Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-05
RACES AT SHEEPSHEAD.
Six Favorites Defeated and the Book.
makers Kept the Money.

yesterday afternoon in the presence of
10000 spectators, and six favortes were
beaten. Before the last race was decided
the bookmakers had fortune and the
crowd went home wondering what had hap
pened to the horses that figured to win on
form.
The most stunning upset of the day oc-
CURED in the Long Island handicap, for
three-year- olds and over, at a mile and an
eighth, when Major Daingerfield. neglected
at 20 to l. came away from his company in
the stretch and won by length and half
in the face of heavy gale from the ocean,
his time being 1.53
The public plunged on w. NJ. Shelters
Highball and made him an to favorite
He gave scale weight to everything in the
race, yet the wise men did not believe this
to be an impossible task. Hurst Park.
handling top weight went back in the bet
ting and so did f. R. Thomas Buttons an
added starter. while Dolly Spanker ana
Salvatella were both heavily played at
fives. Salvatella and Hurst Park went to
the front soon as the field was. sent
away. Buttons was bumped on the lower
turn and almost knocked down. having no
chance thereafter. Martin rode Major
Daingerfield in the middle of the bunch go
ing up the backstretch, while Highball was
far back. apparently out OF It, When SAL
vatella began to stop Hghball challenged
Hurst Park, but just at that moment Major
Daingerfield found an opening. and 1t was
all over the Handspring colt finishing with
a burst of whirlwind speed. Highball I'M
der drive. nailed the place by a neck.
with Hurst Park eight lengths before Sal
vatella
Sidney Paget's Tradition. big fine look
ing filly by Goldfinch-Reclare, was SO wide
ly tipped to win the Vernal stakes for two
year-old FLIES at five furlongs Futurity
course, that she opened favorite at to 0.
but she went back to IL to because OF the
support given to Pierre Lorillard's Chrys It's
r. T. Wilson, jr.'s Belle Cauvage, Andrew
Miller's Incarnation and James r. keenes
Fancy Dress But after slow beginning
tradition shot to the front and won in a
GALLON by a length and half in l:o2 10.
Fancy Dress, to 1, was second. Two
lengths better than Chrystis, to 1. who nm
MirthleSs.
T Hitchcock. jr.. Foxhunter, to sec
ond choice, ran splendid race In the In
dependence Steeplechase and won easily py
five lengths in sos. making the record Tor
the race and the course. the best previous
time for the distance. about two miles and
a half, being 5.O7 3-5. made by L: Ambrose
Clarks Rowdy in 1902. Mr.: Chambiet heo
path IL to l. showed marked Improvement
and was second. fifty lengths IN front OF
Mr.. Cotton's Whineray. 80 to l. J. w.
Colts Judith Campbell, IL to favor1te,
and ]. E. Widener's Caller. carrying big
money at 10 to 5. were badly beaten. Cal
ler's Jockey DonOhue. lost his stirrup and
reins at the Liverpool and did not recover
them until there was no chance to get In
side of the money.
Hamburg Belle made her first appearance
Of the season In the second event.. con-
Ntion race at six furlOngs on the main
track, She opened an equal favorite with
E. r. Thomas Lady Amelia at to O. but
went back to twos. while the latter re-
NAMED steady. Hamburg Belle could do
no better than secure third money by
head from P. ]. Dryers Knight Errant.
partially because she was not fully up to
her best form, and also for the reason that
she received a bungling ride from Hide
brand. e. E. Smathers' Leon1das. to l.
who ran second to Hamburg Belle in last
years Futurity. got a splendid ride from
Redfern on the other hand, but he was
firing at the end. and had to be driven to
win by a head from August Belmont's
Lord of the Vale. who, incidentally. was
second to Savable in the Futurity of 1902.
Lord of the Vale went UP to 40 to at post
time and finished five lengths in front of
Hamburg Belle. Lady Amelia set the pace
to the far turn. and then curled up. The
time was LIZ 40. only two-ffths of
second slower than the track record.
F. r. Thomas Palmbearer. to l. ran
mile in 139 40, and won the fifth race. for
platers. rather easily by two lengths. E.
E., Smathers' Dick Bernard, backed down
to to 2 off slowly, ran a wonderful race
under the circumstances, and finished In
the place. Gay Lothario 10 to l, was two
lengths behind him.
In the sixth event. which was governed
by the same conditions prevailing In the
fifth, T. D. Sullivan's Old England. lower
ed to fves made all the running and won
easily by a length and a half in / 30 1-5
Frank ]. Farrelis Champlain. IL to 1, sec
ond, all the way. beat Hello, to ia
vorite. four lengths for the place. The
latter was away poorly and beat Bardolph
head.
start to finish In ths handicap at a mile