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SELLING STAKES TO ROYAL METEOR. Hyaras Racer Beats Grasmere in Close Finish in Days Feature at Havre de Grace Track. Havre de Grace. Mil.. April :;tt. A cold anil dis-agneahle wind swept over the course today, " hut it did not greatly affect the attendance. A largo crowd .joiirm veil over from Baltimore and Philadelphia mid was well rewarded hy keenly contested and thrilling racing throughout. The Newark Selling Stakes was the feature of the card and a useful lot of platers made up the field that contested it. Koyal Meteor, under an energetic ride hy Butwell. oittgamed the public choice. Crasmerc. in a spectacular linish and scored by a nose, with Irish Cenlleinan third. Crasinere. as usuiil. set the pace and weakened right at the end when challenged by Koyal Meteor. A handicap at three ipiartcrs of a mile was the secondary feature of the card and resulted in victory for apt. I. M. Walkers laldora by a narrow margin over Tart- and Flying Fairy. The three swept past the Judge* so closely aligned that the winner was in doubt until the official placing waa displayed. Tarts -it a dazzling pace and faltered only in the last few strides when laldora came from the rear. Jockey K. Watts was suspended for the rest of tin- meeting hy the stewards for bumping John Beardoa latu tie fence as the Held went to the tirst turn in the fourth race. He had the mount mi Cogs. .1 oi key .1. Snij tb. while galloping an unruly name this morning, was thrown and Kuffered a severe shakim. up which will keep him out of the -addle for a few days. A. II. Morris this afternoon completed negotia lion- with jockey Taplin to ride his nominee in the laliaugh Memorial Stakes to he run at Iini-lieo next week.
