Windsor Racing Not Up To The Standard.: Ordinary Horses Mainly Provided For--Polly Prim Takes the Leading Feature., Daily Racing Form, 1908-07-08

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WINDSOR RACING NOT UP TO THE STANDARD I Ordinary Horses Mainly Provided For Polly Prim Takes the Leading Feature Detroit Mich July 7 An ordinary card produced ordinary sport at Windsor this afternoon The pro ¬ gram was in the main made up of cheap selling races and the racing was in keeping Favorites managed to win two of the races the successful choices being Simcoe and Polly Prim Both won their races in easy fashion the former leading his opponents from end to end while Polly Prim drew away into an easy lead In the stretch after racing in close company with Uncle Toby A couple of favorites were beaten through poor rides Dennis Stafford was easily best in his race and lost only through incompetent riding by Francis This lad Is an apprentice that Frank OXeill brought up from New York Dennis Stafford was heavily backed by ONeill and his friends Francis got him all but left at the post and then rushed him up on the outside and opened a big lead on the far turn In the stretch he became rattled and when Petulant challenged let go his horses head and floundered about in the saddle The result was that Dennis Stafford tired and Petulant got up and beat him in the closing strides ONeill was so put out with Francis exhibition that lie told the boy he would hsvc to contine his riding to exercising until he became more competent competentJockey Jockey Eddie Walshs efforts to get Siracoe away first from the post In the fifth race led to his sus ¬ pension for ten days by the starter starterAnother Another rider came in for official censure Del aby who had the mount on Uncle Toby in the han ¬ dicap being suspended for the remainder of tin week for rough riding When entering the home ¬ stretch vliore Polly Prim made her effort Delaby carried her to the outside fence but the mare was good enough to come on and easily dispose of Uncle 1oby in the stretch stretchYoung Young Bergen was in good form He had five mounts won with three and finished third on an ¬ other otherThe The twoyearold Advancing bled in her race an1 was pulled up upWhile While being exercised this morning Mose Gold blatts Alsatian broke down and was disposed of to Nugent Bros of St Louis for 50 50Barney Barney Sclrreibcr wired Dave Henry at Latonia to ship the horses he Is training for him there to Fort Erie Schreiber reports that all the horses at his farm are in good health and that his famous stallion Sain was bred to thirtyfive mares this season This is ten more than lie served last year Thirtytwo of the mares that TSalii served are the property of Schreiher the Other three being Oca Bailey the dam of Sewell and the property of Milton Young an Imported French niare the prop ¬ erty of J E WIdener and a mare owned by Rome


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