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TOPCOATS SEEN AT OMAHA OMAHAFive Five Thousand at AkSarBen Field FieldDespite Despite Cool Weather Aged AgedRoyal Royal Purchase Earns Purse OMAHA Neb June 5 A crowd of over 5000 turned out at AkSarBen field Satur ¬ day afternoon to witness eight races run over a heavy track Snow having fallen in western Nebraska last night the weather was quite cool in the vicinity of Omaha to ¬ day and many of the patrons were decked in topcoats something seldom seen on the local tracks tracksThe The fields were small and the smallest field of the day went to the post in the Ak SarBen Princess Handicap But five were entered enteredJockey Jockey Eddie DePrang one of the better riders performing here piloted the winner of the first race in Royal Purchase a seven yearold mare Royal Purchase made a show of her opposition going to the front at once and leading all the way to win by eight lengths Jockey M Terry a recent arrival from Chicago had the favored Star Cluster in all sorts of trouble and that filly could do no better than be third Lucille H was second secondA A number of useful horses arrived from Washington Park Chicago Saturday morn ¬ ing They came in charge of trainer C R Parker and will race for the Peacock Stable In the lot were Air Line Chilkat First Time My Chickadee Miss Stroller and Some Scout
