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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1906
Page
2
The Meadows meet yielded a bad day for the public as heavy, lumpy track conditions disrupted form. Rocky and Ambitious led upset wins at long odds while heavy favorites faltered and bookmakers profited.
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Price drift and smart money backed Charles Green who won the race easily as Graham looked back. Canodian Wheatstone and Carrick followed with a close noses apart finish. Canejo won the favorite spot but Kirachbaum’s ride failed to hold, Duelist surprised by a long early lead and Love Caneo finished third or worse. Ambitious and Kouw mise closed in as favorites faltered, Scotty Ferguson’s mare won amid interference, and The Huguenot chased early pace with Fonso third. Track conditions looked variable with expectations of faster times this afternoon.
MeJoynt, an veteran rider, was shaken when his horse fell breaking a collarbone. The Huguenot finished second in the last race and is 11 years old. Lucrece was withdrawn after a post race kick but is expected back soon. Charley Mullen recalls beating the first three races. Legal Form suffered bog spav and will be laid up for some time.
A day of racing saw many bets hit and horses win as trainers sold mounts to R Wilson for private payouts. Aries led the field by three lengths in the stretch while Ambitious, 30 to 1, drifted to 20 to 1. Jockeys including Sullivan, MacBride, Callahan, Graham, L Nichols and Keogh found success on a day notable for ladies free admission.
Heavy track limited activity with several horses clocked in light times. Gateway to 1:57 for a preparation gallop, Judge 0.68 for a half, Rotrou 0.56, Anvil a mile in two minutes, Tras 1:56 for a mile, Yankee Jim 0.26 for a quarter, Gorgalette a mile in 1:62 and five eighths in, Doublet a half in 0.53, Gold Heather 0.55, Myrtie White five furlongs in 1:07.
McLaughlin opened with a three base hit driving in runs as the game stayed tight through seven. Freeno lofted a long drive, Seattice doubled, and in the ninth a Pishertte touched home to knot the score before the visitors struck in the 11th to win.
A fragmented 1920s sports column references the Pacific Coast League and mentions Chicago Boston New York Philadelphia Brooklyn and Pittsburgh with stray team notes and partial standings. It lacks coherent events and verifiable details due to OCR gaps.
The locals fell in eleven innings at Recreation Park as Fisher’s crowd edged Seattle in a tense game. Perrine blocked balls and endured rough play, while Walters made a notable dive in the field as Fresno scored in the fourth inning with a pair of hits.
The article notes a saloonkeeper in Oakland who attacked a house dispenser with a jack knife, leading to arrest and bail for Schmidt. It mentions Nddie Hanlon seeking northern bouts, possible boxing soon in Batacada near Portland, with Dailey in charge. Also cites Buck Freeman ceasing playing due to domestic troubles, Spider Baum’s strong Altoona game, and Bee Hive Dry Goods moving with a June 1906 removal sale announced.
Records are in danger as the Northwest championships meet on June 23 in Spoken gathers teams from Moat of the Itman and Pallman colleges plus Spokane attendees home from eastern colleges. Notable participants include Henry Meade from Harvard, Albert Tredick from Williams, Multnomah Athletic Club with Oregon athletes and Yale pole vaulter Gilbert, Seattle Athletic Club with University of Washington athletes and local high school talents. Seattle entries cover sprints hurdles jumps and throws with Rex Smith and others leading events.
The July 3 bout between Kid McFadden of San Francisco and Percy Cove of Everett is off with Jockey Bennett likely to replace McFadden. Champion Pera, John Kiplinger’s English setter, has been sold to L B Paulkner of Olympia. Pera is among America's top setters, winner of the Chicago show three years ago. Henry, a late Freano pitcher, was involved in a dispute.
Tonight at Alki Point the Moonlight Dance promises pleasant evening fun. Attendees are advised to take a boat from Flyer dock to reach the event location.
Negotiations point to a Beattie bout featuring Tommy Burne and Gue Rallis at Pleasant Beach in August. Burns seeks a competitive opponent and hints at probable opponents while weight and agreement remain the main hurdles.
Rosenden made his first appearance since the Brooklyn Handicap but was well beaten by Shot gun and Bohemia with a poor showing by the old horse. Jockey W Davia leads the meeting standings at Buffalo. Starter Holtmante shows a weakening form. William Cowan reportedly lost about 125000 at the start of last week. Humming Excursion Rates East via Northern Pacific Railway offers low round trip fares with sales on June 234 and 25.
The article mentions Tyler and Koetern in turf circles plus Wenterg Cherry at New York venues. Go Hetween wins the B Handicap at Gravesend over Proper and Maxie Witt, while Ho Hetween shows as a strong selling plate horse this year.
Trained to the minute, Mufe Turner and Holly prepare for a local championship match at Pleasant Beach Ten days of hard work mark their lead up. The loser will have no case to make on the round poor condition. Holly brings aggressive style against Turner’s science in what promises to be an even, exciting fight.
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