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CONNING TOWER FAILS HIS BACKERS. Yankee Gelding At OdtU-On Is Beaten Off in Handicap — Winner for K. Spence. Tijuana. Mex.. February ." . Carroll Shilling sent Conning Tower to the pest today in the Rainbow Handicap, only to fail dismally after being made an odds-on choice, Spokane Jueen came along to win the race after Crapeshot had raced Conning Tower into exhaustion. Syphon Boy ran a surprisingly good race JtS finish second, while Crapeshot was third. Deliver stumbled and threw jockey-Cross in the handicap, but the boy escaped unhurt. K iv Hpeaee waa with the first horse he sent to the post since arriving from Juarez when his gelding Wan-more lead all the way in the third race. Merry Twinkle upset all calculations in the second race when he beat the hot favorite, Auntie Curl. Gift was a handy winner of the opening race at a mile. Henry Wendt v.a. a newcomer to the nabj of the bookmaker--.
