New-York tribune., 1904-09-01
CACGHNAWA WINS.
FIRST IN TWIN CITY.
Beats Dainty an Terrific Finish
Artfui Takes Great Fila.

The patrons Of the local turf may consider them
Eeves very lucky II the waning season affords them
q more eXhll2ratIrg afternoon OF racing than that
which the Coney Island Jockey Club provided at
SheePshead Bay yesterday. Tho Twin City Hsndi-
cap which, with its Sl0eo0 IN aGded money IS al
most as great financial indUcernert to horse
owners as the Brooklyn the Suburban. brought
out company yesterday that in quality quite
worthy or either OF the two spring fixtures. and
81 resulted. moreover. in struggle fraught with
those elements which have made kings tie willing
recruits 10 the ranks Of the regulars since kings
and regulars became fixtures OF society
In addition 20 the Twin City. the Great Filly for
ahe youngsters of the gentler sex over the same
Elk furlongs Of the Futurity Stakes. renewed,
and rs running gave Artful. the heroine Of the
f|o-year-olG struggle Of Saturday. opportunity
to prove that her triumph then was attained
because OF any advantage she may have had over
her rivals IN the matter OF weights Futurity
she carried l1f pounds and ran the three-quarters
OF mile in 111A In the Great Fiy she took
up l2i pounds and ran the same distance in 11l'g.
Unfortunately the Glly Tradition. which such a
splendid second 10 her on Saturday. not eligible
for the stake
Only seven horses from the large number OF
elgibles accepted the weights Mr. Noshurgh as
signed !n the Twin City, which IS at one and a
quarter miles but IN this number there not
that had not by his or her performances some
very definite claim 10 lhe pubics respect. It's
neld. moreover. would have Keen notable if for
tc other than that II marked the return 10
active career beautiful GunlIre, winner OF
The Metropoiitan Handicap in 1876, and the mare
which the late William {. Whitney priced above
al Others in his racing stable The daughter OF
Hastings has not been seen with colorS up since
she autumn meeting at Jamaica last year when Mr..
whitney went 70 the track especially 10 see her
race. She was beaten yesterday, but not until she
had demonstrated brilliantly that she retained the
great flight Of speed which made her the best
1hree-year-old FLY OF her year Mr. Vosburgh
placed us pounds on her fer the Twin City. which
compelled her TO give away more weight than vas
conceded TO her.
McChesney. Handicapped at l27 pounds, two
pounds less than he carried last year when he won
The same race and made good the boasts Of his
people that he would beat Hermis the first time
The TWO met, was the top weight yesterday, and
incidentally The faVor1te. In making aim the choice
over the honest and big-hearted Caughnawaga, to
which he was giving two pounds. the form players
evidently forsook their dope and yielded TO the
Tong cherished dread that Big Mac" would get
away from them. rsT
SAN. Hadreth McChesney's former trainer,
al the track. and the influence which he is.
Eupersttiousy or otherwise, supposed TO exert over
the red horse may nave had something TO do with
the confident plunge that was made on him. From
.s 70 In the opening betting. he hacked TO
& 20 p and IN books TO even lower figure.
Gunars also played from TO Sla. presumably
her 70 The posi- unless she was thoroughly ft-
iraziallo and pa ~; eaea IN with les pounds.
Al the posi- GunhTe celebrated her restoration
ns "hG'g 5 sg5 Wien | SIR zaeFad e sfa sasy Ss sent
away Dainty SLOW 10 get into her stride
and ire others we're geil their Journey before
Philips could gel hsr going GrafEe was full
Of running that Hldebraad could have re-
strhired her without running the risk OF choking
own way. Hurst Park. CsCghnawaga anu Nc
Chesney fei In directly behicd her and N this
formation they passed the gr2-idstAnc for the hrst
EiEne.
Around the paddock, through the backstretch
ard out Of i she so t1eEl BaeEty "a danSt: and
ney began 70 fater snG Arcp back In killing them
on she killed re- sell, ed when the ned was
saga and G-azlaio hoG tafen her place ard Dainty
was coming through the field like Whirlwind.
Burns Hndebrand Wonderiy and Phillips had all
perate energy. Grsduslly Csughnawaga and
5udses II seemed as though the FLY would surely
win. The chestnut horse answered the savage
courage and In a finish that set pulses tinging
with exciternent he crossed the line head 10 front
and McChesney was sTDatlIeTed in the ruck.
The mile and q quarter was run in 2:05. the first
she probably would have teaten CaughnaWaga
The National Stable adIed its Belle Strome, the
fu sister q Eugenia BuTeh. TO the Great Fiily.
lowers Of Artful twist themselves into all kinds
of frightened attitudes The Duryea stable with
drew Tanga, and Entrusted its coloTs to the win
ner Of the Futurity end 10 the Hamburg flly Pose
seu's Linda Lee and " s. Fsnshawe's schuiamite
went up, and the time Belle Strome
slipped away like ghost. Hildebrand had to
and when the two reached the elbow it looked as
e he had some reason 10 be worried. He finally
caught her howexer Ina won We'll In hand by
nearly length The Duryea pair was at the i'm
possible price OF Is 10 on. Rose OF Dawn ran
n very disa ppointng race aTId was beaten for
The 'hree-year-oie champion ort Wells the trainer
q which has given him long rest returned 70