Magnet's Marvellous Speed., Daily Racing Form, 1896-06-19

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MAGNETS MARVELLOUS MARVELOUS SPEED Another mile record went by the board at Forsyth Forsythia yesterday when Magnet with 122 pounds up ran the distance in 1 392 and fin ¬ ished dished galloping It was a great performance for he smothered that fast colt Rondo with speed and beat him in a veritable walk Honigs Honing colt is at his best just now nowThere nowhere There was some excellent sport and the sur slur ¬ roundings groundings were in accord with it The weather was perfect the track fast and the attendance large Four favorites won All about the pub ¬ lic laic had a good afternoon of it itThe tiThe The chief interest centred scented in the mile handi hand ¬ cap in which Magnet and Rondo met at weight for age The public would have nothing but Magnet The big chestnut has become some ¬ what of an idol at the Indiana tracks Many good judges thought Rondo would beat the Honig Hong colt There was very little to it except the pace Off second Magnet was under a pull to and past the half mile ground There Garner moved him along At the threequarters treasurers Mag Magi ¬ net led by a length with Rondo second Round the turn Rondo drew up but Garner let out a link and the chestnut horse gained three lengths and galloping the rest of the way won handily by a length and a half halfThere haltered There were some speedy ones iii the seven furlongs selling race for threeyearsolds Kamsin Amassing opened at 3 to 1 but the stable money sent him to the post at 6 to 5 Inspector Hunt was off in front Irene Woods stumbling at the start Serena and Fritzie Fritzes alternated in the lead to the half when Irene Woods went to the front Kamsin Amassing taking second place Jrene Rene Woods led till half way down the stretch when Me Hugh moved on Kamsin Amassing and the son of Blazes coming away won by a head headOff leadoff Off badly in the opening race Belvour Balfour grad ¬ ually dually worked his way through and collaring taufield taffies who had made most of the running at the head of the stand ho beat him half a length with Peep ODay Today II a good third thirdSenator thirds Senator Quay the favorite in the twoyear twofer old race had bad luck as he stumbled at the start and nearly threw Garner off Golightly Ghoulishly made all the running and won easily from Harry Gwynu Gown Brown Eyes just beating Fonclif Foci for third place Senator Quay who was not persevered with finished last lastThere lathered There was a large field in the fifth race Ar dath death being the selected one Miss Star led all the way with Ardath Marathi second till within fifty yards of the finish when Murphy brought up the favorite and won handily Miniver Minnie was a poor third Bismarck while running well on the back stretch fell but neither the horse nor G Cochran the jockey wore hurt hurtWalkover Walkover the favorite had it all his own way in the last race winning easily from Meddler who behaved badly at the post and got off poorly Eagle Bird who was cut off on the first turn ran a good great race finishing third thirdBeryl hider Beryl Star recently purchased by J E Ma lone broke her stifle in the first race and will probably have to be destroyed


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