Harlem's Handsome Racing., Daily Racing Form, 1897-08-19

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HARLEMS HAREMS HANDSOME RACING There was a ladies session at Harlem Wed ¬ nesday essay Then too there was an attractive pro ¬ gram and fully 6000 people out The racing was close and exciting and the rings action against = ts denizens and in favor of the public Four favorites won Tho Theo two that were boa ten should have been beaten beatenThat beaten That underrated but extremely fast horseBot horsebox anic antic gave a sample of his quality in the second race Botanics Botanic win was in the second race a threequarter treasurer selling dash under IforM ForM Schroibers Schreiber clever lightweight Woods Thft Theft Dutchman bet heavily on the Perkins colt Woods got him away well and placing him be ¬ hind Oncas Incas and Bill Arnett Barnett to the stretch came on at his leisure in the straight and won with a lot to spare in the fast time of 1 13t 13tThe The racing feature of the afternoon came out of the fifth event a five furlong scramble for twoyearolds toeholds Sorrow and Pearl were equal fa ¬ vorites ivories around 2 to 1 and the public played only the pair it neglected that fast colt Tom Col Cool ¬ lins liens He proved a dangerous factor and after leading all the way was beaten only by a nose after a rousing finish by Sorrow Master Woods piloted Sorrow and his ride was an artistic one He waited long and pa ¬ tiently tenthly with the Faustus Faust filly His run was well timed It was a popular victory and both the boy and the filly were warmly applauded when they came to weigh in inAnother indenter Another close finish came out of the eight audono adorn half furlong race Serena was favorite but she cut little figure in the contest Swords ¬ man was a sharp pacemaker Three hundred yards from the finish Roger B challenged Swordsman Tho Theo pair fought it out to the end and Roger B won and tipped over all the form players It was shockingly out of line Col Cool Clark was much surprised at the sudden awakening brewingThe brewing and an investigation is brewing The first race for maiden twoyearolds toeholds was an ShipmanThere Shipmaster easy thing for the favorite Shipman Shipment There was nothing to the hurdle race but Uncle Jim after Phil Becker had fallen and Dunois Dubois won rather handily on tLe tale end from Byron McClelland Macmillan


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