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FIVE FORSYTH FORSYTHIA FAVORITES SCORE Five favorites won at Forsyth Forsythia yesterday and the large crowd went home in a pleasant frame of mind It was not till the fifth race that the books got any relief when Samson at 15 to 1 won handily the favorite Mollie King finish ¬ ing King absolutely last lastThe lathe The weather was pleasant and the track ex ceptionally captiously fast as the star performance of Elusive in the mile race showed With 92 pounds up Cliff Porters filly covered the distance in 1 4Ci official time several watches making it a quarter of a second faster A rumor was started that the track was short There is no founda fonda ¬ tion ion for the statement as the owners affirm that it has been perfectly surveyed and is a full threequarters treasurers of a mile mileOvation malefaction Ovation who has improved wonderfully re ¬ cently gently won the opening race handily from the two outsiders Billy B and Kingsclere Kings Lepanto Leant Jr with the best of the start led into the stretch and then did away to nothing while the idea of running two good races in two days is too much for Fakir Fakirf Fakir f There were really only three in the 2yearold race and they finished as they should have done Garner drew the finish rather fine with Zamar Zamia II but he probably knew what he was doing Yours Truly ran a good race raceAfter acetate After the first quarter Elusive and Millie M had the race all to themselves The last named led till near the stretch when Elusive went to the front and won handily in the time men ¬ tioned toned previously previouslyCaesarian previously Caesarian and The Kitten were scratched from the six and a half furlongs and Simmons was the choice He had no difficulty in dispos dispose ¬ ing King of the rather moderate lot that remained Dan Honigs Honing filly Battledore beating Yirgie Pirie Dixon for the place placeIn placing In the fifth race Mollie King the favorite got off badly and Samson the outsider who was away third made all the running and in a good finish won by half a length from Barguard Argued with Proverb a poor third thirdIn third In the last race Terragnes Terrenes and Reveille raced together to the stretch where John Brenocks Rednecks filly was beaten B F Fly Jr taking her place He could not quite reach the daughter of Terra Cotta who had gone quite as far as she wanted to toThough outthought Though Magnet has not been sold and is still in Dan Honigs Honing stable Galen Brown who is connected with the Burns Waterhouse Warehouse stable is still ready to give 10000 for him Mr Brown received a telegram yesterday telling him to get the colt if he could for the sum named namedLeon named Leon Legg Leggy yesterday bought Ferryman II from the Monmouth Stable for 1500 1500Sam Sam Hildreth Children will be in from California to ¬ day with his horses His jockey H Shields is already here
