The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-11
WONDERFUL NILE OF JOCUND.
TWO-YEAR-OLD COVERS THE DIS
LANCE IN 1888 2-5.
Runs for the First Time In John A. brakes
Coiors and Lands tho Second Event
W. &. Whitney's LeonOra L0ring Takes
Flight stakes--FOur FavOrites succeed.

The bright feature of the racing at
Sheepshead Bay yesterday was the phe-
nomenal mile run by the two-year-old colt
,Jocupd. by MirthfulFlower Dellis. who
covered that distance in the second event.
for all ages. in ;3s rs. carrying ~ pounds.
Last week The Minute Man. also two-year-
old. beat the great McChesney in mile race.
hanging up l :3s As with OF pounds on his back
Jocund was recently sold by 7. Hitchcock.
Jr, to John A. Drake for Sl2.500 with the
stipulation that il he won his first race in
Mr. brakes colors MIR. Hitchcock would re-
ceive s., 500 additional, so that the actual price
paid for the little son OF Mirthful was $4,000.
Jocund was the hottest kind OF a favorite in
Yesterdays race, Mr.. Drake and the Vest
eSners plunging at the prevailing odds. Q
To S. John w. Schorr's MOharib was also
well fancied at 10 to 5. with O L. Richards's
Race King, who gave weight to the others.
backed at. 4 to 1. A.. Brennan got Jocund
away from the post like fash and was never
headed. The Mirthful colt ran the first fur
long In II SIS seconds. the quarter In OBS.
the three furlongs In O:s4 3-o. the half In
O4e 2-6, the fve-eighths In O:ss SIS. and tho
thres-quarters In I'LL SIS. Frank T. Clark. who
was In the timers stand. said that he had
never recorded such figures before. Jocund
was eased up bit at the end and won by
three lengths from Mohsrib. who passed
Race King in the stretch and beat him q
length and a half
W. c. Whitneys swift-footed filly Leonora
Loring. odds-on favorite. took the Flight
Stakes for two-y zeal -olds and upward at seven
furlongs. Futurity course. She led from
the first furlong. but Redfern. who saved
lot Of ground by "skinning the rail" at the
elbow in the track. had to ride her out ut the
finish to beat E. R. Thomass Young Henry.
q Ch.~k r.. b. rl
The time. rs l-5. was a fifth OF a second
behind the track record.
John E. Maddenis much talked OF Plaudlt
colt. Adbell, a to favorite. won the third
race. handicap for two-year-ods. at six
furlongs on the main track. He took up
III pounds and made concessions to all but
j. B. Haggin's Turquoise Blue. who ran sec
ond four lengths back and q short head be-
fore A. l.. Astes luxembourg, a is to shot.
The time was 1:13 2-5. Revane whirled at
the post and was left. ,Adbell stepped on a
stone and went back to his stable very lame,
though not ser iously injured.
j. b. Haggins Ostrich. a colt by Order
Plumage. jolted the crowd when he took the
and a half furIonss, Fnturity course e. He He
was so to 1 shot. practically unplayed. and
won in drive by two len gths from the Mexi-
head.
Father Bill Days Himself was the favorite
quarter. but he wound up next to last after
running prominently for mile Redfern
got Carbuncle, S to t. home first in drive by
three parts Of a length over Lord Badge, 10
TO S. with Gold Bell. 10 to 1. taking third
money. The time was 2O7 As.
Hicks, the colored Jockey, put up grand
ride on Conundrum in the last event at mile
and a sixteenth on the turf. He was the
choice at l8 to S and only got up in the last
jump. beating T. d. Sullivan's Ernest Par
ham. who made all Of the running, by nose
In l:4a. Tribes Hill was third, four lengths
behind. Redfern rode two winners again.
and four favorites made the layers squrm.
YIRsr RACE.
Selling: for maiden two year -olds $500 added; |
allowances: last 1ve and half furonas Futurtty |