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Two Year Old Futurity at the Track Race
A crowd watched a half mile heats event featuring Tobin Wood and Denie No as top contenders with Tobin Wood winning a tight race in 1 46. Lae winner, Totiy Wood, a black colt by Baron Wood, showed strong gait while Cracker and others followed. A match race between Lamont and Tib produced several heats with Tib sweeping a final hot finish in 2 392. The day ended with note of the fair’s agricultural displays and a push for Union Pacific World’s Fair travel on Oct 23 1895 Chicago Day.
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Avelanche
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Maude
Cracker
Belle of
Nelson
Tobin Wood
Deni No
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A. W Atkins
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Denie N
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Dania XM
Belle
Totiy Wood
Ed Pyle
Syracuse
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Tobin Hess
Baron Wood
Biron Wilkes
George Wilkes
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No Nate
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Lawont
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