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GOOD RACING AT LAKESIDE The racing season in and about Chicago opened Thursday at Lakeside Ind Indo The after ¬ noon was cold and wet but a crowd of nearly 2000 was out The track was fetlock deep in slush The racing card was an evenly balanced one and the sport of more than ordinary in ¬ terest sternest terestThe teethe The syndicate betting system was in vogue and eleven books in the ring The prices offered however were liberal and the public had one of its winning days Three of the races fell to oddson godson favorites The other winners notably La Princessa Princess and Richard J were heavily played playedDick played Dick Dwyer was rusty the starts in the first and fourth races being as muddy as the track The selling race disturbance conceived at New ¬ port turned up at Lakeside Two of the win ¬ ners nears Sunburst and King Barleycorn were raised Sunburst was entered for 600 Tony McGafferty bid him up to 800 Mr Gushing kept the horse King Barleycorn was in at 500 It cost Eugene Leigh 405 to hold the colt W H Laird was the bidder against him himThesharp hitches Thesharp Thresher racing bits of the afternoon were Imps runaway victory and Richard Js game race in the sixth event Imp was naturally a 1 to 4 chance and getting off in front she ran awayfrom away her company and going to the half in 49ij had everything behind her leg weary wearyAfter weary After that the filly was eased and was a dozen lengths to the good at the finish finishDr finisher Dr Sheppard and Myth had a hot contest for the place The Doctor got it by a neck neckRichard neckerchief Richard J was a 3 to 1 chance in his race Tom Collins and Abuse were the favorites at the average price of 8 to 5 The Morello Marcello colt got away last Sullivan who rode him took matters coolly for the first half mile In the stretch he called on Richard J sharply and the colt having to deal with a tired lot won as he chose by four lengths lengthsEugene lengths Eugene Leigh won both the twoyearold toehold races with Black Venus and King Barleycorn Both were odds on choices and both were heavily played
