Jockey Connolly's Skill., Daily Racing Form, 1897-09-25

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JOCKEY CONNOLLYS CONNOLLY SKILL Connolly War Jig Murphys Murphy Black Irish ¬ man was very much in evidence at Harlem yesterday He rode and won with The Ace and Mandolina Mandolin and in both results the boys power and judgment cut a sharp figure figureConnollys Connollys Connolly ridin riding of The Ace was especially full of skill Ben Frost with Kitley Kirtle up was an odds on choice and at the eighth pole the Faus Faust tua tuba colt looked like a certain winner Kitley Kirtle was full of confidence and inaction Along came Connolly and The Ace The colt tried to stagger Connolly wouldnt wouldn't stand such foolish ¬ ness held The Ace straight and in a desperate drive after Kitley Kirtle had awakened won by a snub nose It was a clever piece of riding Naturally the boy drew out the public clamor He deserved it itMandolina impaneling Mandolina Mandolin is again in winning ways She scored iu the eight and a half furlong race fifth on the card But her victory was a fluke She was as she always is well played Her honesty and courage are sharp attractions Berclair Berlin was far the batter and should have wou would with ease Tommy Murphy took the long route with him and at the head of the stretch was in front and full of humor over his advantage Connolly and Mandolina Mandolin didnt didn't relish the humor Both tried resolutely and caught Borclair Oracular a hundred yards from the point where races are judged and beat him by a head headForbush headwords Forbush Forbes showed himself to be a colt of much quality by winning the mile handicap in 141 He set his own pace and raced that fast filly Lady Callahan off her feet Then be stalled off J H Cs rush aud Maud won as truly as arrows fly with precision and fullness of flight flightGalen flight Galen Brown arrived from New York with Libertine and his stable yesterday yesterdayDr yesterday Dr Coop is about the worst actor at the track It took three men to get him off at St Louis Arthur McKnight Mocking had a hard tussle with him yesterday and managed to get him to break The colt bit McKnight Mocking badly and fought like a wild beast


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