Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-29
RACES AT SHEEPSHEAD.
Proper Won Bay Ridge Handicap by
Head

Broomstick, by Ben Brush-Elf second
choice In the betting, won the second race,
distance one mile. at Sheepshead Bay yes
terday. and In doing SO defeated Waterboy.
the holder of the worlds record for one and
quarter miles of 2.O3 1-5. Although the
latter horse was making his first appear
ance since last September he ran a re-
markably good race considering the fact
that Joyner, his trainer was afraid he
would not be able to get the fast son of
Watercress-Zealindia to the post Great
credit must be given to Jack Joyner in get
ting him to race.
Waterboy opened up at 4to 8, but the gam
pliers did not want him. and the price went
back to 13 to TO- Broomstfck was quoted at
II to g. and Reliable, the great sprnter and
weight carrier, went up to to / and was
pounded down to Is to 5; Rapid Water was
held at to 1.
The start was good. and Broomstick
showed In front as the field raced to the
main track-the start was made In the mile
chute-with Waterboy second and Rapid
Water third. Into the backstretch they
raced, with Broomstick leading by half a
length. Broombstick continued to show the
way and was leading by one length as they
turned into the stretch. Here Lyme, on
Waterboy. began to hand ride him. but
was not able to reach Broomstick who
flashed under the wire winner by one
length in the fast time of 1873 3-5 Water
boy was second. length and half in
front Of Rapid Water.
The Bay Ridge. handicap, the feature
stake event. was responsible for a rafting
good finish. The first three horses finished
heads apart. Proper, Carbuncle and Or
monde's Right was the way they finished
Ormonde's Right got all the worst of the
break. but Callahan at once sent him after
the field and was leading as the Ally turned
into the backstretch. Ormonde's Right was
still leading at the three-quarter pole. and
going very easily. As he swung into the
stretch Proper and Carbuncle challenged
and In hot drive Proper won in 2.c6 Is.
Conover. backed down to 3 to l. won the
Stirrup cup steeplechase by an eighth of a
mile. Tireless, also heavily played, at 20 to
!. was second, and Whineray third The
field broke to good start. and. coming to
the first jump. Mr.. Page. who had the
mount on Cock Robin, the favorite. STUN
bled and fell. Fortunately. Mr. Page es-
capped injury. Meanwhile Conover went
creased his lead at every quarter mile and
fenced in beautiful style. He won In a
gallop
Jack McGinnis' FLY Sweet Alice was the
firing very fast at the end. Sweet Alice,
to 5, and New York, 10 to /, ran like a
team to the head of the stretch, where
Sweet Alice drew away and won by
ten lengths in front Of Requiter, 30 to 1.
Fifteen two-year-olds pulled out for the
first race. a six furlong scramble ION the
main track. Winchester, O'Neill up. was
heavily played favorite, but was never able
to get gallop, finishing bad seventh.
The winner turned up in Jack McKeon,
Is to 1 shot, with Fleur de Marie, the sec
ond choice. second. and Graylad. 15 to !.
H. B. Duryea's chestnut Ally Armenia
won the fifth race. She was favorite, and
had to be hard ridden to stall OF the de-
Witchcraft. to /. Mimosa finished third
after a rough passage. Three favorites
won and 5000 persons were present.