The sun., 1894-08-30
CLIFFORD IS A FLYER.
THE GREAT FOUR-TEIR-oLD WTNS
THE ELIGHT STAKES IN FAST TINE

Do-iso DId Not start, but Lady yioiet
Made uin Eclipse the Track Record Tor
Seven Furiones-Irish Reel Wins the
Bellies Stakes for Messr-. Keene-IIIurne
wins the Turf Handicap In Rso7 10
Dos Aiopzo and strathmsath Kan Dead
Heat and the Parse was Divided Auer
aLet ofSpnrrIng Reed, TInge. and
st. Michael Win No License for Ssugus.
Clifford, Leigh & Roses great four-year-old
by Bramble. cut OF Duchess, by Kngfsher,
demonstrated to the satisfaction OF 1000 per-
sons nj Shecpshcad Bay yesterday that he IL n
race horse Of supeilative merit by winning tho
Flight Stakes at seven furlongs in 20 2-5,
which Is fOur-fifths OF "A second faster than the
track record held Jointly by Kingston aud Stuy-
vesant. The public expected a dazzling dis
play OF speed, as Domino was named To
start against Clifford and Lady Violet, but
the black whirwnd was withdrawn, and Lustre
and Lady Violet alone disputed Cifords right
to tho prize. Irish Reel, the fleet daughter of
Exile and Round Dance in the Kccne stable,
won the Bellies Stakes for two-ycar-old hllics,
and Hume defeated Gioaming in n desperate
battle for the Turf Handicap, lowering the rec
ord for tho grass course at ono mile and
quarter by four-iifths of "a second.
With Domino out of tho way tho betting was
TO l on Clifford winning the Flight stakes, and
the talent took the short price and seemed glad
to get it. Trainer JOyncr said that Lady Violet
would mako the favorito beat the track record,
and the bay FLY fairly few away from tho
post when Mr.. Rowe dropped his flag. The
first furlOng was IN ~ 10, and the
quarter in 20 30. Clifford and I.ustre a
length and half bchind tho Lady, who
appeared to 10 only galloring a two-minute
gait, so smooth and frictionless Is her action.
The three furlongs in 30 3-5 and tho half milo
In As seconds found 40 change, but on tho upper
turn Lustro began to hang and was couple Of
lengths behind Clifford at tho end OF
tho five furlungs. for which tho official
time was 100 -. Griffin moved Cliff
ford up TO Lady Violet In the stretch and tho
pair passed the six furlong pole In l3, with not
a foot between them. From there home clifford
was master or the situation, and he won by
good neck In - -, with Griffin sitting
c,2mparatiyelyy stllli lho general impress.
faster, aud Griffin, when asked whether
i,s,,o ms GhargS was was al out at ri the end,
much discussion as to the price the horse will
bring Mt auction on saturday. He Is in remark
ably good shape now, aud If his wind is affected
there was no sign Of it after lestcrdays race. lilo
Is n very beautifully pruportioncd horse and has
rare action and marvellous speed. Lady Violet
HS ScsS TGra OF i%r 1t ho %ny p%
hut courage. and her owner aud trainer were
greatly pleased with her. some Outsiders timed
the race In 30
Those who remembered Irish Reels good race
Tor the Autumn Mhidrn,.Stakcs when she fin
cess of the keane representative IN the Bellies
Stakes, gctinS as good aa I" for their money.
strength of II good race against old horses ut
SarataSa ana n last trial since reaching
the -, Bay. Charlie I;tleheLd's big hly
Sahilla, who had much the worst uf tlre
weights was the most fancicd OF the others.
llr, Knapp thought well of talifornias chances,
and there was some play on Gutta Percha, whose
race in the Futurity was most CrrditaUlr. Irish
Ite9l, Sadie, Gutta Pcrcha, and California were
he most prominent ia the run TO the elbow, the
last named dying away at that point
and leaving tie others t. tight IL out
Gutta Perch. looked like defeating. irish Reel
tired in the run home and Irish Reel won very |
handily ut the end Gutta Pcrcha beat Sadie, |
ship without ruddor, length for second |
money. The favnritc was never dangerous.
