The sun., 1897-09-09
A RACE FOR CHALLENGER.
MIR. LAIMBEER's COLT WINS THE
SEPTEMBER STAKES.

SEPTEMBER STAKES
The Race Spelled BY waiting order.-Jsr,c.n.
Acsne,s Enster GIrt Takes the Golden Rpa
stakes In Dazzling styie-EIsinE puteh-
man Makes n Very Poor showinE.
Tho attendance at Sheepsh rad Bay Yesterday
Afternoon WAS liberal. as two stake races tho
September. at ono milo and three furlongs for
threc.ycarolds. and the Golden Rod for two
year.olds at six and q half furlongs over the
turf course werc down on tho programme for
decision. Stupid riding spoiled the September
Stakes, which went to William Laimbeor's
Challenger, but James r. Kcenos neat little
colt Easter Gift, by Candlemas out of Ella T.,
the dam OF Toa Tray and Banquet, won tho
Golden Rod Stakes because he was the best
horse in the race at the weights Flying Dutch.
man made dcplorable showing In tho handicap
at ono mile and furlong, finishing absolutely
last in field of four. He was second
to tho flying Ornament on Monday last
when the mile and quarter was run in sos 2-5
while he was actually In front at the end of a
mile and furlong in 80 80. He carried l2l
pounds then. and the talent grcediy accepted I
to about him yesterday. His weight was l26
pounds and Martin was blamed for racing out
In front with the three-year.old Ally Miss Prim.
who had only s5 pounds up. Howard 3. and
Paul Kauvar. tho other starters. wero outrun
ten lengths In the first three furongs. but they
closed in tho stretch and the Dutchman was last
at the wire. Tho claim was made by many that
Flying Dutchman is Sunday horse aud only
runs a good race once In q whilo, and 1t was also
argued that his hard race against Ornament had
TAX en- his speed away. His performance yester-
day was far from flrst class
There were six contestants for the Septombe
Stakes. with Buddha the top weight at 129
pounds-enough to put the Batimore-owned
colt out Of 1t in the opinion OF the talent, for
nobody appeared to want l5 to ], which was
freely quoted against him.
DR.. Catlett whom good Judges pronounced
the best twoyearold in the West last year. next
to Ornament, was the fAvorite for the prize. He
had not started in some time, and had received
steady preparation at Saratoga for his East
ern engagements during the autumn. Tho
smartest men at tho race course had
tho tip on tho big chestnut son OF Candle
mas, and to 1 was tho best on
| OFFER at tho close Of speculation. Challenger,
with liberal concessions In tho way Of weight
sF& po T9S A' TaiT'
against the SON OF BrambIe came tumbiins from
ITO to 2l2 e !. Partridge and Sunny Slope
pute about tho weight Lincoln H. should carry.
| but tho owner and trainer OF the colt accepted
the responsibility and started with lo6 pounds
They were wiling to run run the risk Of losing the
stake apparently II they could land. their bets.
on his way to the post, ,Ho is a big. up,standing
colt. over 10 hands high, and Of a rich, hardy
neld look cheap. At the post Challenges and
Buddha were inclined to be unruiy, and the latter
Ran INTO the 1 fence with Lt,eet s IN one e Of ,hs
held. When the flag fell Challenger and Par
fridge went to the front and under a pull set "a
| and DR.. Catiett was being pulled all over
tho track in the endeavor to keep him
'~ re.mens sinanf that uss4 'aS 5ess TRs
Friar Williams had to swing him from side 10
! he inrerfered with Lincoln H. aud Sunny Slope.
! the former quite seriously. 8. the turn opposite
Tho S tbsS hy
so well that the tree-:unnins members OF the
asld were beaten At the end Of seven turlonSs.
mile, which was covered in l:i7. they
ea nS,e aSS only onss In P9sfSn ssanS beran er
In earnest DR.. Catlett shot out of the bunch and
out IL pqEsg, Of Challenge and fharrdss
there. From the head Of the stretch to the fur
long pole Challenge and Partridge had L ham.
tho hily was match for the colt, and Chal.
lenger won by length and half Sims very
! could not win and had second place secure. DR..
Cetlett was an easy third. two lengths away.
esp.rsi sf? TTus WIZ Tara! up va. the choice
for The Goasn Rod Stakes Se&s tho clos
Ss to Easer s0h @
6,o !. while 9 TO could be had against either
Nt2I Men. d'or or Gala Day To good start Easter
opening furlong Mont dor beginning slowly
and and fsilinG 70 the rear RAPIDLY: EvcTy body
Gift on the upper turn. but when that point was
reached the keene representative com.
va. to ove right ers again An Rs was
home the half brother TO Banquet, whom he
GIeHty rssembies Wes mas,eT @ Of the sisGSti9n
homestretch. Under a little urging Central
Trust was second. a length before Laveroek. who
Momentum head for third money. Gala Day
was fourth. only head away. As Rose in
Hand won the opening event. this made two
Zeiia Homellke, High Hoo and Pink Cham
i'f allies lie % Which sSpearsd for s the openns ming
dash at Ave furlongs. High Hoe made the run
ming, attended BY Zcia and Rose in Hand. Com
s messy Soe was % %oTeroondent con and Marin on % the
Keens hlly. nailed him lin NJ, MY yards from rom the
Hand, running Gamely under the punishment.
won b head. RUBY LIps was good third.
fourth. It was the winners second race. sho
By Royal Hampton the half brother S, a 70 Prince
in tho second race, dash at six furlongs for
old fliy cleophus was heavily played BY tho
talent, but she could not finish nearer the wire
than third. LambGnt was nrst away and made
home where Tiny Williams moved on Peat.
| Tho handsome four-y oar.old gelding had things
all his own way and won In hand. Lambent
| beat Cleophus ceverly for second money.
| Howard Mann, Rondo. and Yankee Doodle
| were Withdrawn from the handicap at ono mile
and q furlong. leaving Flying Dutchman. Miss
Prim. Howard g.. and Paul Kauyar TO start.
Tho Dutchman was a prohibitiye fayorite. He
| started out in company with Miss Prim, and
ran the irst half mile at a breakneck pace. loav.
Ing Paul KAuvar and Howard 8. far behind;
This; Of course told and In the stretch Paul
ali the way home. with Paul KauvAr first BY .
length. Miss Prim second by nose from How
ard g., and Flying Dutchman Tapped on the lat
ter Tho time l 80 rs, bespeaks no great per-
| formnncA and there were Aomo hlsaea Mhan tho