The San Francisco call., 1899-09-10
LAST DAY OF
THE RACES AT
SHEEPSHEAD
Mesmerist, Carrying the Top
Weight, Wins the Great
Eastern Handicap.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK. Sept. 9.-This was the last
day of the races at Sheepshead Bay. and
a large crowd gathered. The chief event
was the Great Eastern handicap for two
year-olds, in which Mesmerist was asked
to carry the top weight OF 80 pounds.
and nobly did he do il. Although first
away, he dropped into second place as
Maribert took up the running. They ran
that way. with GuIden and Red Path
close up, as far as the stretch. wnen
O'Connor turned Mesmerist loose He
went 10 the front so easily and main
tanned his lead so well that there was
nothing else in the race at the end Mari
bert held second place to the last fur
long, when Red Path and Gulden passed
him. and they finished in that order.
Ben Holiday was slight favorite over
Muskadine and Bangle Tor the Autumn
cup at two miles, IN spite of the fact that
ne had not been TO the races in a long
time. At the fall of the flag Bangle and
Latson went TO the front, and passing the
stand for the first time they had q length
the best of it. the others being close up.
On the lower turn The Bachelor began TO
move up and Bangle to fall back trifie.
When Strengthened out on the back
stretch Spencer began to urge the favor
ite and he responded grandly. passing his
field one by one on the outside until on
the upper turn he was at the throauatCh
of the leader. Rounding into the stretch
he was a half dozen lengths in front, and
although Spencer had a steadying Rull
on him he won fighting for MS head by
eight lengths. while The Bachelor was a
good bit ahead OF Previous. the third
horse The time was better by two-tifths
OF a second than had been made before at
the track, and the same horse held the
record with twelve pounds less on his
back. Results:
Post Haste second. Federalist third. Time.
l:21 2-5.
second. Lady Lindsay third. Time. 1:27st.
Great Eastern. Futurity course-Mesmerist
Path 10 to'Leary). Is 10 l and 8 70 l. second !;
GuIden I23 tOdom), 10 TO / and TO !, third.
Time. 1:1o 2-5. Maribert. Erwin. Elm Koenig.
ford. SarTnatian, Colonel Roosevelt, David Gar
rick. Plucky and Standing also ran
,sAu51 Au5Gnp gup an5 ~ ga5 HI5qsy Tbs 10
lor Ils (Ciawsonl. 70 l and TO ?, second; ;
Previous 120 t0Connor). Z to l and to .,
Thomas Cat. Bangle. Laverock and knight OF
the Garter also ran
Steeplechase. fun course-Wood Pigeon won,
Article second. Vanship third Time. 5:23.
one and a sixteenth miIes-Maxino Gomez
won. Dan Rice second, Jefferson third. Time.
1:4s
CHICAGO. Sept. e-Ten thousand peo-
pie saw the races at Hawthorne to-day.
There was q delay Of an hour and five
minutes at the post in the second race,
Z nd finally FlOrizar. Red Gold and Jug
GLE were left at the post. TuIIa FonsO
and Jolly Roger were the only winning
fayorites. Results:
six furlongs. selling-Hop Scotch won. Rus
kin second, WoOdranger third. Time. 1:lSis.
Seven turiOngs. haudicap-TuNa Fonso won.
Montgomery second. Tar Hill third. Time.
1851.
six furlongs, selifng-King's Highway won.
TenoIe second, Afamada third. Time. lis
Short course steepischase. handicap-Three
Forks won. Gypceiver second. Marble third.
Time, 3:12a.
One mile and seventy yards-Jolly Roger won.
John Baker second. HaEdN Knot third Time,
:442..
One mile, seIling-King Bermuda won. Jack
anapes second. Tappan third Time, l:+2-