The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-06
HANBURG'S GREAT TRIAL.
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$4,000 PRIEE

suburban winner, Her Brust. ana Others.
Fifteen thousand persons saw some very spir-
tied racing at Sheepshoad Bay yesterday after
ICON, the 10000 Great Trial Stakes for two
v.ar-o,ds over tho Futurity course going to
vain T. Madden's Hamburg, by Hanover, out of
LADY Real while ]. 4. scagram's nve.year-
aid ho,ae Havoc, by Himyar, out of
Elletta, won tho s~heepshead Bay Handicap at
ono mile, among the beaten being Ben Brush,
the winner ot the Suburban on tho opening day
NJ the Cnlty Island Jockey Club meeting. Fred
gobhari's tvo.ycar-old gcldinE 0lindo, by Oneko,
ou, Of Soplronia. the dam Of Locohatcheo and
senator Pcnroso. won the CSney Island Grand
National Stccpiechase alter q Grand race with
Craig w. wadsN orth's good mare Baroness.
The weather was perfect for .utdoor sport, and
TWAS a Thoroughly representative holiday crowd
which tarmrd out 10 see the sport.
It was day OF downfalE for the talent, who
nlunccd on August Beimont's crack colt Fire
arm to win the Great Trial and Michael r.
pvyer's Ben Brush to land the Sheepshead Bay
Handicap. Neither hattcrcd their backors for a
,lnsle moment. The former got away last in o
aeld OF twelve. and Ben Brush was beaten all
the way In the sheepshcad. the start for which
was much poorer than Mr.. %Pettingill's average
send-off.
The Great Trial is tho second stake In value
TOT NbN Ai-piA rum ih tAinS uAt v anu u MY
outranSei By the Futurity. which 10 decided at
the autumn meeting Of the Concy Island Jockey
Club. Speculation has been rife for months 40
to the probable winner, and every owner with .
candidate for this prize has strained every
nerve 20 bring his nominee to tho post as at as
possible. II promised to be an open race in tho
opinion Of the talent until August Belmont's colt
Firearm shouldered los pounds in the Juno
Stakes. last week and won romping. Since then
the knowing ones have been full Of Firearm and
would hear OF nothing but the spanking son Of
imported Rsyon d Or and Fides to win, even with
l2s pounds on his back. He won last week with
such consummatc ease. showed such high form.
and had such a taking way Of going that he
could not be q counterfeit, and many of tho turf
critics acclaimed him az the best OF his age seen
hereabouts up to date this year. Az q con-
sequence, Firearm. opening at 8 to 5 in tho spec
ulation yesterday, was DO persistently sought
after that he went to even money at the close.
ats only q case OF going to the post and get
ting away said an enthusiast during the early
hours OF the afternoon when the Great Trial was
being talked over and the capabilities Of Firearm
came up for discussion. Hamburg at tho close
Of the Gravesend meeting was considered one Of
the best colts shown 20 far this year. but his
poor form in the Double Event, which he was
expected to win hands down. made the talent
wonder whether his brace Of victories over
Previous were not OF Q hukey character, and
for the most part the smart division looked
askance at the Kentucky representative yester-
nay. particularly when the hundred-pound boy
white was again scheduled to ride him. They
did not know that Hamburg had been very sore
in the shoulders whom he ran In the Double
Event. and that for some days past he had spent
several hours q day in the soaking tub. N. F.
Dryer fancied Hamburg at ono time. but when
he saw how sore the son Of Hanover was after
his Double Event engagement he refused to buy
the youngster. This explains how 1t was 2 to l
against Hamburg's chances Of winning the
Great Trial yesterday.
Kitefeot John MoCaferty's pretty Ally, was
second choice ct 9 to /, while II was 10 to
against tho Morris pair. varus and Bowling
Brook; 10 to i Previous, and 10 TO l George
keene. Handbal was IL to /. Murillo Is. Lau-
temann. Tho Huguenot and Commerce were
On the way to the post Firearm easily out
looked his held. and carried more comment than
al Of the ,S other %, CSnd liz ! s, SSm9ined L, Ihs vioSs
quarter quarter and Appeared .edn sleepT and d, hes ~ a. S.s he
drawn BY X Kitefoot. While tho tayorite won the
outside or least enviaeie Of all the positions at
At the post. during Which there were
a!si ana 15sf ri Ts a hnis s5g. ' fss slo. s.: ah1 af Saa s5s
Hsm"urs. but the SON Of Hanover wa va. too Goet.
est Of oase. In the run to tho woods Hamburg
opened a gap of three lengths. George Keene,
CLING feld,. and whips were flying merrily long
before half the journey was accomplished in
The n western colt appeared to only touch, the
sEso9@Ssnd b In y SpSts m and a q Su Art daT OF : t m Il. t Ta1
home White, q lad who rode ct New Orleans
burg was playing With his opponents. He uIti.
by three lengths. Previous, under punishment.
headed George ,Keene in the final sixteenth Of a
able a5itsi margin %ae aanq Bow ffaSnf BROOK %SHe Was ~ fourth GfRi and
handbali fifth Firetrm was next to last with
TeEal pulling up at the wire:
must run again before tho talent will accept yes.
to-day showing as his true form: Tarel said
broke slowly and was GU, Of The RAGS before he
got going. Hamburg is q marvellously Quick
very easy. He is a bay colt, with white tace, and
SSoth hind legs stocklnged bali way to the hook (
Of Mamie Gray, the dam Of Domino. .Hlmburg
is certainly entitled to DO speedy; He is the :
end specnlator. John E. Maiden, who also owns
Hoyland. a colt that u said 70 be much superior
Stakes: Tho value Of the stake 70 the winnci
Tas sl7 600, to the second $4,000. and to the
Of being an excellent contest. but 4 was spoiled
by the favorites. Ben Brush and The Winner
getting away poorly. 1t was the original inten'
ZION Of George L. smith to start Belmar. but he
concluded during the early hours Of the after
noon that his other representative, The Winner
would go better at a mile, and the gray horse
was Withdrawn and the bay substituted. Voter
Was added, but later on withdrawn, and q
Clifford, First Mate, Premier. Hanwell
SsoIley. and Bas!l9n were also drawn, and
s!Eong. L. was 2 to l Ben Brush and pig to
The inner when the bell sounded the call tt
t,"r'ie for tho race. Havoc, the pacemaker IL
ths DURHAM, was q, 8 10 ! Elkins gns 10 y |
sunhT slope IL to !, Scmper Ego, Sir Walter
tn5 eh'nan each IS to !, The Swain 20 to /
and FerrieT 10 to !. The, Swain got II running
start had su0n had his deld strung out for NOR,
M d hundred yardg. lIe led ty four lengthl
c1' an laird. four lengths before Havoc, ant
T. %avostt's stili lengths away. It was certain
inai non. OF tho tail.end contingent could win
an looked like The Swain first and the rest
nowhere FOR a Time. Bnt coming home tho big
swkwdri-gOing son OF Galore tired, and Havoc
Eearlns down Ferrier and Sir Walter. took tn,
lead NJ the last turloLg pole. Lewis, who hat
lie mount on the Canadian representative. KEEP
a Sh"Ip LOOKOUT Tor danger on 10th sides. taking
lil! on Havoc the meanwhile. In tn