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Show FINE DAY BRINGS OUT LARGECROVD Four tornered Parse Race Proves Feature of the Afternoon. BY LEE DEMIEE. Fair track conditloni and beautiful waather ware responsible for tha large , crowd that mad thalr way to tha La- - (ood raca track yesterday. Toe main T' ' attraction on tha program wa tha four- ' cornered pane race between Starling , Marchznonet, Novgorod and Boeamo. The contort resulted in a moat exciting ' finish between Starling and Marchmonet ' wltB rTovgorod traninf In third. Sterling, the Texas bred chestnut colt by Leonid and Belle Rankin, always al-ways held Marcbmonet safe at all stages and it waa only a question how far the rolt could have won had he been pressed. The layers bandied a world of coin on the race and each of the Brat two had a large following. Marcbmonet, the choice, opened up at 1 to S and the sharpshootera loaded up the hookies at that price. Next in do-ma do-ma ml was Sterling and the Texas bunch headed by Owner Wade MVLemore forced the price down on the colt from Id to 5 to 3 to 1, at which price the market settled. The four speed marvela broke to a perfect atart when the barrier was released. re-leased. Man-hmonet and Sterling stepped to the front anil both raced nip and tuck until reaching the far turn, where Sterling took command and in a most exciting drive through the lane got up in plenty of time to get the verdict. Kighl levers lined up for a two-day cut-in and from a betting standpoint were kept busy all afternoon. The k:mui1 stand was well filled with the fair erx and when the winners passed uo il.'r I lie wire they cheered with their hearts' content. The big raring firm of Powell sV Parker furnished the winner of the day's opener in Veno Von. The chestnut chest-nut hllv hv The Irishmen waa quoted iu the betting at :i to 1 and won the confidence of her many backera by taking tak-ing the race in ban! drive front le-lena. le-lena. Lurile Manley, which was played into favoritism.' held Petite Osien safe for third nionev. Owing to Preen 'a good race of Wednesday the talent picked Owner , Hrownfl.jl'l ' horse to win the. second 'ss rsce and readily excepted S to 2 for their eoin. During the race Preen got lost in the shuffle snd the winner turned tip in Swagerlatsr. Rain est, whu-h came in for a big play at post tine, had no trouble in getting the pace from Valencia. Owner F. L. Harris and his following follow-ing won some solid amounta when Oreen Isle nosed out Aftermath in the third race. The latter had bad racing luck and ran a most sensational race ' when clear, and would have beaten the winner with an even direak. Koval rtnne got up in time to be third. - lavs Weber, quoted In the I tatting at t to I. won the tlftji race after a brush through the stretch with Court Lady. The well played Maesa atuck It out long rnnuah to be third from Bilayman. The talent and the eharpahootera were In high alee when Xahra. the even money i holes, walked away with the closing rae. Louise R. snd Electrowan had a tug of war for the piece. The former was the gamest st the end and tile latter took what was left of the purse. Yesterday's Beaulta. The aummsrv- Flrst race, selling. Ave and a half furlongs fur-longs Veno Von iJsnsen), I. even. 1 to I. first: Helena (Hopkins), 7. 1 to 1, I to I. second: Luclle Manley (Kederis), 1 to i. third. Time. 1: 4-. Bessie C. Osau-dene Osau-dene and Petite Olseau also ran. Second race, five and a half furlongs, selling Swagerlstor iWood), I. 3. even, first: 8alftst Rosen). I. 2 and i to 6, . second: Valencia tMortarlty), 10. 4 and 1 t. third. Time. 1:01 l-l. Burning Bush. Gene Wood. Rlmeta Hamilton, Irrigator, Alaxle. Byron and Preen also asn. Si-raiched. Bellflower snd Chief Pesmond. Third rsce, alx furlongs, selling Green Isle (Kederlsl. 4. to I. 4 to I. Arst; At-termsth At-termsth iBorel). t to 2. 2, even, second: Roval Stone I Rosen). 7 to 2. 7 to I. 7 to 1". third. TIIKnghast. Aba Slupskey and Cabin also ran. Fourth race, alx furlongs, nurse Sterling Ster-ling (f'avanaugh). IX to A, 1 to 20, out. , first: Mareho-iont (Wilson). 1 to t, out, out. second; Novgorod iRoaen), 8. S, out, third. Time. 1:14. Rosa-no also ran. fcrratrhed. (Mmmell, Fifth race, one mile. Belling Dave Weber (Rosen). 8. even. out. first: Court I.ady f Klrschhaum). !. 7 to IA. out, sec-V sec-V end. Mssea (Selden), out, third. Tims. 1:45. Green Bridge and Busy Man alao ran. Sixth race, alx furlongs, selling Eahra (Klrschhaum). t to 10, 1 to I, out. Arst; Ionise B igcMeal, 4. to I. ;to I see. end; Electrowsn (Murtmv. 4. 4 to 5, out. Third. Time. 1:15 1-5. Densen and Corlel alao ran. |