Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-29
AT sHEEPsHEAD LAY.
Attendance Rather siim-spring an"
Spcndtbrtft Stakcs-Other Events.

sHEEPsHEAD BAY. y. Y. June ~
The attendance at to-day's races. al
though better than yesterday. was rather
slim. The threatening appearance Of the
sky. no doubt. kept many people away
The track was quite heavy. The fea-
lures OF to-days card were the spring
Stakes for 2-year-olds, over the Futurity
course. and the Spendthrift Stakes Tor
S-year-olds. at n mile and an eightn.
In the former HaZlet rushed away at
the drop Of the flag and opened up
big gap OF daylight from the bunch
which was headed by Religion
In the stretch the latter came STRONG
and at the end Griffin was forced 10
ride a trifie TO win
The other stake event was captured by
Bright Phoebus. At the start Mirage cut
out the pace. with Monaco, Bright Phoe-
bus and Deer Slayer on even terms De
hind They ran that way to the head
Of the stretch. II was very pretty
race. but on being Strengthened ont Bright
phoebus smothered his field. and rush-
ing to the front. won in canter by
three lengths from Mirage. who beat
Monaco By length.
First race-selling, five furlongs-Fac-
| totum Cgi. Keefe : to u won, Ridicule
second, Weinberg third. Time. lDl 20.
Second race-one mile-Matt Byrnes
| nO2. Il. Doggett to p won. Counter
| Tenor second, Hermit third. Time
1885.
Third race-Spring Stakes. Futurlty
| course-Hazlet niS. Griffin. TO d won.
Religion second Lavienta third. Time
] II -.
Fourth race-Spendthrift Stakes. one mile
and a furiong-Bright Phoebus u22 ReiH,
! { to - won, Mirage second, Monaco
| third. Time 81
Fifth race-selling. five furlongs-Mac
| Briggs dll. Reire. 4 to - won. Her@sv
second Sir Peter the Second. third.
| Time. i:02 2-5.
Sixth race-one mile and three furlongs,
| on the turf-Santlago 009. Taral. to ID
| won. Song and Dance second, Long
| Beach third. Time. 2:22 is.
| OFF DAY AT OAKLEY.
| OAKLEY. O.. June 2s-Friday is an
| or day with race-eoers here. but the at
| tendance to-day particularly Of ladies'.
was large. five races being run of in
| fast time. without unusual incident.
| Track fast: weather cloudy and warm.
John Cahill. J. Strauss, j. Crowley.
and a. NJ Wilcox, welching bookies,
| were ruled of.
| First race-half mile-Lowanda G05.
| Cassin, to - won. Galley West second,
| Ia Galondriana third. Time. ~ 81.
/
| Perkins. | to > won. Pop Gray second,
/ St. Maxim third. Time, Hill.
Third race-seling, five furlongs-Coun-
toss Irma G02. Perkins. 10 - won, Fa-
sig second. Daisy Bolander third Time
l:O2.
Fourth race-seven furlongs-Pepper
| Ol2. Martin. 3 to p won. Toots second
Jane third. Time. l.21 3D.
Fifth race-selling. one mile-Sandoyal
DOL. Perkins. ) to - won. Enthusiast Sc
| cond Mrs Morgan third. Time, las IL.
SANDOWN. ENGLAND.
| LONDON. June 2S.-At Sandown Park
! to-day the second Clarence OF Avondale
| Stakes handicap FOR 500 sovereigns). a
/ biennial race Tor 8 and i-year-Ods was
| run over the AyOndale course, about one
! mile and a furlong. this being the second
! year OF the event Summaries.
Mr.. Il. \. Wards brown colt POmade Di-
vine by Fr!ar's Balsam. out OF Patron, s.
years old won; Lady Stamfor0's bay
colt Kirkconnell. by Royal Hampton, ont
| of Sweet Sauce, years Old. second. Major
J. w. Joyce's bay colt Lynhope by St
Simon. out Of L1nquet, years Old. third
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