New-York tribune., 1902-09-10
THE RACETRACk.
LIKE RACING IN A DISMAL SWAMP Al
sHEEPsHEAD BAY.
,rrc, rAvoRITEs GET HOME IN THE MUD
RossIGNoL a MUCH IMPROVED fiL|h'


RossIGNoL A MUCH IMPROVED FILLh'
While other sports succumbed to the "ea'n "
yesterday. racing was continued as nsu@l - -.
Conev Island Jockey Club at its course at oheetS
,eod Fav The spectators travelled through oo]s
mud and q pelting rain TO get TO the traCA - -
might have been taken for a branch OF ~ ule -
Swamp in Virginia only for the fence "H4CI ~
rounded the track and the handsome surrounuieS-
With the track fetlook deep In muo anu -
form was not expected 10 assert ITSELF YET a.
the programme OF races had been exhausteo il "
found that the thoroughbreds had hnsheo CloSei "
public form than on any other days OF the I1ee's'
with possibly one or two exceptions. W. "a -
won during the day, and the winners IN the ot1Iei
-four well supported in the oetllns ing
The muddy track responsible 1or "loie0
ecratchngs in most Of the races. but ueS
greeted with pleasure by those present. dS '4ie
Tightening of the number OF entries promised 10
make speculation Hvelier and slightly less oihlcN
Dublin, Chuctanunds, Gunfre. King Pepper l1"N
Casta- Musette. Cnmasked and Dr. say4or were
withdrawn from the Flight Stakes, but Lore rep
Der and The. Musketeer notorious mudlarks. We're
added starters. The Musketeers fononess IoI
sloppy travelling made him an odds-on IaNorlte'
opening 10 ! and being backed down 70 tae
position OF TO favorite when the thoroughoreoS
want TO the post There was little betting on the
others the onlookers apparently having forgotten
Smokes good races earlier in the season Nhen
81 the final struggle in the stTetch' ouii9
sent Smoke to the front and the OroeT mare
rouped home the easiest OF winners by three
aergths. Lord Pepper had little trouble in beaung
out the fevorite. who finished third Wealth MOI
agraph and Monte Carlo were beaten on
Rossignol led all the way in the handicap al
mile and q furlong and won, eased up by two
lengths The Rossington FLY has improved greatlS
of late and the friends Of the Richards sIaoe
backed the FLY with considerable commence
Euutressa Himself and Rossignol were almost
even favorltes in the betting St Finnan ran more
kindly than usual. and the only real contenCer
finishing lengths back of the winner Hun
tressa was third, and Himself and FLYING Buttress
were fer back. Odom worked earnestly on lhe
hr>sfy entry but could not make Himself extend his
stride after half Of the race had been run
twenty-five maiden three-year-olds made the
loadstone which started the speculati92n n h me
opening race, and sorrier lot OF worthless morse
desh is seldom seen congresated 3utsqe , oI bT5 6g
winter meetings sun feMgT sera T6e T Tasan and
valley Forge had the finish TO themselves 1Th The
others were strung Out for furloIg and it would ID
have been been tsS seSlpf he opSeT way and never had
In the two-rnile hurdle, run the turf: Chara-
wind was strongly backed. in spite OF he fact
that he refused his first Jump only few DAYS @ De e
drive BY two lengths from Big Gun. The latter
oauitai race, as the oonsisfant Jumper has been
doing for time The weight told IN he Iae
sae satsTed sa Nara oon9inHed to him aPd
psoe Gun snoe threw 10 Rof Bafy 91E in 'front.' Of the
stand the rider landing unhurt on The other siee
it had been his first attempt over the jumps
Vincennes, from the stable OF John A Drake, was
race at one mile Vincennes well handled by Lyme,
] aR Bes Sen u S tG Tsr fngsa sa @ his Es
ooa dc e0nare eGPea the ssbN sa sue tse whe sP fe
%eight f OF the betting did not suit him The last
H5 she w smith s S the s6de oT to
6aV15te i in spite Of his a2ffsd & weight @
odorn in the stirrups, zigzagged his way through
by M %o 9~nc eng a6 eq RS 9s Fl and Shot
ling Shot stumbled and threw lvne, his
Jockey, over his head. The jockey scampered TO
enn es M a ts Tssg @ ber @ Ts he
The summaries:
FIRST RACE-Naden 3-y'ear-cds; furiongs. Futu-tty
3 Betting gi
'fRss ssss.s@Hss:l. s.3rass Bl.sa: by Bee
Valley Forge taIartizj 12-i Al
IS e: = is I:. Il .!sss g
cao aRo los 10 e aaH e to and e e sR0w @ % l6
Ggns 70 TIE ana 5 essn s tfia los edfeT g. f G i6 to p
I Hacles III eTar ] aco to and z 50 to nG "a and %
tap Dfivi1s yzts b hesd Tae o 1:ies SSo
SECOND RAcE-Handicap; years old and upward: IL
miles.
acha5das h Sssiso b MsT2ia aqia 1s
ss1s1s:ssa & s5sssa ! : s. assSa:s = q
Flying Butress ss Smith. 10 70 J an6 70 ? and
2 lengths Time. SEX.
THIRD RACE-Two years and over: furlongs Futurity
w, c. whirney's ch- Smoke, by Order
:S HSs rS!Ss:,.. 5sSss. 5as@5I5, q
Monogram. llo co'connor1. 10 70 and 3 to /;
Weslth d, Igs & WonseTiy2 10 10 % and to and Monte
Easily by lengths. Time. l-29@5-
FOURTH RAC-THE AINEoI1A HURDLE RACE: r
years and over; miles: on turf
zs :ts:5f5.issios s:5 :: $ss:ss, = s1s
sizeideT5 20 70 % sonersst la 5oaohqs
sc J. SyP5egTam l;2 80 tP G9nnSlly sd 100 TO and
also good Easily by lengths. Time 35l T.
FIFTH RACES years old and upward; selling; mile
= A. brakes hT g Vinoennes. by Victory
elss Ben Bsttie. 5. 7shes5 81 II
st ne o s an: s. So !, snd Mss
tsmith), p Jim Tully 81 (Creamer1 80
"a 10 J. May J. 81 osk 200 to and 50 to l. Prince nee
Ichard lei !PolialS1 200 20 and 20 70 ! and Bruins
fair Easily BY lengths Time l:4I4s. 81 COS
SIXTH RacE-Eandicap; fur.ongs on turf
Andrew MiIier,z hT = c NsgermoGS ;o 1c, by
AfrcahdeT, l2e Smith a Il
Shot Gun nS-----------.-.-- tLyne) PSI 81
% 5Shn ,6 a SOL Ile Burns, s u 70 and nd 70 !! Jos
csrennanl 20 70 and TO /: seof.r los Gandry) 80
Is to ana squanto lo2 dcel, 40 and Is 70 l. also
ENTRIES AT SHEEPSHEAD TO-DAY.
FIRST RAcE-Maiden trvo-year-olds. F1ve-eghths O.
Futuri;y Course.
Gallant Smith no Barkelrnore 1O7
Rockford 1loiGlennevis i07