New-York tribune., 1901-06-19
THE RACETRACK.
FIVE FAvORITES WIN AT sHEEPSHEAD
TWO TRACK RECORDS BROKEN.

Five favorites yesterday at sheepsheau' ana
the form players and The racesoing public seneraiy
had a field day A big midweek crowd was az
tracted by the good card and the perfect 1uhe
weather and they were rewarded not only oy
pecuniary gain but by some exceptionally good per-
formances by the thoroughbreds who were IN me
fettle. The track was lightning fast and alhOush
most OF the successful horses won by VIDE mar
gins. remarkably good time was the rule anu TWO
track records were broken.
Mr. Keene's wonderful horse Voter again showed
himself 10 be the finest article in the way or a
sprnter that has ratified hoots on an American
racetrack In many years The Coney Island hAhoi-
map a morning canter for the son OF
Friar's Balsam lie packed l3S pounds the top
weight, and six furlongs over the main course
I'm lI2 2-5 equalling the track record. made by
Walter in 1885. with only los pounds up The
great sprinter ambled out ahead IN the nrst IeW
strides and after that always anywhere from
eight TO four lengths ahead Of his field. winning
pulled up. by the latter margin Had there been
any pace made for him figures would surely
have been hung up. Lady Uncas and Mesmerist
second and third 10 the head OF the stretch ana
then died to nothing. while Brigadier and Dublin
and got the place and show money Ihe
odds against Voter TO ). short as they were. ap-
peared extremely liberal after the race had been
run. Carbuncle King Lieb and Gulden cut most
inconsequentia figure. Voters fractional time was;
OI2 O:23l- o:95. O:47 10 O:59 3-5. ll22-5.
The Foam Stakes was not a satisfactorily run
Hanover Queen was interfered with ana
bumped against the fence in the early stages OF
the race and thus lost whatever chance she had
10 win. Francesca. the favOTite. got Off second
and then fen back 10 sixth place, while Byrne OF
Roscrea and Sister Juliet cut out a hot pace in
front When the time came for finish. however,
Shaw did not call IN vain and Francesca smoothly
shot 10 the front and came home a winner by a
length I'm ls0 10 This promising two-year-oc mas
started three times and has been returned a WIN
ner each time DiNieline ran game race from a
discouraging beginning and. keeping pace with
FrancescO's fine burst of speed, followed him IN a
length and half before Dean Swift. Saturday
again badly 10 confirm the impression
that he is a clumsy counterfeit OF his great sire
Cameron was left at the post IN the nrst race.
Mr.. Fitzgerald said that the colt broke with the
cloud Of dust so that il was not observed until
too late. De Reszke was best and won by a length
before Highlander The starter also left Betsy
Prig at the post I'm the second race and he said
owner. had never had her schooled As Mr.. Whit
neY's clever filly MorninGside romped in four
lengths ahead Of the next illy IN the fast time or
1913 II is not likely that any body lost any money
by Betsy Prig's misfortune. The Held was a Sood
one. including Trigger. Ashes. Sweet Lavender and
Musette
Pucky Wax Taper beat Scurry kilogram An
drOnicus Dread and the cross grained Blueaw1y
a mile I'm the cracking good time of l:S9 20
The start was extremely bad rs Ahurohlcus WIS
starts Were poor. and good deal OF Erumbing re-
suited. Wax Taper bid up 10 $40 ana re-
tanned by her owner with an extra $ bid. Prince
Richard. the outsider in the last race over the
winning by ten lengths from Decanter. who was
just : far ahead OF Belle Of Troy. The time
Lao l-J-equalled the course record for mic ana
a sixteenth. made by The Kentuckan last year