Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-04
RACES AT SHEEPSHEAD.
Three Favorites Got the Money Over
q Good Track.

W. B. Jennings Proper 7-to.2 second
choice, after running second to Sysonby
in the Commonwealth handicap on Satur-
day, was started In the Long Island han.
dicap, one mile and a furlong, Yesterday
at Sheepshead Bay, and. although ma
jority of the wise men did not care for his
chances, he won in a gallop Sydney
Paget's Hamburg Belle, with 1876 pounds.
was the favorite, closing at IL to 10, after
opening at even money. She gave nine
pounds to Colonial Girl, to l, who ran
second Twelve pounds to Proper. twenty
10 Dandelion. Twenty-Five TO Ostrich and
thlrty-tnree TO Marmee, 10 to l. who got
third money The start was bad-so bad
IN tact. that the crowd hooted. Proper and
MaImee noth got away running, while the
others were caught unawares Marmee led
TO the far turn, where Proper with Burns
up, ran over her easily and romped home
with six lengths to spare. in 1.54 3-5
Coioilai Iil! also closed strong. and took
the place from Marmee by two lengths
Hamburg Belle. who got "a poor ride from
ONeill, was three parts of a lengths out
of the money.
Vernal stakes, for two-year-old fllies five
furlongs on Futurity course. Senator Nc
Carren's Edna Jackson, 20 to l. was the
winner, with T. d. Sullivans Caprice, &C
TO L. in the place, and Woodford Clay's
Running Water, to 1. third. James r.
Keenes Voter Ally Early and Often who
was one of the hottest favorites of the
day, was fourth, with Last Cherry another
long shot, close up. 1t was a drive all
through the stretch from the bend In the
track. only the judges being able to dis
criminate at the wire. The race was run in
LOO 10.
II. p. Whitneys Artful again showed
her greatness by winning the second race
at six furlongs in gallop. She was a
prohibitive favorite and gave fifteen pounds
TO Bearcatcher, who chased her home two
lengths and also IL.
Eugenia Burch. who was third, half q
dozen lengths back. Bearcatcher was
heavily played for the place. Artful led
all the way and hung up LA 80
Dave Gideon's Cinchona, 3 to 2 took the
first race, for twoyear-olds, five furlongs
but only after a drive in which he beat
Fred Buriew's Lawsonian backed down to
to !, by half a length. H. T. Grifin's
Aviston, T. to /. was three lengths back the
time being 80 10
Boots Durnell cut loose a good thing in
Elwood to l. in the fifth race, for
platers, at a mile. Moriarty, a stable boy,
had the mount and rode a fine race He
waited with Elwood until he had a chance
to get through on the rail when the far
turn was reached. Then he shot to the
front and. leaving the others. won by three
lengths in 1.41 10. William Aston Chan
dlers Novena, 10 to l. took place money
from Atwood, to l, by four lengths
Thistle Heather and ARABIC, equal favorites
burned up a fortune.
Eleven horses were scratched from the
last race, one mile and sixteenth on the
grass. r. T. Wilson, jrs, Dolly Spanker
was hammered down to IL to 5 favorite
with Fred Johnsons Schumalite and S. S.
Browns Broadcloth both carrying much
wealth at ID to o. Schumalite went off in
front like a wild horse. but when Baird
got ready to pass him with Dolly Spanker
the latter's rush was irresistible, and he
came home alone with half a dozen lengths
to spare in 1.46 new track record. Broad
cloth. under a drive, beat Schumalite by
three parts of length for the place with
John A brakes Jocund the same margin
behind. The crowd of the largest
on record for a Monday, fully 10000 per-
sons passing the turnstiles. Three favor
ties got the money over a good track.