The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-16
HOW OTHER RACES WERE RUN.
George G. Bennett Takes Double Event
Waterlight's Fast Mile.

The Westerners pulled off a good thing
in the third race at Sheepshead Bay yes
terday, the Double Event for two-year- olds.
over the last five and a half furlongs of the
Futurity course, when Fred Cooks George
c. Bennett came home a handy winner.
H. p. Whitney's Ironsides. with Hildebrand
UP, and his first mount since he was sus-
pended at Gravesend, was a hot tip and
finished seconl. with James r. Keene s
Bohemian, who was conceding weight to
everything in the race, third. Bohemian.
despite the fact that he was carrying top
weight, 1928 pounds, was made favorite at
5 to 2, and was well supported. Ironsides
was also heavily played, and the price
about George C. Bennett, who had opened
at short figure gradually went up to
31s to /, when the Westerners began to
pour money into the ring on this colt. His
price dropped to 8 to 2 and he closed
favorite.
The start which was made up the chute,
was fair. and Nicol Immediately placed
George G.. Bennett in nice position. As
the field rounded the bend to the stretch
Bennett was leading. with Ironsides second
and Bohemian third. In the run home
Cooks colt was never in trouble, winning
handily by a length and half in 07. Iron
sides was an easy second over Bohemian.
beating the Keene colt by four lengths for
the place.
card. resulted in an easy victory for James
b. Brady : Waterltght, to /. He carried
lls pounds and stepped the mile in the fast
time of 1850, and many horsemen were of
the opinion that he could have done a
second faster. O'Nell sent Waterlight
to the front at the start, followed by Sinister,
7 to /: In the run down the hackstretch
Waterlight was Just breeding along in
front. ONeill never made a move on the
Watercp@S colt. who galloped home a
winner by two, lengths. Agile, the to l
and finished second. with Workman, 20 to /.
With Lady Amelia scratched in the first
race, Ivan the Terrible was made an odds on
a hot fight all through the stretch with
Kurt zmann. to /. Jocund, to /, was
third. The time was ll4 20.
J. f. Madden's Timber backed down
from to 2 to to 5. won the fifth race, for
maiden two-ye ar-olds over the last five
furlongs Of the Futurity course. Timber
while on the way to the post threw Fountain.
his rider, near the field stand and ran away
at full speed for seven fur!ongs. He was
finally caught at the end of the seven fur
long chute, near the Whitney stables.
Meanwhile Fountain was picked up and
carried back to the Jockeys room and
O'Neill was substituted. and incidentally
scored his fourth victory of the day. As
the field rounded the elbow at the stretch
bend Timber was in front, but in the run to
the wire O'Neill was compelled to ride him
hard to win by half length in ol %,
McKittredge, to /. made bold challenge
in the stretch, but was not quite able to get
up. Suficiency, to !. finished third, two
lengths back.
Memories, from the stable of Woodford
Clay, scored an easy victory in the sixth
race, one mile and a sixteenth on the turf.
Memories was heavily played favorite
at to s, and after lying in a good position
to the stretch moved out and won by four
lengths from Possession. is to /. Action.
Is to i. was third. The time was l4s.
The summarizes
FIRST RACE.
For three year olds and upward: 81. 200 added:
six iurlongs, main course:
Horse and Age, VI. Jockev. Betting, Fin
Kurt zmanu, 3.......ll0 Nicol ....... IL 2-l ~
Jocund. 4..,......,llS .Sperling II 2-l s.
Regal, 3.............li0 Marlin, 81 rs
Zcala, 3.........,..,ll0 W. Davis" II 2-l
Santon. 5.-.,.,.,.-. lis .Lyn",....., SOL Isl
Time, l:iI