New-York tribune., 1903-06-30
BLUES WINS BAY RIDGE.
FEW SEE FIRST RACES.
Storm Delays Officials - Eophone
Wins SteepIechase.

When II time for the first race at Sheeps-
head Bay yesterday there was bugler TO call the
horses 10 the post. timer time them. no
5udges 10 watch them. no band TO cheer the win
ners or comfort the losers only a dozen book
makers were in tee ring. and the grandstand con-
tanned merely handful OF people. Everybody had
been caught in OF the washouts that seriously
interfered with traffic on all the roads leading TO
the tnclosure. The result was that he first race
was postponed unttl 5 O'Clock and. as none of the
officers had arrived substitutes sent 10 the
various posts, and the race before a prac-
tcally empty grands;and 1t is said that the ring
cid average more than half dozen wagers TO a
book on this contest
In the mean time that portion Of the island lead
ing 10 the track overrun with frantic regulars
and bookmakers. all trying tc get 20 the races AT
once. The bookrlakcrs chartered automobiles.
cabs. farmers wagons-anyth:ng they could find
ard al any old price The regulars-less pros
perous-took ii out lurid hred remarks TO the
conductors and notorTnen- was until nearly
o'clock that the majority OF them finally reached
the track, and two races had already been run.
No trains at all run the Long Island road.
and the elevated roads and surface lines had more
Of task than they were capable OF in transport
ing the crowd back the city Some OF the trains
DID not arrive until nearly O'Clock.
The deluse had converted the course into a
lagoon. and gondoas would have been in
keeping with the scene than were the unfortunate
runners sent TO their oats The fields had
al filled extremely well and a number of in
stances were really topheavy. The blue pencil.
however remedied this and the list of withdraw
ais extended the whole length of the board.
The Rav Ridge Handicap the only feature
on the programme and after the scratches had becn
posted only four Of original field Of twelve We're
left 10 so. Naterboy. Andy Williams. Hands
Across, Injunction. Carbuncle, Bon Mot, Bar le
Duo and Sir Roche all declined the issue. The
handicap is at a mile and a quarter, and the four
who took part in yesterdays renewal Of 1t were
W c Rolns's Herbert. 10 pounds: Frank Far
relIs Blues l22: Alexander Shelds's Hunter Raine,
IL and the Mexican Stables Moon Daisy, 96- Be
cause Of his fondness for soft track the students
made Herbert first choice, and he received most OF
the play at even money. Hunter Raine was sec
ond choice at Il to g. and the ring offered TO /
against Blues and 90 to against the hllys chances
In '.joIlyng" Blues into the idea that he is run
ming away and having lot Of fun with his Jockey
FIoar evidently has solved the problem Of winning
with this eccentric. i'll tempered beast He foloweq
these tactics yesterday. and the Old telloW Iaca -
50 far in front that no one &c coqlq e ever 6 eap
stop. he always does ne SIN sun f lr1 = +abit,
Moon Daisy was third The mile and quarter
w q q WhiTney's three -year-old gedirg Payne
made Coruscate Stamping Ground; Slr Gorit Iey
Cteap al : mile Redfern. on the winner per
1nirfed Coruscate TO make the pace for seven
Son amos .5 3t fnr the place and Sir Voor
fies the favo,ite did come II IN the olsIIlou
H27i f3raTee;s Blue Jay. at 15 to !. ridden by
,t, sr1rrenfice boz, Farley earned his first brack
c+s FT defeating field Of dozen taTee-A -2.u 2
T2ss- 4Iia 4eeTiel7asa Jockey q Bren. and carry
ing the Jacket OF lr cotton ms 1S-I+ Ie@ C2iear1
won steepechase hardly from MaIteF tGa; 9lgal
Tankard ana several others. Gold Kay, IOWA 5 u
63ratz and Buck Lodge fell. and SIR E5eIslf 5 Gu
I'D 4risbed the race Pirouette. in race Ior
4-4aoen - CiSre was The only successful favorite
Tloraarn Queen Hvon ne .ir as l7eli Of eight
Tlsters.
SUMMARIES.