Another Electric Victim., Daily Racing Form, 1898-01-25

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ANOTHER ELECTRIC ArICTIM Maritime PHILADELPHIA Pa Jan 21 The sensation today at Singerly Gingerly was the discovery of an elec elect ¬ tric trice battery on Jockey Heinrichs Heimlich after ho had won with Leigh The horse was well backed and won easily On being searched a tiny battery incased in canvass was found sewed to the boys undershirt under the arm pit and wires were strung through making connection through the boot P MacMahon McMahon who owns the horse claimed he knew nothing of the battery He was exonerated and Heinrichs Heimlich ruled off The latter said the battery was fixed by him some time ago He thought it hard to be ruled off when batteries are used by others in nearly


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