Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-30
AT SHEEPSHEAD BAY
An Unsuccessful Effort to Combine Horse
and Yacht Racing.
THE HANDICAP DISAPPOINTING
butterflies the Favoritc. Hut He Ha"
An spccd. md Henry Young Won
from PcIIicosc-Othcr Turf Notes Oh
Interest.
Interest.

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by going 10 the roof Of the grahusua"N
and using glasses, but beyond mere out
line OF the yachts nothing could pe seeh'
In the first race the talent laeNed
Waltser as II the race was all over put
the shouting. BAT De.fargita won easily
McCarerty w. m9e SEQ for spelling
starts In the flrst rate.
Crescendo, who ran second in the Flu
turity won the second race, the Dash
Stakes. in big gallop. The third race
was won easily ~ Lady Diamond the
| favorite.
The fourth event, the Ocean Handicap
was sore disappointment. The Butter
| flies was a iavorite over Rubicon, but
the former had no speed. Rubicon could
scarcely keep out OF bis own way ana
Henry Young won from Beilieose "
| head.
In the nth rae, Article and Bloomer
crossed the fnish-line on even terms, and
| their owners agreed 10 divide the purse.
! The sixth race was captured by W. d.
| by neck. from Lookout.
! The races at this track Will be contn-
| ued Saturday. Summaries:
First race-sevsn furlOngs, for 3-year-
! olds and upward--Derfarsil uy' Dcgsett
| 10 ID won. Waltser second. Merry Mon
arch third. Time 1.2s S-j.
Second race-the Dash Stakes, TOT :
year-olds. five acknowledgements az
/ +. Carr EVEN won. Refugee second.
/ Peep-o'-Day third Time, lN2.
Third race-one mile, on turf-Lady pa
| mond l0l Chorn. EVEN won. Marshall
| second. Romplng Girl IL ird. Time. III.
Fourth race-ths Ocean Handicap for
/ 3-year-olfs and upward. one mile-Henry
Young QGo. Clayton. TO u won. Bellico'e
second. Rel del Carerez third. Time
80 80
Fifth race-2-year-oll maidens, Futurity
coursc-Article OO1, Doggett % u and
Bloomer d17. Griffin to - ran dead
/ heat. sun Rise III. third. Time. III %.
Sixth race-for 3-year-olds AMI upward
mile and furlong. on turf-W. Il. uiO
Ballard : 10 81 won. Lookout second,
Doggett third. Time. 80 20.
The summaries tell the story Of the other
two races on the card. Lynn Ben. driven
by Edwin Blther, the man who brought
out Jay Eye See 2.lp. won the race for
2.e5 trotters in handsome style. He was
all out N the last heat. Iron Bar was the
only one in the field that could get near
the black stallion when Bither set ont q
! drive him.
King Harry gave the talent a scorching
in the last race the 2.E class, as he was
an outsider In the betting. Asm0nd was
| the c0ntendlng horse. but King Harry beat
him In three rafting heats.
Tomorrow ends the trottng here The
srccial feature VIII b. Azofc's ef0rt 10
beat the trotting r-c0rl 81 2-3 81
20 class-trottirg. purse 3.p0-lynn
Bell. blk. s.. ~ 81 Abel. dam Ashta, hy
Bavonne Prince 0Bitherl. l. /. /: Iron Bar.
i 81. = Il.
/ blk =. by Egeghett (Eowe.D 3. 3. 3; Mary
/ q. Huzzar. Miss Kate. FItzroyal. sidney
Smith, Boston. Julio. Time, 2l2 l-2, 2l3'
2l2.
Frea-or-all-class-pac purse 500
Robert J.. 70. r.. by Hartford. dam Geral-
/ du- ~ jay Gould Gers. /. l. /; John X.
Gentry. b. r.. by Ashland Wilkes. dam
Dlmewooi. by Wedgewood McHenryl. 3,
: . o.: Mascot. b. F.. o. Deceive. dam Miss
De'mor-. by Aust.n's Messenger Can
/ dr-ws). >. 3. 3: Joe Pafchen. blk. =. I. :. 8.
/ Time. 2:e II. 2oi - 2oi3-i
2.I class-,rottlng. purse s2VJ-King
Harry. b. g. by Peter Pinier. dam by
Thorndale Idol kinney, l. !. l.. Asmond,
b. =. by Ashore (POwers), {, 2, 3: Quality.
b. m, By Electionoer Andrews). 3, >. .
-. L. G., y. c., Miss Huyon. Rosaline'
| Maggie Campbell. Beyruth. Mary Jansen.
/ Time, 214l-i. 2l3 IL. 2:l5.
ROBERT J. REGAINs LAURELs.
NEW YORK, August 29.-Twelve thou
sand persons saw Robert J. regain. at
Fleetwood Park, to-day, the laureis thht
h lost at Cleveland one month ago. when
Joe Patchen caught him out II form ana
beat him in one Of the most sensational
! harncss-races on record
When the horses were called out Tor
| the race at 2lJ. every available point on
/ the grandstand and clubhouse from
which the race could be sen was occu-
| pied, and the crowd oyerfowed upon the
rocks and hills which rise above the
! home stretch.
The opening heat was a good deal Of
| huke. like the opening heat yesterday IN
| the free-for-all trot.
John X. Gentry was laid up from the
start. McHenrys evident intention being
to 1t Joe Patchen and Eober. J. fsht
| il out, while he gave his hOrss an easy
| mile.
Gers sent Robert j. into the had in the
| first furlong, followed by Joe Patchen
! At the half. in log II. Robert j. had
/ lead Of two open lengths, and was
/ going at ease.
Curry called Joe Patchen as they turned
/ for the point OF rocks in the third quar-
! ter, ana the stallion commenced TO cut
/ tatOrs had climbed upon their seats, In
! expectation OF rafting finish. Joe
! Patchen made break. followed instantly
/ by Robert j., near the three-quartr pole
! Mascot. who was third. and within
! striking distance, shot % the front, open
| ing a gap OF five lengths before Robert
J. settled and started aft-r him. Andrews
tried hard to keep Mascot IN 'front.' 10
| the wire, but Robert J. came on with
| In 40 home Sfrrtth
/ mailing the ex-champion fifty yards from
the wire. beat him easily IN 200 II
Joe Patchen's standstlll-break left him
so far in the rear that Gentry beat him
out for third place
| Curry let Joe Patchon rush OF his stride
In the first furlong Of the second heat
and he was laid up after taking from
his break. McHenry was out FOR II In
earnest this time, and Gentry chased
the leader down to the half in 100 3d.
| showing a length in the rear as they
passed that point.
The terrific pace slackened as they
| struck the hill in the next quarter. Gen
| try not being able to find the limit OF
Robert Us speed, and trailing two
| lengths back. In this order they came
into the home stretch. Mciienry making
| IL hurricane drive with the North Carolina
horse. but to no purpose, as Robert j.,
| going slightly within himself, finished an
| open length In front Of the whipped-out
| Gentry horse. Mascot was third. and Joe
| Patchen poor fourth.
TRACK RECORD BROKEN.
Cheers greeted the announcement Of the
| tlme-20i IL. which beats the best mile
| ever before made in harness on the Fleet
! wood course.