The San Francisco call., 1897-07-09
SlOan'S Mount Wins
the Coney Island
Handicap.
Ben Brush, Second Choice in
the Betting, Fails to Get
a Mark.
Daly's Briar Sweet Lands the Ver-
nal Stakes-Martha ii Takes
Big Purse.

SHEEPSHEAD BAY, N. Y, July s.
Clifford, with Sloan in the saddle and car
| rying 127 pounds, landed the Long Island
handicap to-day from game little Sir Wal
ter by length. Dwyer's Ben Brush, Sec
ond choice in the be ting, was unplaced.
There was a tedious delay at the post in
the Vernal s. AXE for hllies, which was
eventually captured by Marcus DAILY s
ridden by Taral. Favorites were success
full on but two occasions.
Five furongs selling maiden two-year-olds-
Babieca lOz (Barrett), TO l. 1...................1
indian "a G herrer) 6 10 1....................2
Phillip "a g. Connor), II to L.. 3
Time, 1:u2 Neeto 40, Hairpin 1O4 Attain
ment 81, Rappal annock 10l, stone Step l02 Pom
TICK l02 Deeanter lul. *olney log, Rose in H and
vorite
Seven furlongs handicap
*First Maze 1873 (TaraI), even.
Set asst 1O3 (Wilhite) IL to 1..................2
Blue Devil 95 (o'Leary), 70 to l........ $780,. 5
Time, ;2s detective s2, Premier l1s. The
Swain 1lS, Hanwell 1l3, GassetIe 100, Arabian
107 and Regulator 1O3 also ran. *Favorite.
vernal stakes i've furongs two-year- old flies-
Briar sweet l0S e arai), 10 1.................1
*Gesha 10 (oims) to l. ..........2 2
LADY Marian an l0s (DoggetD, Sto .;;....;..;..3 8
AZ Alouette 122 *ColoniaI Dame Ito, Follow the
Flag lOs, Abundau lUs, Fleeting Gold los and
Ruby Lips lO8 also *Equsl choices in bet
ting
Long Island handicap. mile and furlong-
*Clifford l27 Is oan), to 5.............. .....1
Sir Waiter lu9 (Doggett). 8 to ol................2
Lehman ia (Martin) 10 l. Observation-Disclosures
line, :54 20 Ben Brush 1875 and ElkIns los
also ran. *Favorite.
Tom Cromwell lOs (sims). to o1..................1
Rondo 100 (Snerrer), to l................... ....2
Time 40 c Is 5Fe2 los Bssion and
Braw Lad 9S also ran. %Favori.e.
Mile and three furlongs, handicap on turf
Avarado l06 (H. Marinl. TO o1..................1
*Volley 1O7 (Scherrer), &*7 10 5...............2 2
Counselor bowe I06 tDoggett) .........,.. 8
+*Coupled with Counselor How
Time 2:22 l-5 *Challenger 1l6 Jeffers sS
and st. Nicholas III SO also *Equal choices in
the bet ing.
OAKLEY, OHIO, July S-The Sapphire
stake, decided to-day, was won by Tommy
Griffin's smart flly Martha II, with R.
Williams uD. She was favorite in the bet
ting and won handlly from a good lot.
Four choices reached the judges in front.
Eleven -sIxteenths of a mile, selling
*Chicopec l03 &C Keif) 8 TO 5...................1
eaport l03 g. HID to 1................. 2
Wilson III r. Murphy b to 1.....: 3
Time :09s4. Ii Hung Chang 101, Mordecai
1O1, Bon Jour 1o2 Piu lie 1O3 and ST. Raymond
1U9 so ran. ~Favorite
Thirteen-sixteenths of a mile selling
sClssie 80 (r. Burns), 2 to 1..................1
Anuu Garth 81 Oh. Williams), 80 to 1............2
sedan 81 (Dupee), to 2............. ...........3
Time. l:22. Impecunious 81, King Morgan 90,
Clint SO, Miss Ross 80, ickory Leaf 80 and Nan
ME ID lO2 also sFavorite.
Mile and furlong, selling
sEgbart 10 (Morrison) to o5................ i
Remp % (Beauchamp), TO 8. ....................2
Countess Irma III (Reif): to o1.................S 8
lime, :551a orinda lO7 s:so ran. *Favorte.
Sapphire stake, five furlongs-
*Martha III 115 (R. Wiams). even. ......,..1
Flora Louise ll5 (Reif), TO 1.................2 l.
Lii inn Bel l5 @. Gardner) to l. .............3
Time, 1:G234. Duhster lOS, Mary Black ll5
Fua 116, My maryland 115 and The Last los
al #Favorite.
One mile
Imp 1O4 (Reiff), 10
Performance l04 (A ~rison), to 1..............2
~Be'le Bramble 10Y (Piggott), to 5.............3
Time, 1:43. Ondna I07 and Eugena Wicks 100
also ran. *Favori:e.