The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-05
ETHELBERT THE FAVORlTE
HE WON BY TWELVE LENGTHS:
LOTHARIO WAS SECOND
DR.. CATlETr WINNER OF STEePLECHASe
Some Remarkable. Scores Made at Golf The
Nai,na' League fIay Both Morning
and Afternoon. Big Crowds
Attend The Games.

New York, July 4.-This was getaway
day at Sheepshead and the crowd at the
track was larger than any other since
the suburban, at least twenty thousand
people being present, most of them
drawn by the rich realization stakes for
three-year-ods at a mile and five fur
longs
All the good three year-old colts, eX-
cept Filigrane and Jean Beraud. were
eligible, and out of these five went to the
post. with Ethelbert pronounced ia
vorite. In the first break Half Time
stumbled. threw his jockey and ran a
mile at top speed before he was caught
After some delay they went out again.
and this time the flag fell with Filon
Dor in front Ethelbert next, and The
Bouncer following. !
AS they passed the grand stand half
a mile of the distance had been run in
90 % seconds, and Filon Dor was half
a length in front of Ethelbert, he a
length ahead of The Bouncer. and all go
ing well in spite of the half gale that was
impeding.
AS they came up to the upper turn
which marked the end of the mile,
1:44 10 had been clicked off on the
watch Of the timer. and Ethelbert, I'M
der wraps. was a length to the good.
With but a quarter of mile to go the
lot came into the stretch. Ethelbert gain
ing with every jump. 4 furlong from
lead, and in spite Of the fact that Spen-
Ger took a steadying pull on him, he won
by a dozen lengths, while LOthario got
the second place by a couple of lengths.
From spectacular point of view the
Independence Steeplechuse was the best.
1t was over the long course. and DR..
Catlett was the favorite. with Peconic
q strong second choice. In a run full of
surprises and heartbreaking changes,
DIR. Catlett won by a small margin.
First. FIVE furlongs. Fluke. 10 to 5
won: Big Gun. Is to l and q to l Sec
ond: Prestidigitator, 3 to l, third. Time,
1903.
Second. six furlongs. Blarney Stone,
5 toll, won: DIR. Eichberg. 8 to 2 and 8
to- 8, second Armament. 10 to /, third.
Time, IA %.
Third, double event, futurity course.
Mesmerist 3 to /, won: Marc Cheek,
6 to and to 1. second; Radford. 6 to ).
third. Time. 1:12 %.
Fourth. Realization. one and "
miles. Ethelbert. to 20, won: Lothario,
10 to 1 and ) to 2. second: Filon Dor,
to /. third. Time, Pol %.
Fifth, independence Steeplechase. full
course. DIR. Catlett. Z to 5. won; King
T.. 8 TO and ) to 2, second; Westown,
5 to 1, third. Time, 5:13.
Sixth, one and one-sixteenth miles.
Maxine Gomez, ) to 2, won; Intrusive,
9 to and Z to 10, second; Greatland,
Z TO 5 third. Time /: Al 20.
THE EAST WINS AT GOLF.
Lake Forest, Ills. July 4.-Today's
nlay in the gold tournament was remark
able for the quality of golf put up under
adverse circumstances. The green's
were soggy and dead. and showers fell
at frequent intervals during the morn'
ing. Notwithstanding some exceedingly
low scores were made during the after
moon. when the west wind had partly
dried mp the course, golf of a sensational
character was played by some OF the
contestants.
To Walter Fairbanks, of the Overland
Park Golf Club of Denver, and
veteran of the st. Andrews Club Of
Scotland, and j. +. Curtis, Of the Es-
sex County Golf Club Of Boston, belong
the honor of making one OF the most
remarkable scores ever made In gold
tournament. The two golfers played
40 holes before their struggle was ended
in favor of Mr.. Fairbanks. They We're
all square at the 18th and 36th holes.
Other remarkable scores were made
by Lynch and Lineaweaver, the latter
winning on the 9th hole; Il. II. Cum
mings, of the Salamanca Country Club
of Asheville. y. c.. and ID. X. Forgan,
the Onwentsia Golf captain decided
their match on the Both hole, Forgan
winning.
One of the Surprises Of the day was
the decisive defeat of McCawley, of the
Merton Cricket Club of Philadelphia, at
the hands of William Holabird, Jr., OF
the Glen View Club of Chicago, IT,
year-old boy.
The result Of today's play was de-
cidedly i'm favor of the East as against
the West, II of today's winning players
coming from Eastern clubs while only
FIVE. including Mr. Fairbanks, Of Dem
yer. are from the West OF these
five, c. b. Mcdonald and w. B. Smith,
the latter the runner up in last years
tournament over the Morris County Golf
Course, are looked upon as having the
best chance to win the championship
Notwithstanding the intensely dis
agreeable weather. holiday crowd was
present and in the afternoon the play
ing took ON the appearance of a society
function