Dave Waldo In Front Again., Daily Racing Form, 1898-11-05

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DAVIS WALDO WEALD IN FKOIsT FOIsT AGAIN AGAINTea Against Tea card offered yesterday at Lakeside was only an ordinary one and barring a close finish in the fourth event the sport was very tame tameIt tamest It was a warm Indian summers afternoon but the wind blew a regular hurricane and those who had any respect whatever for their eyes kept inside and thus avoided being blinded by the dust The sprinkler was at work the en ¬ tire afternoon and the dust in the stretch was laid to a certain extent hut down the back stretch it was so thick that it was almost im ¬ possible to distinguished the horses back of the first four fourAn furans An even dozen went to the post in the fourth evBnt event which proved to be the best race of the day It was at Ova and a half furlongs ami amid among the dozen were some well k kiown Iowan iown Iowan sprint ¬ ers Dave Waldo Weald was the favorite and heavily played but before they were off there was 2 to 1 offered against him Caywoort Cavort had the mount on the favorite and rode a skilful race The colt is lacking in courage and likes best to race in front He did not have speed enough how pvt vt jto to keep company with Billy Mason the nr part of the journey and the latter led to tLe tale stretch turn by four lengths This though was as far as he could go and when straighten ¬ ed out for home Dave Waldo Weald was a half length to the good Billy Mason already very leg weary was second with Good Friend third and Ferroll Ferro fourth fourthCaywood fourth Caywood Cawed nursed Dave Waldo Weald nicely until about forty yards from home and then went after him with whip and spur and although the coit cit was ready to lie down he managed to last long enough to get the verdict He was on the extreme inside and Ferroll Ferro coining with a sensational rush on the outside almost got up In fact it looked as though she did but tho thou judges who are in the best place by far to see han out Dave Waldos Wealds number It was a tight fit and created a lot of excitement Lady Ellers Sellers lie the second choice for the race was almost knocked down at the start but recovered and riiade triad a phenomenal showing showingTue showing Tue Tues conditions of the third race were such that it was a gift to Foster Bros Brows DrShep Reshape pari Paris It was at nine furlongs and barring the Doctor the other starters were of a very ordi Nordic ¬ nary grade Naturally he was a topheavy Topeka favorite and with Burns up 1 to a seemed a riyal price Sheppard won all right enough but not in a way that it was expected he would TLe Tale colt does not seem to be anywhere near his best form and it was necessary for Burns to drive him hard all through the stretch to beat Globe II Overland went to the front soon after the start and led almost to the half mile post when Burns made his run and Dr Sheppard shot by Overland as though he were tied On the far turn he opened up a gap of four lengths but in the stretch ho seemed to want to stop at for an instant it looked as though he might be beaten Burns feeling the colt tiring under him at once wont to the whip and from the eighth post home rode the Foster horse for all he was worth winning by a length and a half trk trek be II made a good showing and can win in cntnpany cantina where he belongs 1 i Andes is a shifty youngster was shown in ihe he second race which was a six furlongs dash for all ages The colt was made a 6 to 5 favorite over a good field and delivered the goods in grand style He was away fourth and held that position to the three furlpnga furlong pose where he set sail after Cathedral and when the stretch was reached had his head in front From there to the wire he gained ground steadily and finished a length and a half to the g id athedral cathedral hard drivu drive beat Tenole Ennoble for tLa La p ace Patruou Patulous a played fur a good thing to win this race but never showed speed and finished far back backHelens brakeless Helens Pet who was used to make a killing with June 20 at Harlem was dropped in the first race for the same purpose again and man ¬ aged to repeat the trick The filly is owned by Schwartz Miller and for many weeks has been in training at Milwaukee She had an ordinary lot of which Hanlight Fanlight was the best to beat and getting away sixth moved up like a flash on the far turn When the stretch was reached she was in front Sheppard drove her hard the last quarter and won by a length from Hanlight Fanlight The latter had all the bad racing luck possible or she would certainly have scored scoredThe scored The mile race for twoyearolds toeholds proved to be an easy thing for the second choice Facade Ho was always as goad as 21 to 1 and running a greatly improved race over his last previous one won by two and a half lengths from the 9 to 5 favorite Harry Nutter Mutter The latter was messed about and badly ridden Considering this he ran a good race raceThe racketed The last race was a hot betting one it being 3 to 1 at one stage of the betting and take your pick Graziella Grazie eventually closed favprite favorite at 21 to 1 She got away well but coald coaled not xun un fast enough to win and finished fifth Free Lady who is cherry ripe just now spreadeagled prearranged her field and won pulling up by four lengths at the finish finishIn finishing In chart number 9103 DAILY RACING FORM had Topmast winning by two lengths from Storm King and the latter three lengths in front of Dare II This was a mistake Topmast won by a nose and Storm King was only three quarters of a length in front of Dare II


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