The Washington times., 1902-09-13
Belle of Troy Lands the
Handicap, Beating Ethics
by a Length.
SERGEANT AN EASY WINNER
Makes New Track Record for the Golden
Rod Stakes-Incubato1 Stops in the
Stretch, But Comes ON Again, Losing
Place to Lady Josephine by Head.


den's The Rival won the Russet Handi-
cap. for three -year-olds and upwar., at
a mile and a half on the turf, today at
Sheepshead Bay, and, incidentally. dis
played change of form that would have
made an acrobat turn green with envy.
On Wednesday The Rival. carrying 1O4
pounds. was easily beaten by Articulate
and Moorsat mile and a quarter. the
Halma colt showing no speed. In the
Russet, however, The Rival, with 105
pounds. won By neck i'm 2:33 40. new
record for the race, and two-fifths of a
second slower than Triggers track rec
ord. Madden's colt was backed down
from s to to fours. though when the
horses were at the post there was only
21s TO / in many books, while in others
the Halma colt was wiped off.
His Eminence the Favorite.
Fred. Gebhard's His Eminence was the
favorite at to 8. while ITO was quoted
against Articulate. who took up 12S
pounds. The latter made the running,
closely attended by His Eminence, to
the stretch, where Articulate stopped
under the weight, and Michaels, who had
rated The Rival along in last place,
moved up with rush in time to win in
the last few Jumps.
The Golden Rod Stakes, for two-year-
olds. at six and one-half furlongs on the
main track. was won by Sergeant, the
fayorite. Lady Josephine was in front
for half mile. with Incubator close be-
hind her. Then O'Connor let Sergeant
down. aid he won easily by length and
q half in 1:20 As, a new record for the
race and track. At the head OF the
stretch Incubator stopped, but came on
again. and was beaten head for the
place by Lady Josephine.
Belle of Troy Won.
The Handicap. at a mile and a fur
long. went to the favorite, Belle of Troy,
who defeated Ethics in a drive by
length in 1853 As. Turner, who rode
Advance Guard, was In numerous pock-
cts. the Great Tom horse finishing a
length outside of the money. Douro
was third. beaten head.
Eighteen maiden two-year-old fllies
started in the first race at five furlongs.
Hymettus. the favorite, could not un-
track herself and finished far back.
Fleeing Venus. a Is to i shot, came from
nowhere in the last furlong and won in
a drive by half length from Sweet
Alice, q 100 to / shot
Rocky, at the liberal odds of Is to 1.
took the second race for platers at
mile in drive. He beat Grail, a SO to
] shot. by length, the favorite, Potente.
running third.
The two-year-old flly, Stamping
Ground, in the fifth event, for all ages.
1t seven furlongs, straightaway, led from
start to finish, winning hard driven by
a length from Flora Pomona, 20 to i,
with The Referee, so to /, third.
The Summaries.
First race-Maiden fillies; two-year-
olds: Ave furlongs of Futurity course.
Fleeing Venus. ITO (Redfern), s to /, |
won; Sweet Nell. ITO (Mulholland), so |
to !. second: Middling Mary, 11O
(lGichaeis), IS to 1, third. Time,
l:01 1-5.
Marion Eta. Anne Hathaway, Hymet- |
tus. Corriae Chinn, Futurita. Miladi
Love. Fair Lass. Mutt Blanche. GIori- |
pus. Tioga. FIorite. GAINESVILLE. Helen
G. s., Iconoclast. Medal. and Witsul also |
ran.
Second race-Selling; three-year- |
and upward; cne mile. Rocky, Sc MAR |
Lin), 10 to ], won: Grail. 80 Murray, 40 |
TO 1, second; Potente. 103 (Shea), 3 70 j, |
third. Time. 1:40 AS.
Brandy Smash, Ben Howard, Jim Tul- |
". Lee King, Prince Richard. Drum
nond. Satire. Ibold, Malster. and Corn
wall also ran.
Third race-The Golden Rod; two
rear -olds; six and one-half furlongs on
.urf. Sergeant, lis tO'Connor). 8 to 2,
won; Lady Josephine. 107 tOdom), 5 to
|. second; Incubator, 100 uyne), to l,
,hird. Time. 1:20 AS.
SaiImaker and Athelroy also ran.
Fourth race-Handicap; for three
rear -olds and upward: one and one
,ighth miles. Belle of Troy, 102 (Red-
ern), to /. won; Ethics. 10S Nyne).
! to /, second; Douro, III tOdom), S
70 !, third. Time, 1:55a.
Advance Guard, Rossignoi, Huntressa,
Himself, and Potente also ran.
Fifth raee-Selling; all ages; seven
urlongs on Futurity course. Stamping
,round, 81 tRedfern), S to 5. won: Flora
III Turner), Is to /, second:
rbe Referee, 110 tBrennan), 25 to /,
bird. Time, 1:26 AS.
Orloff, Red Path, Stuyye, Clorita. Bark
lmore. Examiner, DR.. Say1or, and Flam-
oyant also ran. Il
sixth race-The Russet Handicap; for
hrec-year- -olds and upward; one and
re-half miles on turf. The Rival, lo5
lsf,haalSl 4 IN won. His Eminence
OS (Odofn), even, second; Articulate
26 d.yne). even. third. Time, 2:33i-5. a
Arden also ran.