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HODGE IN WINNING FORM j KAY SPENCES CRACK THREE-YEAR-OLD FINALLY SCORES AT JUAREZ. Beats Orb and Other Good Sprinters in Decisive I Fashion in Overnight Handicap Horses Quoted at Liberal Odds Take Half the Card. Jj Kl Paso, Tex., March 5. Kay Spenees crack 1, three-year-old, Hodge, after having figured in a J series of disappointing performances here of late, "aine into Iiis own today by scoring a clean cut victory over his erstwhile vanquisher. Orb. and 11 oilier good opposition in the tliree-quarier mile J handicap that: served as the feature race of the day 1 at Juarez. Hodge had comparatively light weight qi today and was reserved behind the fasl early J pace .-.el by Kootcnay and Orb. .loiuiug issue wilh 1 the latter in the stretch after Kootcnay had retired Hodge drew away at the end, where he had a win- I uing margin of a length and a half. 1 It now seems evident that lack; of condition was mainly responsible for his recent failures. The lime of the race was fast 1:11. The lirst two races were contested ly selling platers of the cheaper sort. Rake, by no means friendless in the betting, was piloted to an easy 1 victory in the opening dash by A. Molt, with Irsitla Kmm.-i and Tt.ni .Murphy following him inns closely. Kali Inla, the favorite, linished next to last. Anna : Itecd, which had ruled joint favorite with Lady llllle. came from far back lo win the second race. The third race, a live and a half furlong dasii for three-year-olds, wilh selling conditions, was productive of the best finish of the day. when i ISirka. 1anhachapi and Lemon Joe. which were placed in the order named, witii Anar, the favorite, passed the judges stand so closely aligned that they could easily have been covered by the proverbial blanker. The third winner of the day at liberal odds attended the running of the lifth race, when Quid Niiic heat Minco J i nun it and Sidney Ictors in a driving linish. The linal race was won by Ocean , m. Q iecii. the favorite, in a driving finish with Little H Marchniont and Nannie MeDcc. V Jockey .McCabe incurred the displeasure of starter f fasshly while at the barrier on Miss .Sly in the fifth race and was suspended for ten days. He persistently kept trying to break through the barrier. Jockey Ford was suspended for live days on report of patrol judge AV. II. Pearee for interfering Willi Orb on the lower turn in the fourth race.
