The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-15
HAMBURG SHOWSTHE WAY.
,ouy MIDDEN's rOrNG NIPPON
utNs THE PROSPECT STAKES.

Hamburg is about the most consistent per
n-mer Of the year. Yesterday at the Graves
.n5 course the sterling two.year~old picked up
,o- mounds and won the Prospect Stakes In
nnch the same fashion as he shoulders 135
sonnd. At sheepshead Bay on Saturday last and
~r,prsd the Great Eastern Handicap. lie ran
y, onponents into the ground in the early stage
IN. r,ee and then salloped home. The Oriental
u.ndirnp At one mile and q quarter produced a
s,-I.for-h, Battle between the nve.year-old
u,,oc hy Hlmyar. out of Elletta, and the four
s.,roll pen Brush. by Bramble, out OF Roseville.
n latter was conccding Mr.. Seagram's very
.,.t,l horse fourteen pounds, and he was only
N.,.n by a nose in the very creditable time of
sOs II was a splendid performance for Ben
u-ush. Requttal carried the same weight as
nsp Brush. but he was never prominent and nn-
,,hsd in the ruck. Lion Heart won the In.
.rsural stceplechase Of 1900 in very clever
..Ti. Tn weather was charming and the track
,oie although not as fast as it has been. Mr..
p-u.h prefers safe footing to q record. breaking
surface.
There were seven starters for the Prospect
s,ases, G'Ortan. Fonsavannah, and San Venado
h,nr drawn. while B~lueaway was added. Ham,
M-r was always an odds.ou t~avorite. for after
hs showing in the Great Eastern Handicap the
nleu, were convinced that no two-year-old can
take the measure Of the champion unless Mr..
yosbu-yh puts welter weight on the stalwa {
mn Of Hanover. Archduke, to whom Hamburg
v,s concetirg twelve pounds. was second choice
rstol. with Previous at 9 to l the most fancied
a, the others. There was a delay OF more than a
quarter OF an hour at the post, and the machine
H,stispensea with. Mr.. Pettinsill using the flag.
rud ny the field back some distance from the
po.t. Hardball and Archduke broke in front
and B,ueaway in the rear OF the field. but Taral
,hot on. Of he bunch directly with Hamburg.
The brown fellow simply romped along. and
T,ral 81. perfectly still and let him reel OF the
ou.rters Ike some superb machine. Handbal
,ud Arrhduke ran head and head some lengths
behind the champion. while Previous headed
he ruCk. HLmnurg Enloped along serenely
ar in ront. and won with rnrai looking around
At the struggle for second money octw cen Hand
hall and Art duke. II was a pretty contest for
Econd money. Handball getting the verdict by
Whsa Taral returned to the stand he said:
IL thnk anybody could have ridden that colt
;Ockey. but any man who knows how TO sit on a
horse. There IS one thing remarkable about
him. though; he doesn't want any pulling
around; | a. stiLl and hardly take hold or his
The race was worth $4,000 TO tho winner.
whose next start will probably be for the Culver
Handicap, on Wednesday,. Sept. 30, when he
Will meet At six f~urlonzs the cream OF the
printing division OF all ages.
II mere were J"O AGilGi slhElcES vi the oEleuLAI
Hand.cap. Dutch Skater and Sunny Slope,
neither Oeing. on the regular programme. This
made a held OF eight-an ideal number for a
nile and 4 quarter contest, Lehman and Re
sui.al were the favorites at ; 20 l. while II was
Ito Ben Brush. . to l Havoc. 7 10 | Maurice,
100 | Ben Holiatay, 70 to l Dutch Skater. and
Oto / sunny Slope. Maurice was on his good
hhavior at the post. and when the nag fell
pushed to the front. followed BY Ben Brush,
he turn and up the oackstretch. The deli, with
s IL. s1 saR Every yai ho Ss@P ssd a IA chance a @i to t Tin.
Havoc. and Lehman aligned. When squared
bOEed a certain winner. Tiny williams, how
uer. challenged resoiutely with Havoc at the
EE, ,,ss Il, RGis' and snd q sot tar; sns S aFt Ssd e oss d.
hs own kind to vanquish. Both Williams and
Gins excel as anishers, and Il was a duel to the
nd the crowd was silent until the numbers
vent up, for nobody but the judges could say
psitr ely which horse had won. Maurice was
out for fourth money. Willie Martin said after
tie race that Requitai had no speed at any stage
It was said that Pittshurg Phil was the largest
winner over Havoc, but the horses owner. J. +:
seagram, Thought we'll OF the son OF Hin.yar and
It'd not let him run unsupported by any means.
