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GOOD RACING AT OAKLAWK SELLING PLATERS MONOPOLIZE THE CARD BUT rURNISH INTERESTING FINISHES. Flitaway Takes the Long Distance Race and Defeats Duke of Shelby — Wat an Easy Victor — Injured Jockeys Progressing Well Hot Sprints. Ark.. March 24. — Todays card was again composed of races with selling Conditions and brought together fields of ordinary quality, lmt their even calibre resulted in excellent sport. About the best race carded was the fourth, at MM mile and an eighth, and it resulted in an easy victory for Flitaway over Duke of Shelby, with the favorite. Ataboy, third. The latter might have given the winner a much closer argument but for suffering from considerable inti rfcreiiee when Duke of Shelby rat him olT sharply while passing the stand for the first time. ]. M. Civills Wat opened proceedings by beating a band of youngsters in the opening dash in easy fashion and was i dearly best. The race enabled jockey A. Carroll to graduate from the maiden riding class. That rider was mostly to blame for the failure of I. M. Chills other representative. Rubicon II.. in the third race, as the lads lack of alertness was responsible for him getting awav from the barrier poorly. After the finish of the losing dash Mayor Me leiulon. for wheal the race was named presented the winner with a handsome cup. .loekey II. Ilanmi r was suspended for three days by Judge Campbell for interfering with •Ataboy while astride Duke of Shelby. The suspensions against .loekoys K. H.-ivnes and .1. Dodd were lifted by starter Dade this afternoon and they will resume riding tomorrow. Following Cutaways victory she was bid up from an entered price of 00 to l." and bought in. Willie Martin doing the bidding. Tom Buckley who is interested in the Havana track, was among the arrivals this morning. lie spoke glowingly of future prospects for the sport in Cuba and stated that the promoters of the meeting boohed some profits. According to report, II. D. Brown is now engaged in interesting capital in the erection of a magnificent hotel in Havana, that will house at least one thousand guests. The site for the hotel has already been picked. .lames Carnuin. who was extensively interested in the Charleston track, was among this afternoons visitors. V. L. Hatchet arrived this morning from New Orleans with Transport and other horses. Reports from the hospital where . Gentry and W. Oourley were taken after their bad fall of yesterday, are encouraging. Gentry is practically out of da Tiger and Courley has a good fighting chance. His injuries, though are of a grave nature. "Willie Martin bought Far Away today from II. S. Newman. Jockey W. J. Ol.riou was given permission today to ride here exclusively for Daniels and, Hodges, his contract employers. Threatening weather did not interfere to any extent with a good attendance. Twenty-four "information men were in line. Training gallop* ocr a fast track this afternoon Were: Revelry James Half mile in H%. Itilly Joe Half mile in .".1. Rookie -Half mile in 02. Rula Welsh Three eighths in 3S*£. Cicerone — Three-eighths in oil. Clara Morgan-Half mile in 57. Coppertowii -Three-eighths in 38%. Dr. Carmen -Three-eighths in :!7. Dr. Max — Three-quarters in 1 :l7o. Dryad Seven-eighths in 1 M-. Edna Kenna Half miie in ."i2. Falls City— Throe quarters in 1:19% Creenw I— Half mile in oil. Galea Post-— Mile in 1:47. Jim Crundy — Half mile in .". Khpper — Quarter mile in 24%. l.ady Little -Three-eightba in 30%. Leialoha Three-eighths in 30%. Lee Harrison II. Half mile in BL Little Bigger Half mile in .".3. Lobelia- Thru-eighths in 37%. Loftus Half mile in 50%. Mabel Dahreber Half mile in 51% .Manioc Half mile in .".II. Marie Miller -Three-eighths in 37 ... Mars Cassidj Half mile in oil. Ilella Half mile in 52. Pedro Half mile in 50%. Resign Three-quarters in 1:18. Ko.v Three quarters in 1:15%. Roval T. Five ighths in 1:03. Scallywag Mile in 1:44. Sol Oilsey Three eighths in 30. Southern Star Half mile in SO. Sparkler Three-quarters in 1:22. Transport Three-quarters in 1:25. W. V. Clark Three eighths in 37%.
