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PASSING SHOWER DEFEATED Interference From a Riderless Competitor Main Cause of It Owner Fizer Saddles Two Win ¬ ners Many Kentucky Derby Candidates Given Workouts HOT SPRINGS Ark March 27 Jockey Albert Johnson under contract to T II Rosseter gave an exhibition of timidly in a crisis and it caused the defeat of the crack Passing Shower The unseating of Garner from Zuleika at the start was a con ¬ tributing cause in Passing Showers defeat for the newly bought filly carrying the colors of her new owner W F McGee raced riderless with the leaders until in the last eighth where she drew into the lead but began l oring over on Passing Shower Johnson in his seeming Anxiety to avoid Zulelka began easing up and tne niovo proved fatal for him IwiriV saving much ground and given Gentrys l est riding slipped through next to the inner rail and before Johnson realized what had happened Iwin had poked her nose in front and kept it there until the finish Owner Rosseter who witnessed the race was somewhat put out over the defeat of his crack crackPassing Passing Shower has wintered well and looks the picture of good health She is in the Kentucky Oaks and will reverse the decision with Iwin in that race is the general opinion opinionThere There was considerable improvement in the weather this afternoon but the track still retained traces of the drenching it underwent and it was dull and slow With the exception of tHe race tliatSvus contested by the crack threeyearold fillies the remainder of the card was made up with a view to giving the more ordinary ones in these parts a chance but their even class again contributed to interesting sport most of the finishes being close and of the driving variety varietyTrainer Trainer W H Fizer saddled a pair of the after ¬ noons winners His own Hnsty Mabel scored by a small margin from a bad band in the opener and W E Applegates Sister Helene which he has charge of took a band of twoyearold fillies into styleBob camp in somewhat easy style Bob A just managed to get home in front in the third race with Choir Master much the best but n victim of a poor ride in second place JOCKEY ERICKSON GOES TO BALTIMORE BALTIMOREJockey Jockey Eriekson rode his last winner here when he brought Cain Spring home in the fifth race The rider departs for Baltimore tomorrow to ride at the coming Bowie meeting meetingAldebaran Aldebaran was a pronounced favorite in the race won by Cain Spring but track conditions were against him and he was a distant follower all the way wayThe The final race was won by Baby Cal with Eulogy and Hondo following followingJames James McClelland gave the horsemen and specta tors i treat after the running of the first race when he sent The Wanderer at top speed for threeeighths It was the first time that the colt had been asked to exert himself and he ran the distance in 33 the fractions as follows Eighth 11 quarter 12373 The track was dull and the performance a grand one oneWilliam William Cough chief inspector of the Criminal Department of Scotland Yard London England was among the visitors this afternoon and will be the guest of William A Pinkerton while here Quite hereQuite a few Kentucky Derby candidates were out for work this morning over a slow track Eternal ran threequarters in 117 the first quar ¬ ter in 24 and the half in 0 Under Fire showed to good advantage in u trial of threequarters in 113 f His fractions were 24 49 and he was not extended fully John Lowe sent American Ace threeeighths of n mile in 39 the first quarter in 24 and this was in preparation for a fast trial to ¬ morrow Drummond likewise ran threeeighths his time being 30 It is expected that he will be given a stilt work tomorrow Farmingdale can ¬ tered threequarters in 122 against the outside rail railThe The following noticu was posted this afternoon by instructions of the stewards Jockeys agents are not recognized by the Oaklawn Jockey Club Where boys do not act for themselves their en ¬ gagements can only be made through a licensed trainer actually having horses here No trainer may act as agent for more than one rider except as to riders under registered contract to him
