The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-23
Takes the Event from Gutta
Percha After a Hard
Fought Finish.
STONENElL THE FIRST WINNER.
Deception Gets the Third from
Melody---Roche Wins the Fifth
at Sheepshead.

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June 23.-lt was scorching hot at the
track to-day. 1t was 81 warm that the
muscular force used In writing these
few lines Induced profuse Precipitation.
The grand stand was a mass OF waving
fans. The majority of persons, males.
threw proprietes to the winds and
stalked about with hat and coat In
hand
There was a little breeze from the
west owing. however. to the fact that
the grand stand faces east and the west
side OF 1t was boarded up. not much air
reached the crowds on the stand. Per-
haps II was as well. for all the breeze
came from hot quarter and was like
the breath of locomotive.
The attendance was very large. fully
10000 persons being present. There was
nothing on the card to attract them. but
the gambling instinct Ia strong.
The opening event was a dash over the
Futurty course. Stonenell was pro-
bibitive favorite over his field, and the
race was only gallop Tor him.
Robin Hood was an easy second. In
front OF Annie Bishop. the fayorite for
the place. Clifford did not start and the
crowd was much disappointed.
The second race found or saw six ad-
ditions made, so Gutta Percha did not
| look to have uear so good thing as
| many imagined. Nevertheless, sha was
made favori,e. closing at od'is Of
to g.
The Coon was second choice at ! to /.
and the night was between them. 1t was
hard drive, and The Coon Just got
| home first, The winner is not a high
class colt by any means, and the result
proves that Gutta Percha is not near
SO good as many professed to believe. =,
1t seems now thai the criticisms hurled
at Fred I.ittleheld because Sabilla
| beat Gutta Percha in the Casanova
| Stakes were harsh and not justified.
! Long Beach. on the strength of his
race with Candelabra a few days ago,
was strong favorte In the third race.
This was his sulky day. however, and
Sims vainly coaxed him for mile and
| then gave up the fight In the stretch.
Deception was neglected, her price
| going from 20 ] TO Il to l. She won
simply because Melody and Count raced
left for n finish. The mare came strong
In the end and won In the last jump.
| Melody. who was second, was well
played. Count filled his usual position
Sweepstakes Of SIS each with 81. 900 added; for
thTee.year-old" and upward inarity course ,,,, 81,
Robin Hood LOG yBrooks', .sO.l rs g
Annie n.hoP; lo7 GrInn,. ,io,i as d. y
| Kazan. 100 iMcDermotu SOL go
the start, and staying there, won under
a pull by two lengths from Robin II Jod
who was two lengths in front OF Annie
| Bishop Time 10 %
Mutuels paid-Straight, f5.55; place,
sos. Robin Food paid $3.50 place.
SECOND RACE,
rhe Foam Stakes a sweepstakes OF $50 each.
with 81, 500 added. for ,wo-yeSrulds, ave turlonss.
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Red9Sac; lls WrnnI...... col 81
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The Coon and Gutta Percha singled
themselves out Of the crowd after FUR
long had been run and they fought 1t
in hard drive through the last furlong
by the shortest OF heads. Gutta Percha
was second 1--WE lengths in front OF Ken
mel. Tlme-l.Ol rs.
Mutucis paid Straight s42; place,
$685.; third, $50. Gutta Percha paid
PLACE, S65; third, S55. Kennel paid
TS5 third.
THIRD RACE.
| Sweepstakes n SIS each with 81 900 added; for
three, cAr-olis and upward. selling one mile
srartora, betting St Hltrtn
Melody - lwalkep..,....,. - 6-5 ii42.
Count n i.2 'ks S - 5; 2: g
Blue Garter. - Currin..". 81 u
Ioian % R pogsctu ,.... col 81
HIS Grace, ~ IL. Johnson lop-l col I Z
Melody cut out the pace up to the very
last jump, in which Deception passed her
and won by a short head. Count and
Long Reach wer" respectively second and
| third To the head of the stretch. where
Deception. going strong. passed them
with the result above described. Count
was third. two lengths away. Time
LIS l-J.
Mutuels paid; Straight. Sos; place.
s3l. g.: third, sls35 Melody paid; Place.
SA20. third. sos. Count paid $500
third
FOURTH RACE
The Concy Island Handicap. a handicap for
three-y caroids and upward guaranteed cash value
81 900, 10 the winner 81 800 srcgn' horse $3.50 and
third tb0 MiuriS course,
starters BETTING st. M Fin.
| ArmiiSgr lQ5 tSimsl ....,., 52 As II 10
| lIurlingham. 81 ,Gri'fnl.,., o. 81 %
rrig, los uit'eneHl .......l2-l ~ ~
| Sirlccu. l23 tpugkeill .,,..,.. 81 rs
Low lander IA iMcpermutU3O-i 81
| StrnrnelIio 30 tSimunlsl. lOOl lO-l