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MIDNIGHT SUN THE VICTOR Defeats Clean Gone Narrowly In a Highly Exciting Finish Aunt Deda Captures Bowies Race for TwoYearOlds Deck ¬ hand Scores a Win POWIK Md April 12 A large Mondays crowd was on hand at Howie today and an excellent program was offered by secretary Mcl ennan The feature the Mount Koyal Purse at seveneighths resulted in a hair line finish between Midnight Sun and Clean Gone with the former getting the verdict While close finishes have been rather nu ¬ merous during the past few days tiiis one was wasperhaps perhaps if the narrowest margins that a awinner winner has gotten home by at the meeting meetingMidnight Midnight Sun showing the most speed raced into the lead quickly and while solus down the hack stretch was running easily Clean Cone which had been confidently supported in the niutuels being outpaced until on the stretch turn where he moved up with a rare burst of speed and joined issue with the Skinker gelding All through the stretch the two fought it out Midnight Sun show ¬ ing the gameness for which he is noted Sneidman int up an excellent ride and the two factors landed him the winner Tippo Sahib rnnnin a good race was third thirdThe The weather was not the most propitious for racing the wind blowing most of the afternoon and tin temperature dropping somewhat as the day pro ¬ gressed The sport however was of the thrilling rder with form well represented in nearly every everyted ted her recent good race in tUo opening race today showed the most speed and led throughout Morning Face followed tin winner closely but could not overtake her although easily holding second place Mary Krb ran a good race and just saved third place from Kepeat the favor ¬ ite which ran below expectation Dora on which Iutwell made his first appearance unseated her rider after beginning prominently prominentlySandy Sandy Mac graduated from the maiden ranks in the second race when he raced his opponents into defeat after a hard strcach drive with Chimera and Due de Guise which finished in the order named Flying Frog ran in improved form as did Thistle Queen QueenAn An unwieldy field faced the starter in the third race in which Deckhand proved the best Well ridden by K Fator the loe Carey gelding outstayed Courcelles at the end Courcelles ran well and fin ¬ ished gamely for second place Kingling II and Grumpy fought it out for third money with the former getting a nose decision decisionThe The Annapolis Purse at one mile brought out some speedy horses and was won by the consistent Kttahe with Tantalus second although Star Realm which finished third was perhaps best This racer began slowly was compelled to make up many lengths and was running fastest of all at the end just failing to land second place It marked the second victory of the afternoon for the apprentice rider 1 Iurke he winning tlie first race on Aunt Deda and showed good horsemanship in both races racesWalls Walls made it a double victory also and inci ¬ dentally rode the longest priced winner when In scored an easy win with John Farrells lied Domino in the sixth Dorcas the early pacemaker lasted long enough to save second place Peccant at remunerative odds taking third money easily from Hope Mountain Itose II and Mistress Pollyran far below expectations expectationsThe The first claims to be lodged under the amended claiming rule of The Jockey Club were made in the sixth race today S A Cloptou recovered Mistress Polly from C W Forman for 2t 0 and C Goodiicrc took Peccant for 2401 2401Midnight Midnight Sun showed by his victory today that he will be a decided factor in races for the second flight of handicap horses hereabouts hereaboutsJohn John Iurtscliell a former service man will take charge of training the racer Challenger that C W Campbell claimed a few days ago agoC C A Applegate and Charles HeinheiniPr wero visitors today Mr Applegate reports that his good racer Arnold will be shipped to Havre de Grace at once to Larry Reinheimec who has some other racers of Applegates in charge at that track trackJockey Jockey Itutwell had his first mount since being restored to good standing on Dora in the first race raceGeorge George Peterson has purchased the twoyearold George 1ovee from It A Jones JonesS S A Clopton shipped his entire stable with the ixception of Due de Guise and Repeat to Havre le Grace Sunday SundayThree Three carloads of horses the property of 1 K It lloss were sent from the Laurel track to Havre de Grace Sunday SundayWilliam William Shea bought tlie brood mare Tehera from 1 S Wiggins The mare has been bred to Tea Caddy Tehera which is the dam of War IJod is by Nasturtium NasturtiumSam Sam Louis of Kansas City was an arrival Tlie McLanghlin Krothers were arrivals from Now Orleans witii the racers Pallet Dancer II and Liola The colt Toe the Mark was sent from New Orleans to their farm in New York where he will be turned out iVa
