Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-15
OPENING AT GRAvEsEND.
Higkball Won Junior Champion
Stakes, Worth $4,000.

w. NJ. Sheftel's Highball, by Ben Strome-
Strychtnia, demonstrated to the satisfaction
of a majority of turfmen at Gravesend yes
terday that he Is the best two-year-old colt
of the year. Having won the Grand Union
Hotel. the Flatbush and the Golden Rod
stakes from youngsters of class, 1t remained
for Highball to win the $4,000 Junior
Champion stakes, at about six furlongs
yesterday. after game rush through the
last quarter OF a mile, defeating w. c.
Whitney's Hamburg colt Leonidas, by half
a length. HighbaH, because of previous
triumps. shouldered 127 pounds. giving
weight to all of his competitors except John
e. Madden's Aristocracy, winner of the $2O,-
wv Saratoga Special, and s. s. Browns
game little Ben Brush colt, Broomst1ck
Leontdas, who won the Eclipse stakes at
Belle in the Futurity. was in receipt of five
pounds from Htghball, and the talent mac
him favorite at to 5, the odds against
Highball going back to tours.
At the raising of the gate Aristocracy
rushed to the front with rare turn Of
speed, but before he reached the first fur
long pole Leonidas caught him. They raced
together to the head Of the stretch, where
the Madden colt staggered and stopped
Then Fuller, who had been restraining
H1ghball in third place. let the Ben Strome
colt have his head and quick as a flash he
dashed to the side of the Whitney colt who
was a dwarf as to size In comparison. Red
fern went to the whip and the little Ham,
burg colt responded bravely. but inch by
inch Highball, under a heavy drive from
Fuller. drew away and in rafting finish
won the big stake by half length in
11O2-5. Leonidas was the same distance in
front of Sydney Paget's Ormonde's Right,
IL to /. the latter beating his stable com
panion. Grenade. by length and a half.
Moharib was head back. Bobadil. from
II. M. ziegler's stable. propped himself at
the post and was left
When the official announcement was
made on the blackboard that w. c. Whit
neys four-year-old Goldsmith had been
added to the 5000 First Special, at mile
and quarter, interest in this event visibly
increased. as by the scratching Of John A.
brakes Wyeth. the great McChesney had
only Sheriff Bell to beat. McChesney was
prohibitive favorite at to 7. There was
no fuss about the start. and McChesney,
under double wraps, showed the way down
past the crowded grand stand. a length be-
fore the others, who were on even terms.
With tremendous stride and frictionless
action big Mac" who ran In blinkers
turned into the back stretch. holding the
others safe. AS Mr.. Smathers' champion
galioped easily down the stretch with four
lengths to spare. Goldsmith struggling iR-
ANONYMOUSLY behind him, the crowd broke
into enthusiastic cheers. Goldsmith was
tour lengths in front Of Sheriff Bell. NC
Chesney ran tho last mile In / Al 2-a ma the
final quarter. in OBS 1-6.
Misfortune befeil the two equal fayorites
Mr.: Chamblet's Adjidaumo and +. Hitch.
cock. jr.' Jim Newman, In the Hitch.o
steeplechase. The former threw his rider
in the back stretch. and tho latter, after
persistentiy running out. was pulled up by
Green. That left things easy for J. .. Wild
ener's Caller. to q who won In a galtop by
six lengths IN aO4. Carrier Pigeon, IL to !.
beat Amur. 0 to 2. flve lengths for the place.
John A. brakes two-year-old. Jocund
was warm favorite in the opening event,
handicap for all ages. at about six fur
longs, but he barely got third money by a
head from James r. Keene's Olympian.
Coburn got the erratic mare Wealth. g TO 1
home first by head, with Divinatfon. 4 to
l. length before Jocund. Tim Payne led
to the head Of the stretch. where he died to
nothing. The time was Ito.
This was not the worst luck suffered nv
Mr.. Drake during the afternoon In the
sixth event. for platers, at a mile and a
sixteenth, his gelding. Alabarch, backed
down to to 1. favorite. after winning by
head from Stuyve, second choice, was
disqualified for fouling. Hoodwink was
shut of In the scramble Just after leaving
the barrier, and Fuller had q rough Jour-