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SPRINTERS DOMINATE CARD Charles J., Scores Third Straight Victory at Shreveport. Apprentice Willie Page Astride Penprase and Padgett Horse Taddy Bane Surprise Winner. SHREVEPORT, La., Nov. 17. Sprinters dominated the eight-race program presented by the State Jockey Club "at the Fair Grounds course here this afternoon, with the Ladies Day Purse, serving as the fifth and principal race on the bill. Charles "J., racing in the interests of Penprase and Padgett, and ridden by apprentice Willie Page, kept his local record unblemished by taking down his third straight victory in easy fashion. Elect Jessie finished second and Miss Harmful was third at the completion of the six and a half furlongs. Taken under snug restraint during the early stages, while Elect Jessie and Miss Harmful engaged in a duel for the right to set the pace, Charles J. moved up rapidly after going a half-mile and did not experience any difficulty in overtaking Elect Jessie on the far turn. Once in front, the son of Bunting Mask-elinda rapidly drew away from his opposition and held an advantage of three lengths at the end. Eight went postward for the Ladies Day Purse and one of the largest week-day attendances of the current season was on hand to view the sport. FORMFUL RACING. Close finishes resulting from some stretch duels, enlivened the sport to some extent and formful racing resulted in the majority of instances. Charles J. was strongly supported by the speculatively-inclined patrons and was installed an odds-on choice in the betting. Taddy Bane carried the green and white silks of W. A. Mikel to a driving victory in another sprint at three-quarters of a mile, defeating Lillian C. by a length and a half and Ancient Times was third. Rated close to the leaders from the outset, Taddy Bane responded quickly to the bidding of her rider and drew into the lead, but required some shaking up in the late stages to retain her advantage. Displaying a good burst of early speed, Lous Prince, a four-year-old gelding from the stable of Lane and Gilchrist, graduated from the ranks of non-winners in the opener, a dash of about five furlongs, in which a field of eight competed. Contribute finished second, two and a half lengths behind the winner, while third money was garnered by Sioux Chief. Alertly handled by jockey Paul Keiper, Lous Prince drew into a commanding lead as the field rounded the first turn and, saving ground thereafter while setting the pace, never left the result in doubt. KAI-FINN SCORES. Flashing his best form, the veteran sprinter; Kai-Finn, accounted for the major portion of the purse in the second event, another at about five furlongs, and enabled apprentice Paul Keiper to score a double victory. Flo Raffles was second and Apro-nette was third to reach the finish line. Apprentice Steve Brooks, a native of Cul-bertson, Neb., piloted the first winner of his saddle career in the third race, when he guided C. Griffiths Coventry Cap to a hard-earned decision in the six furlongs dash. Red Colonel was second and Tadcaster third. The youngster handled his mount in capable fashion, sending him into the lead in the last furlong, and scored by the decisive margin of one length. Goforth and Red Colonel had alternated at setting the pace for five furlongs of the trip. The winner was an outsider in the betting and paid 1 for straight wagers. The superb horsemanship of jockey Lyle Whiting was largely instrumental in the success of Mrs. E. Butlers Ogee in the fourth contest of the day, which was decided over a distance of six and a half furlongs and brought out a capacity field of ten participants. Azabache was second and Crabtree came from away back to be third at the conclusion of the trip. Ogee forced Azabache to set a stiff pace during the first five furlongs of the journey, then went past the leader on the last turn to forge to the front, and remained there to the end. The winner was well supported in the wagering and returned .80 for straight bets in the mutuels.
