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ISEABISCUIT WINS HANDICAP i iHoward Howard Entry First and Second iri 10000 Added Bay Meadow Handicap Saturday 1 SAN MATEO Calif May 24 The power ful Seabiscuit won the Bay Meadows Hand ¬ icap at this Kyne track Saturday afternoon That was not news as it was almost a fore gone conclusion that the mighty son of Hard Tack would finish first but few thought that his stablemate Exhibit would race from behind to be second and that the How ¬ ard entry would pay 3 to place whereas they paid but 220 to win It was like Manna from Heaven for the many bridge jumpers who had backed the entry place and show to see Exhibit tear through the stretch and shut the other animals out of any chance in participating in the place pool while a long shot Watersplash got third money Seabiscuit was much the best and at no time did there seem to be any danger of his losing the purse Jockey Pollard rated him nicely and after following Boxthorn foe six furlongs went to the front and it was all over but the shouting The Howard horse is now ready for better company He will soon be shipped east to tackle sterner op ¬ position and the good wishes of every Call fornian will go with him himBill Bill Kynes Charity Day was a huge suc ¬ cess Sports lovers of the Bay District turned out in droves and at times it wasal most impossible to move in the stands So ¬ ciety was well represented in the Clubhouse and many parties were given General man ¬ ager Kyne was congratulated on all sides for his splendid gesture in turning the gate receipts CharityThe for the day over to Charity The Charity Day was instituted for the benefit of the building of the hospital for children for nurses in San Francisco both benefitting handsomely when about 20000 was realized for the occasion The total handle for the day was 343694 the largest of the current meeting
