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MONCRIEF MEETING TO END TODAY. Liberal Patronage Marks Closing Days at Jacksonville Track Formful Racing Is Provided, Jacksonville, Fla., March AVith only another day remaining before the long winter meeting at Moncrief Park conies to a close race-goers today took advantage of the favorable conditions and turned out to participate in their favorite pastime. The attendance was exceedingly large. The card was made up of seven races and public form was well observed, four favorites and a well-backed second" choice winning. The victories of Grandis-simo and J. IL Barr were costly to the layers. Hanbridge showed a good performance in the feature race, a three-quarters mile handicap, in which lie shouldered top weight of 1215 pounds. He closed a big gap after being last to. leave the post and beat Alfred the Great a length. The early pace in the race was fast, the first quarter being run in 22J and the half in 40. Four of the races were of the selling variety, but none of the winners was run up. L. ISlume. of Mexico City, who is here buying a couple of carloads of horses, lias secured the -following and will ship them to Mexico next week: Broken Ties. Scribo. Mique OBrien, French Girl, Ileal Jem, German Jew. Andy Ginter, Anna, Esehau, Woolspun, Florrie Bryan, Blair Baggley and Love Token. Jockey Hopkins was taken sick yesterday and was unable to fill his engagements today. Irving IL Wheatcroft. owner of the St. James Stud, was a visitor at Moncrief this afternoon. He will remain until after the Derby is run before proceeding to Kentucky. The riders in the Derby tomorrow will be as follows: Messenger Boy. W. Branhou: Star Charter, T Kocnicr; Dr. Dueuner. E. Dugan; Governor Gray. Byrne: The Nigger, Loftus. The Nigger Is the favorite among the horsemen, and if the track remains fast it is conceded . that he will be hard to beat. Recent work-outs at Moncrief. Weather clear; track heavy: All Bed Three-quarters in 1:21. Allendale Queen Three-quarters in 1:1!. Anna Half mile iu 54. Aspirin Three-quarters in 1:103;. Ben Lomond Half mile In olxT Bodkin Seven-eighths in 1:35. Borrower Seven-eighths lu 1:34. Brcvite Mile lu 1:51. Canopian Mile in 1:40. Chessmate Half mile in 52. Colefta Five-eighths in 1:00. C Receivable Half mile in 533. . ,. ... , . Detect Mile in, l:iJ. -r-- r-lgSOtSh:--JSl Detroit Tlirce-quarterHliTI:-,-. !T Editor Half mile iu 53s. Electric Half mile in 54. Fort Carrol Three-quarters iu 1:20. Fred Hall Half mile in ."2. -Golden Ruby Half mile in 54. . Grenida Three-quarters in 1:10. Harcourt Three-quarters in 1:21. Heine Half mile in ilj. Henry Hutchison Mile in l:4Sj. Hiberniea Half mile in 32J. J. II. Iiarr Three-quarters In 1:22. Jack Denuian Seven-eighths in 1:30. Judge Monck Seven-eighths in 1:35. Kcmpton Park Seven-eighths iu l::!0i. Lesh Three-quarters in 1:20. Mamie Algol Mile in 1:50. Mindinette Half mile In 52$. Old Hank Half mile in 51. Ortson Five-eighths in 1:05. Peridot Half mile in 51. Pulka Seven-eighths in 1 :33J. Royal Onyx Three-quarters in 1:21. Startler Half mile in 53s. Svlvestris Half mile in 50. T. M. Green Half mile in 50-. Tempter Seven-eighths in l:3i. ; Terrible Dan Half mile in 511. AVhih Half mile in 55. Woolspun Seven-eighths in 1:33J.
