The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-09
CLIFFORD IN RARE FORM.
HEE0EG BLAND HANDICAP FALLS
TO TIM SON OF BRAMBLE

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ot hisn qusity' anu y ia.so orowu was IN ~
tenuance 70 hee ohnoru alspiey a. o
time speeo IN tho Long isianu hanuicap, y
mle ana = ruriohg, wnicn nc won asSnop :.
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ner heiu Seoure al tnrousr y ma
qualUer o.. nhe' anu "nns Ia
puiVo = pun IN .h1 moisn.s ~ go. -.
class, and will win her share OF the stakes Tor
her age and sex. Tom Cromwell and Rondo put
mile. the former winning by a nose in the very
fast lime of LAO rs. The Chicago champion.
Ire ma., ,sDm ~. ~ 90 ianainn 49,
was'rs for his ownors' VINO 90 % nothing IN tho
way Oh speculation 'nA' 10 n'' on " Kis"n''
scale all. u.o.n.o, =, nr,, .o,,or .no,, than I'll,
Ions Island Handicap with Clifford mI : in his pres.
fSs SSnaas'o F, psSv %a ns,@ semp pn' E M,nnS and ii Biue
Devil out OF tho o ohief r prize Of the d sy leaving
%favorite. and at even money and 5 to 4, on tho
marlably heavy. Ben Brush was second choice,
DESPITE his poor showing since the Suburban, 8
to - I being freely offered about hi, chances.
to /, and tho three-year-old Elkins at 80
to i. sir walter shot 70 tho front a. inc
start and cut out q warm pace, Ben Brush and
Clifford close up and Lehman trailing and driv,
perhaps the intention to send Elkins out to
$500, st"h h,s ala - ,ho .t.rt .nd that tool
race 70 oA.on ~ . q 'no y nav vooA
ouep HIyI forced Sa TIC to 30 p' ON and show tho way. At
me end Of the bsckStretch Ben Brush drew clear
Of CLIFFORD aud showed in second place, and some
"CIifford's done: Ben Brush will wiui"
fayorite. for dirsectlEy he called on Ciinord in the
stretch the sturdy son Of Brapble bounded 70
Gould not Quicken the stride Of tho
Oneck champion. and no had to DO
40 psipsaSiT in tbo last Sixteenth Of a mile
that Iehman rot nm In time TO beat him q
head for third money. Al clifford won 20 easily
tbere In NO tellin0 how fast ne could have rome
yesterdny. Tho old horpe lookp well. and will
now 70 10 saratoSa TO onjoy dc waters Of Horse
t ts's snbu PSa "a shovinr tSese asys. and the
fonr.yeSroId Is far from his beat At present.
The Thompson pair, rAlouotte and Colonial
mont's Lady Marian. and Marcus Days Briar
Sweet were Almost equal favorites for tho
t-sos-sSssts a.. RGetoat WA .naxf in de-
mand. at & 10 l. Tho delay Of thirty.iyo min.
utss E. the Poss hu,. the h.s G anoas sn Of the u h sSNy
the way to the elbow, where she resigned In
favor Of Briar Sweet, Taral took no chances.
Iangth Jsay Marian npneared n have necond
placa secure. but Geishe CHALLENGED the dnueh-
tper r ~ RsvoS dor in the last hundred wards and
beat her home q few inches. InHioueite was a
ciose fourth. and this dlly'g performance was a
very GOOD one considering the fact that she had
yorite for IKE opening dash for maiden tMo.year-
e elasi The ~ , wHS 4 sn WASN'T Pi'I in t tSe money MSie : st the end edd
Arthur Barrett, one of the clever iightweights
who rode at New Orleans last winter, had his
frst mount in the East on Babieca, and putting
up a whirlwind nnish. snatched victory from
INDIAN on the post. Philip was third, aud COM
& SWisSsrd n and It was the 'f first victory scored
by those gentlemen since their trip TO England.
IRabieea vas knoskod down several point, IN shs
in for great praise for his ride on the winner.
This bow ia under contract to ride for Foster
Dr. shepnard East to run In the Reaiisstion to.
The commissioners of Bromley & Co. offered
every LAYER who would accept II 81, 900 on the
big four-year-o!d First Mate TO win the handicap
a. seven Iuriongs, senafng inc son o, = onso 10
the post an oven money iayotiIe. EassetSe was
second choice At l to !; with ARABIAN at = 70 i.
The rank outsider DetectiVe made the running
nome ~ e S Whsrs Tara Pare ie Il First Nate march are along.
The three-year-old Set Fast had been running
in second place and she refused TO give the race
TO First Mate without a struRRle. Taral had TO
kiick the biz Fellow in The ribs a few times to
shake of the Ally. but he won cleyerly enough
Ry ING .enKtns; pei Hs os mA sn SeI tbird anu n.ue
BSVn peat INC swain d hose tor anira money.
Blue Dovn ran we'll and Is O morse OF immense
Salvable was ~favorite for the mile dash with
selling allowances, but Tom Cromwell and
Rondo both beat Pat Dunne's four-ycarold.
Rondo made the running until the stretch, when
Tom Cromwell challenged under tho whip. Tom
m 10 q bulldog, but he found ono OF his
own kind in Rondo, and had Scherrer refrained
from going after his whip In the hnal stride tho
Western colt would have won. As IL was. Tom
CromWell only Won BY a nose In tho last stride.
salvAble was third. The time. LAO 20. 10 very
iasf' - u. ~.
n. hlartin wSn ING mLo-en% nIoo-Iu5Ion
hahdicap over the grass Track WIN Aivaraoo n.
through oclnG. alert ana Wac awake AT tho
start. when the nag Tell all but Martin started
out to make O slow pace. Tho Californian
clapped spurs to Alyarado and was q dozen
lengths to the good In O twinkling. That won
the race Tor him, as the others were on their
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