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RAIN VISITS RIVER DOWNS Showers in Cincinnati in Morning and Later at Track Hurt Attendance My Colin Upsets Calculations in Capturing CapturingHiddletown Hiddletown Journal Purse From FromDulcimer Dulcimer CINCINNATI Ohio Oct 19 The weather man who has been dealing extremely kindly to the River Downs Racing Association shuffled the cards for todays offering one of the best weekday programs of the River Downs meeting and only a fairsized crowd came out to participate in the sport Cloudy skies during the morning hours at the track and intermittent showers in downtown Cin ¬ cinnati probably kept many of the fans at home Shortly before the opening of the program there were light showers at the course and the afternoon was far from pleasant pleasantThe The program honored the city of Middle town Ohio and that city was fairly well represented Two races the fourth and fifth brought out the best fields and in the former named the Middletown Journal Purse C E Deahls My Colin upset the calculations of the talent when he was a driving winner Dulcimer raced to the end of six furlongs threequarters of a length back of My Colin and a head before Unpar allcd the extreme outsider in the field of seven Windshield was the choice but he showed little to justify being held at odds of 3 to 2 The track was classified as fast but the light showers had some effect on it and Windshield appeared not to relish the slippery going goingENOUGH ENOUGH IN RESERVE RESERVEMaking Making his local appearance Chanting sprinted into a clear lead during the open ¬ ing quarter with the winner in closest pur ¬ suit and under steady restraint After reach ing the final half mile My Colin went into command and drawing clear rapidly he had enough left to hold Dulcimer safe at the end Squads Right held fourth position to the final strides where Chanting dropping back lasted to outfihish her Sister Polly thej other contestant showed little Under 115 pounds the top impost of the field My Colin ran the distance in the good time of 112 112High High Santa chalked up his third straight victory and his second of the meeting when he was an easy winner of the second race for which he was a 135 choice Coming from far back Wise Money and Cherokee Red reached the finish a head apart and two lengths back of High Santa Ridden by Nick Spine High Santa made every post a winning one Kentucky Jane chased him for a half mile but quit badly thereafter and Grimaldi a forward factor throughout lasted to garner fourth laurels laurelsTarpon Tarpon a venerable son of John P Grier won his ninth race o the year when he turned back Odd Star Curley Cue and seven others in the third race also at six fur ¬ longs Ethels Choice the favorite bore out badly when holding a contending position approaching the final quarter and was the trailer in the field of ten
