Desert Little Boy And Flee Canada, Daily Racing Form, 1920-06-26

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DESERT LITTLE BOY AND FLEE CANADA HAMILTON Ont June 25 Francis Nelson steward of the Canadian Racing Associations an ¬ nounces that his investigation into tlie Little Boy case has as yet disclosed nothing as to tlie identity if the horse However it has been established that E S Moore in whose interest he raced when dis ¬ qualified and George Ricliings who is alleged to have dyed tlie horse have left Canada According to the report they went froiu Ottawa to 1rescott by auto and by water from there to Ogdensburjr where trace of them was lost lostA A veterinarians examination disclosed the fact that the horse run in the name of Little Boy had been fired for a splint in the left fore leg That lie lias a deep thick scar on tlie right fore leg and that he had been fired in both fore ankles for osselets He Is an entirely different horse and weighs about 800 pounds He was prepared for the Ottawa nice at the Fair Grounds in Detroit and is reported to have worked a mile in better than 139


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