The Washington times., 1902-06-28
River Pirate With Top
Weight Beats the Good
Thing Athel.
FARRELL MAKES A KILLING
Irritable, Backed for a Good Thing,
Lands the Money-Yankee Promises
to Be One Of the Best Three Year
Olds of the Year-one Favorite Wins.


Whitney's Yankee. although he did not
win. ran so well in a handicap at a mile
today that turf critics at Sheepshead
Bay were unanimous in the opinion that
the colt bids fair to develop into one
OF the best thrceyear- olds of the year
Yankee had not been seen on the track
since last fall, and as he gave away
big Jumps OF weight TO all the other
horses in the race, according to the
scale. the lawers PIT up liberal price
against him.
Burns, who had the mount, was in
strrcted not TO subject the colt to a
gTueling finish, so the jockey did not
use his whip at all. Yankee, however.
showed several bursts of speed, kept
well up with the fast pace. and finished
three lengths behind Old England, who
received four pounds from Mr. Whit
ney's colt and was beaten head by
Roxane in the last jump, the mare run
ming mile in 1:39. Roxane received
twenty-three pounds from Yankee
In the betting Dublin and Old England
ruled equal favorites at 10 to 5, with
d =.
Yankee went up to eights and Argregor
receded to skies.
Yankee Well Up.
When the barrier was sprung Old Eng
land, with Shaw up, was away in true
racehorse style, while Argregor. refus-
ing to break. was left at the post
Old England set a hot gait right up
the backstretch, with Yankee never less
than length and half back, and Dub
lin well up. Roxane was held in check
all this time, but in the stretch the
mare was given her head. 1t took but a
dozen strides for the mare to catch Dub
lin, who curled up in the last furlong.
Roxane overhauled Yankee, who was
being easily ridden by Burns. and after
that Old England, driven hard by Shaw,
was the object in view. Roxane sprinted
under the whip and came SO swiftly that
the gelding could not stall her off. The
mare had head the best of it when
she rushed past the judges. Dublin was
gaining on Old England in the last fifty
yards Mr.. Whitney was highly pleased
with Yankees performance.
Fine Racing Weather.
1t was perfect weather for the sport
and crowd of 5000 turned out There
were no stake events on the card, but
the races attracted large fields, and the
betting in each instance was of the
liveliest nature. Favorites were not in
good form, however, only one-Remorse
winning. The talent did fairly well
at that, with two second and two third
choices, which were heavily backed.
River Pirate, carrying 127 pounds, ran
a splendid race in the principal event, |
for two-year-olds at five and a-half fur |
longs straightaway. Athel, who has
been cracked up to the skies as a pos |
Eible conqueror of August Belmont's
MiZzen, was hot favorite at l to 2.
He showed the way, with a slight sd- /
vantage over River Pirate, until the |
bend in the track had been passed, when |
Odom began 10 ply the whip and River |
Pirate forged ahead. Athel, too, ran
swiftly under persuasion, and together |
the youngsters dashed down to the wire. |
while the crowd arYse with mighty |
yell.
River Pirate hung on to his advantage |
Ike 4 bull dog, and he got the race by !
a head Athel was two lengths in front /
o. Colonel Tyler, who stood the lash |
gaincly and beat st. Jude by neck.
Good Thing Goes Through.
Julius Fleischmann, Frank Farrell |
and their friends cleaned up large |
sum on the victory OF Mr.. Fleisch- !
mann's Irritable in the fifth event. This |
was a selling race at six and a-half fur |
lcngs, with Kilogram and Belle OF Lex
:ngton equal favorites at 20 2. Irri-
table was backed down from seveus to |
fours.
The start was far below the average.
Belle of Lexington got away running |
with Irritable close up, while Kilogram
was crowded and was virtually left,
Brennan pulling him up. Belle of Lex
ington made the running to the stretch,
where she quit Irritable had only
Lady Holyrood and Operator to contend
with, and Martin got him home winner
by a length over Lady Holyrood, who
heat Operator q head. The time 1:20.
was four-ffths OF second behind the
teat record for the course.