The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-26
BALL HOO BEY
A CLOSE WINNER.
Passed Under Wire Length and a.
Half Ahead Of 0lympian.
TOMMY ATKINS A GooD THIRD.
Eod Sloan Safely Landed the Rich
Faturi,y stakes for His Employer
AGrcat Race With Hair
H,isin: Finish.
TOMMY ATKINS A GooD THIRD.
Ccly IIantlcd the I,icll
nr .Assocsatcd rress.l

NEW Yokh, Angus; zs.-A1;eT jour
aey of three thousand mixes - Tide eN-
Secretary of the Navy VILLAIN c. Whit
Eeys colt Bailyhoo hey. Toa Sloan, the
Thiiom American Jockey. who has done
adj OF his riding in England for dhe last
1.-Two years, succeeded IN sending MS mount
1irst past the w-Te II the r.ca I'utnriy
stakes at Sheepshead bay to-day. and
4 gathered IN sss2a,ss3o for his employer. The
Gayorzfe Olympian was second, ana Tommy
Atkins, from the same stable, li1nasd in
sthiT9 place w.eh The Others trailing. The
winner was ridden out.
The attendance at the big race was 5lot
as large had been exiscctea, Tor 1T was
Thought that the track would be deep IN
mud and such WAS the case at 10 o Clock
In The morning. Nevertheless fully hiteeh
Thousand people We're on the sro'ilas
when the horses We're called 10 the sDs,
just before 4:30 O'Clock.
From sunrise until the first race was
chilled and between the races a big gang
4 OF men was at work on the track scrap
ing, Taking and narrowing It, turning UP
the wet soil TO the drying heat OF the sun,
Hnd it was in good condition when the race
gas called, to the Srent surprise OF every
Body.
A GOOD START.
The Futurtty entries were gotten off
Il
mas on Cap ana Bells, of the keene
strins. rushed his mount into the lead,
but Sloan on Bailyhoo Bey was not
i<sauglt mapping. and sent his horse along
side the flying filly. Eikhorn. Golden Age
and Tommy ATKINS were close up. ana they
came down the chute Like a line of cav
airy. Spencer, who was plainly out to
make the running for his stable mates.
sent Cup and Bells along al her best
i,,l-
possible TO shake off Ballyhoo BeE, who,
"a neck away, was practically helping her
sGnalse the pace.
At the eld of the first furlonS Henry
had brought OlyInp.ssn, another of the
sKeene trio, from eighth place To- third,
and was length and q half behind Bally-
s1loo Bey, While Tommy Atkins, EIllilorn
and Sweet Lavender were heads apart at
half length away. the others being al
ready lar out of the race.
The positions were unchanged through
]. nhe next furIohg All through the thiri
+ flrrIons Spencer was urging Cns, and Bells.
She was running Sa1neiy and still he'd a
slight advantage, but 1t was plain to see
that she could not hold her speed to the
end The pace WIS beginning 10 tell, and
Henry seeing this, sent Olympian along
to take issue with Bally7loo Bey. These
rhree rounded the bend Into the stretch
Z ueckS apart jul Sdp am i'ei-S ">1~' oo44-'
and gradually cropped behind.
IN THE STRETCH.
Eallyhoo Bey was still running strong
and true and a fuIlong firm home was a
neck In trent Of Olympian, with Tommy
Atkins already under the whip closing
tstrong a leawth back From there BONE
ait was q hard drive The crowd in the
We're shouting and cheering,
tthc bys:ercal shrells of the women rising
: 5io1N aoll M
over the neck Of his horse, but was riding
DESPERATELY With whip and spur Henry
was also working hard on Oiympian and
for q few strides it was hard to tell which
would stand me drive the best. Gradually.
however. SioaL With all his skill and cum
ming drew away with 13alahoo Bey ard
amidst the widest enthusiasm sent the
game little colt across the finish line
length and nalf before Olynpian. Tom
may Atkins 1as third. a length behind his
stable mate. while FIVE lengths away Sweet
Lavender, headed the balance OF the field.
SUMMARIES.
First race-Five ana a half furlonss-La-
valliere, q to u first Colonel Padden.
: % to ! and TO u second; Roci1ampton,
q to 2s third. Time. Leg S-5.
Second raoe-one 1nile-Rush. g to 5
first; Karnara. . 10 and to % second;
Androncus % 10 j third Time. 10.
Third race-FHall Handicap-siN fur-lones-
Warins, a to u first: Poterte go to and
6 TO u second; Confession. IA to % third
Time, liza.
Fourth e-Tuturity-Futurity course
$50 feet less than six furlongs-Ballyhoo
Bey. III e - first: olymphan. G to and
OUT second: Tommy Atkins. G. to 1W
third Time no
Fifth race-The Inaugural Stcsplechas-
about two -liles-Plato, Is to 81 first: Old
Tank, a to and to - second; Chara-
grace. q - y third. Time, 40
Sixth raceI i-6 miles. on turf. selling
5 Greenock, az TO u first: Central Trust 6
ITO and ou9 second; Dolando, G to .
third. Time. 1:is is.
Saratoga Races