New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-26
BLUES Is ALIVE AGAIN.
WINS .SHEEPSHE4D BAY.
Race King Takes the Zephyr Stakes
Race of Fire Eater.

After having had his obituary written that arch
rog71e Blues returned 10 life yesterday at Sleeps
head Bay and won the second in the series OF
June handicaps It Was in the first Of these con
tests s. week ego that Blues either swerved or
was thrown into the fence and was 50 seriously
injured that his said tho horse would never
race again. Obviously Blues changed his mind
sud from his performance il must be admitted
that he likewise has experienced change Of
heart II NAV DO him good dislocate his shout
der and inict other distressing injuries upon him.
The Sbeershead Bay-the name Of yesterdays
hsndicap-gave him chance 10 redeem himself
and he awaited himself Of it. His company, To he
sure was not very Formidable but he has fire.
ouentIy shown that he is not particular TO what
class he surrenders. and credit mark therefore
must be accorded him for his good intentions yes
ferdav.
blues took up 11s pounds and beat six handicap
horses all Of whom carried less weight mile.
Himself and Hunter Raine both gave him
argument in the run home. but he had obtained
such = tremendous lead in the backstretch that
they could not overcome it. He displayed his old
inclination stop at the head of the stretch
but Hoar aroused him and kept him going A ire
r1endous amount of money wagered upon
Blues and he VAS played down from II To ) to to
z. Hunter Raine in the last six yards took the
place from Himself.
O I, Richards's Race King. Of Tenny. won
The Zephyr Stakes, for twoyear-olds. at five and
half furlonge down the Futurity Course. Toledo
and RockaRay. c. T. Warehouses; entry. were
equal favorites in the betting with r. W. Walden's
Monsoon. None Of the three. however, were even
placed. Rockawav practically left at the post.
snd Monsoon seemed 10 have all the worst Of a
general humping match at the turn into the
straight. The Tenny colt made hts own running
end had the all the way.
Greencrest F r. IIitchcock's Goldcrest gelding.
wss slow in getting away. but when once in his
stride he picked up his field by one and only
Race King was ahead OF him At the last post Tim
pavDe was third. Race King at 10 to l.
w c. whitney's MeddIer gelding Payne ran his
first race a three-year-old. and was beaten at
a mile by Fire Eater. his old rival OF last year
Payne appeared to be short. There were only three
horses IN the race and Payne succeeded in beating
Monte Carlo. The first race-for platers-was won
by the second choice. Toscan. who beat Ascension.
w r. Condor and seven Others at six and half
furlonEs. ". r. Condor claimed after the
by H H. Meyers for 5000.
Lady Potentate beat of field Of fifteen at
mile and q sixteenth the turf. and Goldspink.
q two-year-old colt, owned by Aste. earned his
brackets maiden affair at five furlongs Of the
Futurity Course.
FIRST RAcE-seIinr: year, and 81 furlongs
Getting Be- Pr
ings@Toscanna1 5 1io..-.-..... CBuTnsD ls-5 IS
". r CONDOR. 3 io5 IarnS is IS
Young Henry O. 40 Codom>, 70 and 70 |; ROstana
Moran 800 to and 100 TO ]: Van Ness 1I5 NI9-
. .
30 /; Trump. 4, 1O3 &c. Walsh. go to
aud 20 10 and RinEdove. 3 90 CConneln, 60 ]
% 70 ]. start fair Won cleverly. Time
122
SECOND RACE-3-year-olds: mile.
August Beimont's hr. c. Fire Eater. ny
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start good Won easily Time. 1862
THIRD RAcT1-THE ZEPHYR STAKES: 2-year-olds;
az furlongs. Futurity Course
Q Il Eifbsass sh rs Race k6E N ~ 1o1
TeeEeresI 10 , 1 40 %
1Iia aS'e' ioo --------- - u'als'Na'p q" ~
Mo1soon le5 Cannon 70 and to o 1 1Loe1o
l5 tOdoml 2 70 and 10 b; Ancestor. 100 tConnelD
= TO and - !: Bob Murphy. ~ CMartnl to and
90 J. cfraz1sllo III tBullmaI) 10 TO aId TO l. ana