New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-21
DEAD HEAT AT THE BAY
D4INTY-SHERIFF BELL.
Dir. Hayman's Horse Wins Run
Of-BeUe SauUage's Rosebuds.

dead heat between Sheriff Bell the unobtrusive
but stout hearted of Ornament. and W. B. Jen-
ningss old fashioned little Dainty, daugh-
ter Of Golden Garter, came fitting snapper yes
terday TO afternoon OF excellent racing at
sheepshead Bay The pair met in the Grass Selling
Stakes. and one-sixteenth miles. on the
turf. and had company six other platers OF the
better sort.
The programme contained the names of twenty
one horses for this affair. but the presence of F.
R. Lauterman's good old geldng Stuyve drove thir-
teen of them TO cover. OF the eight both Dainty
and Leader in w B. Jenningss coiors and
coupled in the betting. being generously played
beat Stuyve. the s to favorite. The Sheriff
10 l outsider and until the field swung
around the stretch turn he seemed TO have only
outsiders chance Wild Thyme and Florham
Queen had shared the honors OF pacemaking' ana
Dainty. whom Travers apparently was trying
solve sort OF a pgs-in-clover puzzle was
being bufreted from pocket to another. and.
like the Sheriff. did not become formidable factor
until the contest was three-quarters over Then she
found her way to the front. and little further on
Burns took the Sheriff TO the rail. and the
two struggled side by side and stride for stride.
Dainty finally obtained advantage Of at least
neck and held it until twenty feet from the nm
ish, when the Sheriff furiously whipped out by
"Tommie'' Burns regained what he had lost. and
with his last jump made 1t impossible for the
judges 10 separate the two. Wild Thyme was an
Indifferent third.
Immediately following the announcement that the
stake had resulted in a dead heat, Mr. Jennings and
Mr. Hayman hurried into the stewards stand and
expressed simultaneously the wish that the heat be
off. AS it a stake the stewards would
have insisted upon this anyway, but the eagerless
the owners made orders their part super
fiuous.
The chances obviously in favor OF the colt
in the OF. and he odds-on choice He
made all the pace. and. resisting a game stretch
challenge from Dainty. by two three
lengths.
r. T. Wilson tr.s. Belle Savage more than full
filled the promise she gave IN her start the other
day. when she the Rosebuds, a stake for
two-year-old Niles five rurongs OF the Futurity
Course in brilliant fash OF speed through the
stretch. James r. Keene's Fancy Dress, daugh-
ter OF Ben Brush had a great deal OF speed but
stopped when the real test came. and both Bello
Savage and Incarnation. the latter the favorte,
beat her home.
Mr. Vosburghs amazing facility In bringing to-
gether the racing qualities Of different horses by
a weight adjustment demonstrated in a handi-
cap mile and furlong. when Dekaber. with
100 pounds; Savable with 49, and Whorler. with 1l6.
finished practically necks apart. BY her victory
Dekaber cost John A. Drake a lot of money. he
had given orders TO his commissioners to take all
the even money they could find his colt.
Whorler and Dekaber were equal second choices at
threes.
Pusus ran his best race of tho year IN
dition affair for three year-olds at six furongs.
but Hicks had all he could do 10 beat brakes
Liberia. With Delcanta and Jerry C.. those two
Clancy and "Bilr' DAILY. had a battle royal in
maiden for the youngsters. Clancy with
his brown colt. but DAILY made him shudder for a
few furlongs.