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BANNER DAY AT OAKLAWN BALMY WEATHER AND GOOD HORSES IN CON-TLICT PROVE HIGHLY ATTRACTIVE. Old Rosebud Beaten by Pan Zareta and Colonel Vennie — Robert Bradley Makes a New Track Record — Lykes Suspended. Hot Springs. Ark.. March 24.— The best raeinc offering ever provided natrons of the ■part in these parts was staged by Secretary Jack Campbell at Oaklawn lids aftersaaa and. coupled with the sum- i.e r like weather, it resulted in bringing out the banner attendance of the season. The spectators Witnessed a high -class brand of racing, many stirs in the local racing firmament furnishing lie contests. The carded features, a pair of handicaps, one at three quarters and one at a mile and seventy yards, held out pronounced interest for the throng and the enthusiasm during the aD aggie in this pair of races was vociferously expressed. In the sprint handicap Old Rosebud and Pan Zareta engaged the attention of the crowd. The Applegate crack was essaying a difficult task in conceding a huge amount of snaadaii to his opponents, the crack Dan Zareta tepctlaDj, Coming in for a big conic-sh n. The big bettors regarded her. uniiei the conditions, as being the one which would fake his measure and the surmise was correct, for she won in a sharp drive, but Colonel Yeunie was the one to offer her the stubborn contention at the close. The start, affected Old Rosebuds chances, for he was away poorly and it took much out of him to dose the big gap. He held on gamely to outstay Mars Cassjdy for third place, but the leading pair were many lengths in advance. In the mile and seventy yards handicap the track record of Aldebaran of l:4L"r.. made recenth. was reduced one-fifth when Robert Dradlev won easily from Jack ODowd and Woodstone. Jockey Lykes Rough Riiiing Tactics. E. R. Bradleys Bream Sweep scored a haeky victory in the opener and it waa primarilv due to the rough action of jockey Lykes that he landed in front. According to most of the riders in the race. j,,. gudded Pro. im Sweep across soon after the start, without regard for the welfare of the other riders and. while none went down, the field was forced back to Indian file, which essbted Droom Sweep to race into a long lead. tykes was again at fault on the last turn, according to McTaggart, who had the mount on Pulaski, that racer again suffering considerable from Lykes rough riding tactics. After the race Lykes was suspended by the judges for the remainder of the meeting. Ihe field that started in the opening dash was the lust looking band of horses that has ever appeared in a race on a winter track. With the exception of Pafaufci, Pre* and Froom Sweep, they were all imported and are regarded highly by their connections. Frank J. Itryan. who was to have served at Essex Park, notified the association that he would be unable to come here. Tin- management at on. e availed themselves of the opportunitv to secure Christopher J. Fitz Gerald to m-.v aa the presiding steward and he will be here next Wessead ay and preside ;ls the chief official during the Essex Park meeting. Starter Harry Morriss.-y. xvho will officiate at Essex Park, was an arrival today from his home 111 I. Xillgtol!. .hi key Bloom, who was suspended for incompetency on Virgifdot. was allowed to resume racing. 0. ii. Keene, horses will be stripped] to Lexington with thus. uf |; V M ore, at the close of the Oaklawn meeting. Thirty -nine layers quoted prices this aft erases and did a big business. A two days suspension by the starter to jockey McCown was made indefinite by the judges, when that rider used Impertinence to clerk of the scales Wash Norvell.
