New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-13
IGNITER'S $4,000 STAKE.
WTNS ANNUAL CHAMPION.
FeafherStone's Lack Changes
Ladg .4meliQ Beats PuLSuS.

70
sns 50 Eloomily over the racing fortunes Of that
acknowledging sportsman. Arthur Feathe stone was
suddenly revealed al Sheepshead Bay yesterday.
and instead OF the old fashioned silver with which
such clouds are pupularly supposed 10 be padded ii
was found that the lining q gold. And Il Will
NOT 6etract anything from the kindly intentions OF
,,e cafes that substituted this material TO mention
,- raes.rg that Il was-in the pleasing fancy Of the
ere aerd-"up TO them 10 do some such thing.
lf+e- the long. expensive months they have taken
N turn that cloud inside out any cheaper material
v,uI9 not have been adequate.
T. must have added very materially 10 Nj Feath-
srstore's satisfaction to realize that his hitherto
-ellsrlv unfortunate colt Igniter. the fOur-year-
CID son q Lamphghter. was the means OF exposing
the lining.
In ne Annual Champion Stake. with its guayan-
-eas value Of So CO. Icniter was The out
s5c- IN q Geld that Numbered only I've The Ar
--ual Cham rior two miles and quarter Is one
n the very long distance races run on the
Eastern turf and as trainers devote most Of their
-re these days 70 developing spriuters rather than
,.ere~s - is not surprising that so few Of them
,-sa6 FOR the rich stake And nv this same token
g Is ro- tc be wondered At that The field was as
deficient 'n class as in numbers. Earlier In the
wear Major Dairpe-fel5 might have given tone TO
I, f--+ ne has pretty thoroughly demonstrated in
.l. -.., ----no -rr-fhs that ne is sour. sUiking
rorre end when his name was found among the
starters Yesterday neither the PLAYERS nor the Jay
.rs we're Inclined 20 give him much consideration
weight did not tend 10 attract speculation Not
much more can he said Of the other starters; the
e-year-old colt. Charles Eiwood owned 10y ).
B. f1aLlu is at best cripple. and although he
can hs PATCHED I'D long intervals he is not colt
% place implicit faith in. He carried T2 pounds
River Pirate has q pronounced yellow streak ana
although he took up only I07 pounds he had few
friends J. w cots old Potomac Ee'ding. Douro.
while not a great horse. has run some very con-
tis.eut races over distance 81 ground. and IN lieu
% anything better the spectators selected him 90
carry their money. an1 De was made a 70 % irsI
choice. tis impost was ll6 pounds.
Igu!ter with Fuller and carrying 10 pounds.
opened Al 10 ] and was backed down TO Is. Julius
Bauer. the colts trainer disseminated the in
formation that Irniter was the only horse in the
race in proaiga fashion and advised all his friends
20 get aboard early. but misfortune has so FIRE
oueutly attended IgniteTs efforts that the recipi-
eutz Of this advice were wary II was known, too,
that he had beer especially prepared for this race,
and the DAY McChesnev beat him he continued on
after the race was finished and worked out the
TWO miles and a quarter IN public. For the first
TWO miles Charles EIv.ood had all has speed with
him and Jed ais company Nv an open length Major
Da3urerfeld rated along directly back Of him
ICr.tor hung to the Majors saddle girths and
Boaro bIdcd his time D. a comfortable rear berth.
River Pirate was merely camp follower.
doom on the Major. Cannon on DourO ard Fuller
on Iruiter al set sail for Charles Elwood they
rounded the long into tie stretch for the
last Time Il did NOT take tneI IoIg 20 eii@ui
him. and Odom ahead when they straighte1ed
ont for the goal For the next sixteenth Dour0
Igniter au6 Major Dainrer6eid were all so closely
Eroured that any one might have won. Then Fuller
shot his mount opening close to the rail-
and riding hard succeeded In shaking Of the
other two D0ur0 length and half behind
Igriter and six lengths ahead Of the Major at the
finish Icniter ran the distance in 335 5-J. which
establishes a new track record for the course. It
v,es matter Of general comment that the Feath-
- .g.-.l- - -. ,l,,-.,.,.s 5o,ls-. o, tba
race
m was tis lssr fa, NJ the Canev Island Jockey
'-.' -- ,ll'- -'i'''' 70"
Gown 10 the fa\ 10 tahe PARK I'D the crossing csis
=, i, p. - - - 49,. 49, "a +,o
1Ie4t Eastern ll'--eltab loi 'No car 'i's anu '
Nts'aaIt eleelleclaee nail-i-'-p were u'~loou-
Noa4l0-a Gay Sit DIXON FLY Lady Amelia. meet
t-- r1.ls.g 57rsses ,-,,.+,--.- A-o-rs,a king
0T7l,eas md = nm ifr -. Sf5ar b-e5 class Young
~ e. ,5- ' 1i 5 55i i5,,ies : Nv Tree
Ief.s Id "a. f-,- +ir-r ID - rsf,- Amelia v-ss
$3.50 - -' --t'' ' , ~ - --.'-H . - s 81
ibe c.rt-11.ss p.ls,5- .iffoTrr ri,ra r-eie,1t 10
every a. n The rae win AM Inroet 81 % pounds
-..s ta-v ---f,5.-- 80, --rtfs .bi1--,- o~9 ba
supported hiIa himself and advised his friends TO
cd likewise
A. t..aI- , IA. ~ --.t-, l,,r,y nc 1.s boon .,c.
IN a ..rr time oc,u~r'g ii t5a Wesiblry scenic
chase HarEig.0 .zaf no fl course seven il.Tlp-
rs iar.allre .ne added Starter Baron Pspper
c,--vi-s 15.-l.. .,'.-re ,.er.i ~ fol nos Al
tae second 5umu n he 6ackstretch the Baron fell
s-e s.ii.5ec through ule inhe.d 10 the rail Just
s5 1,5sa , no. t-l t T fteG g ~ f leT
5 1a Ta4ar5 ,e"tE len4- a, Rh'ad 5 As I5s
Bfo- p Inc Wiz ~. sle y, @sn .,e yG,ltP
iaok u Jrs % 5stcr Isr6ard Us ne was gathering