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MINERAL SPRINGS PATRONAGE IMPROVES Holiday Crowd at Indiana Track Runs Into the Thousands Supervisor Drops Bead The four trains that went to the Mineral Springs track from Chicago yesterday were well loaded From the towns nearby came numerous spectators of the holidayseeking order with many women and children featuring the occasion and giving the stand quite an unusual appearance It is within bounds to say that somewhere between 2000 and 11500 people visited the track although the general esti ¬ mates ran higher It was an especially well dressed unit well mannered crowd but did not hesitate about giving vocal evidence of its approval of the theAs As on the day before the lifth race was declared off Tilt principal race of the day the Independ ¬ ence Handicap of 500 at a mile was marred by tlu death of the favorite Siii ervlsor Otherwise the sport was without marked incident and was well contested several strong favorites being overthrown overthrownThe The fourth race was a tragedy for one poor horse C S AVilsons Supervisor was the favorite bucked from 1 to 2 to 1 to 3 Directly after the start Aubtichon took him back and rode a waiting race behind the others When Hearing the far inrn and moving up the horse seemed to stumble and fall violently Hinging his rider some distance away Horse and jockey were still for some time while hundreds ran across the field to the rescue Aiibuclion was only stunned and was revived pres ¬ ently and rode in the nexr race The horse had burst a blood vessel and was dying when it fell Supervisor was a useful selling plater that in the course of a checkered career had won for various owners Mr AVilson valued him at 2000 Besides the delayed horses from Latouia a car ¬ load of fifteen arrived Thursday evening from Mon ¬ treal Hone Doctor J T Rohbins brought two horses in this contingent as well as his son who Is now quite a capable rider Ho reports others awaiting cars
