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w EXPECT FAST TRACK THIS AFTERNOON Jefferson Park Meeting Now Flourishing as Never Before — Clopton Leading the Ov.-ncn. NPW OP1.KANS. i.a.. Pebraary -"-. A read aaa and a -tiff wind put the fini-hing ton. he- on the .hying mit of the Jefferaoa Park rai ■ track today. Pie-eut ini.i.at ions paint to a real fa-; tear ae far the .mining off of the big holiday program tomorrow. Horse- wen forced to take their trials around tin- ••dog-" at the Shrew -bur.v eoarae thi- atorning and not a great numbi r of them wire -.nit a- a re suit. The Pair Gteaada wa- fairly well crowded with thoroughbred- for -evcral bear*, but tin- track had not dried eat a- well a- the other one. That the interest in racing here i- increasing as the winter wears mi. instead nf diminishing a- at many lengtln meeting-, i- indicated bj tie- va-t assemblage at .lelfi 1 -en Park Saturday, tin- s.-venty-iilth day of the sport iu thi- .ii thi- Willie". II was l he largest cloud ever within the gatea of that plant, a- well a- the in..-t enthnaiaatic. The attendance for the four days |,. date ban been far above that of the corresponding period hi-t year al the second meeting. Aii idea of the crowda may be obtained from the t.i-t tine- th.it the numh.-r of •.. .1 lizera" ha* ranged train fiftj t. Fifty -i. I li.- rhaage u-.nn the Fair Groaad* to Jefferson Park s.-cms to bare worked for the best Interest* of the •■form" backer-, a- cm ii With the worst kind of going prevalent iwelve favorite- won in twenty eight races run dining tin- first four day-. A- was the case at the ether coiir-e. o.lds-un choices are not doing .1 well a- they might, as three of them won and the -amc number were defeated. Fife of the -i horaea which were at less til. in evi n- went lo the past on tie fir-t day of tin- meeting;, when the n id- were unusual!; small. on account of the muddy track. s. a. clopton and Jockey Frank Coltiletti are -t.ii .ng cut a- though they intend to duplicate their feat of leading the owner* .-nut rider* respectively, a- Ibej did at the previous Jefferson Park meeting and the v Fair Grenada. Clopton is tied with H. Neaateter in the matter ef parse money won to date, each baring .• :»« to his credit, arblle Coltiletti ha- won fiv.- race* in four day* and i- the leading Jockey. II.- ha- a margin . ! only one victory oor .1. Earlier, bowerer. The fir-t -taidev to g.-t ,u,, r,,r the north were these of c . Format! and K .1 McBride. which left Saluiilay. Iimli.o i- their destination, and their horaea will be reeled at that track until the Maryland racing sea* a open-. Ads.:-, report* regarding weather condltioaa in tin- east and in Kentucky bare cause I -eeral other owner* who planned early shipping to those iioints to postpone their departures until a later dale.
