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RACING GOSSIP There is a ghost story from California going the rounds It declares May W a good three yearold to have been used as Tampa at Iron Hill January 22 last There is some support for the allegation that the Cahfornian Tampa and the mare that won at Iron Hill are one and the same At Iron Hill Tampa raced as an aged mare by Chesapeake dam by Monto Ohristo The Californian Tampa wasonjthe cards as a bay mare aged by Chesapeake Mazurka The stud book falsifies the latter pedigree The Cali ¬ fornia statement however that Tampa ran as a maiden at Iron Hill will not do In her winning race January 22 she boat Lady Frances Tom Harding and five others none of whom wore maidens If Tampa was so used the fable about a winning of 40000 over her Iron Hill race is out of line The times are not such as to yield 10000 over such a race At the most from 5000 to 3000 Was netted The mare is said to be owned by W Matlock an Oregon politician who was formerly a state senator Frank Starkey a western trainer had Tampa in charge He loft the Oakland track about January 1 Tampa was ridden by Miller and entriod as owned by R Baker at Iron Hill She ran after her win on February 1 and was easily boaton The ridiculous corner of the story is that which makes Tampa an aged mare she is seven the duplicate of May W It will not wash in any kind of water There is an infinite lot of slop and slobber in recent print about Tom Bowling who was a good racehorse but less than a good sire Tom Bowlings racing was done in three seasons Here arc his yearly records and spoils Year Age StB 1 2 Won 1872 25 3 2 4450 1873 3871 17000 1874 4440 4800 4800Tptal Tptal 17 14 3 26250 26250Tgm Tgm Bowlings service to the present and andfuturiurl futuriurl has been in the dams of winners winnersfrom from hie loins
