Chestnut Lady Victorious: Makes Every Post at Omaha Winning One--Horses Turned Loose During Fire Being Recovered., Daily Racing Form, 1937-06-08

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CHESTNUT LADY VICTORIOUS VICTORIOUSMakes Makes Every Post at Omaha Win ¬ ning One Horses Turned Loose During Fire Being Recovered OMAHA Neb June 7 Chestnut Lady a sevenyearold maiden that escaped from the burning barn at AkSarBen yesterday won the opening race today when she led all the way to pay 1580 Chestnut Lady was one of the animals captured after she had been turned loose by grooms after the start of the blaze and she ran as if being chased by fire in her effort today She went to the front at once and with jockey R Mason riding well was never headed Rustilite paying 5380 was second and Noitso was third thirdThe The track was fast at AkSarBen for the opening of another week of racing and de ¬ spite the blow that many of the horsemen suffered through Sundays conflagration they were generous in naming their horses to fill Tuesdays bill Word drifted in during the afternoon that several horses which have been roaming about the district had been captured and each report was a mes ¬ sage of joy to the owners and the track management managementThe The origin of the fire has not as yet been determined Some reports have it as being ignited from a small stove used for heating water while others lay It to a discarded cig aret stub The loss in horseflesh cannot be estimated until it is learned Just how many o the loose horses have teen rounded uu


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