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OZANA IS STAKE WINNER BEATS TOM HAYWARD IN FEATURE OF MON-CRIEF PARK PROGRAM. Oracle Scores as Heavily Backed Favorite Eagle Bird Makes Disappointing Showing and Changes Hands. Jacksonville, Fin., March 22. Tho Moncrief Soil iug Stakes, which was offered as a feature at the Jacksonville course this afternoon, livought out a smart field of platens and furnished a good contest. Ozana, well hacked by her connections, won by a length and a half from the Schorr entry, Tom Hay-ward. Console, favorite in the betting, showed a dull perforiiianvc and was last but one at the finish. The three-year-ohl Herbert Turner threatened to make a runaway affair of the race by dashing to the front when tho start came and leading until jtast the furlong post, when Ozana began wearing him down. " The attendance was large and speculation brisk and as three favorites and a well-backed second choice won. the layer again suffered heavy losses. A great manv bank rolls have been dissipated here litis winter and the public have had all the best of it tho entire soasou. Jockev Bvrnc was in good form this afternoon, lie scored with three of his mounts. American Girl, Ozana and Oracle. The latter was a good thing and was made the medium of a heavy plunge, going to the Dost the best backed favorite of the day. He was forced to overcome much interference because of his inability to keep up in the early stages, but In the run through the stretch, after being taken to the outside, he came with u great rush and just managed to get up in the closing strides. Decencv and Emma Stuart each Avon by a nose. The former was favorite in her race, while Emma Stuart was one of the outsiders. Eagle Bird, the beaten favorite in the race that Emma Stuart won, changed Hands after her defeat, S. A. Clopton claiming her for 27,. .Mr. Clopton is getting together a new .string of horses to race on the inter-mountain JAlliitue races Tfere selling affairs. butthe unusual thing happened that not a .single winner was Iwosted. The couditons of three of the races called T foi: non-winners at the meeting and the -fields that went? "to the post In -these; races - were, ordinary, in- leit! Vincent, who arrived from Tampa a few days go. dropped dead at Mbncrief 1ark last night as a result of heart failure. . , . ... A notice was posted in the secretarys otbee this morning which read as follows: "Anv horseman or jockey participating In the racing at this track who shall attempt, to defraud or cheat their creditors by leaving unpaid bills behind them will be ruled off this track for fraud. Such, people are a detriment to tho ltest interests of the turf and we so intend to deal with them." Two special race trains have been arranged for to leave here Saturday night, April 1, and Sunday night, April II. These traius will carry the regulars from Jacksonville to Norfolk, where racing begins "Wednesday, April 5. The decision of. the stewards on the appeal of u. V. Conran from tho judges ruling of suspension for liiin. his horses and his jockey. Gullctt, was announced todnv. The stewards in their ruling state that after thorough investigation they can lind no marked reversal of the running of the horse George S. Davis and annul the judges ruling by reinstating Conran, the horses and the rider to full privileges at Moncrief Park. Recent work-outs at Moncrief. Weather clear; track fast: Anna--Seven-eighths in 1:3:!. Aranv Half mile In 49. l.ild News 11. Mile in 1:471. Bat Masterson Three-quarters in 1:171. Beit Double Half mile in .".. , Boca Graudc Half mile in 51. Chief Jackson Half mile in 50;. Colotta Half mile in Common Sense Half mile in 50. Console Mile in 1:4:1. Critic Three-quarters in 1:1GJ. Dahlgren Half mile in 51. Doctor Barkley Three-quarters in 1:175.. Donovan Half mile in 521. Hilda Half mile in 51. Eastern Star Hair mile in 49. Eastman Half mile in 50. Eaton Half mile in 50. Emma Stuart Half mile in 40. rjrecatcher Five-eight lis in 1:04. Footlights Half mile in oO. Glandore--Mile in 1:45. Oold Oak Half mile in 491. Grace Me. Half mile in 51 . Guns Hill Half mile in 50;. Hill Top Mile in 1:47. Hoffman Seven-eighths in 1:.!2!. Husky Lad Five-eighths in 1 :::. J. II. Barr Three-quarters in 1:1S. Jacobite Half mile In 511. Joe Knight Half mile in 401. .Ludge Sale Half mile in 52. -T Lillian E. Half mile in 51. Ijllv Iaxton Three-quarters in 1:19. Maxentius Five-eighths id 1:04. Nello Half mile in 50. New Haven Five-eighths in 1:04 J. . Old Hank Half mile in 50j. Ortson Seven-eighths in 1 :.".2j. Ozana Five-eighths in 1:0::. Iirate Diana Hall" mile in 51-. Plate Glass Three-quartern in 1:17. Reputation Half mile in 50j. Kauri v Hill Seven-eighths in 1:811. Scrimmage Mile in 1:45. Sir John Johnson Five-eighths in 1:01. Star Charter Five-eighths in 1:05. Ta Nun Da Mile in 1:471. Til ford Thomas Half mile in 514. Voltaire Seven-eighths in 1::;.!. Von I.aer Half mile in 50. Wise Mason Mile In 1:47.