,o The Turf Handicap, at ono mile aud guar
Ter, was the best race ever run on the grass |
course at shcepshead Ray. l. was the final race
haughtrr OF Sir Modrcd on the turf irntE being |
fresh In the memory OF the ttiout. Slum-, wuo |
mount on her, and She went - the post favorite |
AZ 70 GA. Live Oak, lately purchased from |
the Prcakncss, stable 5y, W. Il. Jennings, was |,
Park being good enough to give Him Il chance. |
! he Other starters, CoQuCttc Hume, and JudLn.
I'd as pac,naker for thrrc-Quartcr- ut a mile. |
klNing way to 'oIucttr opp"slt" u old Dwyrr |
It the beginning ui the upper turl i,Ud at tho |
!cad ~ the homc~trctrh showed ia 'front.'. Grif- |
lladc hls run: attended hy the silky Hume, |
IN whom Ecin had been riding most |
2ati"nt and skutnl race. Und"r The young |
'un in the lust furlouG, and Cuil.nG home Lc
challenged Cleaning in the mo-t valiant -ty.c,
md beat her u head. Live UlA wa, u very
lose third, and would have been even ,lus,rup |
!hd Grimm made his run sooner. TIE time.
'lmlns was criticised IOE making too much use
II LlOaming.
The hcttine. on the first race opened with
peedly knocked tn = 10 ! On, the book makers
'ens remarkably shy about accepting VI. f,
hOce AT 20 ], with kOsitA next In demand At
y To l. Tho race was only a hg rulnp for
DAIRY Reed, the Iiimyar V"lding, taxing the
louble pull. passing the Guish three lengths ne-
% ore re- ms PearG,t competitor the May Day My,
y lao, under llaytun's skliful p!utage, beat tho
AIR fourth.
seldom has such plunge been seen aS was
made on the Bruokdale lllly ,iuidrn iiud L. wul
he second race, which, like the first. was a |
clliug affair Tor two-y year-olds over the ilve fur-
men who knew how well the daughter OF Stone
lrnge and Auricoma had worked at sara
'rice against her. 10 their surprise the
'reat mass ~ the talent seemed 10 know
~ op'tb Wv A4lys ulll ltlt lF~l D'ltlnK |
vas To ., which was knocked 10 even money |
u short order. II looked for "a time as though |
ne good thing would ~ through ns ,ioidrn
tod led In the first quarter ~ "a mile, followed
y Font Lear, FRANKLIN, and Tinge. Dick Dog |
ett settled matters, however, opposite the hcl-
ing ring by going at the fty"rirc with linge IN
lead earnest. Tho gOud colt passed tiudCn Rod
n the last hundred Yards and won cirycrly by a
engIh. Marietta beat Franklin IN u drive Ion
hird money.
Don Alonzo was a top-hcavy f,yorite for tho
andlCap at one mile aud q tur.uuE Tor which
us only opponents were kvd-klu and Strath-
meath Red-ktn Was we'll played Ht " tu j. hut
9OOdy seemed To want SlratumcHIh, against
hose chances !: o. wa, luId. Ihr outcome
I the race wa- big surprise. Tho pace was "a
low IN the first quarter pt u milo that Rcdskiu
alted long enough to kick AT Strathmcath as
hey swung around tho turn. lp tho back
tretch Strui lmcath went M ~ RcG~S In, and the
atr went 10 the head OF the stretch uu even terms
hey were Joined by Don AlonZo at the head OF
he stretch, ana there WAS furious drive all the |
ray home. II was RuybUdys race as the trio
anne down the stretch head and head. Red |
< IN sulked at the very last moment and Don |
Ilonzo ana Strathmeath passed the finishing |
me on such even terms that IL was Impossible |
Or the sDeCTaIOFa In fpiI yrh n |