New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-14
THE RACETRACk.
MAJOR DAINGFRFIELD WINS THE RICH
CHAMPION STAKES.
.rprc.SrrR RrATFS BY GOLDEN MAXIM 1,
THE GREAT EAsTERN-SHEAs POOR
RIDE ON MOOR.
RIDE on MOOR.

An immense throng hand yesterday az
shespshead Bay 10 witness the closing scenes "
the meeting. The track was heavy ana ram zen t
during the greater part Of the afternoon bui Il ou
not darnpen the enthusiasm Of the crowd tha' Ciie
"a enjoy the snort The Great Eastern hailoIcdP
FOR txo-year-olds and the Annual Champion 1
fhree-year-ofds and upward were the iealuies ~
the card and both resulted in terrihc finishes 1o'
the prizes. A jumping race, when was W. -
tested and three cheap affairs completed the pro-
gramme -,
Seven horses responded to the call OF the DusIe
fer the Champion Stakes at two miles ana qu :
se- The splendid work that Major DalHEei4eio
has been doing lately made him the faVorite III 'h
80 a- adds Of 6 10 Zoroaster the choice OF
the wise heads and the stirring race these coi's
made will long be remembered To an al1los' pei
feet start Slipthrif took the track ana
10 make a runaway of it He SKINNED over
the ground many lengths in front Of the others Io
a mile and a half and then doom on Major Dam
gerfield and Shaw ZoToaster got down 10 NotN
snd they closed the ground gradually on the Nhi'-
sley colt until the stretch was reached linen 'esS
one of the most exciting finishes ever seen
Head ana head Major Daingerield and Zoroaster
ran through the final furlong. Odom and Sha" 90
sng everything possible to win the race Ouoi'
naturally a stronger boy than Shaw lasted iolee1
and helping Major Daingerteld All Jockey pose
t,lv could pushed his black nose across the hhish
8 few inches I'm front OF Zoroaster Meantime the
soectators were nearly crazy with excitement ana
the horses were cheered TO the echo IL was wen
deserved fo- a better fought battle between IloI-
ourhh-eds never took place at Sheepshead Bay
Major Da.ngerfeld was badly cut on one OF ms
,ers on the first turn and he the race with the
uvou,d streaming blood. Great credit must be given
"a Shields for the game and sterling exhibition MS
col. made but it must be remembered that he is SIX
wears cid and carried only III pounds. while Major
Da,ng.rfeld is a three-year-old and carried 10
pounds
Sltpthrift was third. far in advance OF the pal-
snce of the field. This colt was the medium OF
"a great plunge by a select few. who thought they
saw a chance to put the books out of business
Long races may be hard on the horses out 1hey
certainly please the public. There was more elllil-
siasr1 over the Champion Stakes than there "ouIo
be over a dozen Futuriues
The Great Eastern Handicap was won by Golden
Maxim Duster Olefiant and Boutonniere We're
eddea starters. To prompt start the field rushed
along on even terms until the final eighth was
reached Then Turner Africander and Landry
on f5oiden Maxim dashed out in front and fought
n out fc the finish head and head Landry seemed
20 oTt-,de Turner and got the decision by a Shorl
nose on the post, Merry Acrobat three lengths
back being a head in front OF Astarita- African
der was the faVorite 1or lne race anu EoiueA
Maxim at L 10 /
Mt Page the Westbury Steeplechase on MS
Golf Self Protection. in clever manner tulIni-
nate and Scotch Bush made the pace TO the laSl
Jump. where Mr.. Page gave his colt MS head sTe
ne won bandily in fair time for the wet course
lack RatlEn took the heavyweight handicap IRON
Ioaly and Bluff without being extended and LANDED
a E:g commission for Johnson and other piunger:
W. r Congdon gaIloped away with the hftt