The San Francisco call., 1904-07-03
Ort Wells Defeats The Picket
and Irish Lad in Common
wealth Handicap.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, July 2.-Ort Wells, the
favorite, won the Commonwealth han
dicap. one mile and a quarter. to-day
at Sheepshead Bay. The Picket, to
1 for the place, was second and Irish
Lad second. Irish Lad, the winner Of
the Advance stakes, ran true for
while, after which he began to sulk
and fell back. The start was good
Irish Lad showed in front at once, with
Light Brigade second and Ort Wells
third.
In the run down the stretch Irish
Lad was still leading, but near the
half-mile Ormonde's Right. River Pi-
rate and Toboggan led the field into
the stretch. When Strengthened out for
the home run O'NeiIl, on Ort Wells,
sent his mount up and in a hot drive
won by one length from The Picket.
The latter closed very strongly in the
stretch and secured the place by three
lengths from Irish Lad.
The finish in the Spring stakes was
close and exciting. The first three
horses were heads apart. Attendance,
25,000. Summary:
FIRST RACE-Five and a half furIongs;
Bettirs Horse. Weight, Jockey. St x Fin.
II to 1-Peggy, 100 (CoTmaciO ..-.1 2 173
u TO 1-Torchello. 106(H. .Callahan)5 h q
6to 5-NiblieS 10e Oh. Phillip9.4 21 3n
zine Tine 1'o1 20 start fair. Won EASILY.
MPs5 The A Il 4 As b 926 R5 seas
Blue Coat, Workman. Recreo. Little Butter
cup. Star Lilly. Pink Garter salt and Pepper
Awakening, Hawtrey. Melrose, Blessings Lost,
Fountain. Frank Tyler. finished as named.
SECOND RAcE-AbOut two miles; handicap
Bctting Horse, Weight. Jockey. St. Y Fin
Z TO 1-Conover las Of. Bolman) IL
to illuminate. 151 CRay).----7 % p
Is 70 5-Flying Buttress, 146(Hydnl3 10 20
Time 4:Ot3-5. Start good. Won driving
Maggie Ward. Gascar Alum Water. Lyric. Red
Path. Black Death. Walter Cleary, Gambling,
Farmers Foe. Garter Buckle, Bermuda King
finished as named.
THIRD RACE-six furlongs; the Spring;
two -year-olds:
Betting Horse. Weight Jockey. st. q Fin.
II to 5-ked Friar. ~ ~ Msrtin(3
IS to 1oMater5ide de,e i22 ~ H PRiPs}i 81
Time. 1;13 3-5. Start fair. Won driving
Winner, p. J. Dwyer's ch c, by The Friar-
Sunbeam Gilpin' Pasadena finished as narliea-
FOURTH RACE-Mne and quarter; the
Commonwealth handicap; three-year-olds and
Betting. Horse, Weight. Jockey. St. y Elm.
Even -Ort Wells ITO (ONeiD.
13 to 5-Irish Lad, 1872 CHildebr) 1 1 n y
Time. 2:O6 2-5 Start good. Won driving
Winner. J. A. brakes ch. c. BY King Eric
Teas Over. Toboggan, Eugenia Burch. River
Pirate, Ormonde's Right. Light Brigade and
Proper finished named
FIFTH RACE - Six furlongs: lightweight
handicap; three-year-Olds and up;
Betting Horse, Weight. Jockey. st. q Fin
15 TO 1-Cloten. Jos (Wonderly)..
I 10 1-KohinOOr. 110 (Redfern). h
. TO Grey Friar 122 CHndebr) 3 \
Time 1:14 20 Start bad Won driving.
Winner. J. z. Seagram's ch g. by Hazelhatch-
CyInbeline Major Pelham, Honiton, New York
Athel, Queen Elizabeth, Isluana, Schoharie
Monte Carlo and Homestead finished as named
SIXTH RACE-DIile and sixteenth; selling;
three -year-olds and up
Betting. Horse. Weight. Jockey. St Fin
Z TO 1-Jane Holly, 101 fHildebr) l l u l y
Is to 1-Cincinnatus, los CWond)
to 1-Goldorae. 104 CH-Phinips) 6
Time 1:47 So Start bad. Won easily.
Winner J. C Yeagers ch m. by Sleipner-
sena Royal Bob Murphy. DimDle. Hydrangea-
Larther On. Himself, Arrah GOwan. Rath-
owen Ernest Parham. Fort Plain and ReveiLe
finished as named