Eagle Bird Beats Simmons., Daily Racing Form, 1896-08-14

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EAGLE BIRD BKATS BATS SIMMONS SIMMONSMILWAUKEE MILWAUKEE Wis Wigs Aug Au 13 Dick Dwyer the popular Chicago starter was at State Park to ¬ day He came on the State Park Special which he said was a revelation to him His visit here was quite pleasant On the return trip he had for a traveling companion Chris Fitzgerald whose engagement for this season with the State Park Jockey Club terminated today Fitzgerald went East tonight arriving at New York Saturday to act as scale clerk at Sheepshpad Sheepish Bay BayFitzV FitzV Fritz work here has been good The horse ¬ men and others who put in the winter at New Orleans are pleased with the idea of Mr Fitz Fritz gerali Gerald H reengagement reengage by the Crescent City Jockey Club Eagle Bird i just now in the midst of one of his winning streaks Today he made Simmons look foolish at seven furlongs Simmons was regarded by the big bettors as the sweetest kind of proposition JVlacklin who rode him was suspended indefinitely for a careless ride It was not the ride that beat Simmons however Stachelborgs Spacebars chances in the twoyearold toehold race were discounted on ac ¬ count of his recent arrival from Detroit


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