The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-08
DIXIANA FOR RAPID WATER.
DB4KE,S COLT WINS EASILY
FROM DOLLY SPANKER,
uroadcloth Takes Manhattan Handicap
in sensational F1nish-COnsuelo H.. NJ
Long Odds. Beats Druid-Three Fav.
orltes successful AZ VI est chester Track.

orltes successful a. W estchester Track.
In spite of the cold weather, $4,000 pers ons
.,o some excellent racing at Morris Park
yesterdsy, three favoritcs winning. John
brake g Rapid Water. tremendously backed
,nd closing an equal favorite with r. T. Will
on j. s, Dolly Spanker, at II to 10. defeated
mo latter with consumanate ease In the
ni,ians stakes, for three year -olds, at Il
mile Dolly Spanker gave fourteen pounds
,othe Drake colt. which proved TO be too great
n task, Dolly Spanker made the pace and
hsId the lead until the middle OF the stretch
was reached, when he tired and Rapid Water.
who had been the runner up. came on and won
hy three lengths in $780,. Wotan was three
lengths behind Dolly Spanker.
The finish OF the Manhattan Handicap.
for iwo-year odds and upward. Eclipse course.
,.,used no end of excitement. Atom Of money
madc j. ". Colt = Castalian , to fnvorite.
win = s Browns two-year-old Broadcloth
a, hot second choice. Race King, backed
down to 81 to l. was leading by small margin
At the nnal sixteenth pole when Crtmmns
horr in with Broadcoth and clearly bumped
ra.talmn. with Burns up. The latter was
crowded into Race King. the trio rushing
toward the Judges closely punched. Broad
cloth got the verdict by three parts Of alength,
with Race King beating Castalian head
foul gainst the winner but he did nothing OF
rbe kind Burns is under regular contract
n cant Brown, while james Mclaughlin.
the trainer OF Race King. is his father-in law
with whom the Jockey is not on speaking
terms Those who bet on Castalian thought
that these we're reasons for Burns's failure
10 go before the stewards.
Sidney {. Love, hammered down to to 10.
won the first race, at a mile, by length In
lWr, He caught Thistle Heather, 5 to 2.
at the last furlong pole. the latter beating
homestead. 10 to /. by three parts of a length.
candida tto /. took the third race. handi-
zap for two-year- olds. Eclipse course. In a
smashing drive by n head from Waterlght,
10 TO t. who was not ridden energctically
enough by Burns to suit his hackers h. X.
Thonas's Flybaok, to !. was third two
lengths back. beating Austin Allen in
the final strides by three parts OF a length
sydney Pagets Jerry c.. to favorite. did
not get away any too we'll and was beaten of.
The time was II.
Fred Calhoun's smart flly, Consuelo H..
backed down to tens. proved big surprise
in the fifth event. for two-year-olds. at six fur
longs. Withers course. when abe won in
"a op by six lengths. defeating 8. g. Browns
Druid to 10 favorite. The latter was
length and half better than Monacodor.
Isto 5, who beat Hildebrand head. John f.
McDonald's Tarpon made the running for
more than half mile, but was short. The
time was ll3}a.
POOR lot OF maiden flllies faced the starter
m the last race. at seven furlongs. Withers
course Black Socks, o to s favorite. stag
gered home the winner by three parts of
length with Arietta, 10 to 1, who made the
hulk of the pace. finishing second. two lengths
before Step Away, a so to / shot. who closed
With great rush and beat Spes head The
tine was 20.