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OCONNELL O'CONNELL DKFKATS KAFKA IMP IMPMonday Impound Monday afternoon was clear and cold at Lake aide but the going was heavy and the caciner catchier comparatively tame The defeat of Imp by OConnell O'Connell was the chief racing piece Next to it was the failure and fall of Molo Moo a heavily backed favorite favoriteImp favoritism Imp and OConnell O'Connell met in the third event a handicap at threequarters treasurers of a miie mien Natur Nature ¬ ally Imp was favorite but considering her bur ¬ den and the weight she was conceding to OConnell O'Connell who by the way ia at his best just now her price was altogether too short She went to the post at 3 to 5 OConnell O'Connell being held at 4 to 1 to win and 3 to 5 for the place The race was always between the pair Imp broke a half a length in front but OConnell O'Connell nailed her before she had gone twenty yards and pass ¬ ing King the half mile ground he had his head in front Imp had all her speed but so had OCon Econ ¬ nell The pair raced like a team to the bend for homo Here the weight began to tell on Imp and tho thou black whirlwind faltered a trifle i jickle fickle feeling the filly tiring under him to the whip but this was of no use for OConnell O'Connell was simply galloping and won with Dean looking back laughing at those behind him Imp got the place and Timemaker Tidemark who came with a rush at the end was a good third The Molo Moo accident happened directly in front of the stand in the second race BIoss Boss had the mount on the colt and squeezed through a small gap at the head of the stretch At this point Hardly was in front and Sheppard who rode her seeing Molo Moo coming up fast on the rail immediately shut him off This caused Bloss Loss to pull up but he did not attempt to go around Hardly and stayed close to the fence evidently thinking that Sheppard might let him through At the sixteenth post the going was very bad and Molo Moo stepping in a bole fell heavily and all in a heap The horse with Bloss Loss holding tight to his head to keep him from getting up slid fully twenty feet By this time the boy had freed his feet from the stirrup and lot go of Molos Moos head The horse at once rose to his feet but Bloss Loss was not able to rise and it looked for an instant as though he was seriously hurt Such was not the case however for when the mud was washed out of his eyes and mouth the doctor examined him and found no bouea Buena broken brokenThe broken The boy had a narrow escape and only keen presence of mind kept him from being seriously hurl He said when the horse fell that he tried to get his feet out of the stirrups but the right one stuck and as this was the side the horse fell on he was naturally pinned down Had Molo Moo in one of his plunges to get up rolled over the chances are that he would have crushed Bloss Loss to death By holding his head down until assistance came Bloss Loss perhaps saved his own life lifeHardly linearly Hardly won the race off by herself and Grazi Grazie lla la hard driven beat Patroon Patron for the place placeThirteen placket Thirteen maiden twoyearolds toeholds made up the field for the first race which was at five and onehalf Neal furlongs The betting was 4 to 1 and tak tack r pick bar Bright Night who was held at 3 to i Sam Lazarus Esq who has been getting away poorly in a majority of his local races managed to get a flying start and quisk quips as a flash he opened up a big gap He led at the half by eight lengths and at the three luarters quarters by ten lengths but rounding into the stretch he began to tire and at the eighth post was only five lengths to the good and tired enough to rest Freeman nursed the colt nicely an 1 coaxed him into staying long enough to win Ho just staggered under the wire a length and a half in front of Phidias Ophidians The latter was threequarters treasurers of a length bettor oil than Hop kins kilns Choice who was practically left and ran a cracking good race raceIt raciest It looked very hard to pick the winner of the fourth race and the ring on account of Burns ma do Glenmoyne Lennon the favorite His price va ¬ ried reid from 24 to 1 to 3 to 1 and there was quite a play on him The old rogue ran well for half a mile but went all to pieces at the end and finished far back The winner turned up in Locust Blossom She was a 4 to 1 chance and nicely ridden by Hothersall Others The boy was always in a nice position and when Canace Cancel gave it up he went to the front winning well in band by threequarters treasurers of a length lengthA length A good thing turned up in the fifth race It was a throequarter treasurer dash for twoyearolds toeholds and Mr Johnson was the favorite at 6 to 5 but it seemed only the public and those that follow Master Burns wanted to bet on him All the wise and hsavy savvy money went on Evelyn Byrd The filly opened at 2i to 1 but under steady play was cut to 2 to 1 She proved to be honey in the comb Getting off second the filly soon went to the front and virtually won all the way Burns came through on the rail with Mr John ¬ son and had plenty of room Still the wily Tommy claimed a foul When he went into the stand Judge Clarke looked at him and In a laughing way remarked Yes Tommy it is a shame the way you are treated This stopped Burns and he did not finish his play playThe Playtex The last race was won by Double Dummy who showed himself to be a rare stayer slayer Down the back stretch he was far back and did not seem to have a possible chance but he picked up his horses one by one and eventually won with a bit to spare by a half length After the race J E Rodegap Bodega run Double Dummy up 200 over his entered price In turn Frank Frisbie Frisbee owner of Double Dummy claimed Bishop Reed for 670 This was the second horse that Rode ¬ gap lost during the day His filly Her Favor was claimed out of the fourth race for 590
