The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-21
SH0RIHoSR'S' TIDAL STAKES.
STUNNING REVERSAL IN FORM
M.fSGESz STEWARDS ACT.'
WMhers -wlnneru Last hace the Cause Tor
Much Criticism.-WhO rier. the Fa'orite'
Third-W. c. Whitney's lnflexib,e Takes
Foam Stakes From His stable Mate'

MUCH
Tfird-W. c. Whitney's lnf'eNib'e Takes
Foam Stakes From His Stable Ma'e'
rhe-rnhnfns OF the s2o.ono Tidal Stakos,
for three year-olds, at mile and quarter.
yesterday. at Sheepshead Bay. ahoroeu
the most surprising reversal OIL 'oI'
by both tie Goughacres Smbles snort
hose, who won in u galop. and D. d. iase'h
Charles Elwood, who ran second. ne rae,
was H. cause of no end OF ugly tax, ana
,;hen y-was over the stewards OF the meeting,
+ r Hitchcock jag. Follansbee and IL. n
Knapp. sent for Capt Fred Presgrave. the
trainer OF Sh ortiz ose and notified him that theE
intended to i"ake thorough investigation.
on nv edne sdny Shorthose maze ms nrs1
appedranpe since his magnificent victory III
the Withers Stakes, at Morris Park. tic was
entered in handicap Mt Il mile ana u SIX
teenth. WITH ii3 pounds, Hnack Zip. ana t'''
race WAS run over the Gravesend track III pre-
ciscly the same kind of going as that "hich
preyaied at Sheepshead Bay yesterday
Tho 3theins colt because of his winners
victory. was made n hot favoritc on Nediies-
day ut s to g. but the price went up III some
books to to I. while the horses were at the
post. because of plunge on W. b. Jennings
PropeY the ultimate winner. In the PADDOCK
before the race, II WAS noticed that SHORT
hoses ankles had been iodlned, ana wheh
he showed absolutely no speed in the race.
running fourth TO Proper, River Pirate, wh"
carried III pounds, and Father Bill l'aly
Himself. the impression prevailed that the
AthelinR colt had gone wrong anu ""u" NV
be a factor in tie Tidal.
For the big stake Yesterday the WeSfhury
Stables Whurler winner of the Brooklyn
Derby at Gravesend from Golden Maxim
was an odds-on favorte. with james CAL
WAYS big-stri,lins colt Meltonan second
choice at ls TOT Shorthoso opened NJ 10 !.
but receded to Fights. with River pirate NJ
mines and Charles Elwood at 20 to /. W. {.
Whtney's Reliable and j. F.. Madden
Dauphin were withdrawn. while ". :. Fan
shawe's Black Hussar was added All carried
stake weight. 1875 pounds. 1t was raining
hard and tho track was sea OF mudswith
hard bottom.
When Mr. Fitzgerald let them 20 to a good
start Martin got Black Hussar away from
the post first, but quick as a fash pullman
took the rail with Charles E'wood and
rushed down past the judges stand with
Black Hussar at his saddle girths, and the
favorite, Whorer. O'Nsi up. close behind.
taking the mud ba tn for keeps They raced
in this order into the back stretch, where
Black Hussar dropped rapidly to tn" rear.
Charles Elwood. who was wild horse. con-
tinued his wild flight UP the back stretch.
with Whorler a length back, followed by River
Pirate. Meltonian and Shorthose, stringing
out in procession.
At the mile Whorler was let down. but he
could not reduce Charles Elwood's lead OF
a length and half, while Mcltonan having
bis troubles in the going. had passed River
Pirate. 1t was at this point that the crowd
began to cry out in establishment as Short
hose was seen to overhaul River Pirate and
Meltonian on the turn. The Atheling colt
was running in wonderful form. and as the
field swung into the stretch and he caught
NhoTler there was n roar of disapproval IRON
one end Of the track TO the other.
At the last furong pole Hack let Short
hose have his head and the colt rushed past
Charles Elwood with ridiculous ease. He
had S UGH a snap that Hack took him up
100 yards from the wire where he galloped
in two and half len gths to the good in 2l2 LIS.
Charles Elwood finished three lengths before
Whorler, who. under a hard drive. managed
to beat River Pirate for third money by three
parts of a length. Meltonian was a length
and half behind The first part OF the race
was run in fast time. with a general slow-up
for all except Shorthose after the mile had
been completed. The first mile was covered
inc1:44 is; the last mile in l47 40,
big crowd gathered around the stewards
stand after the race. expecting to hear OF
some official aetc sd araner hgT VA
not come back until after the races. when the
stewards notified him that an explanation
Charles Elwood's performance was defended
last on Thursday in the sixth race at Il mile
fu,, The Rival and The Carmellte. it was
on the traok. Trainer .!L"vner said .yester day
that he bel, on Charles Elwood on Thursday
but refused TO make fur, ner comment. The
defent Of Whorler was bitter disappointment
before the race were cenfldent that he wouid
ton toni vas due Wholly to the soinE he likes ,
dry. hard track, and Janles Galway. his
owner, will, probably keep linn in the stable
Although the weather could not have been
On hand, fnlly 10000 persons passing tie gates
While the Tidal Stakes was the main feature.
the. Foam Sta kes, for two-year-olds at five
furlongs. run down the Futllrty course, was
Of vide interest, innsmuch as W. e; Whitney
decided TO start both Inhexible and Mimosa.
Burns p ssIe ~ S VI" rd T," ~ MES sS
fern. and the two youn esters we're coupled
In the betting at to s, first choice.
Bob Murphy and Clifton Forge. making a
h"d Of twelve to face ace Tie sta1tsr The race
~ss M ali the R1
Mimosa behind him. Al the last sixteenth
Ilnhe Nihle was leading by, nearly three lengths.
colt clean t" the wire where he won handy
BY TWO lengths in l:oi 81; phenomenallS fast
tine Tor the condition o1 III" track. Burrs
rode Mimusa. who is u daughter of Hamburg
--Cast,lia, out TO beat r. W. Waldcn's Mon
soon by half II length, The stewards i'm
msdiate1y called Redfern into tn" stand and
asked him why he did not make an effort to
allow Durns to Win with Mimosa. according to
Mr.. Mhitney's declaration. Redfern said
and therefore did not dare to take the risk
But the stewards fined him s?nn for not riding
according to orders and for violating the rules
Of racing,
The third stake feature on the card was the
Introductory SteeplechaSe Handicap, run over
the short course. and II proved the biggest
kind OF disappointment, j. W. Colts Gum
Honey was the choice, but his price went from
10 up to 3 to |.
Mr. Chamblet's Semper Ira was back cd
down to 10 to j, with to against both Tip
Gallant and FoShunter. At the very first
obstacle Gum Honey boltad straight across
his field, threw Mara over the Jump on his
head and forced Neitch to pull M Semper
Ira to avoid a tumble. With both choices
out of il thus early in the game, the crowd
was in a Dad hunor. While the layers rubbed
their hands and chuckled with glee. Then
G.. Green wen, on, with Foxhunter, leading
Tor nearly mile and a half. where Tip Gallant,
up and looked like n winner. At the last
lump Tip Gallant appeared to have the race
toH certainty. but Mattocks rushed mp on the
Hat with Mystic Shriner, 10 to /. and catching
Wilson mapping. won tho race by neck in
4as. Tip Gallant VAS four lengths before
Foyhunter. tftei the races Gum Honey
was sChooled over the jumps. but he bOlted
again just a. he had done ia the race.
The form players figured that Duke OF