Flora Louise's Good Race., Daily Racing Form, 1897-10-19

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FLORA LOUISES LOUSES GOOD RACE RACEFlora Graceful Flora Louise Scoggan Slogan Bros Brows handsome Florist Mary Louise filly won many new admirers by her game race at Harlem yesterday She was asked to give away weight to everything but Judge Wardell Waddell in the four and onehalf Neal furlong condition race The ring made her a 2 to 1 fav fa ¬ orite rite She was sometimes as good as 23 to 1 but closed at 11 to 5 Caywood Cawed rode Flora Louise and getting away in the rear was inter ¬ fered feared with a lot in the first sixteenth On the turn though there was an opening and Cay wood shot the filly through When straightened away Billy Mason had a clear lead and seemed to have everything back of him in trouble Cay wood gave Flora Louise sharp punishment with his heels and seventy yards out was on even terms with Billy Mason At the end Billy Mason went to weariness of legs and Flora Louise won by a good head headConsidering headcounts Considering that the filly carried 115 pounds and had a more than fair field behind her the race was far more than an ordinary one oneIt conceit It was Bannockburns Bannock initial appearance and he made a favorable impression Ho is a big dark brown almost black and resembles his stable companion Moncreith Noncredit MoncreithThirteen Thirteen of the twentythree twenty named for the first race went to the post Alvas Alva Pet was backed from 5 to 1 to 3 to 1 Peg Parks from 10 to 6 to 1 Wiggins from 4 to 3 to 1 and nearly all the others nibbled at atJudicious altitudinous Judicious a fast youngster by Julion Julio opened at 10 to 1 drifted to 30 to 1 and was then backed down to 25 to 1 by post time timeMaster limewater Master Gray rode this trick and getting off near the front took command on the far turn and was never headed headedMamie headed Mamie Mammies Callan Allan at 7 to 1 scored in the second race and her owner Stover Stove had a good bet across the board on the filly The field was at the post half an hour Narvaez Larvae saved Mamie Mammies Callan Allan skilfully skillfully and getting off in front won with something to spare Miss Young the fav fa ¬ orite rite much used at the post was fifth fifthThe fifth The Tory well handled by Knapp won the third race in a staggering sort of way waySerena watermen Serena after a rousing finish through the stretch with Milwaukee landed the fourth by a short head Master Woods rode Serena beauti beauties ¬ fully He sat still like a veteran and seemed to rather laugh at Tommy Burns BurnsW Burns W C T was a 1 to 3 choice for the last race and won it cleverly cleverlyBenson cleverly Benson Arthur Co have lost their insane but useful selling plater platter Trilby She died of lung fever feverThe fever The Harlem meeting will close Thursday Oc ¬ tober Tiber 28 After that the local racing scene will shift to the Indiana tracks


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