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BEN WADDELLS QUEER DEFEAT Jockey Gouin threw a race away and burned up a big chunk of public money yesterday on Ben Waddell The horse has won twice at the meeting and the nine furlong race looked to be at his mercy He was a strong odds on favorite backed from 1 to 2 almost off the boards Bon was winning quite easily at the head of the stretch but Gouin wanted to be picturesque and to draw the finish fine In doing so he under ¬ estimated Paladin and before master Gouin knew what had happened the point was passed and Paladins head was in front It was a rank piece of carelessness and Gouin was roundly hissed when he came back to the stand standHogan Hogan Pooles Morello colt Cherry Bounce II was in with a lot of cheap twoyearolds and with 1 to 2 about him won like a gentleman Cherry Bounce II is a grandjlooking colt andean hold his own with any of the two year olds yet shown in this part of the country He is the thirteenth Morello colt out this season and twelve of them has won wonFourteen Fourteen cheap platers were in the opening threequarter dash and Howard S half brother Southworth off luckily won in a hard drive by a short head from Winslow WinslowPitfall Pitfall was right atlhome in the soft going and running an astonishing race got up just in timo to win He was played too by a select few at 15 tol tolThe The afternoon was cloudy and sultry the track a trifle muddy and a crowd of 2000 out
