The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-04
PROPER WINS IN A GALLOP.
TAKES LONG ISLAND HANDICAP
At GOOD ODDS.
Hamburg belle Outside the Mone!-Edna
jackson, 20 TO I. Captures Nernai
Stakes In Hot Finish -Artfui Breezes
HOme--2O 900 At the Sheepshe ad Track

w B.Jennings's Proper 7 to second choice,
after running second to Sysonby In the Com
monwealth Handicap on Saturday.was started
in the Long Island Handicap. one mile and a
furlong. yesterday at Sheepshead Bay, ana.
although a majority OF the wise men dlo
not care for his chances. he won In Rallop'
Sydney Pagets Hamburg Belle. with l2t
pounds was the favorite, closing at IL to TO-
after opening at even money. She gave nine
pounds to Colonial Girl. Q to /. who ran second
twelve pounds to Proper. twenty to Dande-
lion. twenty nine to Ostrich and thirty-three
to Marmee. Is to l. who got third money
The start was bad, 80 bad In fact that the
crowd booted. Proper and Marmee poth
got away running. while the others we're
caught unawares Marmee led TO the Tar
turn. where Proper. with Burns up. ran over
her easily and romped home, with SIX lengths
to spare, in 1854 3-5. Colonial Girl also closed
strong. and took the place from Marmee
by two lengths. Hamburg Belle. who got a
poor ride from O'Neill was three parts OF a
length out of the money.
Five horses finished heads apart in the YER
nal Stakes for two-year-old FLIES. five fur
longs on Futurity course Senator McCarren's
Edna jackson, 20 to l, was the winner, with 1.
d. Sullivan's Caprice, 40 to l, In the place
and Woodford Clay's Running Water. to !.
third James r. Keenes Voter FLY. Early
and Often. who was one OF the hottest favor
ties of the day. WAS fourth with Last Cherry.
another long shot. close up. 1t was drive
all through the stretch from the bend In the
track. only the judges being able to discrimi-
nate at the wire The race was run In 100 As.
H. p. Whitney's Artful again showed her
greatness by winning the second race. at
six furlongs, in gallop. She was prohibit
tive favorite and gave fifteen pounds to Bear
catcher, who chased her home. two lengths
away. and also fifteen pounds to Fugenia
Burch, who was third half dozen lengths
back Dearcatcher was heavily played for
the place. Artful led all the way and hunG
Dave GIdeon's Cinchona, to ?. took the
first race. for two-ycar-olds fye turlongs;
but only after drive in whG do he beat r3ed
by half a length. H T., Grimm 3 Aviston
9 to !. was three lengths back. the time being
Boots Durnell cut loose q good thing in il,
a mile. Moriarity. a stable boy, had The he
through on the rail when the far turn was
reached. Then he shot to the front and.
in ' IA is. William Aston CRaniers Novena,
by four Lengths Thist ie Heather and ARABIC,
equal favorItes. burned up Il fortune.
Eleven horses we're scratched from the last
race one mile and sixteenth on the grass.
mered down to II to 5 favorite. with Fred
Iohnson's Schulamite and S. S Brown g
Broadcloth both carrying much wealth at
IL to S. Schulamte went of in front like a
wild horse, but when Baird got ready to pass
him with Dolly Spanker. the latter rush was
irresistible and he came home alone with half
record Broadcloth, under a drive, beat
Schumalite BY three parts OF a length for the
place with John Drake s locund the me
margin behind The crowd was one of the
largest on record for Monday. fully 5000
persons passing the turnstles Three favor
summaries