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DESCOMNETS SAVES THE DAT PONS RACER ONLY FAVORITE TO SCORE AT MONCRIEF PARK. Aspirin Beats White Wool in Feature Race of Card Two Horses Change Hands After Final . Race New Layers in Line. Jacksonville, Fla., March 9. Pleasant weather and a well-balanced card proved a great magnet for local race-goers today and another big crowd witnessed the sport at Moncrief Park. The fields in nil six of the races were well matched and the task of picking the winners was a difficult one. Deseom-nets, the only winning favorite, scored over Ella Bry-son by a nose in the third race, a seven-eighths allowance, affair. The finish in this race was exceedingly close, the first three fighting it out .throughout the homestretch, with the winner in doubt until the olllcial placing was displayed. Aspirin won the mile feature race, in which he licat the good three-year-old, White Wool, by a couple of lengths. The latter was an odds-on favorite and was heavily supported, but was driving to the utmost to beat Leamenee a neck for second place. The two-year-old race went to Arany, which beat Crif by a length and a half. The latter probably would have won had he escaped interference on. the homestretch, where he was sharply cut off and knocked back. The only run-up of the afternoon came after Casque beat Wander half a length in the closing dash. . He was boosted 00 over his entered price of 00 by Sam Louis and was retaiued by his owner. J. W. Schorr retaliated by claiming Wander for 25. Dress Parade II., a starter in the same race, was claimed by F. Harlow for 25. Mr. Barlow was represented in the race by Grecian Bend. Three new books cut in today, the recruits to the ring being .Tack Atkin. Mose Raphael and Gene Austin. George North, George Kleinman and Harry. Dailies dropped off. It was the lifst time that Mr. North had been out of line siilee the opening day of the meeting. y AU Red; one of the starters in the third race, " ran lit the name of P. S. P. Randolph. He recently purchased the horse;jf, George Land. AV. C. Fanner -wdsfcnAfyjlHltor at Moncrief this afternoon. Mr. Parmer ispeiif a few months with his partner, George M. Ilendrie, at their shooting lodge at Long Key, Fla. lie came from Havana. .Air. Hendrie ran over to Jamaica before returning north. Jockey Byrnes apprentice allowance for outsiders expired when he won with Delect in the closing race yesterday. Hie association announced that March 21 has been set aside as the next ladies day. Two novelty races will be featured on that occasion. W. O. Scully has shipped his horses to Benning to rest until the meeting at rimlico. James Rowes Lahore has contracted a slight attack of skiu disease. He probably will not be sent to the post again until the running of the Amorican Derby April 1. Recent work-outs at Moncrief. Weather clear; track fast. Allan Winter Three-quarters in 1:1S;. Aylnier Mile in 1:47-3. Bedminster Three-quarters in 1:19. Pen Double Five-eighths in 1:0-1. Billv Barnes Five-eighths in 1:0.J. Blow Out Half mile in ".0. Borrower Half mile in .11 1. Catula Half mile in 514. Chop tank Seven-eighths in 1:31 J. Console Half mile in 52. Common Sense Three-quarters in 1:1S. Countless Half mile in 53. , - . Dell Half mile in 50. Dick Baker Half mile in 50s. Eaton Half mile in 521. Ellanetto Half mile in 50. Excalibiir Half mile in 521. Eye White Half mile in 4iJ. Font Three-quarters in 1:18. . Frank Purcell Half mile in 51. . -. Gerando Five-eighths in 1:04. , Glucose Mile in 1:51. Gov Fisher Half mile in 53. Heart Pang Half mile in 50;. Infatuation Three-quarters in 1:20. Jabot Half mile in 52. John Pendergrast Half mile in 50. Kingpin Three-quarters in 1:1S. Lavender Lad Half mile in 50t. Lily Paxton live-eighths in 1:05. Lou Lanier Half mile in 493. Marie Hyde Five-eighths in 1:05. .Mark Antony IL Three-quarters in 1:10. Milton B. Half mile in 50. Molt ke Seven-eighths in 1:32. Myrtle Marion Half mile in 50. Premier Half mile in 50J. llamazan Five-eighths in 1:04. Rock Castle Five-eighths in 1:00.. Rye Straw Half mile in 50. Scrimmage Half mile in 53. Sebastian Five-eighths in 1:05. Semi-quaver Mile in 1:44. . Springmass Three-quarters in 1:21 J. Startler Mile in 1:48. - The Minks Three-quarters in 1:1S?. Toni Hay ward Five-eighths in 1:04. AViug Ting Half mile in 52. Weather clear; track fast. Alice Three-eighths in 38. Allan Winter Three-quarters in 1:20. Allendale Queen Half mile in 50. Ameiicaneer Three-quarters in 1:20. Auto Maid Half mile in 52. Babbler Seven-eighths in 1 :35. Beau Brummel Mile in 1 :47. Ulagg Five-eighths in 1:11. Castlewood Mile in 1:4". j Dick Baker Thi;ee-quarters in 1:18. Duke of Bridgewater Mile in 1:4S. Duval Half mile in 51. Eaton Half mile in 51. Kdda Three-eighths in 3S. Elect! ic Half mile iu 55. Fort AVorth Three-quarters fn 1:18. John A. Munro Three-quarters in 1:18. John Pendergrast Three-quarters in 1:18. La V Mexican Three-eighths in 39. Lavender Lad Half mile iu 50. Lighthouse Mile in 1:4S. Louise AAelles Five-eighths in 1:09. f Minta Mile in 1:40. Miss Nett Five-eighths in 1:05. Mollie S. Half mile in 51. Naughty Lad Half mile in 51. Planutess Three-quarters iu 1:1s!. Royal Report Three-eighths in 40. Scrimmage-- Three-quarters in 1:19. Spin Threc-duarters iu 1:18. St. Joseph Seven-eighths in 1:35. The Monk Half mile in 54. The Nigger Seven-eighths in 1 :34. The Wrestler Half mile in 53. Jhrlfty-r-Three-eighths in 37. Tom Massie Three-quarters In 1:21. Uncle Jiinmie Gray Five-eighths in 1:0C.
