New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-07-05
CROWDS AT THE RACES.
BIG DAY At SHEEPSHE1D.
Thirty Thousand People See Gallant
Defeat BrOOmstick.


There may have been patriots who found noiser
means Of celebrating their glorious independence
than that offered by the Coney Island Jockey Club
yesterday, but biTd's-eye view Of the great inclo
sure Just before the running OF the first would
have satisfied almost any that they were in the
minority Each tier Of the grandstand dubbed
over. and there overflow meetings the roof
and In the basement over in the field. where Nj
Landers crashing national melodies came as sooth-
ing as luiabies after being filtered through acre
CT humanity. another crowd of patriots almost equal
IN size to that in the more expensive Enclosure held
glorious and coatless levee Both the Long Island
and Brighton Beach railroads showed a reversal in
torm that was as amazing as 1t was gratifying
Special race trains were sent through though
their destination had actually been decided upon
before they started. Unlike the days when the
great popular races SIRE decided, the crowds came
early and stayed late. The tolIgate keepers est-
mated that the army Of regulars always from ten
10 twelve thousand strong, had been augmented by
1900 holiday amateurs
AS is its custom. the Coney Island Jockey Club
arranged its programme with view satisfying
the novices much the students. The seventh
renewal Of the Independence Steeplechase, a handi
cap for the 'leppers'' over the full steeplechase
course; the eighteenth running of the Spring. six
furlong sprint for the youngsters down the Futuriy
Course. and the Long Island Handicap. the last in
the series Of June handicaps for the older horses
were the advertised features. The Long Island is
at a mile and furlong. and, like the other two
worth s. 900 in added money
A more beautiful day could not have been made
to order The fervor Of the sun tempered by
kindly breezes from the ocean, and the only indi-
Viduals who grumbled the purveyor of the
palm leaf fans and the weather tipster who had
predicted frequent thunder showers
INDEPENDENCE BEST sTEEPLECHAsE.
Adjidau mo. Hark Forward, Arian ard Eophone
withdrew from the steeplechase. leaving a field of
2nly six TO 60 but this company fought il out in
>ishion worthy OF the day. The Independence. as
matter Of fact. the best through the
Id that has been seen this year Bob Alone. a
big chestnut gelding. owned by James Meagher
was the only TO to grief. He refused
at the second jump. and trying scale the
wings put his jockey over his head. Judge Phil
lips and the aged steeplechaser Lavator alternated
in setting the pace. and each tried to Guido the
other. In the last mile Mr. HtChcOCks Fox
hunter brought the green jacket with threat
ening rush, but il only fash. and the effort
him much that when the field turned the
corner for the to the winning post FoXhunter
Keeling all the track. Land of Glover,
the favorite who had been running in fourth place
most of the way made his bid after the last jump,
and in passing Foxhunter there good deal
OF humping and crowdng, in which the favorite
seemed to suffer much as Mr.. Hitchcocks colt.
Lavator. Judge Phillips and Mystic Shriner were
beaten off. and Land of Glover by three parts
of a length from Foxhunter. Lavator, the second
choice. third, only head in front of Judge
Phillips.
BY the time the Long Island Handicap was run
the crowd had swollen to record breaking proper
tons and when the multitude discovered that the
start TO be made almost in front of the grand
stand il swarmed down to the barrier in enormous
numbers The result was that the eleven horses all
\ became stampeded and crazy and Mr.. Fitzgerald
had a very bad quarter Of an hour. Casta be-
gan the rumpus by attempting kick the ribbons
on the starting gate. Blues, Ignter and Injunction
all Joined in the merriment, and there rough
house all around Mr.. Fezgerald let the gate go up
in the only lun that had occurred and got them off
a beautiful start. Blues. usual, soon
showing the way, and when the field rounded into
the backstretch he had length the best of it, When
Herbert took ii into his head 10 go after him the
Sir Dixon horse gave it up without struggle.
DoURO WINS IN A HARD DRIVE
The game old gelding Douro, however was still to
be reckoned with. nor were Redemption or Articu-
late beaten yet. These three hit the straight
pretty close together and when they straight
ened out Redfern went TO the whip Douro and
gradually wore Herbert down. The Rollins horse,
however. never TO quit, and he hung to his
opponent through a long, savage drive that lasted
until the judges stand reached. He had the
heart, but not the speed, and in the last hundred
yards Douro drew away, and there was daylight be
tween them when they passed the judges. Roe
hampton. the favorite. had all he could attend to
to keep ahead of Articulate long enough TO get
third place. Igniter on whom there had been a
heavy play, closed very fast Douro was at 10 10 /
IN the closing quotations.
Expectation demonstrated for the second time
that he is Incapable Of taking up stake weight
and carrying il 20 victory. The first demonstration
was in the Great Trial when he finished behind
z. r Thomass brown colt Pulsus. Yesterday he
Cazeallo colt Gallant and in much the same man
ner. The shock however, TO his stable and sup
only six opponents and none Of them was believed
10 be as good colt as his conqueror in the Great
Trial.
Those who had the temerity to try it out with
him were August BelmOntS Gallant, ia pounds;
Julius Fleischmann's Monadnock, I14 F. R. Hitch
cocks GTeencrest. III; J. L. McGinns's Tim Payne,
ia; John W Schorrs Moharb. ia. and r. W.
his lS pounds conceded from IA to IS pounds to the
others, and he unequal to it. As in all his
races he made a brave struggle, and was not
beaten until the elbow reached a this point
and no one ever molested him after that. Broom
stick had TO be whipped out 10 the last stride in
order 10 maintain his lead Of length in front Of
Moharib. Gallant ran the six furlOngs in l:lS 10
Sandwiched in between the Spring and the Inde-
pendence lightweight handicap for all ages
six furlongs on the main track. mixed and
froGble. and when he finally pressed the button
king Pepper-always a bad actOr-prOmptlY prOpped
himself. and a good left CinqueValli the
publics choice tried justify confidence placed
the keene three-year-Old Rigodon and Duke Of
Kendall broke through the rail, and the faVorite
retired. Rigodon had more speed than the Duke
and beat him handily by open length Cnque-
yaih was third. The layers offered 10 TO against
The fifth race selling AFFAIR of five and one
geldng Vagary carrying Jos pounds with Rice up
J. L. McGinniss's bay colt Tribes Hill won the last
race a selling affair for three-year-olds and up
ward. from field Of twelve
SUMMARIES
FIRST RACE-THE INDEPENDENCE sTEEPLE-
CHASE HANDICAP; ! years and over; full steeple-
chase