The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-02
WITH SLOAN in SADDLE
BALLYHoo BEY WON FLATBUsH
STAKES AT sHEEPsHEAD BAY.
Desperate Finish Between Tommy At
kins and the Winner-Results
of other Races.

NEW YORK. Sept 1.-Ballyhoo Bey and
Tod Sloan to-day duplicated their success
in the Futurity one week ago by winning
the coveted Flatbush stakes. the feature
of the card at Sheepshead Bay. Tommy At
kins the odds-on favorite, was second and
only beaten head.
An unfortunate incident marred the event
which had direct bearing on the outcome.
Only four horses started and the race was
conceded to be duel between the Whit
ney and Keene candidates--Ballyhoo Bey
and Tommy Atkins. They were sent on
on the second break to good start, and
Smile and Ballyhoo Beg went out TO make
the running, but not more than length
separated the four for the first half mile
At this point Sloan took his mount back,
so that Smile showed in front a neck before
Tommy Atkins, who was the same distance
before Alard Scheck and Ballyhoo Bey
They came into the stretch necks apart,
with Smile on the rail and Ballyhoo Bey
on the outside. When Strengthened out and
almost at the last furlong pole bad mix
up occurred, which fortunately did not
result in serious accident. Smile swerved
out and Ballyhoo Bey bore In on the other
two, and for a second the crowd In the
grapdstand held its breath. expecting to see
one, II not all. go down In heap. This
did not happen, but the favorite was
knocked out of his stride. Spencer had to
pull up, losing three or four lengths. BY
the time the tangle was Strengthened out
Sloan had rushed Ballyhoo Bey to the
front and was settling down and riding
him out with hands and heels.
again he set sail for the flying leader, who
was three or four lengths in front. and with
whip and spur rode a desperate finish.
Foot by foot the game Tommy Atkins crept
up until it was only two lengths, then one
length then a neck but the finish line was
too close, and, amid the widest excite
ment, the judges were passed with Bally-
hoo Bey head in front. Alard Scheck was
third, a length away. Spencer claimed
foul, but it was not allowed, although the
stewards had all four jockeys in the stand
before giving their decision.
The Ocean handicap went 10 Voter in fast
time. He made all the running and won
ridden out by a neck from Vulcain, who
was half length before Martimas, third.
Rush, the favorite, with Sloan up, was
beaten off, showing no speed at any part
of the journey. The remainder OF the rae
ing was interesting. Modrine won the first
from the favorite, Gibraltar. Moor gal
Hoped home in the second. Perion took the
steeplechaSe and Villa V. was nrSt nome
in the last race. In the steeplechase Chal-
enger, Governor Budd and Count Navarro
fell, but the jockeys escaped without seri-
Gus injury. Charagrace refused at the wa
ter jump, stopping so suddenly that his
jockey turned a complete somersault over
the obstacle and into the water The wealth
er was clear, the track fast and the at
tendance large Summaries:
Six furlongs: Modrine, to 1 and to /.
won; Gibraltar second, Kitchener third.
Time. lib 3-5.
Five and one-half furlongs: Moor, to
and even, won; Cherished second, Sweet
Tooth third. Time, los As.
The Flatbush; seven furlongs: Ballyhoo
Bey, 40 (Sloan), to and l to 3, won;
Tommy Atkins, lis (Spencer), 10 to 20 and
/ to A. second; Alard Scheck, lis (Burns),
80 10 / and to /, third. Time, 1:26. Smile
also ran.
The Ocean handicap, one mile Voter, 13C
(Spencere, to 1 and TO 5, won; Vulcain,
113 (Burns), to and TO ?, second; Marti-
mas, ia (Boland), 20 to l and to /. third.
Time 1889 rs.
Handicap steeplechase, about two miles:
Perion, to 1 and to s. won: George
Keene second, Captain Piersal third. Time,
4:21
Mile and one-sixteenth: on turf: Villa v,
to / and to won; Presidigitator second,
Gold Fox third. Time. AS.