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Show "PLED OFF TRACK FOR SHADY DOINGS LOS ANGELES. Cat, March 1L 'J. T. Strlte ruled off the track and the firm of Johnson A Dodson suspended Indefinitely," Indefinite-ly," was the ruling of the judges at Ascot yesterday, which furnished considerable - comment, but not much surprise as far as Strite Is concerned. The offense of which the three turfmen, according to the Judges, are guilty Is "collusion In a sell- lng race and a division of the run-up "money," and the speclflo case for which they suffered this extreme penalty was the bidding up of the winner of the fifth race Wednesday. Grail won the race, and Discus, owned by Johnson Dodson, was second. Strlte ran Grail up from $500, her entered price, to 21000, and she was retained re-tained by her owner by tne usual $ Increase In-crease over- the last bid. Johnson and Dodson, ' therefore, came In for half of the run money, vis, $350. Strlte has bid up many horses during the present meeting meet-ing at Ascot. In several Instances where he had no horse in the race. The Judges " were suspicious when the $260 was- paid to Johnson. A detective was upon his heers. Johnson met Strlte and paid him 1125 In gold as his share of the runup run-up money that went to the owner of Discus. A steady rain throughout th afternoon caused a shaklr.B v.p of favorites, only one favorite winning and liberal priced horses won the other five. Summary: First race, six furlongs, purse Evermore Ever-more won, Innsbruck second. Fits Stock-well Stock-well third. Time, 1:17H- Second race, three-year-olds, mile and a sixteenth Durbar won, Mistletlde second. sec-ond. Eli third. Tlmel:49H. Third race, maiden two-year-olds, three and a half furlongs HUona won, Binisado second. R. T. Johnson third. Time, 4354 seconds. : Fourth race, six furlongs Foncasta won, Eda D. second, Carrolton third. Time. 1:17. Fifth race, Slauson course Metlakata won. Nanon second, Maresa third. Time, 1:11H. Sixth race, one mile McGrathlana Prince , won. . Silver Flzi second, Tabor third; Time. 1:44. |