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MOBILE RACING ATTRACTIVE Excellent Attendance Still Continues a Feature of the Meeting. Eastward Princess at a Long Price Furnishes a Sensation by Winning Her Race. MOBILE. All . March 15. — Int. resting ra fug w:i-again the Older this afternoon. The keen coulen-tirni in nil He dashes and the confident air in the l *-t tins pavilion was striking evidence of the good work ilono by jurist .1 . 1. Campbell in removing stispii ion from t lie -|mrt . It i- lionlilful if a MN wholesome iitmosphcro lias ever prevailed on a half Mile track than that here during the last two flays. Ih* banishment of jockeys Rominick ami Ryan anil the continued delving into other possible culprits in the Rising Roek. Fart Churchill. Panaman fiaseo has had a salutary effort and brought I realization 10 Would lie theaters that Campbell is poss— setl of haekhone and will instantly apply measures to correct evils and cause the banishment of offenders. Perfect weather again ruled ;nid ■ surprisingly large crowd was at the fair grounds to view the racing. The restored confidence in the integrity of the sport resulted in twenty layets again operating. despite the heavy loss sustained by most of them yesterday. There were no outstanding features, the entire card being given over to the moie lowly racers here, but the even speed of the starters caused spirited finishes, after they had run closely grouped in each dash during the early running. Several near falls, as a result of bane* stumbling, had the crowd on edge in several of the sprints. Luckily no mishaps resulted beyond lessening I lie chances of thirst- which happened to he the victim*. Fast time was again the order in many of the dashes. The skinning pro ess applied to the track being responsible for the improved records The veteran Murphy again figured in a sparkling performance, it being his third victory of the meeting. On this occasion it was his best, for he carried the steadying impost of 1M pounds and won 1 with consummate ease in :." Sl-, for the about five-eighths distance, it duplicated Ml pet formaticc of yesterday, when he carried milch less weight. San 1 Diego might have given him a harder race but for the Bart that he almost fell from stumbling when 1 he struck a bad spot in the track. Ace of Aco-Wlifc another to stumble badly in the race and it i-HUsed his elimination from contention .just when his 1 chalice* seemed the best. E. W. Moore furnished the beaten favorite in the opening race in his Chief Rarlhell. a first timer here. The Chief ran as if he might have been a 1 trifle short and possibly not fully recovered from Ma recent illness contracted on his arrival. The layers started off auspiciously acre as a i result of Ballynews victory, with Malvolio. another r neglected one. landing in second place. The Nashville turfman was more successful in i the second lace, for which Ma Mis- Emma .. titled favorite, she won easily from the eatslder, I.nhy Evelyn, with M.ibcl A. landing third. St. .Inst. Prim ess jmt and rest fought it out I hard in the tiiitd race and finished in that order. rest was favored here, l.ut St. .lust hail considerable attention. The concluding race brought the outstanding upset of the meeting when Eastward Princess won fiom I Dickie W. mid Obstinate Pic anil Stevenson, the favorites, showed well for part of the wav. but |ilit badly. Jockey "Skeets" earner, who was su-pendod for the lem. under of tne meeting, following the disqualification of CrCat several days ago. Was s given pci in is-. on loday to accept mounts during the tinal three days. lie won hie first mount with llallyncw in the opening race. Tiaiiier D. I annoti. acting for 7 Drumlieller. todhy s dd Porke.v V. t.. William Kaaallsai Cr.iyson. the only other member of the Drtimhel lag siring here, will be -cur to I -ington to join . the iataes sent there from New Orleans. — ♦
