Show I I PONIES RUN IN RAIN AND SNOW Outsiders Split Money With Favorites by Winning i Half the Races I II IRain I Rain snow and a muddy mudd track greeted I Ithe the degree horse race fans and also the ponies at the fair grounds yesterday but In spite of the conditions a good card of races were pulled off offIt offIt It lt was a day In which the long shots broke even with favorites and as a re rc result result sult suit the talent went down the line on three events where wh re they thought they had hada a cinch Sir Brillar was the biggest sur surprise surprise surprise prise of the day Going slow at 8 to 1 he did not look good to the form play players players ers era but evidently the mud was to his liking It was In the fifth race that Bril I lar bar led ld the field from the barrier and headed In home a winner over r Brillar was coming strong at the wire I while was fast tiring as a re result reI I suIt sult of a gruelling race Western who I was a strong favorite and who was looked upon as a strong was never neer in inthe Inthe inthe the running finishing in the ruck Valencia a 5 to 1 shot upset the talent again In the sixth race He got away two lengths to the tho good on a jump at the barrec and was never neer headed The local runner Weldon was a strong favorite In this race but made a poor getaway Weldon Veldon ran a good race however and rounded the turn coming strong Down the stretch he picked up the flying Val Valencia Valencia encia and forced him to the wire but was unable to pick up the safe lead held by the winner Sam F made a good getaway in the three furlongs but In the stretch Port Mahone came up and after a hard sprint won at the wire The jockeys had a hard day da of It Not only did they have to contend with the mud but rain sleet and snow blowing in their faces made good riding a hard prop proposition proposition proposition A fair sized crowd attended the races and enough h interest was shown to convince Manager Murray that a few hours of sunshine Is all that Is needed to pack the stands See Bee form sheet for summary |