Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-30
sHEEPsHEAD RACES.
Water Light Won Dolphin Stakes
With Ease.

James B. Bradys Water Light, by Wa
teIcress-Lumina, prohibitive favorite,
was victorious in the Dolphin stakes for
three-year-olds. nine furlongs, at Sleeps
head Bay yesterday afternoon. He In
| receipt of three pounds from Pasadena but
gave weight to all the others. ONeill did
| not take Water Light to the front until he
er tered the backstretch. Then the Water
| cress colt got into a long. easy, graceful
stride and. though he was kept under re-
straint at all periods he was master of the
situation. On two occasions Willie Knapp
tiled to go to him with Coy Maid, the sec
ond choice. but O'Neill let out link and
the Brady star romped away. In the
stretch, however, Water Light for moment
gave his hackers scare. He bore out and
seemed to be about to stop. Some thought
that he had broken down. while others held
the opinion that he was about to quit
cold. But ONeill shook him up and he
came on again with all of his reserve power,
so that he passed the judges with three
lengths to spare in the rather slow time of
1.55. Coy Maid stood a drive and nailed
the place from H. B. Duryea's Rose Of
Dawn. 10 to l. by half a length The latter
was third all the way, with Jetsam twenty
lengths back.
That Yankee Consul is high-class colt
was clearly demonstrated In the Partridge
stakes for two-year-olds, six furlongs on
the grass. He was a hot favorite, being
beaten down to to 10, with Phidias second
In demand at to 2 The moment the bar
rier was sprung Martin showed in front
with Yankee Consul. who is fast breaker
and the $4,000 colt simply towroped the
others to the wire. He ran under tight
pull and could have won in a walk. but
Martin eased him gently In the stretch and
got him home with three lengths to his
credit in 1.16 1-5. r. H. McCarter Potter's
Belle of Pequest. II to /, who chased the
winner from the first quarter pole, was
driven into the place by three parts of
Ter 9Th. with Phidias just nosing Lady Ma
n I N nf trI
Redfern beat the barrier with w. B. Jen-
| nings' Shot Gun, the top weight and favor
lite In the handicap for all ages at six fur
lorgs, main track, and after making all the
from Frank Farrelfs Goldsmith, 10 to 1.
The latter was one of the victims of poor
start, but ran cracking good race and
n .ght have won under more favorable cir
cumstances. He finished four lengths in
front of T. D. Sullivans DArkle. 8 to 1.
who beat Toscan. 10 to 1, a half length. The
race was run in LIS 3-5.
Willie Shields Balsac prohibtiye favor
Its. enjoyed a practical walkover in the
steeplechase over the short course. He went
to the front readily, jumped neatly and won
pulled up by ten lengths in Alb. w. c.
Hayes Grandpa, second choice. ran second,
nearly sixteenth of a mile in front of
Black Death. Seventh Ward, after making
false break at the post, fell at the third
jump.
Frank Browns Israelte a to second
choice. won the fifth event, for selling plat
ers. al a mile. He got off poorly but Burns
with coelheaded judgment, made up the lost
ground gradually until he found an opening
at the head Of the stretch Then he took
the former Keene colt to the front with a
rush and won by two lengths and a half in
AZ. At the final sixteenth pole FIeur de
Marie. to 1, an equal favorite with The
Clean, fouled half dozen horses and then
finished second. two lengths before Virgo,
Is to 1. The stewards, acting without
protest. disqualified Fleur de Marie, which
gave second and third places. respectively.
t. Virgo and The Clean. Thistle Heather.
who was practically left at the post, ran
wonderful race and finished SO close to the
money that she might have won with an
equal break
Andrew Miller's Merry Lark, favorite In
the last race. a handicap at a mile and a
furleng on the grass. was shut of repeated
ly and could not get inside Of the money.
After a long struggle with New Mown Hay,
backed down to to l, Alvin, who went up
in the betting to 8 to 1, seemed to be the
winner at the last sixteenth pole, but he
tired after that, and when Lyme challenged
on the outside with Hume. who also re-
ceded In the betting, Alvin had nothing left
Hume. therefore, won in drive by length
and half. with Alvin having the same
Lark was fourth. a length and a half back.
The time was 1.55. The track was a trifle
slow owing to a heavy rainfall during the
night. Four favorites and second choice
made the day one Of particular enjoyment
fo- the form players. who were out in force,
as usual.