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i CHAGRIN FALLS LAST DAY Public Sentiment Against Cheaper CheaperGrade Grade of Racing So Sleeting SleetingWill Will End This Afternoon CHAGRIN FALLS Ohio May 26 An ¬ nouncement was made today by general manager F McGinty that the Chagrin Falls meeting would close with tomorrows racing This is following the trend of public senti ¬ ment for higher class thoroughbred racing in Cleveland The close of this meeting marks i the end of the sport on halfmile trades in this vicinity vicinityManager Manager S N Holman of the Maple Heights track also announced that the sec ¬ j ond meeting at Maple Heights would be held 1 j from July 15 to July 29 thirteen days This i j vill insure a better class of horses as racing i in Kentucky will be over at that time This meeting will conclude the racing for the year in Cleveland ClevelandClosing Closing fast through the stretch Forest Queen took the measure of some fast sprint ¬ ers in the sixth race which attracted the best i field of the card at Chagrin Fall this after j noon nooni 1 i Hopover and Beeswaw scored only by the i J narrowest of margins but the remaining win j ners had considerable to spare at the end but the overhead conditions were favorable and the attendance of midweek day propor ¬ tions tionsFollowing Following a protest by R Scully the owners of Neg and Louie Lou were deprived of the portions of the purse won in the fifth race Both horses were found to have failed to carry their proper weight As a result Horace Lcrch which finished fourth got second money and Olive James third thirdWith With her coat turned almost black but her mane and tail still a bleached bay m color the mare with which an attempt was made j to run as Claremeter a chestnut at Maple Heights last fall is residing at Chagrin Falls in care of J Didham track superintend ¬ ent of the Heights course There is now little doubt but the ringer is Ogden Girl GirlL L G Pearce today purchased the filly Canny Lady at private sale saleEugene Eugene Lutz will ship his string from here tc DufTerin Park Toronto Jockey E Moore a promising rider will accompany the stable and he will also ride at the Thorncliffe meet ¬ ing ingEdward Edward Pohlman one of the leading spirits in the tenday meeting which opens at Erie Pa June 7 was a visitor here today
