Oriental Park Track Is Improving: Favorites Win Most of the Races in Fairly Good Time--Kentucky Delegation Disappointed., Daily Racing Form, 1918-12-25

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ORIENTAL PARK TRACK IS IMPROVING Favorites Win Most of the Races in Fairly Good Time Kentucky Delegation Disappointed HAVANA Cuba Doccnibir 24 Todays racing at Oriental Park was over a much improved track and was witnessed by an attendance of larse pro proll ll llThe ° lliiiost The Thelliiiost interesting sport of the afternoon camu with the running of the fourth and fifth races Jutland won the fourth after a stubbornly contested struggle witli Bevelry James the finish being so close that the winner was in doubt until the final strides In the fifth it was a duel between Pier ¬ rot and Enver Bev the former outlining tho hitter in a hotly fought finish in which Lunsfortl outrode Anderson AndersonThe The public selected the right one in the opening race in the filly Annie Edgar The start saw Driffield which alscr came in for considerable support away in the lead and he set the pace to the far turn when Annie Edgar disposed of him and then drew a gray into a safe lead leadAgain Again in the second the backers of favorites were rewarded when thev picked Rora as their standard bearer the Plaudit filly leading by a wide margin throughout throughoutThe The Kentucky delegation heavily supported C T Wort hint tons Carrie Moore in the third race but were doomed to disappointment when Godfrey Prceces Dainty Ludy ridden by G Preece Jr easily took her rrteasure holding a safe lead all the


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