Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-05
DOBBINS BARELY WON.
Ihs Great Colt Closely Pressed by Long
daIe-The Other Contests.

Sr.NEPSIIEAD BAY, y. Y, Sept. a.
Labor Day brought out the largest crowd
Of the meeting AZ SheepShead Bay, over
1900 persons being present. The first
news that greeted the turtles was the an
nouncemcnt that Nathan Straus had de-
termucd 10 sell his entire stable and re-
tire from the turf
The programme was very attractive and
insured good sport. Considerable scratch
ing was INDUCED In by owners. but the
fields were only reduced 10 Il comfortable
size. The track was in splendid shape.
The opening dash was for three-year- olds
and u hard lot they were. The with
drawal Of Weinberg left the event very
open. The winner turned up In Amer.
who captured the purse In handy fash
ion. Little Pirate, II TO l chance, beat &.
PatriCian for the place.
Dobbins was a to shot in the second
race and he barely won. Longdaie was
very good and led TO the head Of the =
stretch There both Jockeys began 10
drive. and through the stretch It was
great racec. Dobbins finally got home
wiuer by n head. Longdale was two
lengths In front Of Rubicon.
Richard Croker had his second victory
Of the day with Red Banner. This fly
captured the third evc1t with plenty to
against her Mask. tho favorited, had
10 be content with place honors. .
Lamplighter won the fourth event easily
by half length from Terrifier, who beat
Bermuda half dozen lengths for the place =
In the fifth race, Nomad. the favorite.
won by length from Acclaim, who beat
Restraint a head for the place. Cleaning
beat Raceland, the favorite. In the sixth
event. Results:
:
l'irate .; Patricien, 3. Time-1:0l 40.
Second race Autumn Stakes, Futurity
course-Dobbir- :; Logic. =; KuoicOn'
g. Time-lIll
Third Race. *. "a nrse-Red Ban
ner. !; Mask. 2; IN. Arion' g. Time
Fourth Race. Labo- " Stakes, mile
and furlongs-L ampligfter. /; Terriiier,
2; Bermuda. 3. Time-2;f.
Fifth Race, furlongs-Nomad. /; Ac-
claim, 2; Restraint, 9. Time-l:29.
Sixth Race Ia miles on .turf-Gloam-
ing /; R&ceand. 2; Kildeer, Z Time-21S.
Following are the entries at Sheepshead
Bay race track for to-day:
First race Futurity Course-Tom Hard
ing ia. Rosa 1l2, Chesapeake ~, The Iron
Master ll2 Sir Arthur So, Arab 50, Billy
s. 81.
Second race. mile handicap-Reckon
III. Aloha rs, Michael ll2, Ramapo lOs'
S0unduore tO5. Terriher l0i. Count lOS.
Julien 100, Highland 100. w. Il. 80, Herald
80.
Third race, Futurity Course, selling
Sam Willu ia. Herald H. Chattanooga
IL, Quivver 105. Astonia l0l Minnie Laha
al, Evanhtus 102. Shadow lO2 lngot "a,
Perrler Jonet 3d. Wormsu q, Lou Rhett
o. Mary Lose a.
Fourth race, SIS mlle-Ssm Lucas Ill,
Appomatox III, Pecksniff ILL., Ontario ILL.,
Dorian Ill., Lucky Dog Ill, Torch bearer
III, Rey III Santa Anita Ill. John Cooper
III, Senella Ill. Uno Colorado Ill. Kenti-
zerna los. Yenusburg 108 Melody los.
Fifth race. SIS mile. Maidens-Plebear
10. Ruma 100, Riverside 100. Rolla 100
Wood Nymph ~. She (1ly) 81. On the Way
81, Long Brook 81. Sadie W. 81, Hyde
Park 81.
Sixth race. Woodcock stakes. / mile or
turf-Figaro rs. Henry of Navarro llS
st. Maxim 1ls. Queenlike II tl6. Connors
lis. Tcrrapin lO6. Prig. 100. Airtcoa loo
Hartford 100. Daily 100. Big Mid "a.