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Show COKI'SFH RILEY COMES HOME Former Millionaire Horse Owner Own-er Happy: Sea Green Upsets Up-sets Race Track Dope. Moro Ideal weather could not bo had for racing than Friday, and a large crowd went out to the Bucna Vista track to see the ponies run. Sea Green, In the third race for six and a half furlongs, fur-longs, going to the posl a 120. to 1 shot, went begging In the ring, but this made no difference In the result of the race. Tho bay gelding won In a sensational stretch drive from a well bunched field, nnd no winner was in sight until the wire was reached, when the horso shot ahead. The horse opened In the betting at la to 1. and sus nobodv wanted him tho price was boosted. C. B. Levy, tho owner, could have won a fortune on a small Investment, In-vestment, but he said he did not think his horse was ready. J. U Weber secured Sea Green foi $-100, C. B. L,cvy forgetting (he horse was entered In a selling race, and paid little J or no attention when Judge Skinner offered of-fered the horse for sale. Three favorites won. Sea Green being the only horse that -was not played by the. people. Kd. Corrlgan was one of the happiest horse owners at the track. He started Flora Rllev In the sixth event for seven furlouRS. and lold all his friends to bet on his horse, as she was sure to win. She went to tho post a 13 to 5 favorite, and tho game maro won by a head from a Held that camo down the stretch nearly near-ly abreast. Buckthorn boat Yaina to the place by a nose. Hidden Hand tied the stale record of 1:0S 1-r. by winning the fifth race for five ami a half furlonys by two lengths from Banonica, tho 1) to 10 favorite. Airs showed, three-quarters of a length back. J3en .Mycr bid Good Money up to 5-100. but Irwin Bros, retained the horse, bidding bid-ding J-lOo. The track was fast. The summaries: First race, five furlongs, purse 5200, selling Good Money (Manders), 7 to 2, won; lrlylng (Corey). SO to 1, second; Sliver Leaf (Vesper), 10 to 1. third. Time, 1:012-5. Halton, Yellow Foot, Good Intent. In-tent. Dr. Sherman, Unmasked, J. M. Stokes, 1'bor and Luke McCoy also ran. Second race, six furlongs, purse 5200. selling Warner Grlswell (Boland), a to 2, won: Wlldwood Bill (Manders). 15 to 1. second; Ocean Shore (Coburn). 1 to 1, third. Time, 1:15 3-5. Tilllnghast, Special Spe-cial Delivery. Meltoncioth, Tug Boat, Sl-baii, Sl-baii, Will Morris and Governor Shoupc also ran. Third nice, six and a half furlongs, purse $250, selling Sea Green (Gaugel), 20 to 1, won; Miss Picnic (Gargan). 2 to 1, second: Biased (Carroll), 12 to 1, third. Time, t.2:i. New Capital. Elcclrowan. Coonskln, Silver Grain, Tom O'Mallcy-Patterson O'Mallcy-Patterson and Sllaln also ran. Fourth race, one mile, purso 5350 Whlddcn (Buxton), 4 to 1, won; Melissa (DonvltT:), S to 1, second: FIntc (Ivors), even, third. Time, 1:12 2-5. Sir John, Follle 3j.. Roalta. Round and Round, Kalserhoff and Sylvia U. also ran. Fifth race, five and a half furlongs, purse 525,0, selling Hidden Hand (Bal-tlste), (Bal-tlste), 7 to 1, won; Banonica (Van Dusen), 0 to 10, second; Airs (Shriner), 5 to 1, third. Time. 1:08 1-5, Swagcrlator, Billy Mycr. Salnfox, Grace G , Sixteen and Clarlnnls also ran. Sixth inc. seven furlongs, purse 5250. selling Flora Riley (Carroll), 13 to 5, won; Buckthorn (Buxton), 12 to 1. second; sec-ond; Tama (.1. Hogg), 2 to 1, third. Time, 1.20. Kiddy I,ccK Frieze. French Cook, Good Ship and Dr. Mayer also Tan. |