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LARGE FIELDS AT OMAHA Ladies Day Helps Swell Attend ¬ ance at AkSarBen Field Winners Pay Good Odds OMAHA Neb June 8 Large and well balanced fields took pact in the majority of the races run off at AkSarBen Field today and most of the winners paid liberal odds This was ladies day and the feminine fans were present in large numbers Lemon Seth was winner of the fourth race which attracted the best field of the earlier dashes He was the favorite and justified the confidence of his backers by scoring in handy style styleEnd End Man which appeared a trifle over ¬ weight in parade set the pace with the ultimate winner in close attendance When the stretch was reached End Man tired and Lemon Seth took a lead which he held to the end Canny Lady raced to second place while Slippery Smile was third thirdThe The AkSarBen Queens Plate which car ¬ ries a value of 1500 will be decided tomor ¬ row Eighteen horses have been entered and a dozen are expected to start with Lord Julian J W Marchbanks crack threeyear old carrying top weight of 111 pounds poundsDicks Dicks Seth made a runaway affair of the opening dash He took command at the rise of the barrier and never left the result in doubt having a margin of a length and a half at the end Dan Hogan ran his best race in many months to take second place and Lady Flapper a field horse fin ¬ ished third thirdBlack Black Friday after being scratched many times was finally sent to the post and he came through in fine style He was with the leaders from the start and when they weakened drew away into a long lead which Maimonides try as he might could not overcome Maimonides was going fast at the finish and easily took second place while Ladie Broadwater was third Jockey F Taylor contract rider for the Chula Vista Stable was sent here by owner Anderson of that establishment to gain experience and had his first mount of the meeting on the winner winnerA A thrilling stretch duel came with the run ¬ ning of the third race when Good Hope and Brown Trout raced past the finish line on even terms after a hard stretch battle with the latter getting the decision Both were prominent from the start and it was un ¬ fortunate that Good Hope should have been beaten as he had a good lead turning for home but AVest allowed him to loaf and Brown Trout passed him Good Hope was the stronger at the end and would have been victorious in another stride
