The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-07-01
WHITNEY'S GOLDSMITH WINS.
MEDDLER COLT TAKES THE
EQUALITY STAKES.
Too Much Use Made OF ATricander, who
Gives Away Weight to His Company
and Goes Down TO Dereat--IDOurO
Takes Handlcap--SIx FayOrites win.

Gives Away Weight TO His Company
and Goes Down TO DeTeat-IDOurG
Takes Handlcap-SIx FayOrites win
For the first time in nearly year W. c.
whitneys four-year-old colt, Goldsmith. by
Neddler-Kildeer, started in a race yester-
day and won. II was in the Equality Stakes
for three year-clds and upward, at a mile, at
sheepshead Bay, that Goldsmith made his
temperance after his long rest, and his high
class performance enabled him TO qualify
for the Suburban Renewal. for which he will
probably be the choice tomorrow. Gold
smith got painstaking. clever ride from
Redfern and won easily by length and a half
In 14O. pulling up as sound as steel But
with Godsrnith's victory came the crushing
defeat of the great three-year-old, Afri-
cander. winner OF the Belmont, the Suburban
and the Advance Stakes. who was asked to
give away Jumps of weight to his company
and incidentally received a very poor ride
by Tommy Burns. who. az Redfern had the
mount on Goldsmith. was permitted to have
the leg up on Dcimel 4 Dwyer's Star Ruby
colt
In tho betting Africander opened favorite
at s to +, hut went back to II to 5. while Gold
smith was backed down from 8 to to to S,
first choice There was also heavy play
on W. u. Jennings's Proper. the Prestonpans
three year-old. who remained steady at to l..
There was wild scramble for the lead as soon
as the barrier was lifted. Hack rushed
Yardarm to the front. where he stayed for the
first quarter of a mile, with both Africander
and Duke of Kendall at his saddle grths.
Then Mr.. Thomas's colt went to the rear
rapidly. while Africander and Duke of Kendall
proceeded to fight il ont all the way up the
backstretch. At the turn Africander drew
away, but Odom went after him with Lux
Casta, and at the top of the stretch the four
year-Old Donovan mare got her head in
front. There it was that Africander, who had
been ridden into the ground by Burns, sud-
denly stopped. his rider going to the whip
with might and main. It was Redferns
chance then and the $4,000 Jockey let Gold
smith down. the Meddler colt running easily
to the front and holding the race well in
hand to the end Michacls made up heap
of ground with Proper who ran over Lux
Casta in the last sixteenth and took the place
from her in a hot drive by u half a length.
Africander was fourth three lengths away.
In addition to giving nine pounds to Lux
Casta,. Africander gave nineteen, pounds
Proper. fourteen to Yardarm and four to
Duke OF Kendall. The half was run in Oa7 rs.
the flve-eighths in 100 flat, and the three
1t was most successful day for the public,
as six favorites won off the reel and all were
heavily played. The pleasant weather drew
1000 persons to the track.
Next in Importance to the Equality, was
the 81, 200 handicap at mile and half on turf,
which provided sensational driving tinist.
and August Belmonts Flying Jib, third
choice Mt fOurs. Redfern took big lead
with Flying Jib at the start and held it for
a mile Then odom moved up with Douro
and Mr.. Colts gelding Just managed to stag
ger home winner by half length, both
boys using their whips up to The last jump,
Surmse, who was played down to is to 5,
finished third. three and a half lengths back,
The time was 23S 2-5. the first mile being
Burns rode r, T. Wilson. Jr g. Highlander
and and half in 50 Is Arden finished the
same distance before Bob billiard. who was
q head better than Agnes ID.
W b. Jennings's Shot Gun, even-money
fnvorite, took up l2O pounds and galloped
of with the second event. at six furlongs on
Frank Farreh's Duetlst, 20 to !. who took
third money. Sweet Nell was left at the post,
race, for maiden two-year-olds at five and
a half furlongs straightaway. W: NJ. Schef-
tets Wotan was s ham 1nner DOWN IRON 10 to
parts Of length in lOS l-5. Floral King.
who was beaten down from 100 to to 20 to
l. swerved, but at the same time was CATCH
isRed four lengths in front of Trouville.
another good thing, who was played down
er si In this race and Mr., Fitzgerald got them
away In splendid array.
T. Hitchcock, Jr. 9, Jocund, son Of Mirth-
for two-year- olds at five and half furlongs
straightaway. after some rough riding by
Burns. which, however. did not call for a
at 10 to over John W. Schorr's Pentain.
2 to 2, with II. T.. Wilson, Jr. 8. Montreson
reduced to fiyes. The latter showed in front
up to the last furlong. where Burns came
up with the Mirthful colt and won with him
ridden out. by two lengths in / O7 40. Mon
treson, Prince OF Salm Salm and Pentain
followed, head and necks apart as named.
Burns and Odom each handled two winners
FIRST RACE.
S,.u,rr. for alden two wear -Olda. 3pNn added