The Washington times., 1903-07-23
LONG SHOT FIRST HOME,
But NOT WELL BACKED
Fleischmann's TwO-Year-
Old Runs in Good Luck.

NEW YORK. July $50 surprisingly
large was the crowd al Brighton Beach
track yesterday thar experienced persons
wondered what the management would
have done to accommodate the attend
ance which would have attempted to
view the Waterboy- Mcchesney race II
IL had come OF. AS il was. the aisles
leading 10 various parts OF the stand
we're uncOmfortably jsmmed. due large
ly to the fact that a sea fog heavy with
salt mist blew directly into the top OF
the stand driving hundreds from that
exposed portion OF the edihce to more
sheltered parts of the structure.
The general opinion was. considering
the state OF the track. due to the show
ers. that It was Just as we'll the
special was declared OF. as with the
conditions attending yesterdays racing
there would have been a tremendous
disappointment for the public, as one
or the other OF the two horses would
undoubtedly have been scratched, be-
cause by the time the fourth race was
run the track had become greasy"
olds. worth SO .335 to the winner. went 70
Long Shot, from the stable OF Julius
Fleischmann. unbacked. however. 1t is
stated on excellent authority, because IL
was thought that the distance was too
far for the youngster. Long Shot, a
good-looking son OF Endio, however, was
lucky 10 win. because the southerner.
after having been bumped at the start
by Juvenal Maxim. thereby losing ten
lengths. was beaten only short head.
odom gave his admirers Just cause Cor
another demonstration in his favor after
his hard-earned success on Andy VII
liams. who repeated his victory OF the
day before. To be sure. he had two In
experienced riders In little O'Brien and
Connell Ranking him on the left and
right respectively, yet IL required
Odom's best efforts TO land his mount
I first by a short head, with Daisy Green
| SECOND the same distance in front of
Lady Potentate, who was forced to make
rather wide turn into the stretch.
/ Tribes Hill. one OF the beaten horses.
was claimed by William Midgley. Cor
81. 100.
/ Duke Of Kendall. racing for the first
time in the name of his new owner,
Alexander Shields, was set a hard task
in the first race required, as he was. to
concede fifteen pounds 20 Counterpoise
and Illyria. and twenty pounds to Flu
turita. Salvateila. Navasoto and other
fast ones, Stin. Duke of Kendall has
shown that he can handle weight well.
and with Odom up he was well support
ed. although Counterpoise and Futurita
we're preferred. After Navasota had led
/ for half mile she was passed by Count
erpoise, who came on and won cleverly.
There was a desperate struggle for sec
ond place between Illyria and Futurita,
the former catching the judges eye first
! Close up was the 100 10 / shot Tristesse
Duke of Kendall was seventh. Illyria
was worked on in view of his engage
ment in the Brighton Derby on Saturday
The Canadians raided the ring viii
wagers on Higbie for the steeplechase.
Walter Cleary. the odds-on favorite, was
known by many OF the clever division TO
be on the verge OF a breakdown; hence
the confidence with which Higbie was
supported. Played from 12 down TO G %
I 1. he proved 10 be the winner, after Ray,
on Walter Cleary, had made a strong
/ effort as they reached the stretch run.
Ray claimed that Higbie's rider had
| pinned him in. but the stewards did not
sustain the claim.
/ On the backstretch George Keene.
/ Your Grace and Libretto II fell. The
/ latter was like a crazy horse in the pad
/ dock and on his way to the start, but il
/ is said that he always acts that way on
"a race course. Hewill. his rider. broke
his collar bone when Libretto fell
/ Walter Cleary pulled up very lame in
/ his near fore leg
Floral King was the "cinch" OF tho
4 day end won all the way. knowledge was
I sore and many who saw him on his
way 10 the start were quick to revise
their opinion that he would win Floral
] King. owned by a New Orleans book
/ naked called Frisco Gardner. heavi-
( ly played and with Odom up. led all the
! way and won easily. The colts trainer,
/ Tommy Griffin. was fined 500 by the
stewards for not having the youngster
! in the paddock at the prescribed time.
/ sam Craig CARED some heavy commits
I sens IL the last race. but he was beaten
I early, the race going TO Gaviota, who
/ led all the way and lasted long enough
/ 70 defeat Ella Snyder, with De Kaber
/ third
/ Among the crowd who enioved game