The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-28
JOCKEY LYME CAUGHT ASLEEP,
CONSEQUENTLY HAMBURG BELLE
LOSES ny A NOSE.
Scotch Plume. . 10 to Shot. Beats Her
In the Rayenswood Handicap At Ja-
maics-Diamond Takes Other Handl.
cap in q Gallop-Three Fsvorites Win.

Jockey Lyme was once more u mark for
keen criticism yesterday because OF his
slovenly handling OF Hamburg Belle In the
Ravenswood Handicap, for three-year- Folds. ut
ak furlongs, Mt Jamaica. He had the race
apparently In hand. but was caught mapping
and did not awake to his surroundings until
Scotch Plume, q 20 to 1 shot, had won the
race by nose. Hamburg Belle picked up
1877 pounds. giving away all kinds Of weight.
the winner being in receipt Of forty.two
pounds. The Belle opened favorite at twos.
but receded to 1 to because OF the play on L.
V. Bells Grenade. II. B. Duryea's Mineola
and NJ. L. Haymans Rapid Water. Grenade
dropped back from the start and was last
Rapid Water and Hamburg Belle went out
in front to race each other into the ground.
but Rapid Water was the first to quit. AZ
the last sixteenth pole Hamburg Belle seemed
to be able to win handily, and her hackers
turned to the ring. But suddenly there was
a cry of alarm and Scotch Plume. In the
Sengram colors, came booming along in the
middle OF the track. with Olandt riding for
his life Lyme was deaf to the warning
cries. however. until he saw the Canadian
FLY within few feet OF him. Then he shook
the Belle up and applied the whip. but the
rally came too late and the race went to
Scotch Plume by the smallest possible margin
IN liza 2-5. The Belle was three lengths before
{ ollector Jess,lp. 10 to I.
f.. r. Thomas's two-year-old Diamond
was generally selected to win the handicap
for all ages at six furlonGs. but he went UP
in the betting to 2 tot. He gave scale weight
to everything in the race. and won II in spread
eagle style by two lengths in 1913 rs. l.. V.
Bells Crown Prince. IS to 5. had no trouble
in taking the place from Sydney Paget's
Teacrcss. o OF. Hildebrand put up ride on
Mamie Worth that excited much comment
Her head seemed to be sideways as she strug-
ged around the turn into the stretch
The smart players selected The South
erner to win the second race. at mile and
quarter. and he was made favorite at to s.
Clovcrand and Midshipman were both backed,
but The Southerner delivered the goods in
"A drive by a length. while Midshipman nal ed
the place from Gravina. to l. by head
The latter secured third money by poking her
| nose in front OF Cloverlund. with Brigand a
neck back There was considerable humping
in the stretch. The time was POS 3-S.
White Ghost, to !, was the good thing
that took the third race. at a mile and six
teenth, from about the worst lot OF cattle
that has been sent to the post in many m ons
He won bya head from Tom Lawson. IL to
5 favorite who was half length before
Sir Shep 30 to /. Spring Silk and Rerane
were bitter pills. The time was lao As.
Kittie Platt. an TO / shot. won the fifth
event. for two-year -olds. at five and half
furlongs, Crimmins driving her home a
whisker before William Easton's Danseuse.
backed down to 7 TO !. Nibiick. warm
favorite at 2 to l. was a length and half
away. The time was l Os. There were only
two starters in the last race, at mile and
seventy yards. Dolly Spnnker. prohibitve
favorite, taking the measure OF Ormondes
Right. TO whom he gave twelve pounds. in
a gallop. The time was 40, Three favorites
were successful. The weather was chilly.
but the usual crowd turned out.