New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-18
sTYTY-FOUR HORSES RUN.
RIG FIELDS AT sHEEPSHEAD BAY.

There were stir and bustle, anithatloh anu 'Noi'0
,rcpt in abundance at Sheepshead Bay yesterday
No less than sixyour horses ran in the SIX races p
80 well were the contests managed that nothing dragged
and no one was forced to take his soup cold Severa
Of the contests furnished exciting finishes the handicap
which WAS won by Referee being one of the hVeneSV
races Of the year. with its quick shifting posiuon
and e intensity of suspense to the last stride III INC
twoyear-oid race Wanda and Richmond were amos.
head and head, and in the selling race LS'Von anu
Boulotte were nearly even The stecplechase h'o
dozen starters and five Of thcm fell SO there was
plenty of inc ident -. Aha
starting Mr. Caldwell who holds the nag at tn's
meeting needs a sharp reminder that he IS employed
NV the club and not by the Dryer Brothers His habit
IF always giving the horses and the jockeys OF the big
Brookl,n stable the best of the starts when possible Is
filling the air with ugly whispers
The first race was Of special interest to the great
rrer of eope who watch with sad-eyed interest the
cratic career that eccentric amateur jockey zap
tain Holmes the only genuine representative VI INC
British aristocracy now decorating the American turf
AT Jerome Park the gallant Captain rode the pratcal
Corar and was sorely stricken by the amiabe and ac-
con,plsacd Mr. Pelham who rode Sonnet T. Mt
Pelham is the turf title OF the mo st shin ana poPu
lar of American gentlemen Iidersl Sonnet then outran
C,rsair with amazing ease Yesterday the Captain
bestrode Sonnet and therefore shrewd turimen eX-
pected that sonnet would be beaten Handsomely
They were not disappointed Sonnet never had any
chance Yet she had some hackers good. simple souls
free from IL familiarity with guile and vile. one IN
aoeent young man of this class roamed AROUND er ue
race wildly asking if the extradton treaty did not
cover eases ike that
Flower Of Meath was the favorite and Won easily
"Mr. Pelham \" rode Nnrod but even he apt by ma
,ure and compact by art, has yet much to learn IN
borsemanshp from William Hayward, the prince oil
American Jockeys calm, cold clean clear and strong
master Of himself and master of his horse
For the Surf Stakes for -vcarods select circle
faueed Snedekers Grenadier but as DonOhue with MS
usual rickcry intentionally spoiled several stats the
starter properly enough left him at the post Those
who have watched DOnohues relations OF bosom friend
shin with bookmakcrs will not be surprised at any per
formance on his part this season lie may nave Ic-
sired 20 be left at the posi- mot %i bas reumed to
America but he was not backing Grenader yesterday.
When bis money is on the colt 1t Is hAey 10 oe " CASE
OF % present arms " Ia Grenadier
Pierre Lnrillards Mortemer lilly Wanda was heavily
backed and she won by head after hne finish win
The DIVER colt Richmond. Wanda is a big, powerful
cbestnnt by Moremer out of Minnie Minor She ran
second in the Foam stakes last Week. out III ooth -
she Wen up at the start Mr.. scot Frl, rf.rcS
with These biz fields and struggling starts oItc1 rum
the chances of the best youngsters bf""R"Oou anu
the Helotrope colt will be heard OF again SO .
G. L. Lorllards trainer hoodwinked the puoIc III
the Mermaid Stakes by putting Mclaughlin on Econ
omy and running her in the regular c0orS Wnue DIeh
nan rode Iouisette with sash. 50 the puhlc jumped
10 the conclusion that Economy was the neVteI anu no
effort would bc made TO win with Loulseile Inc ldct
~ that Iouet.e il much superior to Economy as the
race proycd. but Duchess ia her present form can
outrun Louisette without difficulty. But the taDlSN
- h. fI,ncd in a month or two. When such fly
as r-eite l. defeated in such time AZ HOB II Is clear
enough that she is not IN her best estate -,
W L. SCOTS Referee Won the mile ana tGfeeeish'nS
bandicap handsomely. The owners OF War EaEiC
w. vtfciusly confident and their horse was good
second Pierre LoIillaids Drake Garter carried me
top weight ~ pounds lie was no. iEia b;g
feld AWAY, cause. at the curves Given Ia!f heih
aud no favor ID. c. viii make amy man Ues' AoIse
pick up hi heels with agility
DETAILS OF THE CONTESTS.
