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OAKLAWN IS PROSPERING ! * GREAT CROWD ASSEMBLES AND IS TREATED TO SOME CLOSE FINISHES. J Father Riley Scores in the Chief Race of the Day — Ingot Defeats Donncr — Capt. Ben Is a Repeater. Hot Springs, Ark.. March is. — An taMMM crowd WU in attendance at ;ikl:ivii this afternoon and was treated to boom excellent sport despite .111 ordinary program. The finishes in meet instsnrr ■ were of the close variety. The ring action was tlio heaviest of tlic Meeting anil kept thirty-one "information" men anil their helpers at top speed to administer to the wants of thane speculatively inclineil. The outstanding race was a handicap at three-quarters, with father Riley ruling a Strang choice. He ran vastly different this afternoon with the added equipment of blinkers anil an energetic ride on the part of Cooper as compared with his previous start, and his vi- tory was practically assured after he had run the first quarter. Bin* Cap dropped into second place in the first eighth and retained that position for the remainder of the way. Ingot and Donncr had a spirited struggle in the opener and the BrockmUler representative managed to get up in the last stride. Runners swerving out propensities cost him the race. apt. Ben repeated a former victory when ho won the third mi asily. .Mater, the one expected to furnish the mo-t contention for him. was never seriously in the race became Stearns failed to get BWaj well from the post. Keogh gave the backers of Royal lea deep concern when he kept that racer far back until in tin- la-t sixteenth and he only got up in the last few strides to overtake Yallaha. There was good support for I.uckrosc in this race and he showed improved form over his last start, but tired in the last eighth. An attempted coup with Chad I.uford in the fifth met with failure, for jockey Murphy, keeping Blonde hard at his task, managed to outstay the "good thing" by a neck. Campbell and Gray, with thirteen horses, arrived this morning from Oklahoma. Others that came today were the Hall Brothers anil I. A. Dwyer horses ftoui .luan z. The additions to the operating forces in the ring todav were .lack Stafford, II. S. Murphv and Henry and Al Hanf. Leaia A. Colla was an arrival today from St. finals and will remain until Monday to look over the racing and its attending incidents. It is his first visit to a race track in many years and he was greatly surprised with the magnitude of the action here. Several 98 handicaps will bo put on next week to bring out the better horses. After Rirkas defeat las; night she was claimed by C. T. Worthington for 23. Jockey Warrington was suspended for six days by the starter for disobedience at the post. Training gallops over a fast track this morning were: Anna Itrazel — Mile in 1:4V Asparagus Sam Throe-quarters in 1:22. . Avolonte Half mile in 54. Balgee Seven-eighths in 1:3.!-.. Bobolink— Nile in 1:48. Brown Jim — Thiee qnsilcn in 1:19%. Bncksbot — Three-quarters in 1:18. Chirator— Three-quarters in 1:23. Columbia Queen Half mile in ." 1. Dr. Mack II.— Half mile in 50%. Falls City— Half mile in 58%. Hard Ball— Fire-eighths in 1:07. Injury— Mile in 1:43. John Graham — Three-quarters in 1:17. l.ee Harrison II. Half mile in 59%. I.ittb- Bigger — Three -eighths in 41. Loftus Three-eighths in 37. Maudie -Half mile in 08%. Mars Caasidj — Three-eighths in 42. Miss Declare Half mile in 49. Mose Irvine Five-eighths in 1:04. No Friend -Three-eighths ia 3S. Old Boh rive-eighths in 1:03. 1leasurevillc Three-quarters in 1:18. Ralph S.. Half mile in 58%. Sands Diamond Half mile in 08%. Scallywag -Half mil- in 51%. Stanley S. — Three -quarters in 1:24. The Wolf Half mile in 54%. Young Pansy- Fire-eighths in 1:ii4!:.i.
