Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-11
RACES AT SHEEPSHEAD.
Jocund Goes a Wonderful Mile In
1888 2-5.

The bright feature Of the racing at
Sheepshead Bay yesterday was the phe-
nomenal mile run by the two-year-old colt
Jocund, by Mirthful-Flower Dellis. who
covered that distance in the second event
for all ages in 1.3S 2-b. carrying eighty-four
pounds. Last week The Minute Man, also
q two-year-old. beat the great McChesney
in q mile race, hanging up 13S 40 with %
pounds ON his back. Jocund was recently
sold by T. Hitchcock. jr. to John A. Drake
for $12.5O0 with the stipulation that If he
won his first race in Mr.. brakes colors Mr.
Hitchcock would receive $500 additional
so that the actual price paid for the little
son Of Mirthful was $4,000. Jocund was
the hottest kind Of a favorite in yesterdays
race. Mr.. Drake and the westerners plung-
ing at the prevailing odds. to 8. John W.
Schorr's Moharib was also well fancied at
ID to 8. with 0. L.+Richards' Race King
who gave weight to the others, backed at
to 1. A. Brennan got Jocund away from
the post like a fash and was never headed.
The Mirthful colt ran the first furlong in
II 8-5 seconds, the quarter in O:23. the three
furlongs in O:34 3-5 the half in O48 2-5. the
five-eighths in O:59 3-5. and the three-Quar-
ters in Ill 3-5. Frank T. Clark, who was
recorded such figures before Jocund was
eased I'D a bit at the end and won by three
lengths from Moharib. who passed Race
King in the stretch and beat him length
and a half.
w. C. Whitney's swift-footed flly Leono-
ra Loring. odds-on favorite. took the Flight
stakes for two-year-oids and upward at
seven furlongs. Futur.sy course. She led
from the first furlong, but Redfern, who
saved lot Of ground by "skinning the
rail- at the elbow in the track. had to ride
her out at the finish to beat q. r. Thomas
Young Henry. 8 to l. Shot Gun, to
was a fifth Of a second behind the track
record.
John e. Madden's much talked Of Plaudit
colt. Adbell. a to ] favorite. won the third
furlongs. on the main track. He took up
lit pounds and made concessions to all but
J. B. Haggip's Turquoise Blue, who ran
second four lengths back and a short head
shot. The time was 1:13 2-5. Revane whirl-
ed at the post and was left. Adbell stepped
on a stone and went back to his stable very
lame. though not seriously injured.
j. B. Haggin's Ostrich. colt by Order
Plumage: 1olted the crowd when he took
the first race for maiden two-year-olds at
five and half furlongs. Futurity course
He was 80 to shot, practically unplayed
the. Mexican Stables Eagle. 9 to /. who
managed to beat the Oneck Stables Rob
Roy. 8 to 1. by head.
Father Bin Days Himself was the ia
mile and quarter. but he wound up next
to last after running prominently for q
mile. Redfern got Carbuncle. to 1, home
first In a drive by three parts Of q length
over Lord Badge. 10 to 8. with Gold Bell
10 to 1. taking third money. The time was
2.Og As.
Hicks. the colored Jockey, put up a grand
ride on Conundrum In the last event at q
mile and siyteenth on the turf. He was
the choice at 10 to 8 and only got up In the
last Jump. beating 7. D. Eullivan's Ernest
Parham. who made all Of the running, by
nose. in 1:A9. Tribes Hill was third. four