Babe Murphy's Defeat., Daily Racing Form, 1897-06-15

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BABE MURPHYS MURPHY DEFEAT Followers of form and favorite players got one of those good old blows that killed father at Ingalls Finals Park yesterday Babe Murphy was in the fourth race and associated with an infer ¬ ior Igor lot She looked all over the best thing of the day The mare had Hugh Penny up and despite the heavy play on her went back in the betting from 4 to 5 to even money His Brother was the one selected to beat Ezells Bezels mare and played around 4 to 1 1Penny Penny got Babe Murphy cut off on the first turn and she was last swinging into the back stretch The game little mare was fall of am ¬ bition Briton though and picking her horses up one at a time was second when straightened out for home and at the eighth pole seemed to be going the easiest Penny however made a weak effort on her in tha than final furlong aud Maud she was beaten a head by His Brother on whom Cay wood rode an excellent race v vB B J Johnstons Johnston Mario Marino Woodlands won tho thou last race in a sensitional sensational way She got away poorly and was las lasr laser r to the stretch turn where Dorsey Dose with keen judgment brought her up to the rails saved ground and got to his field The mare made a t how of tho thou lot then and won easily from Lon Jones and C H Whelan Wheelman WhelanThe Heathen The first race gave a reverse blow to the emi ¬ nent anent firm of racing scientists Lieut Lieu Boiler Epicure Coulter and Farmer Leigh The Lieu ¬ tenant gave it ont early that Coulter should win with Kate Fisher Coulter was satisfied and after a conference with Leigh they so decided that it should be Kate overthrew them Off last she sauntered in the wake of action all the way But wayBut way the saces sauces evened matters up in the sec ¬ ond bond race Official seemed to be in clover Yet he opened at 4 to 5 They almost backed him off the boards McHugh Chug got him off flying and after a little hustling to shako off The Cheat in the handilyThe handily stretch the colt won rather handily The third ract bract wai waif pretty well scratched up and Percy wa the favorite He had Clay up and won nil the way Once more Lieut Lieu Boiler was captaincyIt captaincy made happy and promoted to a captaincy It was a bright clean day and a crowd of 2500 was ont ontLeo Monte Leo Kline drew in to book and had a winning


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