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MATCH FOR BIG EATS AND A GALLON LEXINGTON, Ky.. Jaaaary 3.— Two former fa-m a Jockeys, "Snapper" Garrison and Willie Hbh-Ids, had their New Years day dhuser with John K. Maddea at Hamburg Place, ami daring the meal Maddea proposed t n.it if Shields and Garri MM would agree to ride I handicap race at the Lexington track tomorrow be would hang up si- old ham-, three tarkeya and a gallon of something that canl be legally Mid any more in this COOB try until the Siipre.-ne Court puts a crowbar under i I. - prohibit ion lid. Shields to ride a shire Stallion and Garrison a bana at Catch weights. Shields declared that Hie prise was satisfactory, bal the conditions not SO enticing, and in the first place there hi no derrick at the track to get me on the mount, and iu tin- second place "Snappers" breathing apparatus is BO badly impaired that hed fall off the donkey before Hie end of the first hundred yards. "Suppers" id-.i of a race in words was; "If y dull make it a feeding race, me to eat quail while Shields is eating a turkey, yea eaa get on a match." She Id- decided to take twenty -four hours for reflection.
