Two Lakeside Favorites Score., Daily Racing Form, 1896-05-26

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TWO LAKESIDE FAVORITES SCORE The hot sun and the strong wind did wonders for the track at Lakeside yesterday and in spite of the sharpe downpour of the morning it was in fair condition when the bell rang for the opening event The attendance was fully up to the average and the racing good Two favorites and three well played second choices were successful The afternoon vas remarkable for the prevalence of runaways Sewanee Seabee going away a mile in the opening Sixty covering a mile before the start in the third and May Ash ¬ ley levy overpowering little Hothersall Others and running away nearly threequarters treasurers in the fourth fourthThe fourth The first dead heat on the Indiana tracks this season occurred in the opening race at three quarters of a mile Otho Oho was the favorite but he was never dangerous Terra Archer and Miss Star were the contenders the latter leading into the stretch At the sixteenth pole Terra Archer swerved under the whip but Dorsey Dose straightened him and ho just caught Miss Star on the post making a dead heat of it In the run off Terra Archer led from start to finish and won easily easilyTen easily Ten twoyearolds toeholds faced the starter in the sec ¬ ond bond race with Lottie Loftier Wimmer Swimmer as favorite and Ella T one of Tom Griffins good things well backed The favorite looked like winning until within fifty yards from home when Siegfried Sigrid came up and won handily with Tom Anderson a good third thirdThere thirteen There was nothing in the third race but Laura F and Miss Kitty Marie Woodlands be ¬ ing King scratched Miss Kitty was slightly the bet ¬ ting favorite Laura F led throughout and won handily from Miss Kitty with My Hebe Hebrew an indifferent third thirdIn third In the handicap Irene Woods a warm favor ¬ ite bite had it all her own way while another of Tom Griffins good things Nannie Nannies D finished second and Doctor G third thirdEvanatus Evanatus Vanuatu was on his best behavior in the mile and an eighth race off fourth he actually took the leal legal at the half and holding it to the end won with something in hand by half a length If Jack the Jew had had anyone up that could ride he might have made it interesting for Evanatus Vanuatu It is the first time on record that Evanatus Vanuatu was ever in the lead at the half ana won a race Dorsoy Doors was told to ride a waiting race but ho said as they were all waiting ho thought ho would go along alongIn longing In the last eveut event Ethelleah Ethel whose last races at Sheffield have been poor showed speed and won handily from Bob Lee Sammio Sammie Young ran a poor race and Miniver Minnie a worse one


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