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DRAWING NEAR THE FINISH Oaklawns Good Meeting Done With Two More Days Blue Paradise Maintains Her HerRadically Radically Improved Form Jockey Robinson Fails HOT SPRINGS Ark April 16 Blue Paradise continues in her winning form and this afternoon scored over a good band which included Port Light Boil Tronip A N Akin and others after a spirited drive to outstay Port Light The latter was probably best in the race but his rider J Hell was caught napping at the start resulting iu his getting away slowly though it was to a walkup start He showed the most sneed in racing with Blue Paradise in the early running and in the stretch appeared all over the winner but Blue Paradise outgamed him under vigorous riding by Casslty The latter took a brace in his Tiding and also guided Jack K in vigorous fashion in the fifth race which accounted for that racers triumph over the frequently disappointing Jack ODowd ODowdThe The otherthrow of six favorites coupled witli the failure of jockey Robinson to land a single win ¬ ner during the afternoon resulted in disaster for the large attendance again on hand tu view the sport The card was again of ordinary quality bringing together in the different contests the cheaper grade here but excellent sport developed with many close and hard fought finishes finishesThe The opener brought together a band of twelve speed marvels the like of which will probably never be gotten together again All were in at a valuation of 200 each and in the stretch scramble that ensued Robt Mantell managed to outstay Oklahoma Irish and Neg The second race Was little better than the opener and Suregetrn veteran of lwelve emramr maiiy battles managed to lead for the entire five eighths and win from Doctor Zab ZabMiss Miss Wells an extreme outsider accounted for the third race in which 1urward Roberts and Leta were the most fancied and led all the way The combined ages of the first three winners was twentyseven years Robt Mantell being eight year Sureget twelve and Miss Wells seven sevenROBINSON ROBINSON FOLLOWERS SUFFER SUFFERThe The followers of Robinson suffered extensively through his failure to land a winner Diirward Rob ¬ erts and Bon Trgmp both from John Lowes stable were confidently backed shortpriced ones and Jack ODowd that he lost witli was a pronounced choice choiceThe The final race went to Sunflash in a lucky victory over Ben Levy The latter was best but could not overcome the interference he suffered from fromBecause Because of his slovenly riding of late which has occasioned considerable adverse comment the judges this morning denied jockey Albert Johnson the privileges of further riding here hereThe The first big exodus of owners for Kentucky de ¬ veloped tonight with the departure of the special train for Lexington which comprised many stables that will engage in the racing there The second special will leave here immediately after the cars that were used for shipping todays consignment return MondayBlue here which will probably be Monday Blue Paradise was claimed by Solomon Jar ¬ mon 3300The represented in the race by Lively for 3300 The license of T F Bornman was today revoked for practices calculated to defeat the operation of the claiming rule and also for has misstatemcnts iu judgesAt the subsequent inquiries made by the judges At a sale of horses by auction in the paddock before the racing the following horsos were dis ¬ posed of Miss Kruter to II McLaughlin for 925 Hickorynut to R J Powers 500 Blue Thistle to J A Cobuni 100 Christie Holters to T B Waters 300 Rayonnant to T B Waters 100 Old Man Crit to C S Wilson 100 Albion to Solomon Jarmon 125 Forbid to I McDermid 500 Lady Powers to Solomon Jarmon 100 Olympian King to G T Sams 85 lima Schorr to Solomon Jarmon 100 Greenwood to F Gering 100 and Ycrniak to Wallhauser Bros 400
