Show THE rURF Rascality of the Alleged Sports in San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO April 29 Marjorie Mar-jorie the speedy Iroquois filly who appeared ap-peared to have the last race on the card at her mercy was scratched at the last minute yesterday because she wheezed in her preliminary gallop In her preliminary gallop the filly breathed in a strange and altogether unusual manner Frank Phillips the owner of Marjorie who is also a very careful observer promptly reported the matter to the judges and the filly was excused from the race and twenty minutes allowed for a new book A veterinary after considerable time discovered dis-covered a sponge stuck in her nostrils which explained the peculiar breathing of the filly when she was galloped through the stretch This discovery unearthed the most modern method of deadening a horse and one that has doubtless been practiced in California for some time The impression prevailed pre-vailed that Decision was doped in her last race She ran well for a little way but stopped to almost a walk near the finish The mare has been sick ever since the race The veterinary veterin-ary made an examination of Decision and discovered a sponge in her nostril alsoThe The board of stewards is now engaged en-gaged in making an investigation of this latest scandal and it will go hard with the culprit if he is found out |