Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-31
placed both horses on account of an I'M
avo.dable accident.
RACES AT SHEEPSHEAD.
First Mason Easily Defeated the Crack
Delhi.

James r. Keene's great three-year-old
Delhi. winner of the $4,000 Great Republic
| stakes at Saratoga, was soundly beaten in
handicap at mile yesterday at Sleeps
head Bay. His conqueror was First Mason
western horse, who is a half brother to
McChesney and ran in the name of c. f;
Rowe, owner of Colonial Girl victorious
over Hermis in the Worlds Fair handicap
at st. Louis. Delhi picked up 1874 pounds.
giving away big weight, including twenty
two pounds to First Mason and twenty-five
to Rosetint He was backed by the plungers
at ID to 20. Rosetint caught much support
at ID to 3. while First Mason. though played
generously by the western contingent went
back to to l. Lyme rushed First Mason to
the front as soon the field got away
Delhi went with him. and they raced like a
team drawing away from the others to the
beginning of the far turn. There it was that
Delhi began to drop back, while First Mason
continued to travel at smashing gait. At
the head of the stretch Delhi was hanging
and Odom put him under the whip, but to
no avail, for the western horse simply gall
lOped down to the wire the easiest kind of a
winner by three lengths in 10 % Delhi
had to be driven hard to take the place
from Marmee, 80 to shot, who was prac-
tically left at the post. Rosetint was ten
lengths away.
Beldame simply enjoyed a good exercise
gallop in the Dolphin stakes. for three year
OldS. at a mile ana a 1uriOnS. Inc famous
Octagon fily was prohibitive favOrite at
to T. She led all the way, under restraint
simply toying with Ormondes Right, who
was beaten by four lengths in 1.53. Go Be-
tween. heavily backed for the place. stopped
badly in the stretch and allowed Aurumas
ter, the rank outsider, to beat him two
lengths for third money.
Although E. X. Thomas st. Bellane went
up in the betting from to l to to =. he
won the Partridge stakes. for two-year-
olds, at six furlongs, on the grass, rather
easily. He shouldered top weight and was
cleverly ridden by Odom. Bedouin, an adj
ded starter, was made the favorite at to
j, with Ca1rngOrm second in demand at IL
to 5. Cairngorm after leading around the
turn blew up. Then Odom moved up with
ST. Bellane, who ran over the others and
took the race by two lengths from Bedouin,
who was two and half lengths in front of
Glenecho, % to l shot. The time was
1141-5.
The steeplechase was gallop for T.
Hitchcock. jr's. Good and Plenty. to 30
favorite. who defeated Mr.. Chamblet's
Dromedary to L. by three lengths. They
had the race to themselves nearly all the
way. Sir VOORHEES,, Is to l. staggered home
third twenty lengths away. The time was
1 IL.
Maiden jockeys had the mounts in the
first race, at seven furongs Futurity
course. and c. Phillips get Letoa, 6 to 5
favorlte home victorious by half length.
She led most of the way, but had to stand
drive to stall off King Pepper. - to /.
who was gaining rapidly at the end.
Witchcraft. to 1, was third, five lengths
PACK. The time. "a 40, is new record for
the track. the old figures. 1.25 being hung
up by Perry Belmont's River Pirate last
year with III pounds. Letola carried 81.
DE ResZke to favorite took the last
race. at mile end a sixteenth. in a sharn
drive by half length. Shaw was forced to
go to the outside at the head of the stretch,
incidentally crowdins Leader toward the
ran Grey Frjar: 8 to p was in front at
the last sixteenth pole, but Shaw rode a
better finish than w. Fischer, Grey Friar
capturing the place by a head from Leader.
cochran. who rode the latter. went before
the stewards with protest of foul. which
Was not allowed. The time was 473-3
four 1avorites were successful. The wealth
er was superb and the crowd numbered
about $4,000 eie o