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TOPMASTS GOOD RACK Jockay Jockey Tom Burns seems to have struck a winning gait at last Out of six mounts yester ester ¬ day at Lakeside he managed to land three win ¬ ners nears They were Tranby Tabby at even money Timemaker Tidemark 1 to 6 and Topmast 11 to 5 His masterly ride on the last named was the feature of the afternoon afternoonThere afternoon There were eight starters in the Topmast race which was the last one on the card Storm King was favorite at 6 to 5 and Topmasts price varied from 2 to 1 to 5 to 2 Dare II Plantain and Debride Deride all receiving heavy backing and naturally much interest was centered in the contest Before Starter Dwyer could get the Held lined up there were several breakaways Whsa Wham he did give the word the lot were all to ¬ gether ether Storm King being first to show with Plantain second Debride Deride third with Dare II and Topmast lapped on Plantain went to the front on the first turn and entering the back stretch was a scant length better off than Storm King Flint on the latter despite the fact that he had top weight and was giving Hwa Ha 7 great chunks to everything in the race seeaied steadied to lose his head and instead of nursing liis leis horse and riding a waiting race hustled on to the front and forced the uace ace Passing the lialf loaf mile post Storm King was length and a half in front of the others and Flint was trying to get farther away Burns on Topmast real ¬ ized sized how fast the pace was and knowing it was almost impossible for Storm King to last cleverly waited for him to come back He al ¬ ways had Topmast in a good Dosition Position and sat jerfoctly perfectly still until the stretch was reached Hera Herat he went after Storm King and getting on even terms at the eighth post seemed at that point to have the race won Storm King how ¬ ever hung on like a bulldog and from the six ¬ teenth tenth home it was nip and tuck but IL the last few strides Burns clearly outfimshed nourished Flint and won by a short head It was a very pretty finish and brought forth louo lou applause applauseThe applause The fourth race at 1 116 miles furnished another rousing finish Bloss Loss was up on Fon Fong clif cliff who certainly was not the best horse in the race but he managed to get home in front after Alvarado Allargando II had been left at the post and McNickle Canticle had spoiled whatever chance Sutcon Suction Lad of winning by pulling up as the barrier arose The race narrowed down to six but as Bridgoton Bridgetown and Ben Waddell were both badly ontrun outrun the first sixteenth there remained only f fiir fir iir ii to contest for the purse Newsgatherer Newscaster went to the front soon af cer Acer the start and led at a merry clip to the head of the homestretch Here Fonchf Finch and Gold Ban a collared him and he soon quit Fouclif Foci is a bad horse and has th habit of boring in Bloss Loss knew this and in makia mackinaw the last turn he went wide thus avoid ¬ ing King a collision with Gold Band who was about on even terms and on the inside Half way down the stretch Bloss Loss started to drive Fonclif Foci add in an instant he drew away from Gold Band but at the same time darted in He was far enough in front however not to interfere with Gold Band but at the same time had her pinned in on the rail She fought gamely and flctcjen flocculent tried his best but the wire wastoo waste n nfct infect fct fact hand and Fonclif Foci staggering had his nosJi gnosis in front Count Fonso Fonts coming strong was a close up third thirdMcNickle McNickle Canticle came very near getting into serious trouble for pulling Sutton up He told a straight story to the judge however and con ¬ vincing evincing him that nothing wrong was meant was let off after a severe admonition It seems that wlien lien Dwyer called Come on he saw that Alvarado Allargando II was not going to break and in a sarcastic way cried to Nvtt NT Thats Hats right 1 1 p rio alter pin if the exclatcat excavate on was all that McNickle Canticle heard and thinking it no go pulled Sutton up upMazie unpaired Mazie Maze V who surprised everyone by winning at 150 to 1 Tuesday repeated her performance in the first race She was only 10 to 1 however today but won easily from Canace Cancel CanaceTranby Cancer Tranby Tabby at the short price of 11 to 10 won the second race in clever fashion and Timemaker Tidemark 1 to 6 the hottest favorite at the meeting merely played with his field in the third event eventThe seventh The fifth race had fourteen starters and George HKotcham Koch was favorite at 11 to 5 He got badly pocketed and hampered on the back stretch and eventually finished fourth The winner turned up in Canova Canoga a maiden from W K Clevelands Cleveland stable Canova Canoga was backed from 8 to 1 down to 6 to 1 at post time timeMr timer Mr Schorr Scorer had a good bet on Fonclif Foci and liked Canova Canoga in the next race but because Burns was riding the favorite George H Ketcham Ketch he would not bet on Canova Canoga CanovaGeorge Canvasser George Murphys Murphy Mrs Jimmie Jimmied ran a clever race in the initial six furlongs dash This will help to make the bidding lively on her at the sale Saturday which takes place in the pad ¬ dock before the first race raceJockey crackerjack Jockey Skeets Skeet Martin got in from the east and will ride hre hare until the close of the season seasonIt season It is reported that T Burns and his agent Charles Ellison won over 2000 on the day dayIt davit It was a pleasant afternoon and the largest crowd since the opening day was out
