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INITIAL RIVERSIDE PROGRAM First Race of Meeting Falls to Fa ¬ vored St Mica Big Crowd Watches Handicap KANSAS CITY Mo May 28 Ideal weather conditions prevailed for the opening at Riverside Park and an exceptionally large crowd turned out to witness the opening card which consisted of eight wellbalanced races with the fifth the Muehlebach Hotel Handicap the principal offering This fea ¬ ture at six furlongs attracted a small but wellmatched field of sprinters with Forced Landing from the R Jewett stable being installed the overnight choice choiceWell Well ridden by apprentice R L Vedder St Mica the favorite was returned an easy winner of the initial race when she lead home Lady Laura and ten others that op ¬ posed her over the Futurity course Five lengths back of the winner came Lady Laura which easily held second place safe 051 rtw i
