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FAVORITES FAKE BADLY AT DEVONSHIRE. All the Choices, Including: Fruit Cake, Go Down to Defeat in the Heavy Going. Windsor. Out., .lime II. With rather chilly weather today, only a lair crowd came mil l.p Devonshire Park, hut the raring was of a spirited order. Pavoritea lad a rather poor time oi it in th- heavy going, tiny going down to defeat in succession. King Tiisciti ana* t recent form when he won the fourth race. The horse seemed favored by the going and when straightened oat, had no trouble in winning. The feature ra f the day. the victory Handicap, went to .1. I:, ioodmans Ginoey Qeorge, which disposed of Pratt Cake in tie- first t lire quarters, hut had to he ridden out to naataj Crump.*. Prait Cake* heavy impost told on her at the end when she was called on. The condition hooks for the meeting to he held at Crand Rapid* in July were distributed among the horsemen today. A nuniher of the horse* racing here will probably be seen in action at that track. A notice was posted in the secretarys office this morning to the following effect: " Thovacllffe Park, the new mile course on tin- Dixies estate at Toronto, announces a race ineeiin-.; to h" given July 2a to July .".i. Purses and conditions will he announced next week. Petting will he In pari mutual*. Starter Kd Tribe placed Clarice Rath on the schooling list for fractious behavior at tie- post. Joseiina Zarate a Profitable Investment. Dr. F. W. Ashe, who bought .iosefina Zarate from C A. Alexandra at ouhlic auction yesterday for *1.4 M . reuatted today that in- had sold the mare to Irani Hugh Urowne for S2.0H. There was a public auction of tin- horses owned by C. A. Alexandra in tin paddock yesterday, the following being the buyers: Joseiina Zarate. bought by Dr. T. W. Ashe for ,400. Caddie Dp, bought by R. Murray for 81,100. Anna Kruter. bought by C. I. Crippea for ,050. Privet Petal, bought by P. Jackson for 8880. Spring Valley, bought by 1. Jackson for iSOO. Lady Kowena. bought by Poland Stable for MM. Cam Nome, bought by P. Jackson for MM. Quartermaster, bought by Poland Stable for !?2l. The conditions for the first two days of Hie meeting to be given by the National Jockey Club at Mnisonnewoc Park were distributed among the horsemen. Johnny Carey arrived from New Orleans yesterday and reported that he was an his way to Crand ltipids, where he is to officiate as paddock ajudge nt the meeting which will be given there beginning July 4. He is interviewing a number of horsemen with a view to having them ship there for the meeting.
