The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-01
SLOAN'S GRAND FINISH.
UfSN THR TURF HANDICAP AT
SHELPSHEAD BAY UNEXPECTEDLY.
Auer a stormy Passage, LADY Massey Comes
from Last 10 First Position In the Run
Home-Conroy Adds Another stake TO the
Lang Keene Beadroll-Jockeys disciplined.

Lona Keene Bsadroll-Jocksys Disciplined.
Tho card presented by the Coney Island
Jockey Club management at bheepshead Bay
Yesterday was brimful Of incident and fur
,A.ncd exciting sport for about 5000 patrons.
owners and trainers are growing 30 keen on the
game since tho passing OF the Futurity reminded
them Of hs steady approach Of the end that he
cline uencll" will probably receive a long de-
,,rrsl rest. IL was only used yesterday In a
,srunoory way and large. vel-balanoed
Adds reused the speculative instincts OF Wis.,
tors.
The unexpected llberality OF horsemen In
the matter Of acceptanoes. however. only In
,raa,ed the difficulties OF the pinkers and Ave
of their selections were bowled over. The SOL
itsy exception turned up In The Sapphire.
,nlrI ON the card. whom the ~piungers josued
saeh other TO get aboard Of James r. and +. p.
ks,nes maiden. Conroy. Thu event Is an old
established stake for two-year-olds. and owners
were hot after the honors. The only with
,rawals we're A, Featherstone'e Master ana
Il schrelber's In Shot and these gaps we're
promptly oiled by the addition OF NJ, Murphys
klns Lief and Hayes d Le Roy Joness
G~uesswork. Conroy, who made MS
debut tho other day and ran second to Bel
I.,o AT even weights, had an advantage OF six
teen pounds yesterday over the Befvidere colt
and hi. fact, coupled with his private reputa-
don. made Il look Ike . certainty for the speedy
mstden. Ths race was run down tho last I'VE
and a half f~urlongs cf the Futurty course and
KING Lief carried his impost Of i7s pounds to
the front at q grand clip. conroy outran him.
comins round the elbow and entered the stretch
with a slight lead. Then Msher, who had been
ay.ng third with Bellarto. made HIS bid and
almost caught, Spencer mapping. Weight told
ON B+llarlo, however. In the last sixteenth and
Conroy drew away gamely, winning by a length
and a half. Bellsrlo beat the second choice,
well strung out. The time was the fastest ever
mad 10 the stake and only q fraction outside
NE course record made by Hanover In 1889
anH nfssmaihsd Tor he last event on the card
TO furnish the most picturesque contest OF We
day. The race was Tor the old-tlme taff handi,
s'syers scosptsd,' With Jack Point shoulderins
ia pounds. At that he ruled f~ayorite, as form
f aq5S f ffbs nov ree @nsd ' Too late %so thai Sloan
IN is anxiety 70 ride Gady Massey last Wednes-
day offered 800 10 Slack 10 let him have the
mount. Slack vas willing. but Owner Madden
thought 1t was too late 70 make a change,
r4snt was q race tf.t reused The crowd to a
state a.e Of e5 tpst 'SSSnm.i. ysTdf'y ch fesShe q II hu@ al 4;
gait quickly but Potente spnnted past her sloan
closely tapped on tie outside by Jack Point
Turner rode more a. L anxious 70 get even for
losing HIS Baliyhoo Bey mount 10 the iihn ~ tbys
e0sle-t route lie kept Sloan, plnnsd 70 the
ran for nearly a mile. The willy Tod Dropped
g r.rs .o ,iv waiting 'for him. and hS
assumes he ugiorous position o. whiPper4n.
yuisly on the extreme outside and had his
fly straight while the others were scramDiing
ior TIE rail posluon Then Gape a s1sI1ins
were gathering their breath for a cheer Sloan
had flashed fI9m last tofrst %R9siuon, where hs
r tspgs,Ss os q "a. sSm sFd' and I've Won ny ~ s a iS"sif and nd
sGlffTomP otelts. who struggled home a neck
10 front u FIRST Whip. II was the fastest race
ysar.old. with % pounds W, In 1894 and BY Imp.
With l7s pounds IN the saddle. last year. Each
OF these went the route IN l0i 20 ..
naxt. sixteen maiden thrse-s ear-olds ridden
hy a batly. dsorgsnised lot OF jockeys CUT
up hish iihEs at TIE post 4. a result Neei
Burn, spencer, pullman, .Wedderstrand and
Turner were hned ,25 each. The ace was a
fslof he jgdSa, wIsn she sssTysd AMI Annoy
won BY a load. with. the Whitney candidate
u4Td The handicap for t,ree-year-olds and
upward vas won on che post by Favonils,
ChIahy through Makers I'M riding. ummary
FIRST RAcB.
ItsSy,tiSit pai,,; ey ;Snseiguon Of SO sfch;
iSird r,nSItiss ara slovsnors, last ave firIongs Of
~ {,u,atv sonIs.
So -froHbnsoS's SS 4 Ouaurd,s. BY Kingst,n-
W s. a Us IxcSii.,
a Size. ~ u 4 In shot loo iSiackl
a Slm9as . ! LnetahS. ny oo.hSn poPS
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hNAps,f.' SiasH ISL hSua.SSooSS IA u 4 o M
Pom, IL / Af.ness. 10 70 1 Maria bolton. rs 70
lsefy.iA to Turger sOto Add, 30 10 | Katherine,
40 N0fuln Rslee S6tO / FeScbe dor. 50 70 / Splash
-. No.
second RAE
lol Q! 80 sseh! Min. 5000 seded o. which 800
LsCs tie scale ~ furionss on main gsck
Hi.dIsth = q. & Annoy. by A~eddlti-SWing-
toe. 100 lBylmahl 49,,
"e.st.nys ch' ( z.mS,s lTs qggfns,
CrscfeJ He,broucS, Ho~Idelmo,. Icon Ferguson,
yrH Ihaep HOP btooh, hioL9hVne h!e, HPf9uth,
nE '
s.n.. r,, Tine ilS Il; ,rov .uo,.
~ iffspt c,er' 70 fIacksr' 100 70 / HAsbroucE'
10 Mofdslao. 400 Leon ftTguson' Il 10 West
fLsi, 100 Iiop Brook, 100 toi MoTtonvilie Kid.
,NtTi p1,oyeh III tn / Iiia 100 To- / on Knts
aI tsc.1fs iiO5 g. ! Aren't 100 10 FnttIist'
rynns,Cy
60, Sapphire: for tso-year olds which have no,
by tstsyfpti1n q, 40 each fot startsrs or s.o iortrt,
VIA 81. so added. Of which $500 70 second and $50
NtaIL. cols n carry IFS pounds niles and geldings,
US pounds. penalties and allowances las, eve and a
9'i f9rlonys q fu!unty course