Sheffield Favorites Fail., Daily Racing Form, 1896-06-26

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SHEFFIELD FAVORITES FAIL FAILThe Faith The fields were largo at Sheffield yesterday but the quality of the racing was not high The weather was fine the track fast and the at ¬ tendance tenancies large The talent was on the rock as not a single favorite won though in the last race Fritzie Fritzes was nearly as well backed as any one oneIn omen In the opening event Elsie Ferguson was the choice but failed before Ben Hur Hour who well handled won easily easilyIn easily In the twoyearold toehold race Marie C was most fancied while Mrs Murray and Brescia Brecciate were well supported In a driving finish Mrs Mur Murk ¬ ray beat the favorite by a nose with Sister Adele a fair third thirdFred third Fred K was the natural favorite in the third race with Peep ODay Today II a good second choice Peep ODay Today got off in front and won easily easilyIngomar emailing Ingomar Kingdom was favorite for the six and a half furlongs Off fourth Lollie Lillie Eastin Easton made the running and won easily easilyThe easily The Himyar Shimmy Rubberneck the favorite in the fifth race failed before the elastic Walkover WalkoverThere Walkover There was a rattling finish in the last race lietween Lenten Fritzie Fritzes Hartford Boy and Caufleld Caulked the first winning winningDorsey winning Dorsey Dose rode three and Everett two winners winnersTully inertly Tully oulter Coulter has returned from Cincinnati where he purchased the following yearlings for himself Br c by Fordham Ford May Ban 350 b c by Deceiver Ida Walton 450 br f by Cava ¬ lier flier 01 Oneko Neo Gondola 400 and a b c by Patron For Louis Ezell Bezel he bought ch c by Jim fore Flotilla 350 b c by Fordham Ford Queen Deceiver 400 and a b c by Deceiver for 200 For W H Roller he got a b c by Ford ham Lady Kinross Intros 700 700The The coroners jury brought in a verdict yes ¬ terday tray in the Hothersall Others inquest It censured the jockeys Tommy Burns and Dock Davis and the owners of the Forsyth Forsythia track The evi Levi ¬ dence dance did not justify any such verdict


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