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Show MOHARIB WINS THE KANSAS CITY DERBY J. "W. Schools Colt Beats a Pield of ClevoT Startera at Elm Ridge Track. v KANSAS CITT, April SO. The running run-ning meet at Elm Ridge track was inaugurated today under tho most favorable- conditions. The weather was beautiful, tho track fast and the crowd the greatest that ever attended an outdoor affair In Kansas City. This being the first authorized racing meet ever held here, the event today was made a social affair. The Kansas City Derby, valued at 55000 for three-year-olds at a mile and a quarter, quar-ter, was the feature. There were eight horses in the race, H. T. Griffln'y Bill Curtis, M. J. Daly's Judge, Garnett Ferguson's Fer-guson's Military Man, Bough and Tumble Tum-ble and Gus Strauss, both Ed Corrl-gan'a Corrl-gan'a entries; J. "W. Schorr's Moharib; Bombardier, owned by Ed Skinner, and who won the California Derby, and Boots and Hollenbeck's Foremaster. Bill Curtis was the favorite with Moharib second, and Judge and Military Man ivere on even terms for third choice. Richard Dwyer was rtarter. First race, five furlongs, three-year-olds and upward, purse Skillful won. McGee second, Choix D'Or third. Time. 1:01. Second race, four furlongs, purse, maiden two-year-olds Kcno won. La Londa second, Gleeman third. Time, 51 seconds. Third, race, six furlongs Farmer Jim won. Alma Dufour second, Tryon third. Time. 1:15. Fourth race, one and one-fourth miles, the Kansas City Derby, three-year-olds. 55000 added Moharib, 114 (Lyne), 6 to 5, won; Military Man ,114 (McCon-nell). (McCon-nell). 12 to 1. second, Bill Curtis, 111 (AVondcrly), G to 5. third. Time, 2:10. .Judge and Bombardier also ran; only five starters. ii'th race, four and one-half furlongs, fur-longs, selling Miss Deuce won, Huxle second. Brown Study third. Time, C0V4 second o. Sixth race, one mile Sweet Tone won. Rough and Tumble second, Golden Mineral Min-eral third, Time, 1:42. |