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CLOSE OAKLAWN FINISHES RAIN SLIGHTLY SLOWS THE TRACK BUT DOES NOT PREVENT EXCELLENT RACING. Opportunity Wins the Race for Three -Year-Olds — Sybil First in a Finish of Throe Noses Apart — Three Days Extension Asked For. N it springs. Ark.. April I. -Tin- weather waa threatening here this aferaeoa but In- attendance !■ at up in g 1 fashion -in,! thorn pros, nt wit- ii v i! aaaae x -ii i.-ni racing, moat of tin finishes in i iii- m race, beiag » the rloee order. Betting action continues j; I :im| twenty ~i layers quoted nrirea dariag the after— ■. this betas the most thai have heea in lim •in..- tin- Baaex Park ii.Mii.iLiiuciit begaa it- peri. J of racing. There wail aaather dowa poar this morning hut the track rhawid bat alight effect* fi-in i; aad the galas araa good. The pur-- race nt three-qaartera brought together a g aed baad of three year-alda aad it re-salted in ■ victory for opportunity from the fav •trite Broom Bareep, arlth .1. Rata. Jaal succeeding in oatatayiag ;i k Legead for third place. The race follow in-., alaa at three-qaartcra, ! •-relayed ■ apirited finish. Sybil. Mill ny aad Fr.-.--■uaa fiaiidiias aoaea apart. Milhrcy a is the far-■rite v. itii Freemaa aext in deaaaad. Preeaaaa araa heal aad, charing .hi immense gap, weald have area i.i aaather stride. A daaea aidlaaiy ones tried eaarlaafaa in the opcaer with Perwaa Jaat aaaaashai to orerhaal Minstrel in tie- list lew strides. Bulaia, a favorite in the third race, could l t better thaa land third. Ophetta W.. hacked for n good tiling, winning fraaa Tr. Lsi. Horses Change Hands by Claiming- Route. After tlo- finish, the winner araa riataaed by S. If. llenderaaa far si. -in. Beckaae alaa raaae in for .-.Uciitinu. B. Lilt", aad W. Ciin putting in claims for liim .Hid taia getting iiim in the draa fee si nin. Perxeoa, winner m tin opener, araa rlalawd t I .» Sam Louis for STln. A petltiaa ..;s rircalated this aft. moon among the- a oreeaaea to he nraaeatad to the Business Mrn League, baring for its purpose .in extcaiiioa of three day - of tin- ores, nt rairfceg aad bringing the elose to April 11. The hoard of governor* of the I .11 I less Mens League will, it is said, take up the matter toaaorrew. .! »• Hayaaaa, Baberi UcKeerer, John Pewera and A. X. Clopto:: will ship their horses to Havre do Urace tomorrow. .1. c. Ferris- will aead his racera to Wiadaar at the close or the meeting here mikI raci- at lh inaalu C. .1. I.ric Uiiiiih-r will also aead his staide there. Trakaer Andy ltlakeh-y will send the A. A. Keilly horse-; to Havre ile Grace next Saturday. Tom Shaw lit parted this afternoon for New York, hut I. -ft his crew here to coatiaat haolriag opera tion ;.
