Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-02
Twin CITY HANDICAP
Ll4ABoH-DAr EVENT An sHEErs-
HEAD BAY woy Br WHIT
snr,s eus FIRE
THE HARTFORD u. FuTuRlTY.
rhi. 10000 Event Captured ss
Gai1 Hamilton.
NEW WORLD RECORD AT HARLEM
seintil'ane win. the rwent,e.l
Century Handicap, at Nile. 1,
LIZ 2-5-Previou. Record for thu /
Distance 1.5s III, Made by Boan
erses In 1sosThirty rhou.an.
People See the sheep.he.d Race.
This $4,000 Event Captured ~
Gail Hamilton.
NEW WORLD RECORD AT HARLEn
.scintillant win. the rwentietl

NEW YORK. September 1.-Thfrty
thousand people. the biggest crowd that
ever visited the Sheepshead Bay track
on Labor Day. saw W. G.. Whitney's fleet
fil!y Gunfire capture the Twin City Hand
leap to-day He was Is to in the bet
ting. and ran the mile and a quarter III
2:o5 1-5. within one fifth Of tie track
record. Blues was favorite at Z to 2. and
he closed with a terrible burst of speed.
but was beaten out half a length for tho
first money. Summarizes:
First race-handfcap steeplechase: fun
steeplechase course-Eophone t4 to y
won. Inspector Stevens Is to s. second.
Judge Phillips COO to y third. Time.
$40
Second race-for all ages: six furlongs,
on main track-A1sono Is to 81 won, I'm
masked u2 to u second, Clorita "a to u
third. Time. 1:14
Third race-the autumn rnaidens; for
2-year-olds: maidens at time OF c1osings
last five furIongs of F'uturity course
Parisienne Is to ~ won. Skilfu1 (i1 to 81
second, Incubator go to y third. Time,
80 3-5
Fourth race-Twin City Handicap, for
3-year-oIds and upward; mile and a
auarter-Gunfire Q5 to y. Blues q to q
second. Hyphen g to y third Time.
2O5 LIS.
Fifth race-for 2-year-oIds: selling; last
five and a half furlongs of F'uturity
course-Gloriosa5 "a to y, Orloffs eli to 81
second. Mackey Dwyer q to p third.
Time. 1:0T 3-5.
|. Sixth race-for all ages: handicap; milsn
and a sixteenth on trrrf-The Rival e to
y, won. Maxnic &c to s. second. Car,
buncle Is to u third. Time. 1:47. Il
The Hartford Futurity. IL
HARTFORD. CONN. September Il.
The $4,000 Futurity for 3-year-oIds wasu
the feature Of the Charter Oak Grand 7
Circuit meet here to-day. a field OF
seven starters was reduced to three in
the final heat. It was a great race.
heart-hreaking finishes characterizng q
majority of the heat. John Nc. favorte,
sold for 800, with Gail Hamilton $50, Wig
Wag $50. and the field s25. John Nc.
and Gail Hamilton fought 1t out, and the
battle between the two colts was a
| royal one. 1t took six heats to settle the
question of supremacy. the Pennsylvania
horse being beaten by nose in the
final.
Red Robe, from Macon. Ca. put up n
spirited race, taking third meney. This
horse ran out John Nc. in the fifth. MAKE
ing a sixth heat necessary Summarizes
Hartford Futurity: purse. S1G.09o-Gai(
Hamilton won first. fourth and Sixth
heats and the race: John Nc. second.
taking second and third heats: Red Roba
third. taking fifth heat. Best time, 2:151se
$50 trot-purse. s3O0OG-Wilaue won
third, fourth, and sixth heats. and the
race; Rythmic second. taking second. anG
fifth heats: Darwin third. Zephyr won
first heat. Time. 2:191-f
2:19 trot; purse. s3,0An-The Roman won
three straight heats and the race; Mas
seto second, Patchen Maid third Best
time. 2:10ai.
2:07 pace-purse. s1,5Oo-Carl Wilkes won
second and third heats. and the race,
Dumont w. second. taking first heats
Riley B., third. Best time. 2:o5A.
New Record at Hariem
CHICAGO. I'LL. September IA new
world record for running herses was set
at Harlem to-day. when sctntillant won
the Twentieth Century Handicap. at a
mile and three sixteenth. in 1:5T 20. Th9
previous record for the distance was
/ 5s Ia, and was made by Boanerges al
Washington Park. July T. 1888. Summa.
ries:
First race-SlS IuriOngS-ot-2H 2HerDef&
n5 to q won, L'Stienne g to y seconda
Zyra d7 to p third. Time. 1I2 3-5.
Second race-five furiongeeiypsene f3
to 10l won. Watoma "a to y second. Btna
Miracle {25 to y third. Time. TOO 2-5.
Third raee-steeplechase short course.
Dagmar 40 to u won, Old Fox Is to q
second. Mystic shriner q to y thiras
Time 3:a7.
Fourth race-Twentieth Century Hands
leap: mile and three sixteenths-Scintit
liant e to y won. Jimfneb ds to y secs
ond. Scarlet Lily Go to d third. Ttms
I ST 9-5.
Fifth race-ona mile-Rosetree e to II
won, Toah 6 to 81 second. Aiard "a to IL
third. Time. 1:3s 2-5,
Sixth race-six fnrIongs-Eurnfe Bnns
tin Is to 81 won. Federal q to II second
Brularo (s to y third. Time. 112f5.
Seventh race-nl1e and sixteenth-<
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