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ABUSE DEFEATS MAY W WDenizens Denizens Denizens of the Harlem ring received a drub ¬ bing being Wednesday that they will long remember After the defeat of Travis in the first race five straight favorites won The public had one of its real good days It has had its share of them lately because the Harlem racing is true and the general management of the contention sharp and correct correctThat correct That good youngster Daily Racine Form started the public ball rolling He was fancied for natural reasons and backed from 7 to 5 to 6 to 5 and less The serviceable son of old Ella Blackburn got off third and was always within reach of the leaders to the straight Then Master Gray cat him loose and the colt took command and won with something to spare from Euskin Ruskin The race was run in 1 011 and considering that Daily Racing Form ran away a quarter of a mile in a false break the race was better han hie hide first He has won two out of three threeMeadowthorpe Meadowthorpe Meadow had his old conqueror Dr Sheppard to beat in the third race a mile dash Tommy Burns was on his back in place of Tommy Murphy The ring offered 1 to 2 against Meadowthorpe Meadow It was an extra good price The Schorr Scorer colt was off third but went to the front on the bend and leading all the way won as he pleased pleasedThe pleased The fourth race a five furlong dash was a sparkler in a racing way and one of the heaviest betting affrays of the meeting The May W party had the Montana filly keyed up to concert pitch and bet heavily upon her Opening at 7 to 5 May Ws odds were beaten down by the press of money to evens Abuse and the Foster party were also as ready as the Montana party Sloan was to have ridden Abuse but at the last moment he was taken down and Tommy Burns substituted Abuse broke in front and running the first three furlongs in thirtyfive thirty seconds had a lead of nearly three lengths over May W In the stretch Burns steadied the Foster sprinter and at the wire was three lengths to the good goodAfter godfather After scoring three straights the public was full of confidence and loyally backed the honpst honest Buck Massie Massive at 7 to 10 and less for the fourth race as though it had been run The great son of Hanover won in his buoyant and speedy way Then the average 2 bettors went at the ring like lions with far larger sums about WOT WT He won and the triumph was complete
