Ben Waddell Beats Freddie L T., Daily Racing Form, 1896-11-11

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BEN WADDELL BEATS FREDDIE L T The Ideal Park public had a tough Tuesday afternoon of it The rain fell drearily and Steadily the air was full of gloom and moisture and after the first race not a favorite scored Perhaps the hardest fall the talent got was in the fourth race a mile selling affair Freddie L T looked like a certainty and it seemed as though everybody on the track was willing to bet on him at 2 to 5 The ring took a chance at the short price and handled quite a bit of money Clay rode the Ruddy horse and raced with Lancer to the threequarters treasurers where Ben Waddell came along and passing Freddie L T as though he was tied won with something to spare It was quite a reversal of form on the winners part Among the lot that fell on the race was Bishop Poole he bet 600 to win 200 and thought he was stealing the monev monde monevThe Monet The twoyearold toehold event furnished the after ¬ noons moons racing feature The Plutocrat at a long price beating the well played good thing Myth right on the post Myth was at some stages of the betting as good as 5 to 1 but going to the post 2Vi to 1 was the best He was away poorly but ran a grand race and showed him ¬ self to be pounds the best bestLegion besieging Legion won the first race in a gallop and Lucy Belle landed her racing number just as handily Teeta Tetra May backed from 8 to 1 al most off the boards won the last race rather handily after an early drive The Ryan party was down on her in its usual comprehensive way It had its profits shaved through Sir Dilkes Dikes defeat at Latonia Antonia


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