Good Racing At Harlem., Daily Racing Form, 1898-05-26

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GOOD RACING AT HAKLEM HACKLE Delightful weather a fair attendance a track that was fast the first half and comparatively slow next to the inside rail the last Half and good racini Racine characterized the second day of the Hariem Harem Jockey Clubs meeting meetingTho meeting Tho Theo winner The Hub was liberally backed at 8 3 and 3 to 2 to win the opening dash Hugh Penny was the natural 4 to 5 favorite or the second race Tony Licalzis Localism Donna Rita with 8 to 5 against her took the track in the first sixteenth and won all the way wayThe swathe The ring made Valid an 8 to 5 favorite for the fourth race Dorothy III was said to dislike the route She was heavily played She won impressively impressivelyAfter impressively After the fourth race there was a lot of dis dais ¬ cussion cession as to how good Dave Waldo Weald really is He breezed the first half in 49 and five furlongs in 1 014 and won in a free gallop Miss Gussie Gussied was the only one to get near him himTho Shinto Tho Theo fifth race was not truly run Fonclif Foci having the inside position failed to break as quickly as the others and in a hundred yards vas next to last He got through in the home stretch too late Lizzie Tizzies Cavalier got away last j and her chances were completely destroyed by Shepherds anxiety to get through the field She showed great speed but naturally weakened at the end A more patient ride would cer Acer ¬ tainly taxingly have given her a respectable position Whether Graziella Grazie could not have won at the weights regardless of accidents to others is an open question She certainly had speed to spare wherever it was required requiredAbout required About every book in the ring suffered through the victory of Elsie G in the last race She was the good thing of the day and was sturdily played and appeared to be the best bestJohn Boston John J Carter who was associated with Joseph A Murphy in the judges stand at Ingle side and Oakland and recently acted as presid preside ¬ ing King judge at both places J BFerguson Ferguson who handled the flag at Oakland and Bookmaker Frank Eckert Becker were among a party of turfmen Turkmen who arrived yesterday morning from San Fran ¬ cisco Mr Ferguson wont to Lexington Mr Eckert Becker goes to New York and Judge Carter will remain here several days before assuming the duties of presiding official at the Northern Cir ¬ cuit cubit meetings meetingsSpeaking meetings Speaking of the winters racing on the Pacific coast Judge Carter said We had successful meetings at both tracks The last day at Oak ¬ land there were fourteen ring and two field books During the winter there were days when thirty books did business About the best horse that raced there was Geyser Next to him were The Roman and Fleur Flour do Lis Lisa The bes bees 3yearold colt that ran out there was Traverser Traverse Count of Flanders owned by Tom Ryan is also a good little horse The best 3yearold filly was Brier Sweet Of the 2yearolds I consider Olinthus Plinths now in Galen Browns stable at Haw ¬ thorne thorn the best colt and Formero Former next To luca Lucas owned by Sam Hildreth Children was probably the best filly A maiden 3yearold of considerable class will start in the American Derby He is the colt Borgia Borg owned by Boots Son Charley Boots is now at Sacramento and will ship him here in a few days Jockey Hill will be at Harlem today and tomorrow Saturday he will ride Lilian Lillian Bell in the Oaks at Oakley Ankle Monday he will be back here to remain during the Harlem and Wash ¬ ington Kingston Park meetings None of T C McDowells McDowell horses are likely to start this week They have been coughing since they arrived at Harlem Out of thirteen starts this season the stable has won eleven times and been second once It won two races lost one then won nine straights and ran second Every horse sent to the post won its first time out outMorris motorist Morris was engaged to ride Dave Waldo Weald in the tourth fourth race By order of Judge Clark Cay wood was substituted substitutedThe substituted The Petite Stakes four and a half furlongs for 2yearold fillies will bo run at Harlem next Wednesday WednesdayTHOS Wednesday THOS ETHOS J GALLAGHEE GALLAGHER


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