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IMPROVED GOING PLEASES Shreveporters Turn Out Freely to View Good Racing Harry Rudder Furnishes a Sur ¬ prise Lad Wins and San Marcus Runs Unplaced PY J L DKMPSBV DKMPSBVS1IKEVKPOKT S1IKEVKPOKT La February 28 For the first time during the present meeting good track condi ¬ tions made for improvement in the racing Some of the dashes were exciting with finishes close The fine weather continues and interest in the sport is growing resulting in a big attendance again being on hand The larger fields of evenly matched starters caused a diversity of opinion and more extensive speculation Hackers of favorites fared poorly a majority of the choices bchig bowled over The winneis however did not lack sup ¬ port portThe The opener furnished the biggest upset of the meeting when Harry Rudder making his first start in a long time scored with ridiculous ease from Financial Itonster the favorite with another long shot Pallygihen in third place placeIt It took Assume a long time to find n band he could beat but those which started in the second race were of such poor order of speed that he had little difficulty in winning as his rider pleased Uoscoc Goose landing in second place with Petro grd heading the others othersSan San Marcus a recent winner here was considered to haye tin third ramsit his mercy but lio fnisfc jl a bad last Lad winning with ease from Koehard V and Tony Kirsties Cub in this wheeled as the start was effected and was left at the post postSandy Sandy H which receded in the betting but still continued a slight favorite in the fourth race won from Shilling after a spirited drive driveCaptain Captain Humsrepeated his lost winning race and won from the well supported good thing Cock ¬ roach which he led from the start Solid KocU came from far back to land in third place placeThe The final race fell to the stoutly backed P G King which beat AVilligan and Fountain Fay home There were ten starters in this race the largest field of the meeting AVith a return to consciousness this morning came a big improvement in starter James Osbornes condition but he still is in a bad way He ap ¬ pears at present to be alive to his surroundings and seems conscious of what is said to him j but he is unublo to speak and his efforts to do so are pitiful The doctors are hopeful that he will pull through anil may have his speech restored His entire right side of the body including his arm and leg ecntinue numb numbC C Pons has bought Lucy Kate on privato terms from Koseoe Goose GooseThere There were twentyfour layers in line this after ¬ noon and they transacted a brisk business businessMost Most of the sporting editors of New York dailies and special correspondents who came here with the first contingent of the New York American League Hascball Club yesterday were visitors at tle track this afternoon afternoonThe The suspension of jockey McCoy for the re maider of the meeting by the judges for his rough riding on Thuuderbird when disqualified for foul ¬ ing Counterbalance has been modified and the youngster will be permitted To accept mounts next I Wednesday
