Forsyth's Good Closing Day., Daily Racing Form, 1897-05-02

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FORSYTHS FORSYTHIA GOOD CLOSING DAY The Indiana season closed at Forsyth Forsythia until May 10 when a new track in the same vicinity will be opened Six races were on yesterdays Forsyth Forsythia card and despite the raw weather about 4000 people were on hand handA hand A mile allowance race was the cards feature and it furnished one of the prettiest contests of the meeting The Gushing pair Harry Shannon and Sunburst were the favorites at 7 to 10 and the public plunged on them Caywood Cawed and Dorsey Dose the tracks best boys were up and either their instructions or good judgment won the race Sunburst went out and raced Glen moyno mono into the ground and in the final fighting Harry Shannon came on under punishment and won by a narrow margin from Ben Waddell who was miserably handled handledSiegfried handled Siegfried Sigrid real good just now was a 4 to 5 chance for his race and won in a merry muddy gallop gallopDinah galloping Dinah Din Wat Walt took the twoyearold toehold race Little Ocean the opening dash and Proverb very lucky got home first in the hurdle race Re ¬ peater eater was pounds better than he but his saddle got loose early in the race and it was all his jockey could do to stay on his back backAbuses backhouses Abuses defeat helped the ring considerably The Foster colt was a public favorite and was heavily played at what aeemed seemed a royal price 2 tol tool


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