Harlem Betting May Be Open., Daily Racing Form, 1898-05-28

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The Harlem betting system as operated does not suit the public and is likely to be remodeled It should be On an open basis there would be I twenty books in the Harlem ring Three East ern Bern queries have been answered by DAILY RAC AC ¬ ING IN FOKM FOLK as to the local booking conditions and advices of the highest class from St Louis say that four or five bookmakers would have come to Chicago if they could have entered a free field Several operators who have worked in California all winter are here They were told to wait until next Monday for the chance of an open ring Such a change will give health to local racing racingHarlems racing Harlems Harems Friday attendance was light the card being less than an unattractive one Of the six events two were for maidens and three others for selling platers platters The track was dry but deep and slow slowThe sloth The first race enabled First Call the favorite to show how much the best he was of a bad lot of eleven He got off badly and from last posi posit ¬ tion ion three furlongs from home ran through his field and won easily Canova Canoga started out to inak ink iftrunaway race of it but failed dismally in the stretch stretchBy stretchy By bold riding and a strong finish Cass Sloan landed Julia Hazel the winner of the second event Weird made the running and was beaten only a head Valid the f avorita favorite was a poor fourth He trailed the field most of the journey journeyLouis journey Louis Ezells Bezels useful 2yearold filly Espion Epsilon ¬ age scored her fourth successive victory1 when she won the third race The Hub came fast through the stretch He is a fair colt coltNecedah collected Necedah Necked was played for a certainty in the fourth race After getting away first on the in ¬ side she was quickly outrun and her chances ruined Globe II about equally well fancied and backed dropped out the first quarter and ran into third place the last Millie Ms good second to Cherryflame Cheryl Tues ¬ day inspired a confident following which was rewarded for she won as she pleased Nathan son was the surprise of the race raceClawson racecar Clawson Lawson had his first mount on Jackanapes the oddson godson favorite for the fifth race He had the colt in hand to the stretch Then he won with ridiculous ease After a short rally Lizzie Tizzies Cavalier shook off Candleblack Candlewick and got the place J H C backed by his owners performed miserably miserablyThe miserably The last race demonstrated that Harry Shan ¬ non did not run truly last Tuesday He won cleverly from the favorite Floronso Florins with Molo Moo second choice an indifferent third Molo Moo was a hopeless looking last along the back stretch After the race B J Johnston got back Flor Floor ¬ onso ono by claiming him from Eugene Leigh who took him from Johnston by the same method at Lakeside LakesideFoster Lakeside Foster Bros Brows Memorial Handicap candidate 1 Dr Sheppard arrived from St Louis Friday H Martin has been engaged to ride him Mon ¬ day dayHarry datary Harry Froelich Frolic and Marsh Redon Redo arrivec arrive from San Francisco Friday FridayHazelhatch Hazelhatch Hazel broke the starting machine while at the post for the last race He got the net ting lfhis elfish mouth and when Dick Dwyer shouted come on the netting was torn from its fasten ¬ ings dings ingsWhile ingestible While out on the track before her preliminary gallop for the third race Espionage made a sudden turn and tossed Rutter Ruttier over her head The boy clung to the reins landed on his feet and did not let the filly get away After being remounted she quietly went about her work workAfter workmate After the second race Cass Sloan said I ought to have won easily Just as we broke a I horse ran into and stopped me Then I ran into the bunch at the fiveeighths firefights and they nearly knocked me down Julia Hazel can beat that kind easily easilyBarney easily Barney Schriebers Schreiber crack filly Miss Marion with H Martin in the saddle will be among the starters for the Petite stakes at Harlem next Wednesday Mr Schrieber Schreiber has just pur pour ¬ chased her dam the imported mare Astglat Castigate to ¬ gether ether with a suckling full sister to Miss Marion THOS ETHOS J GALLAGHER


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