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SHREVEPORT NEARLY DONE Successful Experimental Meeting Comes to an End Today St Allan Wins the Feature Race RaceWhile While His Recent Vanquisher VanquisherRaider Raider Runs Last B J L DKMPSEY DKMPSEYSUKEVKPOUT SUKEVKPOUT La March 4 St Allan ran to something like his true form today and demon ¬ strated his superiority over some of the best here when lie won easily in tlie fastest run race of the meeting Sir Grafton landed in second place and Warsaw third Tin race featured todays card and had a purse of 700 St Allan was a pronounced favorite and indulged 1ananian with a lead of ten lengths In the first half but inured up steadily afterward and Inking the lead when an eighth our held Sir Grafton safe during the final drive The first mile in the race was covered in 14 Haider which beat St Allan in his last race finished last but did not run a bad race raceTodays Todays pleasant weather conditions the nearby close of the meeting coupled with the fact that the ladies were again the guests of the association resulted in an overflow attendance being on hand to view the sport Incidentally the racing was the best that has been witnessed at this meeting some of the finishes being close and hard fought with the early running also interesting interestingThe The opener produced an upset when Una a con ¬ fidently backed favorite succumbed to Itelle Wrack H nrt Desperation The trio liad a hard duel through ¬ out the tr tcli and were separated only I yn0cks in an exciting finish finishLittle Little Maudie carrying tho James Arthur colors proved best in the second race but had to be ridden hard near the ind to outstay St Just which held on in game style styleKirsties Kirsties Cub favorite in the third rice seemed n hopeless case after the start for he began slowly and was far back in the first quarter However he made up ground fast and racing into the lead on the backstretch held Fountain Fay and Koh inoor safe at the finish finishIt It was a disastrous day for the layers for in addition to Little Maudie Kirsties Cub and St Allans victories lloscoe Goose and Assume swelled the coffers of the favorite Imckers by their suc ¬ cesses cessesKoscoe Koscoe Gooses victory came in the fifth race after a hard drive to outstay Nick London LondonAssume Assume hud little difficulty about winning especially after Kepent the one supposed t be able to give him a hard race was away poorly and showed an inclination to run out outA A hasty exodus will come tomorrow after the close of the meeting by the contingents bound for New Orleans and Hot Springs The Crescent city delegation will be particularly extensive and will require many extra cars carsThe The mystery surrounding the filly Mala F that vjfeVd at Xew Orleans and here has been cleared up The name Mala F has been claimed and allowed by the registrar of the Stud IJook at New Voik for the filly by Plaudit Malrnla and a filly under that pedigree has raced at the Fair Grounds and here It develops that the filly that is here is by Plaudit Grace Note and the filly dam Mahala is in John Pauls stable at Louisville Both fillies were sold by Treacy Walker at Lexington last fall
