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AN EXCELLENT BEGINNING HOT SPUING S RACING OPENS WITH BIG ATTENDANCE AND SPIRITED ACTION. Arrict Defeats liars Cascidy and Wins the Main Race in a Center — T. McTajjgart on the Firct Winner — Track Notes. Hat Bprlaga, Ark.. March 7. — Ttiiciiic here was ushered in ;t Oaklawa Park this afteraooa with mack eclat r: lift before bb attendance that jammed the spacious plant to the crowding point. The i e ; her-; if the Business Mens League, under whose aaapice* the sport is conducted, attended la ■ bad/. In :nlttl by Mayor M: Mention, who delivered aa address of welcome oa behalf of the business men and the people of Hot Springs, to the big ; ■ u.bly preseiu. in his re:.i irks, lie ili 1 BOt ove r- laah to pay tribate to the thoroughbred and the many benefita a eeminunity derives as a result of rare me. tings. Ideal weather goremed. bat the track was slowed no eonsiderally. :,s a result of a downpour that eaaM during the night and listed for lours. This morning the eearae n * mbled a quagmire, bat the drying proper, -ities of the track was Indicated by its steady baproTesnent and, if no more ri.in falls. i: will be fist tor tomorrow*! racing. Ihitliii-iasui for the sport was marked. The racing a is s-i«i i-i t-■•! and with s-- •.•;•! rloae finishes. Dotting artlTttiea were also spirit. d. the t went -eight layers being k. pr at top upoed to look after the wants of ties. speculatively inclined. Tie-re was sonic disapi eintiH nt manifested over the s:::.:ll naml !• of price qootera, t.ut this was attributed to the Ead that the card was light and laany ad-iliT mi! scratches were expected. The victori m of :ill the exl asirely backed ones an, own ted foe a Mg deficit for the layers. la the feature race a purse dash of three -qua rtH I E. W. Moores English mare Arriet showed a ■park-lias pi i Ilin in • in disposing of her opponents in the easy fashion she did. Crump allowed her to go along in her own fashion I r the first quarter, bat when li. -,!! i| .41 I ,•]•. sba moved into 1e lead villi what appeared ./eat eaae and daring the final eight ii lie was palliag on the lines in lusty fashion to slew her down and kei B her from sproadoagling the others. Auspicious Start for KcTaggart Followers. Jockey McTaggarva followiag began in auspicious fashion when he ktwught Langlorno home in the initial dash in froal of Ting-a Ling with the fav-i rite Bd. Howard following. It was tiie 1. titers Initial appearaace aader colors since last fall and 1 is owner, who arrived yesterday from New fork, fi it sangaiae of his saccess hut he lacked the early ■peed characteristic of his foresee start- Dlnebaanoi k. the favorite, captured the •- eond race ami in su eeasiaa followed he sue. -ess of Billie Baker and Arriet, also choices. The outstanding disappointment was Kultir. which tired, badly in the fifth, after seemingly being :i Certaia Wiaaer. liz.-r took his oseaaar -. Little string captarcd the doaktg race with Wads worths last, just Bl nag. a,: to outstay .lack Reeves for acond place. During the afteraooa jockey McTaggart was in receipt of advice* from tralaer B. W. Heffaer. that his services for th" coming real was desired by II. . Hallenbccb and requesting that be l . his offer ronsidorati n before signing a COB tract. Bd Byaa, the well kaowa eastern layer, refrained from operating today on account of Dlae -. Among tie- BSOTC prom im-i: t price qaoters in the ring this afteraooa arere: B. Callahan. Bol Uchtea-stein, "Whitey" It!;. Tom Shaw, Frank flhanaoa. Loeh oh. n. ! •■ ■ B. Long and Joe Iilume. Among the prumie -nt visitors wen ; Former Senator Johnson N. Camden, chairman of the Kea tacky it.iein. romnilssion; Pocntee Qoreraor len Stevens, of Missouri: Macliy Bayae, state- .i toraey of Cook Coaaty; Maim- Kilgor, of Toroat ; John Madigia, president of the Niagara Baciag Aa elation: Irank Nolan, owner of the Beeerwyek Stable, anj a multitude of pctaoaa With a COantry -wide pro niii-nce. Satisfaction Expressed with Opoaiag, Jockey Rleaaa, who had the mount oa Pinriedot, was the first to come aader judicial ban. He avis ■aabtiBili 1 bj the lodges for incompetency. According to Jockey McTaggart, Campfire has developed into .-• great three-year-old and will scale in the neighborhood of 1.100 pounds. Omar Khayyam i being girea a steady pt lion for the ReatDcky Derby and will be started in several ra-es i.eie, aCCOrdiag to his trainer. C. T. Pattereoa. la . Mayer deaied that he is eager to bet that ile.ir Khayyahi Will beat Say of those entered. Ueneral manager Joseph E. Martin expreos d s.it-i-f i i.ai with the opening. The attCMhUM ! and receipts were i-i eac ss of the aa«alag last year aad the greater numb, r of risitors here laaares i steady aad better patronage thaa that of last year. The followiag telegrara wis received by manager Joseph K. Martin this morning, irom the Basiness Mens Bacfatg Association of .New Orleans and a as sent by supervisor I. B. Beaayaoa: "The Basiness Mills Baciag Association extends early ecngratu-1 itioas to the Business Mens League of Arkanaaa in having nil Organiaatloa of progressive and COB-stracttre business an coapeteat to bring about such utaaparows conditiona as now exist at Hot Springs. We an- glad t note the class of gentlemen attending your meeting are among the highest il IBS of bora mea in America and by their visit to our great soathlaad, that eaters s,, many opportuaitiea, we feel your association is ailing m,-tiria!ly in bringing to the attention of the wealthy tourists, theea many opportunities."
