The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-12-03
Jockey Griffin Carries off tie
Honors, Bringing in
Two Winners.
REVERSAL OF FORM OF ALICE IN
THE THIRD RACE CAUSE OF
COMMENT AND MAY RESULT IN
JOCKEY BEING CALLED UPON
TO EXPLAIN HIS PREVIOUS
RIDES ON THE ElLLY.

More favorable weather conditions
and Ladies' Day as an added attrac.
ton served to swell the attendance at
Kupfrian Park yesterday in a marked
degree, enc Of the big crowds OF
the meeting turning out. NATURALLY
with the increa. ed number OF spec
tators ON hand the betting end of the
game revived. The play while not
particularly heavy was steady enough,
20 keep the crews in the three books
fairly active.
A large number of the fair sex were
in evidence, backed the horse in each
race with the prettiest name and
added shrill squeals to the horse
shouts Of the men when the fields
punched up en- the stretch to turn IN
the drive hor,e. 1t was quite a day
for the park end very gratifying 20
the management
I Once rrcre the gentlemen riders
race ha6 ':e called off but TIE can
ce'laticn l that feature did not ma
terially detract from the interest in
the programme, the five races that
were decided being brim full Of ~ood
horses and each resulted in excellent
contests.
The Sc"-Heastern Passenger ASST
citation m: ,ers were guests of the
management, this alSo helping tc
swell the attendance and add to the
ga!ety of the occasion.
Alice's Form Reversal.
The startling reversal of form Of
Alice in the third race was the only
thing that marred the day. With A,
Burton up. who has ridden the Ally in
all her starts here, she just got in to
score by head in the last few jumps.
Alice WAS prominent throughout, how
ever and while giving way to Golden
Oastle for a sixteenth, entering the
stretch came again when urged by
Burton. The win of Alice yesterday
will likely result in a session with the
judges for Burton. who may be asked
to explain his previous rides on the
filly. she in all races running promi-
nently for part of the way but
stopping when the pace grew hot in
the stretch.
Jockey Griffin carried OF the riding
honors of the day, getting in with two
good ones. He rated Albion H. along
out Of the early pace of Warner Girls
we'll and Night Mist in the second
race to come with a rush in the final
furlong and win by half length in q
iouSiAS ohu ICECotOO III IlAS
fourth race with La L Mexican. win
ming with the colt at the good odds of
4 to 1. Quite a number OF local
spectators cut in on the bookmakers'
roll by sending into the ring quite 4
chunk on the winner.
Favorite Takes Opener.
In the opening dash, Broken Ties.
of well in motion and getting a good
ride from Donovan, raced Infection
into submission in the first quarter
and went to the front never 70 be
headed or even seriously challenged,
maintaining a lead of length and a
half throughout. Infection. after re-
;linquishing her forward position, held
on to the place, stalling off in success
sion Sir Walter Rollins and Don Ham
ilton. to take the secondary position
by two iengths. Omricon. coming up
witt a last rush in the stretch, dis
posed o. Don Hamilton for show
money III the final sixteenth
The second race was a stubbornlv
contested event. Albion H., coming
from behind, got up in the last fur
long to score by half length. the