The sun., 1903-08-02
SHERIFF BELL WINS In A DRIVE
TAKES FOREST HANDICAP FROM
DUKE OF kENDAL.
Race King Captures Rldgewood Handicap
Under Heavy Welgbt--Nvlss Lttlefcld's
Funn, side In Front-Haicks Rides
Two winners 600 nj Jamaica.

perrect summer weather, coupled with the
r,n,oilirG craze for horseracing. drew more
,brr 10 GoO persons TO the Jamaica track
Yesterday afternoon, where the sport provided
another hard problem to solve. In spite OF
,bc drrrat ol four favorites. however, II was
:, rr It that every winner was well backed
IN that the lyers did not have plain sailing
nv any means The clubhouse. for the first
wadurug the week. whs crowded. the broad
haIrory containing many handsomely dressed
women ne track was in tp-top shape, and
though the races lacked class there was
alrav4 a surfnt of enthusiasm. 1t was IL
tt,.ng climax to a meeting which, though
m.tinG only six days. was a source Of profit
TO the Metropolitan Jockey Club.
The Forest Handicap. for three-yea Odds
n, mile and n furong. was the event about
which centred the most interest. The light
weighted lugai Bey was the favorite, going
IN the post AZ II -. But there was hot tip
on Sheriff Bell. who was reduced to to | in
The closing speculation. Duke of Kendall,
who took M l96 pounds and gave away weight
10 the others was fancicd at 7 to :, with W. r.
,ondon at fOurS. Cannon obeyed orders and
set rhe pace with the favorite. W. n. Condor
soon had enough and so did Colonsny. McCuc
waited With Duke OF Kendall and Hicks. the
colorcd rider. did the same with Sheriff Bell
until tns IHSI quarter poit WIS Nl'tn
both moved up on Tugai Bey. Then the
latter began 20 hang in his stride. in spite of
Gannons whip. and Picks quickly ran over
him and began a hard drive which carried
sheriff Bell past the judges n half II length in
from, oi Duke OF Kendall. Tuga Bey was three
lengths away, all out. The race us run in
i55 Us.
"sWayhaCk TCnnv. won the RdgeNood
Handicap for two-year- -olds. at six furlongs.
lie carried i?6 pounds. conceeing weight to
all but Ha&ewood }. l.. McGinnisss Pen
ta,lr and Tim PGvne were coupled favorlteS
at . to j. with lshl ana at threes. Race King
at fou!s and Ha1elNood al skies, all carry
ing big money. lshlana bolted a, the post
Tim Payne went out IN front at a cracking
gait but little Race King Went after him in
bulldog fashion, catching him at the turn,
Tennv colt at the head of the short stretch
and II was terrific drive after that right mp
TO the Judges. where Cannon got Race hipg
beat Pentaur by half length. The time
was l43-i.
For the all-aSed handicap at mile and
hicks up. sendlnG him to the barrier an : TO
taVorte. April shower had q large follow
ing at 4 to /. with Lord Badge, top weight,
N fair. demand at ives. Leipsic,. who was
backed down to eighta, showed in front
for more than half the journey. but he soon
tired after which April Shower took up the
satire Hicks had 10 take tho overland
route with The favorite and began whipping
nm as he turned into the stretch n length
hehmd hpril ShcwrT, II was a game effort
on the pdrt Of Hicks and his mount, but i
shower, tirins rapidly, won by a neck in
10 I.5 with Satire a length and n half in
frort of t;sviota ~ tf who made up A lot
of .ro,,nd in the ias, ouartnr Of a mile Lrp-
SO and Iorl Roara slammed h,div when the
The General desire to plav Hckss mounts
nas M nraSvnient in the frst race At siy Curlonrs
Nban Virgin SOL .r, w,s 90 h y W., ,,.rsd down from
Stni ~ "a 10 81, favo";te " patra II Our Mig
a ~ 49,, ~ W "a ,d liz li =, ,rnnortn1
While hmv l. " was backed @ % down I from pgN, zoo to
Of "u s.vor,,, :, n,. Az, oSSdsr Pnua
y. pa. Ir I'll f,Sni ~ w m,.ar W tnol turns
n, 800 ~, any 'rHl,eS w. IIcpS bavim,,
uiahlhP ". IuI'i.'hE, Nl.n nIha % ~" 70 ~
,rt POI, me ~, ,be S colored
,Ser iet "ds thc al favnrta aowSS Thnn il vas
.aer tet tne 3 iha3rte hoT rrnr, n.n
~ WV" ~, snT rb SU ''.u n bnis 10 mare
~ q; ~ ,,h,n,a ~, a" ntnhJ ~, crinnIn
~, 20 hnUt hi, prod Triya fron,
n, ~ " and npV e,o, "thn nioCa hy beod in
he fast fsw iunns from Julia )tInkin, an
"tTer 20 TO shot.
There WINS n bit o. sentiment attached
,o a. arm roc. for ,1aiCl.n tyn-venr olds.
at Ave and a haly'f,irionys fnr the reason that
Tho favorite Eunnyside. "A daughter of
S;alora Nerriness was ownsd bv Miss Tnelmt
Widen I,ittlaNeld n littlc seyen-year-old
girl with golden hnir who watched The race
with wide-open eyes from the grand stand She
Ea na rs PGny g bT mma G TO 20 e and
Ihe midget Gordon "nkersoh was 9nl @ ~,
the prize in earnest. Though the held was
iaIge and unWieidy, Mllkerson got Funhy.
eide away from the post on the extreme
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