Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-06-23
WINNER Of
SHEEPSHEADB Bay Handicap.
TWENTY THOUSAND PEOPIn
TURNED OUT TO SEE SEN
SATIoNAL SPORT.
MADE A NEW WORLDS RECORD.
HELD THIRD PLACE TO THE
STRETCH, THEN ROMPED
HOME AN EASY WINNER.

NEW YORK. June 22-At Sheepshead
Bay to-day 10000 people saw Brigadier,s
sensational victory in the S~heepshead Raw
handicap at one mile. He ran the distance
easily in 1871 AS. making a new worlds
record for a circular track. The previous
record for annie on a circular track was
made by Voter at 1:ss. at Brighton Beach.
and by Orimar, at Washington Park. Chi
cago. last summer. O'Connor had the
mount and he rated along in third place
behind unmasked and Cyrano 10 the
stretch. when he gave the colt his head
and he romped home an easy winner by
a length before Cyclone, who was Ave-
lengths before Star Bright. third. cyrano
was played for a killing from 10 to /. to 4
to ].
The Grand National Steeplechase was
perhaps the feature OF the day. Fourteen
good cross country horses faced the start
er, with the Smith trio coupled, George
keene. King 7. and Sacket a slight favor.
its over DIR. Eichberg. Every horse had
a following, however. The stake wal
worth close to 5000. 1t was a pretty race
with first one and then another in the lead
Eophone and DR.. Eichberg made the earl,
running. but the latter fell in the hftl
jump and Eophone soon dropped back.
beaten. Going round for the second tins
Magis Light was In front, with Passe Par
tout and the Smith Trio well up. As they
rounded the far turn Sackett took CON.
mand' and won, ridden out by five lengths
while his stable companion took the place
a head before Perion. while Passe Par.
tout was fourth, only a length away. zan-
zibar, Klondike and Eophone fell DURING
the race. Summaries:
First. Five furlongs. gelling-Cameron.
100 (O'Connor6 9 to / and 3 20 /. woni
Evelyn Maud. 100 (Mounce), s to / and
to l. second; Lady Holyrood. l7 &C.
Thompson) 6 to ] and ? to 1. third. Tine
100 3-5. Ascension, Juvenile. Carroll D..
Step Onward, Man o'war. woodmansten,
Neither One and Quixada also ran.
Second. Six furlongs-Wax Taper. l29
(Combs), 10 TO j and 4 to /. won; Mesmcr-
list, III ~(o'Connor), 6 to 1 and 2 to /, Sec
ond; May W., los (Walsh). 10 to / and s
to ]. third. Time, 1:13 2-5. Tower of Can
dies. Belle of'Lexington. Cervert, Godfrey,
Ezera. Lady OF the Valley, Protus and
Musette also ran.
Third, The Surf. 5h furiongs-Smart Set,
12 SHAW. 8 to 6 and 4 to /, won; Lonid.
- N'fNs&tN~ff W 4 aHd y y o. second.
Dean Swift, lit (MitchelD, 8 20 / and 5 TO
5. third. Time, Ion 2-5. Byrne OF Roscrea,
Hanover Queen and Dixie Line also ran.
Fourth. the Sheepshead Bay Handicap.
one mile-Brigadier. liz (O'Connor), 8 TO S
and 3 TO 5, won; Cyrano. % (Coehrane). 4
to 5 and Z to 9, second; ~Starbright, ia Ct.
Burns), 6 TO ] and 2 TO !, third. Time.
1871 as. Carbuncle. Belle OF Troy. All
Green and unmasked also ran.
Fifth, Grand National Steeplechaso.
about 2is.miles-tx) sacket, 1871 CARSON. =
to 2 Z and z to 5. won; tx) King r., us CMa-
RAJ. Z to 2 and 7 10 s, second; perion. Ia
tHeider). 10 to i, third. Time, 5.is. Ok
Coupled as Smith entry. Passe Partout,
Marylander. Konkronkoma, Magis Light.
OK George Keene, Jack Carey. Self Pro-
lection, (x) Eophone. Cx) Zanzibar, tx)
Klondike and (x) DIR. Eichberg. also ran.
(x) Feb.
Sixth, One mile and one-sixteeuth. SELL
Ing, on the ~turf-vfkng. lis (Afounce). Is
TO ! and 4 to ]. won; Dolendo. lis shaw.
2z TO l and 4 to 6. second: Nitrate, li III.
Coehrane). 2 to ! and 4 10 S. third. Time.
i;4s. Round Up. Big Gun. Double Dummy.
Anecdote. Ginki. Fairy Tale aud Inshot
also ran.