Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-24
RACING AT sHEEPsHEAD.
River Pirate Won Swift Stakes and
- AISo Lowered Record.

Some three or four thousand fanat1cS-lt
would be difficult to cali them anything
else, under the conditions that prevailed
huddled under the iron rafters at Sleeps
head Bay yesterday and watched half
dozen aquatic performances given by a
company Of shivering theroughbreds and
mud bedraggled Jockeys. What promised
to be one Of the best programs Of the meet
ing faded into a rather commonplace one
after the trainers had made their with
drawals. In spite Of the wretched condition
in March, Perry Belmont's three-year-old
colt River Pirate reduced the seven-fur-
long record over the Futurity course by a
full second. With Ill pounds up he ran the
distance in 1.25. The best previous record
for the course-which, by the way. Is
comparatively new one, and not often used
was made by Irish Lad as a twO-year-
old. He carried us pounds.
There were two valuable stakes down for
decision-the Surf, for two-year-olds. over
five and one-half furlongs Of the Futurity
course and the Swift, for three-year-olds
down the seven furlongs of the same track
In the Surf William c. Whitney's young
ster Infiexible, by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., the
winner of the Foam stakes on Saturday
demonstrated his ability to take up his PEN
atty and win with 1t. The black filly MI
mosa, also a Hamburg, and the colts rum
ming mate in most Of his engagements this
terday; but this time her owner declared to
win with Inflexible. It will be recalled that
on Saturday. after Mr.. Whitney had sig
nified his intention of winning with the flly
to keep weight off the colt Redfern brought
Infexible home in front. and was fined 500
by the stewards of the meeting.
Yesterday the two stable jockeys, Burns
and Redfern. were shifted about, and the
former rode Inf1exible and Redfern the fly
There were eight youngsters in all. and.
with his 129 pounds. Inf1exible gave them
anywhere from fourteen to eighteen pounds.
and, incidentally. sound thrashing. The
was the only one, in fact. who gave the colt
any trouble. She showed the way nearly to
the elbow, and even after Infiexible passed
her she hung on and was only beaten a half
length Sydney Paget's Yellow Hammer
ran into third place. and beat August Bel
mOntS Gallant, second choice to the Whit
ney entry in the betting.
Yardarm, River Pirate. 1llyria and
Mackey Dwyer. with 116 pounds. had it all
to themselves in the Swift, although there
were originally dozen entries. Yardarm
led for six furlongs. and then gave way to
River Pirate. who finished alone In record
time. Mr. Thomas colt was second. and
Mackey Dwyer third. Charles Elwood, the
Haggin colt, who showed such marvellous
improvement last Saturday, when he ran
second to Shorthose in the Tidal. was the
logical favorite yesterday. ,He finished
fourth. y:
Goldsmith was entered in the first race.
and had he started 1t would have been his
first race Of the year. = Mr.. Rogers with
drew the colt. however. !! as did ten other
trainers, and this left a common lot to
founder through six furlongs Of mud. Tos-
can won, with King Pepper second and
Astarita third Thorneycroft, at to l..
won a selling race at mile and six
tenth; Flara another one of the same sort
at mile, and DR.. Saylor beat Colonsay,
His Eminence and Articulate at a mile and
a sixteenth on the grass course. One ia