In the early 20th century there was a thoroughbred racehorse named "Norwood Ohio."
The following race information has been found. It appears that it raced in the winters at New Orleans.
In the handbook HORSES IN TRAINING, 1907, Norwood Ohio is listed under the "Miscellaneous"
section as a chestnut-colored five-year old gelding, sired by Buck Massie by dam Liebe ...
Norwood Ohio, ch g, 5, by Buck Massie-Leibe. Frank Smith If anyone has more data on this horse or its owner Frank Smith, please let us known.
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RACE STATISTICS
DATE OF RACE TRACK RACE DISTANCE WEIGHT JOCKEY ODDS FINISH
1904
April 21 Nashville 5th 4-1/2furlongs also ran
(Cumberland Park)
December 24 New Orleans 2nd 5furlongs 107lbs R. Johnson 20 to 1 1st
1905
January 3 New Orleans 5th 6furlongs 89lbs Aubuchon 6 to 1 2nd
January 28 New Orleans 6th 6furlongs 9th1
February 1 New Orleans 3rd 1 mile 10th1
March 27 New Orleans 3rd 1 mile 107 lbs Nicol. 7 to 1 2nd
April 7 New Orleans 2nd 7furlongs 6th
December 28 New Orleans 3rd 6furlongs 99 lbs Freeman 20 to 1 2nd
December 30 New Orleans 1st 6furlongs 13th1
1906
January 4 New Orleans2 2nd 6furlongs 8th1
January 29 New Orleans3 2nd ~ 138 lbs McClain 10 to 1 3rd
January 31 New Orleans2 1st 6furlongs 6th?
February 21 New Orleans2 1st 6furlongs 6th?
February 24 New Orleans2 1st 6furlongs 11th1
February 26 New Orleans2 3rd 5-1/2 furlongs 8th1
March 1 New Orleans2 2nd 5-1/2 furlongs 7th
March 3 New Orleans2 3rd 5 furlongs-handicap 7th
1907
February 6 New Orleans 4th 5furlongs 104 lbs unknown
1908
February 11 Los Angeles 6th 5-1/2 furlongs 99 lbs ?
(4 year olds and upward) "runs well in mud"
February 14 Los Angeles 7th 5-1/2 furlongs 104 lbs 5th (selling race)
March 22 Oakland 1st Futurity Course (170ft less than 3/4mi) ?
marked as "Runs well in mud"
March 28 Oakland 7th 3-4 mile 106-1/2lbs 4th (selling race)
"Norwood Ohio finished like a shot." � Daily Racing Form
June 4 Oakland 2nd 3/4 mile 121 lbs scratched
1may be last place; 2Fair Grounds; 3City Park; ~short course steeplechase
The 1904 and 1905 races may have been at the New Orleans Fair Grounds.
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Note: in the 1880s there was a horse name "Ayacucho" who was renamed "Norwood." There is no indication that this horse was named after our town, but this may have been the reason "Norwood Ohio" was given that name intead of "Norwood." |