Sparkling Time At Ingalls., Daily Racing Form, 1897-06-13

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SPARKLING TIME AT INGALLS FINALS INGALLSIngalls Ingalls Finals Park offered a first class program yes ¬ terday tray and helped by a perfect afternoon secured a crowd of nearly 4000 peop pop e The rac race ing King features were two handicaps one at owners weights and two miles and the other at 1 316 miles Both races aroused much interest that at eleven furlongs most Out of it came the prettiest finish of the week Four horses Kings Conusel Counsel Mandolina Mandolin Babe Murphy and Dorian started and all were well played Kings Counsel closing favorite aroucd around 4 to 5 The field broke twice before Starter Dwyer let it go Then a blanket would have covered the quar quark ¬ tet stet Dorian went to the front early and set a stiff pace the first mile after which he cut it Kings Counsel goiag going to the front At the head of the stretch the King seemed to have every ¬ thing beaten and Clay became careless OD him Along about the sixteenth pole Mandolina Mandolin drew up alongside Kings Counsel and putting him to a drive stood one herself gamely and was only beaten a nose noseMajor noisemaker Major Roller had a heavy bet on Kings Coun Count ¬ sel seal and almost fell out of the grand stand when he saw Clay go to sleep and Mandolina Mandolin come with her rush The winner will be sent to St Louis to start there in the Derby He ran yes ¬ terdays trays race in 1 59i but li seconds worse than the record recordThe record The two mile race was rather tame Dock stader stander led for the first mile and threequarters treasurers but Unity thn than favorite passed him when ha chose and won in a sauntering sort of way in 330 but 21 seconds worse than the American record recordMajor record Major Roller had another good day He was down on Chenille Coulters filly who won the first and progressed thn than money on Abuse Then came th Kings Counsel race The major had to employ help to cash after the Clay episode and his own recover recoverTully reconvert Tully Coulter came to the front again in the twoyearold toehold race with his Inspector B Margo Margot colt Official Clay rode the youngster but strange to say he was not played nearly every ¬ one baring a fancy for Alvareta Alvarez the favorite She might hare won but it is doubtful At any rate her backers had a hard luck story to tell after it for when the barrier arose she shied and could never get near the front frontOverella frontier Overella Oversell looked a good even money chance for the last race and still the ring offered 2 to 1 about him He won after sharp contention through the stretch with Ida Wagner Yesterday WagnerYesterday L A Legg Leggy sold Ferryman II to M Wynn WynnThat Cynthia That fast sprinter The Deuce has broken down and Legg Leggy announces he is for sale


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