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GOOD RACING AT HARLEM There was handsome racing at Harlem Thurs ¬ day afternoon Intelligence in speculation scored all around The saddest blow at talented obstinacy was over the reasonable victory ofBo gobo tanic tannic in the closing event Four favorites won as they should have won There was a healthy ring with virile action and much movement in the finishes and elasticity and enthusiaism enthusiasm in the stands standsGeorge stands George Long of Bashford Bradford Manor fame intro ¬ duced deuced to the Chicago public his highly bred Hindoo Indoor Bed and Blue colt Byron McClellaod brother to Sallie McClelland Macmillan The colt was in the owners handicap at a mile with 75 pounds and Barney Schreibers Schreiber keen Canadian boy J Woods on his back backThe backhoe The knowing division thought that 1 to 10 was the proper price against him Schreiber put 1000 on the co t 500 at 7 to 10 and 500 at 3 to 5 The ring howevnr however bad notions of its own and overlaid itself Master Woods took Byron Mc ¬ Clelland Leland to the front soon after the start and setting a pace t suit himsolf himself won pulling up the colt runnii runnier g the mile in 141 Byron Mc ¬ Clelland Leland could have run the race in 1 40 Byron McClelland Macmillan is a crand craned looking dark chestnut and moves liko like a machine machineImmigrants Immigrants carried off both the handicaps J K Eedmond Edmonds bad his Hindoo Indoor La Favorita Favorite colt John Havlin Haling in the nine furlong event and tho thou best he had to beat was Indra Indrawn and Gracie C The public thought well of Havlin Haling with Tommy Burns up and he was heavily backed at odds on Indra Indrawn and Gracio Gracie C went out together and had it hammer and tongs to the stretch turn where John Havlin Haling passed them and won in a jocose sort of way in 1 54 Indra Indrawn and Gracie C fought it out to a finish and the former thanks to Caywoods Cawed powerful fin ¬ ish dish landed second by a mere nose noseThe unsheathe The only real exciting finish of the afternoon came out of the second race a fivefurlong riverfront scramble for twoyearolds toeholds Eugeue Eugene Leighs Sleighs long overdue filly Bouita Bout was tho thou favorite With anything like good racing luck she would have won As it was Globe H boat Bonita Bonito Shipman Shipment the maiden of the party jumped out in front early and set a clicking pace to the stretch turn There was a general closing up there and a lot of jostling in the drive for posi posit ¬ tions ions Caywood Cawed got Globe II most skillfully out of tlio Clio melee and riding one of his powerful finishes landed the colt Soden Sodden rodo rodeo a bad race on Bonita Bonito BonitaLittle Little Ocean carrying Tommy Burns and tho thou flashy colors of Counsellor Counselor Bill Briens Brines was favorite for the first race He won in tintinabu tintinnabulation lating elating style styleThe style The fourth race was a gift for that good horseman Jim Davis He started Enchanter and Bill Arnett Barnett and they finished one two twoBarney tourney Barney Schreibers Schreiber clever kid Woods advanced another notch in public estimation by his skill ¬ ful foul ride on Botanic in the last race The young ¬ ster steer placed the Perkins colt like a veteran stole a march on his field about the far turn skinned the rails and secured a winning lead Had youne younger Woods waited for tho thou natural spread at the head of the stretch before he came through Black Jack would surely have won wonThe wonted The afternoon was perfect a crowd of 3500 was out and tho thou sport was far above the aver ¬ age Starter Dick Dwyer was in excellent form
