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SHERIFF WAS ON THE ALERT SEARCH FAILS TO DISCLOSE ANY EVIDENCES OF LAWBREAKING AT MINERAL SPRINGS Track Remains Fast in Spite of a Drizzly Rain and Tlie attendance at the Mineral Springs track yes ¬ terday was about up to the measure of that of the lay Before This was somewhat surprising in view if Jho threatening weather conditions Those who worn out did so in rain coats and with the expecta ioa of heavy track racing lit tlie latter par ¬ ticular they were iigreeablv disappointed A slight drizzle had wet the surface of the track but it Is doubtful if It had lessened its speed to a de ¬ monstrable degree In fact it laid the dust that Itad been liying the day before and rendered it l slble to witness tho movements of tho horses iiioio distinctly thau on Thursday The quality of the going is illustrated by EfTcnais mile iu 141 jiiitt a remarkable feat over such a iiuw track if not a bit of moisture had fallen fallenPeople People scared into ivuiuiniug away from the In ¬ diana track by the outrageous campaign being waged iicaiiist it arc missing capital racing and aa hand Miuioly conttiited as one could well tlesire to view it has been clean rjciiifr free from disagre ible ftMturcs and will continue to be such until the meeting is over The sheriff of Porter County nlih a squad of his deputies was present iu vigilant Mjanh for the numerous ojwiu violators of tlie In ¬ diana betting law reported to be actively operating at the track He did not nnd them Some half dtzwi arrests on susi iciou were made but wlien the nifii detained were taken away and searched jio incriminating evidence was discovered and they were released This was all done so quietly that th occupants of the grandstand knew but little if anything about the matter being iu itself in ac ordaucc with the good order that has so far char aiUrired the meeting meetingThe The oiXMiing race was for maidens at six and a ulf furlongs With five starters and or these Cyno Mire proved decidedly best being followed home In order by Coreopsis and Bettie Bereaud A dash at seveneighths was next in order with such long ruffeiIug veterans as Camel Jacobite June W aud Tom Hayward among Its six starters Camel led ut th outset but was passed on the backstretch by Jacbbltc which then easily led by a safe margin to the finish Defy was prominent in the early run ¬ ning but was cut off and was last at the head of this stretch then came on with such a flight of H wd as to wrest second place from Camel June V showed speed and was not far back at the finish finishTho Tho third race was also at seveneighths of a uiile with better horses contesting and furnished a spirited contest in considerably faster time than Juobitufi race Jim Ls often demonstrated turn of early speed served him at the outset and he set a i passed bj bjwards wards by Love Day and J B Robinson Sir Cleges auie on fast and steadily and won by the decisive marsrin of two lengths wltJi J B Robinson defeat ¬ ing I ve Day in a lively straggle for second place J 15 Robinson ran a fast last quarter and on his showing here should score soou Cassowary was a prominent contender to the stretch then dropped l acU and finished next to last lastTho Tho first race of the meeting at a inilp was the fucth race of the day Almost at post time owner Snonce appeared at the Judges stand and sked ttut his nsaw Ozana be excused alleging a suddenly Covered ujur to her stifle She was not ex riisrtl Instead tin time of the race was extended a dkcretary Wallace was driven to the stable with i Miiimilssloii to examine the mare and report He dtSdSd t TO was nothing wrong with her and she va ordered to the post and ran a good race but in a really excellent display of speed through the homestretch liffendi outyaced and outstaved her in fast time for through the hoi UnMi was lap wiener of this i exhibition of ro leding other hor JTvwtte nSiied Musgrave with his third win nin mount of what was a good day for him when of the afternoon in eomfort he won the fifth race alb Besides he rode second oil Ozaua and ease Venetian ran well and was In jlir l U II Gray ctivendstremious pursuit of the mare throughout in excellent form and easly held him himavlliUbrtVya but she seems avlliUbrtVya avlliUbrtVyaStfSCtyoUW8 StfSCtyoUW8 T Ti i of the diy with Kelly second confirming their ° fal1 Michigan City Ind thnof jyB AUear Judge nw f injunction proceedings th selected lo to ucai has been t in lieard tjlis tjlismorning vSlparai where Judge Tuthill bolls morning at court regularly
