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THISTLE BELLE BEATS BOSE QUEEN Spokane Wash May 10 Todays racing at Alan was replete with close finishes Thistle Belle and Rose Queen whicli latter was shipped here recently by H G Bedwell and has not been seen in tho northwest since she was a twoyearold and raced at Seattle met at five furlongs and furnished a con ¬ test well worth witnessing as they ran head and head for the entire distance of the race On thu turn entering the stretch Rose Queen tried to sarase Thistle Belle in her anxiety to keep the lead Thistle Belle took the purse by a narrow margin The third race found Gilbert Rose getting the decis ¬ ion by n head from Swagcrlator SwagcrlatorIn In the fourth race H G Bedwell furnished a win ¬ ner when Rue scored after a game struggle to out ¬ last Eye White WhiteII II G Bedwell bid up Thistle Belle from 000 to 1000 and she wnt to his stable Rue was bid up to 700 which was 5300 over her soiling price by T Diirkin the trainer of Thistle Belle BelleThe The judgos suspended jockey McDowell for five days for a listless ride on Cisko CiskoW W Gargan arrived from Victoria with Beda and Delena His son jockey W Gargan came with him and will ride as a free lance
