Favorites In Temporary Eclipse.: First Peep Only First Choice to Score at Jacksonville--Fine Outlook for Churchill Downs., Daily Racing Form, 1910-02-24

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FAVORITES IN TEMPORARY ECLIPSE ECLIPSEFirst First Peep Only First Choice to Score at Jacksonville Fine Outlook for Churchill Downs Jacksonville Fin February 2 First Peep paved favorite followers from a Waterloo at Moiureif this afternoon A majority of the other races however were won by second choices and it is doubtful if the layers got an equal break with the players on the afternoons transactions There were some silly plunges notably on Universe and Moncrief both of which were supjiorled almost to the exclusion of the others in their respective races The racing was over a slow track1 that was deep in spots and the change in the going was probably responsible In a measure for the failure of some of the favorites to win Jockeys Obert and J Henry each piloted two winners winnersThe The feature race of the card a condition affair at six furlongs found that useful colt T M Green the winner This race was marked by an extremely fast pace which John Griflin II forced for live furlongs From a time standpoint it stood out by itself The slow track it was llguved would give John Gritlin II an advantage that would enable him to win He led his company until well into the stretch after going the first half in 47 hut at the end he succumbed to T M Green which beat him half a length David Dunlops handsome Ornns colt Master John galloped off with the purse In the twoyearold race which he won 1 y live lengths after leading through ¬ out It is thought that this colt can beat any two yearold here over a heavy track trackT T II Stevens and John Shields are due to arrive from Tampa tomorrow They will bring all of their horses and will linisli the season at Moncreif Park ParkLyman Lyman Davis who has been soliciting entries of the horsemen for the stakes to be run at Louisville and Empire City is meeting with great success and indications are that both tracks will have the best meetings in their histories A number of eastern horsemen contemplate shipping from here to Churchill Downs at the conclusion of the present meeting Weights meetingWeights for the Ponce da Leon Handicap 1500 guaranteed for threeyearolds distance one mile to IK run the coining Saturday are as follows Horse HorseSager Sager Polls Fauntleroy Pulka Dixie Knight Carroll Lothario Anavri Captain Swauson Bob Co Indian Maid Fulfill Grandisslmo Martinez Crossover Vreeland Harvey F Abrasion Alfred the Great Adalla Horse HorseStarover Starover Mazarin Amanda Lee Ten Paces Hedgojtow Calash Sou Lottie Darr Autumn Girl Queens Song Frank Campbell Kulalia May Dress Parade II IIBrevite Brevite Tom ODonnell Cindy St Regis Miss Sly Dave Nicholson


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