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MOBILES GENEROSITY ♦ Support Racing Under the Most Adverse Conditions. ♦ Meeting Ending Today a Financial Loss — Favorites to the Fore Friday. • MOBILE, Ala., April 2.— That the business Interests of Mobile and the lovers of thoroughbred contests are genuinely desirous of maintaining a race meeting here annually is made only too patent by the generous support accorded the sport here under the most adverse conditions. With the absence of facilities for the conduct of racing on a high plane, and fully aware of the discomfort a trip to the Fair Grounds would entail, the sport loving populace here showed an utter disregard of the drawbacks and came in large crowds, regardless of severe weather and knowledge that they would come in for a thorough wotting that would at least be ruinous to their wearing apparel. The interest manifested in the sport was also of the wholesome variety. Talk of a mile track has not abated : if anything, the clamor for a modern racing course has gained volume. This too, in spite of the fact that the present mooting could be termed anything but successful ; in fact. it has been a loser financially. Primarily, the bad weather that has resulted in mud lacing for the entire meeting and prevented the better grade of horses that came here to, be seen under colors, the volume of TT;t1r has been light. JIl MtllVI. HOIinVY TODAY. The gamenoss of the management in the face of the less sustained and other draw-hacks is indicated by their announced intention of eight races for getaway day, and mayor G. K. Crawfords proclamation making tomorrow a municipal holiday, to enable the public spirited citizens of Mobile an op-IMirtunity to view the sport. More rain visited this section and, coming just before race time, it served to reduce the attendance considerably. Mud racing continued, but the program was an improvement on many preceding oiks, although most of the starters had performed here frequently. The SWOOSH of favorites continued, most of the choices winning their respective rac. s. Several of the finishes were close and exciting, but most of the victors scored impressively. The outstanding race was the fifth, in which five good ones met. and it resulted in victory for Glib, which defeated Chick In. This pair wore the leaders for the entire journey. Glib taking command after going half a mile and holding Chick Up safe to the finish, though forced out near tie- end. Miss Maggie, beginning fast, raced prominently all the way. Gettysburg again showed a dislike for the going and was hampert d by the short turns. Itepresontativ. ■ of W. A. Baumgartners stable. Viennese and Richelieu, scored a double during the at"te*rne»on. Both were ridden by CL Sanch. v.. an apprentice. They registered their successes hanelily. Both wore f.i orttoa. R. Cochran, who rode Eocca in the first race, came under judicial ban as a result of tlie ride he gave the horse. He was taken off all his mounts for the afternoon, and also informed to cancel all rieling engagements he might have made for tomorrow. •
