Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-23
RACES AT SHEEPSHEAD.
Inquisitor Won Surf Stakes in a
Thunderstorm.

Racing was carried on at Sheepshead Bay
yesterday under the most trying weather
conditions. The second event had been run
when dangerous black clouds rolled up
back of the stands, and when the horses
went to the post for the Surf Stakes
five and half furlong dash for two-year-
olds 1t was SO dark that the spectators
huddled together in the grandstand could
not distinguish the numbers on the saddle
cloths. In a few moments the rain fell in
sheets and the women were on the verge
of panic as the lightning flashed and the
thunder roared. Not a person stood on
the flooded lawn and there was nobody to
be seen except the three stewards and the
timekeeper, all under shelter. Suddenly
the electric bell in the stewards stand
rang and the crowd turned to get a glimpse
of the horses. But nothing could be seen
until finally a black object, followed by
other black objects doomed up in the mid
die of the track, that was simply a Quag-
mre, opposite the betting ring. There was
a craning Of necks and straning of eyes
to make out the winner, who turned out to
be Andrew Miller's Inquisitor 5 to l. with
Martin, soaked to the skin and blinded with
mud bringing him home three lengths in
front of Sydney Pagets Jacobite 2 to l.
r. T. Wilson, jr.'s, Gallavant, an added
starter, with 127 pounds, was third, the
favorte, P. H. McCarren's Voorhees,, fin
ishing two lengths back. 1t was impossible
to take any time.
w men the storm ceased the crowd began
looking for the winner of the Sheepshead
Bay Handicap, at mile, who bobbed up in
Sydney Pagets light-weighted Woodsaw, 6
to l. This colt showed the way from the
start and well in hand at the end
where he passed the judges five lengths
in front of Dolly Spanker, to /. Joaquin,
to l, after slow beginning, ran third,
a half a length back. The time was LAP.
Big Ben, a prohibtive favorite, galloped
off with the first race, at six furlongs.
James r. Keene's Won Tromp, second
choice. a length behind the winner,
with ST. Bellane, who started for the first
time this year, running third, a head before
Jim Beattie. The time was LA 3-5.
w. Gould Brokaw's Pagan Bey, IL to 3
favorite, took the steeplechase in romp
Snuff, to 1, ridden by Harry Page was
second, with j. E. Wideners Northampton
third Castalian, in the Colt colors and
second choice, fell at the last jump, when
he stood fine chance to be In the money
Grandpa, ba cked down to IS to 5, also came
to grief. The time for the short course
Sir Russell backed down to to /, won
the fifth race, for wo-year-olds, five and
a half furlongs, leading all the way. He
had four lengths over Anodyne, another
good thing, who beat Ambitious, to /,
head for the place. Leonard Joe Hayman,
the favorite, was nowhere. The time was
1.07 2-5.
Wotan, with 1875 pounds UP, was made an
even money favorite in the handicap at a
mile and a furlong on the turf. But after
making the running for three-quarters of
mile he began to tire. Ostrich, to g then
came away and won easily by two lengths
for the place In the last jump. The time
was 1.57. Wotan gave eleven pounds to
Ostrich and met Right Royal at even scale
weights. -Four favorites were defeated.