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ED BALLS NEW LEASE OF LIFE Ed Ball tenyearold chestnut gelding by Verge dOr Niobc is racing in California this winter with t degree of success that is remarkable for such a veteran of the race track He is in a fair way to make this the banner year of a long and useful farcer on the turf extending back to his twoyear old season in VKI2 Since January 1 of the present year he has won no less than seven races out of leveu starts at Oakland and since lie is now a member of the stable of that exceptionally skillful trainer H G Bedwell it is reasonable to expect that ht will add to his excellent record ere the Oak ¬ land meeting comes to an end next month The old li rs wf ins equally at home on any kind of a track iind his racing record to date is as follows followsEd Ed Ball ch g 1900 by Verge dOr Niobe Year Age Sts 1st 2d M Inp Won WonJMK JMK 2 S 1 i 2 1 r JM 1 mot 4 is 7 i i 4 225 iitos s 17 2 2 10 jew jewutoo utoo 9 41 10 2 2 2io 3910 10 11 7 0 2 2 1K50 1K50Totals Totals 9 149 4S 19 23 04 17097 Another veteran that has shown winning form at Oakland thi winter is RanUi Water recently sold S C Hildreth to R J Mackenzie and subse ¬ quently claimed from the latter by Allen Hensley Itapid Water la now a nineyearold ami has the fol owing excellent record to show for his eight sea ions on the turf turfRapid Rapid Water b h 1901 ty Rapallo Water Girl Year Age Sts 1st 2d d Unp Won Won3JWJ 3JWJ 2 14 r 1 4 4 t20 t20j04 j04 H 4 7 iJor 4 21 10 7 i nssr nssrluon luon r i 4 2 2 s 2ro 11 105SO n 8070 s 10 Totals S 120 42 20
