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CRISTATE SCORES IN FEATURE e Mrs. James Chesneys Colors Triumph at Oaklawn Park. Merry Peggy Pays Almost as Much to rlace as to Win Second Maiden Race. HOT SPRINGS. Ark., April 1. Under the guidance of Reggie Cooper, Mrs. James Chesneys Cristate, which was coupled with Professor Paul, came from behind to account for the fourth and best race on the card. Miss Premier, a track recordholdcr, finished second, and third money went to Teddy Haslam, owned by Dr. C. N. Mooney. Professor Paul, the other part of the Mrs. Chesney entry, finished in fourth place. Miss Premier showed speed from the break and set a sizzling pace, with Aunt Myrtle in second place and Cristate racing third. After a half mile Cristate moved into second place and began the task of overcoming the pacemaker. Stride by stride Cristate reduced the margin separating him from the leader, but it was not until the last seventy yards that the five-year-old gelded son of Chicle Panache succeeded in drawing into the lead. Once in front. Cristate never was in danger and won by the margin of a neck in a driving finish. Due to the previous winning effort of Professor Paul, the entry of Mrs. Chesney was Installed the betting choice and returned .70 for tickets. RECORD BREAKERS MEET. Three track record breakers met in the fourth and feature race on this afternoons program, which was among the most attractive of the current season and brought out one of the largest crowds of the meeting. Though unnamed, the contest, at a mile and a sixteenth, was worthy of the best offering of the session, which began March 1 and will terminate" with the running of the Arkansas Derby as the feature attraction of the closing program Saturday. Seven of the best performers on the grounds went postward for the mile and a sixteenth test, and the race resulted in an interesting affair. Professor Paul, winner of his most recent start, was among the competitors in the route contest, which contained Just Frank, Miss Premier and Aunt Myrtle, all record smashers during the Hot Springs meeting. Serving as the secondary feature, maiden two-year-old fillies met in the second race of the day and provided some keen competition to keep the spectators on edge. Clear and warm weather made its return to Hot Springs and a large and jubilant crowd was on hand to view the running of the eight-race program, of which all had the claiming clause attached except the second and fourth races. FREAK MUTTJELS. One of the freak mutuels of the meeting occurred in the first race, when Merry Peggy, an outsider in the betting, defeated Atina by a length. Sweeping Dame finished in third place. Supporters of the chestnut daughter of Mirafel were surprised when th pay-off was 1.80 for straight bets and 1.60 for place wagers. Sweeping Dame was rushed into the lead soon after the break, but was incapable of holding her advantage when Merry Peggy moved up on the inside after the first quarter and took command. After forging to the front, Merry Peggy was never in danger of being overtaken, though Atina was closing In fast during the stretch drive. Showing a fine burst of speed, Aces Wild was rushed into the lead soon after tho break and proved much the best of the seven juveniles that engaged in the four and a half furlongs dash for maidens that was offered second on the program. Romaine finished second, four lengths behind the winner, while Grey Lassie accounted for the show end of the purse. Squawker scored her third victory in a row in the third race when she showed the way to a good field of sprinters. Red Go finished second and Brilliant Stone was third. Under a hustling ride from Willie L. John-son, the daughter of Macaw was rushed into a good lead, continued in game fashion and held a margin of two lengths over Red Go at the conclusion of the dash. Despite two previous winning races Squawker paid 1.00 for investments in the mutuels.
