The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-25
Fast Squirt at the Close, I'm Which
Mesnerist, the Favorite, Was heat
en- by Over Three Lengths.
$1,000 WON BY PRINCE M'CLURG
CLOSE CONTEST FOR A SWEEP
STAKES AT THE MOUND CITY.
Sir GaIfan Defeated by Only a Head
Malatse, a Twenty-to-One Shot.

NEW YORK, June 24.-The $50 900 Great
Trial stakes for two-year-olds was the at
traction at S~heepshead Bay to-day and II
drew a alrge attendance. Mesmerist, of the
Bromley string, was a pronounced favor
lite. being systematically backed from the
opening of the betting with his stable COM
panion, Missionary. The John DAILY pair, His
Royal Highness and Erwin, and Virginia
Earle were the next best backed; then came
the Morris pair, Modrine and Water King.
There was but little delay at the post. the
starter catching them all in motion on the
first break. and in good order. Virginia
Earle and Mesmerist were first to get out
of the bunch, and they ran locked to the
turn into the main track, when Mesmerist
went to the front, leaving the FLY as II she
had been standing still. Erwin then made a
bid for honors and ran In second place for a
time. but she soon fell back among the
half dozen of possible place horses. Mesmer-
list then looked like a sure winner. when
David Garrick came from behind him like
a flash and before the gasping crowd had
got over the shock he was three lengths in
front and won by that margin, with some
thing to spare.
In the Sheepshead Bay Handicap Imp and
Bendoran were the only ones who were
heavily backed, the latter being a hot IA
vorite. Bendoran went to the front after a
good start and opened up a big gap. He set
too hot a pace, however, and as they came
into the stretch Fly by Night and Imp were
gaining on him and a furlong from home
Fly by Night had passed him and, after a
brush with Azucena, who got ahead of Ben
doran, won handily by half a length. Sum-
mary:
First Race-Futurity course; selling:
Shoreham. Los (Odom). z to / and 5 to 2.
won by half a length; MauvilIa. 12 OWL
SOM, z to l and 7 to 10. second by three
l, third. Time, I'LL 2-5.
'Second-Six and one-half furlongs: Tinge.
no (Turner). 5 to 2 and even, won by two
lengths: Imperator, Ito (O'Leary), 10 to l
and 4 to 1. second b. one length; st. Claatin.
lbs Oh. Martin). Z to 2 and 6 to 5, third.
Time. 1:20 As.
rhird-Great Trial stakes; $4,000; Futurity
course: David Garrick. lis (O'Leary), 70 to
1 and 5 to 1, won by three lengths; Mesmer-
list, l2 (O'Connor), Z to 5 and 4 to 5, second;
Withers, lis CWilson). 80 to 1 and 10 to 1,
third. Time, lip 20. Brigadier, Erwin, Rad
Ioro, virginia Earle, Mark Cheek. Nc
H HHsh1n; op Miss,o 9uesn' MOdrine; His Royal %y:
Fourth-Sheepshead Bay Handicap: one
mile: Fly by Night, los (Bullman), s to /
and to l, won by half a length: Azucena,
So (O'Connor). Is to 1 and s to 1. second by
two lengths; Bendoran, 123 (Simms). 2 to /
and I TO 8, third. Time. 1:39 As. Kinnick.
Gandleblack. St. Cloud. Imp. Bangle, George
keene also ran.
Fffth-Steeple chase, full course: Diver
sion, l6S (Veitch). IL to 10 and / to 4, won by
one-half a length; King T., 14s CMr. SMITH.
% to l and 3 to ], second by thirty lengths:
Nestor, 135 (BraziD, so to / and 10 to 1, third.
Time. 5:19 2-5. Cockrobin and Sister Stella
also ran.
Sixth-fiile and one-sixteenth; selling:
Dan Rice, 11 CMcCue). 8 to 5 and 3 to 5. won
by one length; DR.. Eichberg, 90 CWilson),
Skyscraper. SO (Odom). 5 to 1 and 2 to /,
third. Time, 1:47 1-5.