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NUMEROUSTEXASUPSETS Ridgeview, Coya and Earth Shaker Win at Long Prices. Coyas Victory Outstanding Surprise of Day at Arlington Downs No Feature on Card. ARLINGTON, Texas, April 12. Benefited by a drop in temperature and a strong north wind that drove the dust clouds southward, conditions for the fourteenth day of the Arlington Downs spring meeting were greatly improved here this afternoon. The favorable weather, although light wraps were necessary was responsible for another large crowd that rivalled the greatest week-day gathering of the meeting. For the first time since the meeting opened there was no feature carded, the eight races being given over to performers from the claiming ranks. What was lacking in quality "was made up for in quantity, a majority of the events attracting near limit fields. However, the horses provided spirited racing, many of the finishes being exceptionally close. One of the most thrilling came with the Ringside Club Claiming Purse, the best race. This resulted in another of the many surprises when S. Fried-leins Cuban-owned Coya lasted to beat the Lone Star Stables Dorothy B. by half a length. The latter held the same advantage over Mrs. A; R. Smiths Lord Tournament, which weakened fast after showing the way to the final furlong. Ten raced over the Waggoner course distance and bad racing luck probably prevented Dorothy B. from carrying off winning honors. She was shuffled back to last position on the far turn, and" Sidney Hebert was forced to send her outside to improve her position. During the first half mile, Lord Tournament, Playing On and Heavy Sugar showed the way to the others, but after reaching the final three-sixteenths, Coya moved into third place to wrest the lead from the fal- Continued on thirteenth page. NUMEROUSTEXASUPSETS Continued from first page. tering Lord Tournament soon afterwards After attaining a clear lead, Coya also tired, with Dorothy B. wearing her down near the finish. Detroit-owned Minnie Greenock, which raced under the Odessa Farm colors, was an easy winner over Airy Heiress, Out Put and eight other maiden two-year-olds that met at four furlongs for the introductory dash. After being allowed to bear over sharply when reaching the lead at the far turn, the winner, a daughter of Greenock and Prolific, increased her advantage to four lengths at the end of three-eighths, and J. Wagner had her under a firm hold when she reached the finish, three lengths before Airy Heiress, which enjoyed the same advantage over Out Put. The latter forced forward through the middle of the field to IeadTopeka by three lengths at the end. The winner ran the dash in the good time of and within a fifth of a second of the track record. Poor judgment on the part of R. Creese was responsible for the defeat of the heavily supported Overshoes, which finished second to Winfree Brothers Fire Star at the end of the Waggoner course sprint that served as the second race. Eskimo was third. After hustling Overshoes into a good lead in the opening three-sixteenths, R. Creese kept the Kai-Sang gelding under a strong drive and he had nothing left when Fire Star charged by him nearing the end. Forced to race around his field in reaching contention, Eskimo finished strong to be a head back of Overshoes and a length before the tiring Eternal Flash at the close. With the exception of Myturn, which quit badly after holding third place for nearly three-eighths; the others were never factors. Eleven Texas-owned platers met at a mile anJ a sixteenth for the third race and this resulted in a popular score when Tiswild carried ,tjhe San Antonio-owned Apache Stable silks to victory. Indian Boy was second and Owen, a fielder, third. Ridden by F. A. Smith and hustled through the field to reach the lead, Tiswild drew away to a big advantage, which he maintained to the final furlong, where Indian Boy offered his belated " challenge. The finish found the winner three parts of a length before Indian Boy, which led Owen by three lengths for second. Minnequa was eased up when she went amiss nearing the final three-quarters. The fourth race, also over the Waggoner course, was productive of another close finish and a big surprise when the aging Ridge-view headed Frost Bite at the close. The latter was a nose before Flashing Thru, which tired after leading the field of eleven, tp the last stages. Well up from the start and allowed to bear out throughout, Ridge-view charged down on the outside of her 1 field to beat the tiring leaders. With the exception of Need, which tired after enjoying a prominent position the greater part of the sprint, the others were never factors. Kyso, co-favorte with Frost Bite, was far back throughout.
