The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-07-03
AN EXCITING FINISH
RAMAPo WINS THE LONG ISLAND
HANDICAP BY NOSE IN 1:55.
Sir Walter Makes a Game Ffght-A
Struggle Between Laxxarone and
Peacemaker for Third Place.


been provided for to-day's racing sent
good crowd TO Sheepshead Bay. and some In
teresting contests were seen. There was
much interest in the decision of the stew
ards over the Weinberg race of yesterday,
and after the third event it was announced
that jockey Overton had been suspended.
and recommended to the Jockey Club for
revocation of his license. There was good
deal of speculation about the vernal
stakes. and Floretta was heavily backed at
even money. She was not placed. however.
AT the fall of the flag Axiom from P. j.
Dryers stable, took the lead and was never
headed, winning very handily at the re-
munerative odds of 10 to /. There was
trouble in the second race through the reck-
less riding OF Reiff on the odds-on favorite,
Daily America In trying to catch Paladin.
who was leading by about twenty lengths,
he nearly crowded the other two horses
over the fence. He caught Paladin at the
head OF the stretch and came home an easy
winner by three parts OF length. After
the race Reiff was called into the stewards
stand, lined 800 and warned that any more
such reckless riding would his sus-
| pension. In the fourth race, just after the
| flag fell, Pitfall ran into Clovis. knocking
| both out of the race. HaZlet0n, the favor
| lite. and The Swain made the running. and
| in driving finish the former won by a
neck. All the jockeys were fined SIS each
| for disobedience at the post. The Long
Island handicap was by far the best race of
the meeting. for the result was in doubt
| gether in fine shape with Peacemaker and
| Redskln as pace makers and the others
punched close behind. Thus they. ran to the
stretch, when Dogeatt took Sir Walter
! through on the outside, while Griffin saw an
| opening near the rail and managed to get
through The two few past Peacemaker
and soon had two lengths the best of IL.
and Griffin and Doggett rode like demons
| through the last eighth. Sir Walters nose
hung to the line, neither being able to gain
/ an inch. and in glorious finish the dark
, niue Won h.o,, That . was not ALL for two
were fighting for the third place, and they
| shot by the judges like team, though
Peacemaker had a slight advantage. Sum-
First Race-Ffve furlongs. Emotional. s
to /, won; Yankee Doodle. to 5, second:
Brisk. to 5, third. Time, LOO 4-5.
second-Mile and hree-sixteenths, Daily
ond; candeiabra, to l. third. Time. s:os
Third,vernal stakes; five furlongs.
no Reifp. to l. second; One Love, 107
S T., Rsasan; 10 to ], third Time, l.o2 Is
Boomer. Belle Aimi and Layienta also ran
Fourth-One mile. Hazleton, to 5, won;
The Swan. to l., second Primrose. 6 to l.
Fifth-Long Island handicap; mile and
one-eigghth Ramapsos 12s tGriffin), to s..
9nd; Peacemaker. log Rsiff). 10 to !, third.
Byrnes. Redskin and Beldemere Also ran.
sixth-Six fnrlongs; on turf. Luster. 20 to
haw WON captain INT T. 3t to second Hurting
Semper Ego in Form Again.
DETROIT, July 2.-Semper Ego has re-
covered his Latonia form. lie won the
Stroh Brewing Company's stake. worth
$500 to the winner to-day, beating Kam-
sin. the favorite. Ben Elder and running the
five furlongs in 10l. 1t was the seventh
consecutive day of fine weather. The ex-
ecutiye committee decided to-day not to
continue the meeting longer than the regu-
larry advertised date. hence 1t will close
July = with grand steeplechase of two and
one-half miles and the st. Clair Hotel
stakes. at mile and quarter. All the
| best handicap horses here will start in this
from eVery rbe
ance and betting have been better than the
most most sansuine expected; There were
First Race-Six furlongs Babe MUIR
| ply, 31a to /. won; May Thompson. even.
second: Marie Woodlands 10 to j, third.
Second-0ne mile. Booze, to 1. won
Evanatus, to l, second Baron, 10 to /,
third. Time. 1:4l.
Company's stakes. Semper Ego, to i,
won; Kamsin even, second; Looram, 10
| to l. third. Time, 1:01.
Fourth-Four and one-haf furlongs.
| Amelia Fcnso, 6 to g. won: La Gallienne 8
to l, second; Monica, TO 8, third. Time,
:55i5.
Fffth-Mile and one-sixteenth. Leo Lake,
| to 5. won; Lake Shore second; Shuttle,
| 5 TO l. third. Time, 1:471a.
| Countess Irma Won.
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