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MOBILES GOOD RACING Best Attendance of the Week Well Rewarded Magician Scores His Third Con ¬ secutive Victory Assume Wins at Long Odds MOBILE Ala March 21 Magician car ¬ rying jockey Bell in the colors of S Jones scored his third victory in as many starts in Hie L Hammel Dry Goods Company Purse the feature of a good card for Saturdays rac ¬ ing at the Fair Grounds Financial liooster finished second to the son of Salvation Gray son the post favorite landed third The days feature was onesided in the stretch although replete with interest in the early running From a crowded start Grayson went to the front and opened up a lead which he maintained for threequarters of a mile Then Bell called on Magician and rushing into the lead he drew away to win in a canter Financial Ilooster finished gamely a head better than the badly tiring favorite Grayson GraysonFleer Fleer from P Heffernans stable after a couple of failures when racing as the favorite raced in widely different form in the fifth dash at about six and a half furlongs ami gained a close verdict from A N Akin and Tokalon March A head and a half length separated the three at the finish Fleer and A N Akin showed the most speed from the start no greater margin than a length sepa ¬ rating them for the entire race Ailliro raceit in third place and was three lengths before Tokalon March While rounding the last turn Tokalon March moved up swiftly and slip ¬ ping through next to the rail finished with a belated rush and just failed to overhaul the first two twoJ J Leonards nineyearold gelding Assume quoted as the outsider in the opening race won by a head from the early pacemaker Vansylvia C A Comiskey taking tiiird place Royal Dick was installed the choice but raced poorly under an indifferent ride by Doyle DoyleLAST LAST OIIIL BEATS FLIP FLIPLast Last Girl favored by a clear course in the first eighth was enabled to steal away into a winning lead in the second race at about fiveeighths Flip the favorite took second place while Sea Board outfinished Fast Trial for the short end of the purse purseAmelia Amelia S held in high esteem by form followers proved easily best in the third race at about six and a half furlongs The Win ¬ ters filly passed Pat Hampson and Miss Eai in the stretch to win going away Pat Hampson led to the strctcb but Amelia S ran away from him when called on Then he only bestfd Miss Em for second money by a head headGypsy Gypsy Light displayed a fleot set of heels in the largest field of the day in the closing race and won by three lengths from the favorite Amanda which finished in second place the same distance in front of Kingling II Gypsy Light never left the result in doubt tiking the lead shortly after the start and saving ground on the turns always hehT Amanda safe Old Kingling II finding ni opening next to the rail on the last turn took third place from the fast coming Marsu Jimmy Skooter well supported began well but while going around the first bend Jack ¬ son took her up and she was far back after ¬ ward wardGOOD GOOD WKATIIKU HEMS HEMSMobile Mobile weather the principal boast of the local association of commerce was provided for the afternoons sport and the largest crowd of the meeting turned out to witness it itAmong Among the visitors was Judge Xorman Jl Clark who earlier in the day handed down a decision favorable to the oralizcrs who were on trial for alleged violation of the state code through the marketing of odds upon the races here on opening day The judge view one of the contests from the stewards stand standMusito Musito which broke down in the running of the last race Friday was destroyed this morning morningThere There will he a sale of horses Thursday in the paddock Among those already listed ire the stables of William Woodard 11 Jones and J M Goode GoodeTwentythree Twentythree operators the largest num ¬ ber to draw in at this meeting were doing business in the oralizer hall today todayW W Grant acting for W J Potter of Mo ¬ bile has purchased Wireless from G C Denny on private terms termsJockey Jockey E Atkinson was suspended for three days by the stewards for rough riding in the second race raceWilliam William Hamilton will replace William Snyder as starter on Monday and will hoht the position for the remainder of tlie mce ing Snyder will be at the track under the terms of the agreement made when they ac ¬ cepted the work here
