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WASHINGTON PARK NOTES When John Fontaine rode Fair Prospect at Washington Parlc here Tuesday it marked his first public appearance Fon ¬ taine piloted the threeyearold into third place which was no ordinary feat as the horse was a near 150 to 1 shot in the bet ¬ ting Fontaine comes from Rockford 111 and is under contract to C H Wilson He is nineteen years old oldInjuries Injuries forced several horses out of races on Wednesdays lean program Black Bess a scheduled starter in the first race wrenched a shoulder while galloping on the track after the last race Tuesday Range Boss was too lame to pass the track vet ¬ erinarians inspection and filling developed is one of Manager Bills legs legsThe The threeyearold Eastern Ruler recently blistered by Dr McKillip and the veteran mare Interior both owned by the Amalga ¬ mated Stable were sent to the farm of P P Flaherty near Barrington 111 where the former will be turned out and the latter retired for breeding purposes purposesJockey Jockey C Hooper a recent arrival from Detroit with the NixMorgan stable filled his first engagement here when he piloted Stall Man in the seventh race Wednesday WednesdayRoss Ross Holman sixteenyearold Oregon 111 youth under engagement to E B Car ¬ penter was up on Well Built a starter in the second race here Wednesday and it was Holmans first test in colors He is re ¬ garded as a good prospect
