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Show SAMUELSON-DOWNING RACE. Match Sprint Contest, French Style, on Labor Day. Samuelson will ride Hardy Downing a one-mile match sprint raco. French style, on Labor day, as originally announced. The challenge was mado by SamucUon somo tlmo ago after his defeat by Downing Down-ing In a half-mllo match sprint race. Slnco then Sam has turned rather stale, Downing has Improved and early last week Sam made tho request that the raco bo changed from an.unpaced to a paced race. This Downing refused to consent to, and for a time It looked oa If tho match would not occur. Yeaterdny Sam and Hardy got tholr heads tocether and Sam offered to rldo the match race, French style, provided that Hardy, If tho victor, would glvo him a return match with pacemakers. This Downing agreed to do, nnd consequently tho match raco will bo held on Labor day, ns originally announced. |