The Washington times., 1902-07-04
Equality Stakes Furnishes
a Rafting Good
Contest.
old ENGLAND COMES IN THIRD
Advance Guard, With Top
Weight, Beaten by His
EminenCe.
HURST BOURNE A WINNER
Fleishmann Colt, Favorite in the Bet
ting, Takes Two Year-0ld Event
Gard Badly Marred by Wholesale
Scratching-Three Favorites Win.

NEW YORK, July 3-The Equality
Stakes for three-year- -olds and upward.
at one mile, run at Sheepshead Bay this
afternoon, resulted in a dead heat be-
tween Highlander and Dublin. The de-
cisfon met with universal approval. and
the layers cut all bets made on these
horses in fwo.
Ehe blue pencil was passed through
the names of seven eligibles leaving
four to go to the post. Highlander was
backed down from evens to a Is to 20
fayorite, with Old England receding to
to 2, Dublin to skies, and Belle of
Troy to eights.
McCue made the pace with Dublin, Old
England hanging to him persistently
until the Tar turn was reached. Then
Highlander, who had been last by sew
eral lengths. began to move up. and
coming into the stretch Martin secured
the rail. Dublin and Old England were
three lengths in 'front.' neck and neck
at that time, but the latter hung at the
AesS SA~ANNNhhh gaining
with every stride, was soon on even
terms with Dublin.
Could Not Separate Them.
Both McCue and Martin laid on the
punishment and both horses were ex-
tended to the limit of their speed. The
crowd of 5000 spectators leapeC of the
ground in a spasmodic effort to pick the
winner, but that was an impossibility
Both heads were bobbing simultaneously
as they reached the line of Judge Nc
Dowell's vision and that official lost no
time in arriving at a verdict. quickly
deciding that the race was a dead heat
Old England finished quarters of
length behind them. and half a length
beyond came Belle of Troy. The time
was 1893.
Good old Advance Guard undertook to
shoulder 132 pounds and win the handi-
cap al mile and one-half on the turf
So much confidence was placed in him
that the talent made him a favorite at
13 TO 10, but there was also a heavy
play on His Eminence, at TO 5. while
Lanceman was also highly esteemed at
16 to 5.
His Eminence, Easily.
San Andres, the other contender. made
the running. Going around the turn she
showed an inclination to run out, where
upon Redfern whipped her over the head
until she was staggering. At three
quarters OF a mile Advance Guard rush
ed up from last place and took the lead
He was attended by His Eminence and
Iaucamau and tho thraa t,trnad ip+o tho
bomestretch in a bunch Then O'Con-
nor let His Eminence down. and the colt
drew away rather easily from Advance
Guard. finishing two lengths in front
Lanceman was third four lengths away.
The principal two-year- event. at
five and one-half furlongs. went 10
Hurst Bourne. The colt was a 4 TO ia
vorite, with Rightful being strongly fol-
lowed at threes.
Five youngsters ran and the fayorite
had little or no trouble in running away
from his field. A sixteenth from home
he had four lengths the best of It. and
was gradually pulled up by Martin until
he won by a length. Jackson whipped
Alsono into the place a neck before
Rightful.
The Summaries.
First race-Three-year-o and up
ward: six furlongs. Slipthrift. 1O7,
(Burns). 2 to /, won; Sadducee, 115
Redfern). to 5. second Barouche. 1O2
(wonderly). to l. third. Time, 1:l4
Chiron. Delmarch, Khitai also ran
Second race-Selling; three-year-o
and upward; one and one-eighth miles.
Piohn, 1O4 (o'Connor), to l. won; Oh
net, 103 Cochran, 10 to l, second;
Agnes D., III (Wonderly), to l, third.
Time. 1:54 2-5.
Past, Rightway, Pure Pepper, PENN
sula, Swamplands also ran.
Third race-Two-y year olds; five and
one-half fu-longs. Hurst Bourne, III
(Martin), even won; Alsono ia Jack
SOM, 6 to l, second; Rightful, III (Bull-
man, to l. third. Time. 1908
2avelment and Injunction also ran
Fourth race-The Equitable; three
year-olds and upward; one mile. sDub-
lin, III (McCue), 6 to /; Highlander,
104 (Martin), l to 2; Old England, l15
(Jackson), TO l. third. Time, I:39.
Belle OF Troy also ran.
'Dead heat. Purse divided.
Fifth race-Selling; two-year-old FL
lies; five farlongs. Sparkle Esher. 100
(Redfern), TO ], won: Gloriosa, los
(Smith), to 1, second; Our Nugget.
1o4 (o'Connor), TO l, third Time.
leo 3-5.
Witfull. Gravina, Luctation. Niaxus.
Birch Broom, Morca. Wannakee, Jeanne
Marie. Anna DAILY, Australia, and THAN
also ran.
Sixth race-Hsndicap; three -year-olds
and upward; one and one-half miles.
His Eminence, l07 tO'Connor) 8 TO 8
won; Advance Guard, 1872 (Odom). 10 TO
10, second; Lanceman. 104 (Martin). l6
to 5. third. Time, 2:3S is.
San Andres also ran.