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HOT FAVORITES BEATEN ESSEX PARK MEETING RESUMED AT OAK-LAWN WITH SATISFACTORY ATTENDANCE. Little String and Mud Sill, at Odds On, Run Un- placed— Nepe Take-, the First Two-Year-Old Rare of the Meeting. Hot Springs, Ark.. April ".—Tin- Essex Park meeting, interrupted last Saturday because of the burning of the grandsiand. was resumed this afternoon at Oaklawn. with a large attendance on hand to view the sport. A bigger crowd would have been present but for cool weather. The speculative element among the visitors fared poorly, chiefly due to the downfall of Mud Sill ami Little String, both ovi rv.lndming favorites, ridden by Kederia and eat and by w. A. MeKhaney. Oa tie strength of his u-ood perforaaanee at Essex Park, when be Just failed to beat the crack old Kos,.bud. Little String was given confident backing ly the talent in the feature race, a handicap at a mi!. and a sixteenth, lb- was allowed to run out and drop far bach o-i the first turn and was always a follower I" tl ther three in the ran- thereafter. 1 • iwood winning easily from Beaaty Shop, the early pacemaker, and Cordon Russell taking third place. Mud Sill was even a greater favorite than Little String and. in view of his good showing over tl !s track in former starts, his showing this "afternoon was do, idedly off, but Might have been due to the slow track. C. J. Fit;: Gerald imm.diatolv began inquiries into the running of the horses. Kederis stated that Little string persisted in trying to run .ut and in this .1. Lykea, who roile him at Kss.v Park, corroborated him. Two-Year-Old Dash Attracts Attention. The Initial two year old race of the season here attracted a good deal of interest. The scramble for youngsters at a half mile had thirteen starters and the winner turned up in *vepe, from H. s. Neu mans stable, which show oil a creditable effort in running the distance in 1111-, over a slow track and winning in hollow fashion like he did. The colt is by Abe Frank -Gladys Louise and need like a veteran. C. K. C. Killings Enfilade and W. P. Johnsons Big Enough, were expected to cut a big rigure in the result, but both ■bowed grccjataa at tlie barrier, resulting in their being away poorly. Sum Pickett and Ebeaexer dividing the minor parts of tin- ,. r . It-lus was the fancied one in the second race, but had only ordinary attention and he finished far back. Holler winning easily from Carl. With a better send off the latter Might have reversed the verdict. Thursday Nighter was given the call in fifth and supported with rare confidence, but after flattering to the stretch, retired from contention. enabling Sir Richard and Lytle to stage a rousing last eighth battle. Sir Richard winning in the final stride. Jack Campbell has been recalled from Kentucky BBd will arrive tomorrow and In- in the judges stand with Mr. Fits Gerald for the remainder of the racing hen . The re arere twenty-two layers in line this afternoon and tiny Md a fairly large business. Jockey T. MeTaggart Departs for Maryland. Jockey MeTaggart reconsidered his determination to remain and departed this afternoon for Maryland, to ride during the Howie meeting. Pred Cock was among the new arrivals here. jockey N. Barrett and i.uy were each suspended for three days by the starter. M be] Dulweber was claimed for tl,2M by II. Pink. C. .1. Pita Gerald presiding judge here, had a narrow escape from s,%er,. injury this morning bv a runaway team, which he unexpectedly found him-serf in the way of. He was bruised considerably about the arm. John Lowe will shin from here to Maryland and race there this spring. Jockey: L. and O. Gently will leave tonight for Greenville. Texas, to attend the funeral of their father. L. D. Gentry, who died recently at Tijuana from pneumonia. L. Gentry will return here after the funeral, but O. Gentry will remain at home, retiring from the saddle to give attention to their farm at Greenville. The Buses Iark management is contemplating rebuilding their grandstand of steel and concrete and their plan is to rush it to completion bv November.