The race was worth 81, 800 TO the winner.
The Inaugural steeplechase over. a course Of
Lon Heart, with 1888 pounds up. Lion Heart
woodpiCeon. IS to 5 Royal Scarlet. and 10 to :
Eve pounds 20 Lion Heart. but the stout young
turyear-9lt was unable TO do this. for there
are FEW horses capable of giving a pound to the
pee, the quartet Alternating in the lead.
Lion Hear moved away in the last round and
won c~lev.rly. English on Royal scarlet and
Chandler On Wooaptgeon had some shoulGeTing
the 5nffs on Goth turns 5Tm an Saandier .ef r.
violent contact with the stout stakes. IL may
hAye been their untamiiiRrttY with the course.
but il 10 Sed TO The spectators very much like
nHgh riding. Tr:!lion came on in the Last quarter
and secured second money, while WoodpiSeon
best Royal Scarlet three lengths for third
POSITION.
The other races do not call for much deacrip.
poa or comment. The opening dash at ava and
aaaat tnriongs furnished a magninGent nhisn,
glor. AT 80 70 |. bcstLng Yemen, who IN turn
Just beat La nj ent. Half n dozen others were
only heats away. S~alvahle. at 3 to l. won the
nile and a sixteenth selling eyent, with Ben
tEGer second and the f%nvoritr, Buckwa, third.
UDonnet.. who rode LOnct,.. was sharply repri'
handed ny the rewards for his riding Of Loueta.
he got nl poorly with the daughter OF Long
BLOW. anf NonIf NOT lc her improve her
Es.tion. L., Cotcta. the fa~vorits. took the
DDS, after . very spirited struggle. Sensational
xnthl7f. The t'ient can throw this race out
q her calculations, az there was no end OF
soSding md l~ostiing from su,rt 20 imish. Tho
VIEW rrs tnet Heunessy $50 and Sit u 300 for
'hnisE hronRn he barrier.
II was announ ed yesterday that all OF Marcus
n
nOot =inI ~ Mont ma, where they will winter
u charge Of MATTHEW Byrncs. Siceplcchase
hder Leslie Dunlap has had his license suspended
y me National :. eepieC hase Association, pend
rrR N investigation OF his riding Of the horse
FLUSHING At ~hrepsh ad Bay on Saturday last.
n4he Stewards o. the Grayesend meeting are
o.. D"yer, Andrew Miller, and A. II. Morris
summaries follow:
FIRST RACE.
lr a.. ages lightweight handicap; by subscription
Ns1p earn with $3.50 aided. Of which sl40 to sec
~ ana 80 to Ia ri, hve and a half furionRs;
-h"ry Z 90 n. c ORION, by Hanoyer-BlesS'
wNG l. u. Nl...tE-J .-.....,.-., .... ..-......,.
rnk rl.. Yemen. aged. l25 lTaraD $500.
lAhfr' az m. LambCnt, 1, - CSIErsl ....,......
W L.cE!n'. Draw Lad, Cassette, Alice Earle,
aLAra!ia ala ran.
~, Time, 1904.
T'nhg-ASfiGst Yemen ana Hugh Penny, each
,ht"Falsr AL Trolley, earh = to J. Lamb Mt,
.tFbFiEE aUt Ca-set e, each l2 to l Alice Far
ytmi HF.v Lad, each - 10 /. SalIIe clicguot, 20 q
'''0I ana EAa,i, each 80 to / i ara!da, 30 to I.
SECOND RACE.
nr three ysar0.ds aid INV ara; selling; by sub
,lph VI ; 10 ElGh with 5000 added. Of which eIO'
s@.oHd amt So t. Third; oae mile and a stHt-enth
Hiu4r : o.. h alFable, !. by salYator-Lydia,
g'7"rsn =. T.. Rem Eder. 4, 100 Sims. ........
t'''tr p. Z. Euck@a, y, 100 ~. Martini,
nSne''' hamilton H., King T., and Passover als'
p,,,- Time. 1910.
StIh; -Asa,n't Hue kwa, : to ); Ben Elder. ga :
" ~ 1, r. . Z, L0urta, : To !; Hamilton H., ~ I
'A+Hs ! ~ u ! Passover. 80 to !.