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UNCONSIDERED H C BASCH A WINNER ERIE Pa May 20 Closing steadily in the last quarter II C Basch scored a comparatively easy victory in the Erie Herald Purse the feature of the card at Exposition Park this afternoon This victory was somewhat unexpected and lie returned the largest dividend of tiic day As the field was rounding the stretch turn Lady Stella on which jockey McCorkle had the mount crossed her legs and fell while racing in a front position Winall fell over Lady Stella but jockey Howard escaped unhurt McCorkle suffered a cut nose and minor bruises Anna Star stumbled and unseated jockey W Hinphy at practically tho same spot during the running of the last race but he also escaped injury injuryTho Tho opening race was productive of the best fin ¬ ish of the day in which Martha Gray just got up to win by a nose The remaining winners scored witli considerable to spare spareDespite Despite the cool chilly weather a good niitl weekday crowd was in attendance attendanceTrainer Trainer E J Hiitton today shipped the C L Whiting string of eight head to Montreal A spe ¬ cial train with about 100 head will leave here for Coiuieaiit Lake Park tomorrow night Another special has been arranged for Saturday night Rac ¬ ing will commence at the lake course on Monday MondayBlair Blair Mock lost Emma J via the claiming route Wednesday L A Broaddus taking her for 100 100N N K Moody represented by Madrid in the fif tii race Wednesday claimed Jcllison from O L Foster for 900 900Jockey Jockey Winnns for disobedience while at the post in the sixth race was suspended by Starter Murray for two days For tho same reason Jockey Eddie Smith was not permitted to rido Wednesday WednesdayL L A Broaddus who lias a stable of twelve head is destined for Omaha Neb The majority of the other stables which took part at this meeting will ship to Conneaut Lake Park Pa where a tenday meeting will open o Monday Memorial pay
