The San Francisco call., 1899-08-01
RIVAL QUEENS
OF THE TURF IN
BATTLE ROYAL
Briar Sweet and Imp
in a Race.
CALIFORNIA MARE QUITS
FAILS TO GET ANY PART OF THE
MONEY.
In Furious Drive the Suburban
Winner Gets the Verdict From
Firearm by a Short
Nose.
FAILS TO GET ANY PART OF THE
MONEY.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, July 31.-TTe chief event
at Brighton Beach to-day was the Islip
stakes, one mile, in which Imp Briar
Sweet, Firearm and Peep o Day vert to
the post, with Briar Sweet as the favOrito
and Imp a strong second choice. Firearm
being next in consideration and Peep
O. Day the outsider. They got away in
perfect line, with Firearm in the lead at
the lower turn and Imp and Brair Sweet
following. The Belmont cast-off set a
cracking pace for the quartet and kept it
up for fully six furlongs, when they
came into the stretch. Then Clay slid
in next the rail and tried conclusions
with the leader, Maher taking Briar
Sweet TO the outside with the same OBJ
ieCt In view. Down the stretch they
flew. every boy driving his hardest. Briar
Sweet was the first TO crack and dropped
to the rear going into the last furlong
leaving Imp and Firearm to fight il out
to the end, and they rushed past the
judges a short nose apart, with the
Western mare in front, in the fast time of
40 So. Summary:
Five furlongs-Lady Uncas won, clea second,
Beautiful third. Time. 1:0l 2-5.
Five and half furlongs-Stuart won, Stand
ing second, Modrlne third. Time, los 3-5.
Six furlongs-BoN won. Donald Balm second,
one t,''i mile and forty yards-Maid of Harlem
won. Althea second. DR.. Parker third. Time,
The Islip. one mie-IHp won. Firearm sec
ond. Peep o. Day third. Time, 1:4O SO.
Handicap, hurdles, two mlles-Erenier Won
5:ls as 3,
ST. LOUIS, July 31-A light rain made the
track at the Fair Grounds little slow. Re
suits:
Selling one and an eighth miles-Joe Gentry
won. Governor McHenry second, Terra Incog-
se,Ing. six furiongs-Ladas won. Ruby Riley
second, sidtiHa third. Time, 1:l5.
al fJ~a q IA
Felix Bard Won. Haviand second, Glissando
IJsn7fcan six ifurIongs-Tom Collins won.
Imp King Gold second, Tulla Fonso third.
Time, rs,
fields Won. CASTOR second, Basquil third. Time,
Six furIongs-sorrow won. Diser second, Elbe
third. Time 1:l7.
SARATOGA, y. Y. July Slime weather.
fast track and good attendance were the
conditions to-day at the Saratoga track. Re
suits
Five furlongs- -Mischievous won. May Jane
second. Delay third. Time 1:o1&.
one and three-eighths miles-Laverock won.
The Bachelor second, Adolph SpreCkels third.
Five and a half furlongs-sakhrat won, Fla
mora second. Post Haste third Time 1:0sA
One and a sixteenth miles-Weller won,
Cathedral second. Miss Patron third. Time,
Six furlongs-Mai won. Rose O'Lee second.
mcnamara third. Time. 1:16
CHICAGO. July 31-weather clear, track
fast at Harlem to-day. Results:
SIX furlongs-Loyaletta Won, Tenole second,
Amelia Fonso third. Time 1:14A,
Five furongs-ROsa Diah won Oconee sec
ond. Thrive third. Time, 1:01A.
one and one-eighth, miles. selling-Frank
Thompson won. Pertwig second. Tulane third.
Time I:53@.
one miie-Deering won, Eberhart second,
Espionage third Time, 1:40A.
One mile and seventy yards selling-Pay the
Fiddler won. R0savannah second, Hanlight
third Time, las.
six and half acknowledgements won, Can
ace second. Flora Louise third. Time, 1:21.
DETROIT. July a1-The weather was clear
and the Windsor track fast to-day. Results
Seven furlongs-Guilder won. Amber Glints
second, Pearl third. Time, 1:28.
Four and ohe-half furlongs, selling-OWens-
boro won, OnOto second, Prince Real third.
Time, :56
one mile, selling-Rena Campbell won. Colo
mel Clul1e second. Laurentian third. Time.
1:42.
six furlongs. selling g-Tobe Payne won, Be
Light second. Triune third. Time, 1:14A.
One and one-sixteenth miles-Ein won, En-
noma second, Ollie Dixon third. Time, 1:471a.
Mile and one-sixteenth, se1ling-Wordsworth
won. Vannessa second, Ellsmere third. Time,
I.4e.