Tie first race was special lightweight sweepstakes
Cos each with $500 added; distance . mlc There
were five startcrs-Wadou's Flower of Meath %
years lG2 pounds. Haywari); Ayress sonnet %
years. ll2 pounds, Captain Holiness; Walden d cos
Cummings Is years, 157 pounds Nj. AoiIl@' fHhh
Coipa.e - years, 157 pounds, M DeM'); T. LoH-
lard r's Nmrod a years, ljS pounds Nr Pclh&n'
Pools-Floxer Of Meath, s2O0 NimrOl 500; Coinage
$40; field, 800. Books-iOVer OF Meath; 10 % MN
rod 10 /; sonnet, sto l; olnte, ~ ~ ,
ferance. Wuau the real raciug began tlo"eI OF Aran
.n1.T,r r5, soon settled question and Flower OF
Meath won by three lengths 10 To- Nhr' seio ~
dozen lengths before Coinage, sonnet IL! De" ana Gun"
mings last Mutual pools, - 20 ,.. ., al,
The second race was the surf stakes FOR tW1%car-ods
SOS each i 900 added, 500 TO second tl't,Ice %
miles. THcrc Cshty-elght entries ana, fourteen
alta
bT 0nie,t Mid &,McCaal's Theodore Qn7 NJ DoH9hnel
Mr. Kelsos BrOokwOod QlO, Fe2kfsl NJ tze'0 M!sdc
iwyor Bios. Emcudou ulo, Brennan; DWyGI BT2 -
Richmond u10, Mclaughlin sncdekerS 0f(nueI IT,
SCOTS Forio Gl4, Lewis j. e Kelly ~ e'i2r2ps c2
Liteaeds Tcsamseh d1q &,ord Evae. f,.a B .9Ss
foo1isHsco;t's pair 500, Wanda So, pgyeTs' pain
$40 Kelsos pair $50 Erehadef $50 RetI D. hooAS
tl0m0 S6yt e 10 X h Rithond to Greaser
BrSGEwSod o 10 T6eY'F 2 70 e 10 Ih9sa 20 10 10
Iselte IS to Hart - 20 l. The start was extremely
Kcy's II eotroPe colt thli Wanda fourth, and Brool,
WOOD mn, Grensder left a. inc pot ANA i'' rr
ran hst and second Tor nan GA mae h,1 wan" and
Close up - Then emo a s5asrecH By lrcnoIs
efforts Richmond headed her at ie inrone pol, D"t
cpd two ieI Il h before The Ho0tr0pc colt Bco0kw0od
was ioal. h only behind the heo'VJe colt le1
Fortune al TIC way being continually checked nampered
and pocScte Mutual poos 2O 80 The lo V'ine OIL Inc
After tie tile Of the Youngsters came the Mermaid
$500 added distance Is miles. There wrres iH starter
each carrying ll3 PonndS' l. L"rl.ards Loai-S w.
Kelso's EquipOse (HaywsrU, Nh; keso'' Water Lily
Feskesl, sneaekers Duche-s u'onoA9'' X. W; NdSI
Iolu (ayUckD. POOis-DucL,>s @-VJ Ic!9 99V: - /"
b9ebss to s. To1 to l. Economy J. Louisette
10 l. Equipoise ~ TO /, Water Lily - 20 L. Economy
made the running Duchess s9con3 ana Lgon.g ,b
for quarter mile DOnohue moved up with Duchess in
the backstrtc LOuisette in close pursuit DUCHESS took
The lead hd a mile from home and though LOulseJle
fought hard Cor time, Duchess was even theh piahy
the better. Brennan piled whip ana spur WHOM stI% OuC
% duchess won easily by OK lenst AZ - i-oS
cite second length before ou, she oaly Held De0re
Water LILY, with Economy At Wafer LILY neck Eq1l-
rose last Mutual pools ~ 50 Total value OF the
stakes $500. o.. .,o -,
The fourth race handicap sweeps axes $50 each
$3.50 added is miles There were thirteen sJafteT5-l
". Waldeu's Cbsntcleer g. 3d. MeAOhl, ki"nDeTgs
Wave O'IAgnt a. 90. SaXel, ThOmPSOns n. Murray "a,
S. CHURCH, PreakneSs stables Euclid q, lO., ishegl,
g. Sutcln-'s GunfaOn a. 1O5, DOn0huel, p. L0rllaTps
Drake Carter a. I22 Hayward, W. j. Scouts Referee
a. lI2 Lewis. Bryson's Irish KING a. lO3 Grant, ke
W. EitOa o. So Rafferty,. McMahOn's MARSHALL o. lOl,
Maker Iurchs Jim Nelson %. 10, Hpclmanl, q. H.
loriard's Trafalgar a, 1902, j. Donohuc DAVIS haus
War Eagie a, rs. McIAugilnj. Pools WtI Lage SlOO,
Drake Carter 80, Insh King 80, Referee S%3 Cht-