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DE PRANG CONTINUES TO WIN Omahas Leading Rider Scores in inFirst First Race Decoration Day DayWith With Goldie Gray OMAHA Neb May 31 Omaha sports lovers thronged AkSarBen Field on Me ¬ morial Day to view the running of an eight race card The pleasant weather that pre ¬ vailed came as a relief following the recent hot wave and the majority of male patrons donned coats for the first time during the season seasonTo To date the Omaha meeting has been going over big despite the shortage of horses For the first three days the pari mutuel handle showed an increase of about 20 per cent over that of last season and it was thought the play would increase when more horses which are reported to be en route arrived on the grounds groundsEddie Eddie DePrang leading rider at the meet ¬ ing continued his good work by piloting the winner of the first race on the holiday The boy was astride Goldie Gray an outsider in the Nebraskabred affair and piloted that daughter of Tangara to a six lengths victory Goldie Gray paid 2660
