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GOOD RACING AT JOLIET JOLIETThere Joliet There was a Decoration Day crowd of 7000 at Ingalls Finals Park It revelled reveled in sensational racing The published programme programmed was mangled a good deal and a race was added Paul Griggs Rigs and Glenmoyne Lennon were declared out of the Owners Handicap which left Ben Waddell Kings Counsel Pinkey Pinkeye Potter and Forseen Foremen as the starters Kings Counsel was the favorite around even money He Rot away in front and set a terrific pace to the three quarter pole There Ben Waddell challenged him and the pair fought it out the length of the stretch Ben Waddell won right in the closing strides by a short head Kings Counsel was the best but little Brown was too light to help him and the Boiler horse was obliged to race the last quarter on less than hie hide courage courageThe courage The fourth race a selling affair at eight and a half furlongs produced a rousing finish There were only three starters The ring favored Har Hara ¬ ry Shannon and Counter Tenor at around evens The race was strictly between the pair and Har Hara ¬ ry Shannon thanks to Cayvroods Cavernous keen finish won by a neck Barrett Barrette rode one of his bad and restraining races on Counter Tenor TenorB Tenor B J Johnstons Johnston highly tried and royally bred twoyear twofer old Candleblack Candlewick made his local debut and was backed from 2 to 1 to 8 to 5 The colt got away poorly and was never urged finishing third Tully Coulters Jim Gore Glen Fairy filly Gnome won as she pleased pleasedLew pleased Lew Blew Hopper took bis bias race like a gentleman in a hard drive from Percy and Senator Morrill Merrill at a long price won the sixth Morrill Merrill was entered to be sold for 400 but A Covington Coving run him up to 1000 and got him himRepeater intemperate Repeater was an oddson godson choice for the jump ¬ ing King race and he won driving by five lengths lengthsSecretary lengthier Secretary Nathanson Nathan will issue a book for fif fief ¬ teen days more racing today todayGlenmoyne Glenmoyne Lennon bled in his work yesterday morn ¬ ing King and Morte Mote Fonse Fosse broke down downFrom down From now on in fields of six or less horses the scratching cost to an owner will be 25 per cent of the purse
