelson avenue, died yes-lerday, --.. The first of tie eypnts for gentlemen riders at Monerief Park will be held Tuesday, February 27. Manager Brown has arranged the conditions so that they virtually leave the race to the young men of this city and the state of Florida. Anyone who has ridden more than three winners is not eligible to ride in this race. Riders who have never won a race will be allowed ten pounds. Riders who have won only two races will be allowed five pounds. This will give the younger riders a chance to get their nerve to ride in the- Amateur Gold Cup race March 4. That is the idea of Manager Drown. Recent work-outs at Moncrief. Weather clear; track fast: Herpes Three-quarters in 1:1S. Hoffman Half mile in 52. Howlet Three-quarters in 1:18. Hughes Mile in 1:51. Ida D. Five-eighths in 1:0S. .lolly Half mile in oil. Kern Three-quarters in 1:17. King Avondale Three-quarters in 1:10. Kinnelon Half mile in HI. La Salle Half mile in r.7. lady Irma Three-quarters in 1 :1S. Louis Reil Half mile in 51. Miss Nett Three-quarters- in 1:23. Myrtle Marion Half mile iu 50. Ortson Five-eighths in 1:03;. Patrick S. Mile in 1:52. Pocotallgo Three-eight lis in 38. Iteputation Three-quarters in 1:18. Rialto Half mile in 50. St. Joseph Half mile in 53. Starlxiard Three-quarters in 1:21. Summer Night Five-eighths in 1:01. Ten Paces Half mile in 51. The Nigger Seven-eighths in 1:33. Cseeit Three-quarters in 1:22: Wander- Three-quarters in 1:17. White Wool Three-eighths in 3S. Wing Ting Half mile iu 50. Wise Mason Three-quarters in 1:10. Weather clear; track fast. Aranv Half mile in 49. Itedminstei- Mile in 1:45. Dick Raker Throe-quarters in 1:10. Frella Half mile in 55. Font Three-quarters in 1:20. Howlet Seven-eighths in 1:30. Hildas Sister; Three-quarters in 1:2.!. King of Yolo Three-quarters in 1:20. Lou Lanier Three-quarters in 1:17. Mamie Algol Mile in 1:44-. Mindinette Seven-eighths in 1:30. Minta Five-eighths in 1:04. Patrick S. Mile in 1:50. Premier Five-eighths in 1:00. Starboard Seven-eighths in 1:34. Summer Night Seven-eighths in 1:30. Wing Ting Mile in 1:45.
