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RAINS BENEFIT PENSACOLA TRACK. Expectation Entertained That Coming Races Will Be Run in Faster Time Than Heretofore. Pensacola, Fla., Marcli 2S. With the arrival early this morning of the second special race train from Tampa, the Kupfrian Park course took 011 more of the aspect of a race meeting. The special, consist-lug of seven Arms cars, two baggage cars, a day coach and a Pullman sleeper, reached the city at three a. 111.. some thirteen hours late. Preparations were at once begun for unloading and soon tho thoroughbreds were wending their way to the stables at Kupfrian Park. About ninety horses were in this shipment and 100 persons connected with the racing. The town is fast filling up with the followers of the sport and indications point to a successful meeting, with tho possibility of an extension beyond the fifteen days scheduled. All the stock shipped in good condition, with one exception. M. Jordans mdrc. !Lols Cavanagh. was ailing when put on the car and was stricken with a car fit after the special left Tampa. It necessitated the unloading of the animal, which was left behind with an attendant. Including the ninety which came in today, there are now about 100 horses on the ground ready to race. Last Friday the tlrtjt horse special left Tampa for Pensacola with six cars carrying nearly seventy head. Three more carloads will come from the cigar city this week, which will swell the total of horses here to approximately 200, which Is considered enough for the short meeting. It is expected that about 150 or so will be shipped here from Moncrlef early next week, following the close of the meeting at Jacksonville. Among those to arrive today were W. C. Capps, W. F. King, I. OCounor. J. A. Strode, E. J. Gil-dersleeve and General Manager Strode of the Pen-sacola-Tampa circuit. The latter is optimistic regarding the prospects for a successful meeting aud is working hard getting the course into condition. Hecent heavy rains have materially helped the condition of tho course. The sand is -more compact aud does not give so readily as during last falls meeting. Although decidedly slow last winter horsemen predict that a mile will be run as fast as 1:10 this spring. Colonel Brown of Tampa, who will be presiding judge during the meeting, will arrive tonight. Jaek Campbell. who officiated as clerk of tbe scales at Tampa, will be associate judge ,and secretary.
