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Show " The Races. The races on Satur.day were nolas good as they wcio on the previous day. Althoug the price of admission was reduced re-duced to tweirty live cents there was not much dlffeiencc In the attendance. The tlrst race, free for all trot and pace, Nigger uoy won, time i!:'JS. The match race between Raymond C. jitid Michael M. was won by the former In two straight heats time 2:31. The 8 mile dash running race, horses enlcied were Chappie, Little Pull, Saxby and Senator Dubois. The puiic and race was given to Little Phil, to the dissatisfaction of many picscnt even to some of the judges, but the decision was given according to the rules- of racing. Tho dissatisfaction dissatis-faction aiose pver the horse Senator bolting the track when lis was on the lead coming down the home stietch. An opening was left In tho fence upon the inside of the tiack and the animal ani-mal bolted through the opening giving giv-ing the race to Little Phil. There were clicumstances connected with race to make It look somewhat suspicious, but nothing definite could be ascertained. ascer-tained. Trickery and Jobbery must be kept out of our horse racing, if not, conlldcncc will be lost as it is In many of the larger places. In this Instance all was done that could be under the circumstances. " |