New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-09-11
J0CUND'S FINE RACE.
RUNS 4 NILE IN 1888 20.
Leonora Loriug Wins the Flight
Sfakes-LOng Shot IN Front

The seventeenth running Of the Flight Stakes. for
all ages the fun Futurity Course was osten-
siby the feature % the Coney Island Jockey Clubs
programme al Sheepshead Bay yesterday. but FOR
the courage and stamina Of the thoroughbred #
could hardly compare with earlier exhibition
made by that lion-hearted little youngster, Jocund
This colt bought 4 few GAYS ago by John A
Drake from Thomas Hitchcock. jr. and II was
said az the tine that the Chicago man had paid
$500 for him. Yesterday he entered him in con-
dition for all ages, limited to non-winners at
the present meet. AZ mile. and II must have been
worth in the neghborhood Of $4,000 to Mr.. Drake
TO his purchase mile, most OF the
time lengths in front OF his company. in the re-
marksbe time Of l.3s %. two-fifths Of second,
by the way faster than the time made by the
Minute Man when he beat the great McChesney
over the route.
Although the race Tor all ages the field was
made up u youngsters with the exception OF the
three-year-old FLY Adios. Jocund carried eighty
four pounds OF A. Brennan. apprentice and had
the entire outfit tiptoe al the end Of five fur
longs In the stretch Moharib rallied under pun
ishraeut but could never catch the leader, and
finished second.
In the Flight Leonora Loring. meeting four han
dicap and carrying 107 pounds was the losi-
cal favorite. and TO was the best the books
had 10 Offer. She outsprnted her heid and won
by half length IRON Young Henry, oui she Vas
stopping badly at ne end She ran the seven en-
track Tff9q sh2s Gqa ~i COLI PVSE rf fR5o entered
longs slipped away from his big field the six
feenth pole and with a little 10 spare from
Eagle and Rob Roy. Ostrich was al 80 10 ! IN The
betting and although only small fraction OF The
crowd nlaved him. there were some who did ana
their cheers as the Haggin jacket showed safely
in front almost warped The shingles on the Club
house
/ In p handicap for the youngsters. over three
! fourths OF mile the main track. }. r. MADDEN
/ Adhell. the Paudit colt. with which ne eNpected
10 win the Futurity. took up ia pounds ana ian
p rafting good race beating very TAR neld, both
! as 10 quantity and quality. Turquoise Blue. with
the same rnnOSt. gave the Piaudt yOungster about
an ne could attend 10 comfortably. and ONeil had
MIN pretty well Strengthened out at the end. A l.
Aste's IoyaIist colt Luxembourg shut Dlvina ton
out for share Of the spoils In this race the My
/ left standing the wrong way OF the track when
] the barrier went up
] The heavy headed. sluggish old rogue Carbuncle.
/ who has a habit 81 fooirg the studentE al Costly
intervals was in OF his whimsical MOODS yes
terday. and. meeting Lord Badge. Moon Daisy.
Himself and q couple OF others. at about even
weights in p handicap ~ mile and quarter, ne
sixteenth pole where he caught both Lord Badge
and Moon Daisy. The Follansbee hlly gave way
10 Goldbell in the last few Jumps and was beaten
out for third place.
Hicks rode a very pretty race Conundrum In
the usual affair the platers. at mile and six
teenth on the turf and. picking his way carefully
I through his field. kent the gelding going long
enough beat Ernest Parham a very short head
Tribes hin was third
SUMMARIZE
FIRST RACD-seTng. usiseu 2-yss--ods. lsrt so fur-
longs Futur-fy Course. 49,