Evening star., 1902-09-03
RACES AT SHEEPsHEAD.
Western Plungers Made Big Winning
With the Filly Mabel Winn.

More than once was the comment mad.
yesterday at the Sheepshead Bay track thai
not often do racegoers see three full bro4 h.
ers and sisters beaten within two davs az
was the case with Blues, Blue Girl and Rlu.
Ribbon. all by Sir Dixon, out Of Ronnie
Blue III. Blues was beaten in the Twin CT,
handicap on Monday, Blue Ribbon was do
feated in the Partridge stake Yesterday
and Blue Girl in the Flying handicap at 81,
furlongs.
After the race at Sheepshead Bay yester-
day In which Blue Girl was beaten she
ran on 10 the frst turn, then began to limp
ana her rider, N Turner, dismounted and
the hly was led back very lame.
strangely enough, the winner Of the han.
uicap' hatasoo, was lame before and after
the race The fact is that she has been
iic rttore or iess lame all the season. Blue Girl
was making her first appearance in inst twc
months. There must have been a good rea
son for this long absence from the turf and
the fact that the high-class filly pulled lr
80 iaihe mace 1t appear as If she had been
uhder suspicion of late, although trainine
reports are to the effect that she was doins
Wen In her work. She warmed up in ba n.
dageS yesterday ~
In the first part of the race Blue Girl was
outrun by four or five of the others of
whom Hatasoo was quick to get into her
stride that she made the start look had
whereas 1t was good. Turner used his whir
on bius Glrl and she responded in game
style she began to overhaul those in IRON,
very fast, and though Turner was compelled
70 prlng her around Hatasoo Lux Casta
femesole and Gay Boy, once SQUARED awav
LOT nome 1t seemed as II the game filly had
chance to win, and the spectators ey
pected to see a rousing good response fron,
her. But they were sadly disappointed for
apparently Turner felt Blue Girl weakenin.
under him and made up his mind that she
was beaten, but changed it in the last fiftv
yards. -it y
rms was the only way to account for his
actions In the saddle. He certainly rode
inuch more vigorously in the last few strides
than at any time after the stretch was
reacneo Hatasoo won by a scant length
with Gay Boy, who was in pocket and un.
able to do his best, second a head In ad
vance or Blue Girl, who was a length in
front of Lux Casta.
George E. Smith ("Pfttsburp pb;,,, ,
chased Grand Opera at the sale of Clarence
H. Mackay's horses at Saratoga three weeks
ago, paying $4,000 for him, and Yesterday
mis- colors (purple. canary cap). not often
seen seer NOWADAYS, were borne to the front by
that colt in mile handicap Grand Onera
led all the way practically, and though
Ethics was fast catching him, Smiths colt
got nome first by three parts of a length
sI a1s owner had one big bet at to 1 with
other bookmakers Is not known.
There seemed a ton Of money In the mar
ket to back the three-year-old filly Mabel
VIM. who was brought on from St Louis a
Few days ago to become the medium Of a
killng.' The race was for apprentices and
boys who had not ridden more than two
winners. "
Despite the fact that this class of riders
does not encourage a plunge, a well-known
racing man had $4,000 on Mabel Winn,
Joe Ullman alone laid him 81 600 to IS, ,OOO,
Ihe money was never in danger, for the
lad on her rode her right out. and she won
by six lengths. When offered for sale she
was bought in for $1.605, an advance of
si,loo There are said to be much better
ones In the same stable that shelters Mabel