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Show NOTES REGARDING HORSES AND MEN Entries for the Kentucky Futurity close tomorrow A Newark. N. J., road driver has named his horse Izarus, because, as he says, Vbe sleepeth." I (Tad (lit 'on to bis runners. J. B. H.tggin has quite a lare eollectlrm of trotiing brood inaras at Ms Kentucky stock fam. " Nearlv all of the prominent owners who have been racing in California will send th"ir horses eat as soon as the season Closes1- ihre. The match-making season Is rampant njraln moonn horsemen In New "ork. There Is much hot air, but few cold dollars dol-lars are involved. Thomas W. 'Lawson' will- shortly enter the Us; of nnted camraiRners of ninnlnR horses, but w'll not necessarily abandon the trotting turf. Cresceus Is now u mom'y-snakms server of brood mares for h's owner. George W. Ketcha-n. The champion trotter is sound and in the beet of condition. The two-in-three system will be a winner win-ner this year, notwithstanding eld-time usages. Races on the trottlnu turf to become be-come iopuliir must be quickened. Sh&mrock Mast Is Stepped. GLASGOW, Mrch 19. The mast of the Shamrock III. was successfully stepped today. It measures 148 feet from deck to truck. Favorites Fared Badly. SAN FRAXCISCO. March 19.-The going: go-ing: at Oakland was heavy yesterday," but the weatlier was fine. Favorites again fared badly. The defeat of (loldone in the mile and a quarter rarp was (specially costly. He was a heavlly-plH.ved favorite and after leading- the greater part of the way, was beaten 'by Orlana, an 8 to 1 chance. Tower of Candles receded from 1 to 2 to 9 to in the last race, but sprung up again on her field and won from Sweet Tooth and Muresojt. r.esulta: First race, seven furlones, sellin Dag-mar Dag-mar won. Legal Maxim second. Mission third. Time. 1:3ft. Second race, five and a half furlongs, selling Mildred Sehults won, Doublet second, sec-ond, Hippona third. Time, 1:(4. Third race, six and a half furlongs, sellingStunts sell-ingStunts won. Modicum second, J. H. Kennett third. Time. l:2;t4. Fourth race, mile and a quarter, selling Orlana won, GolUone second. Tufts third. Time. 2:1st. Fifth race, mile and fifty yards, selling Antolee won, Meehanua second, Barkjiite third. Time. 1:464. Sixth race, six furlongs, selling Tower of Candles won. Sweet Tooth second, Mu-resca Mu-resca third. Time, 1:1. |