Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-08
SHEEPSHEAD RACES.
Hamburg Belle Captured Flight Stakes
in Fast Time.

Hamburg Relic who Is pressing Artful
for the title of champion race mares was
victorious in the Flight Stakes for tWo-
vear-olds and upward, seven furlongs, Flu
turitv course. run at Sheepshead Bay yes
terday afternoon. The Paget mare packed
100 pounds, conceding ten pounds to kappa
Water. and fifteen to Burleigh, ana FOUR
teen to Lady Amelia, at the same time rul-
ing a prohibitive favorite at to D. Kappa
Water and Burleigh ran In the name Oh
Sam Hildreth. and were coupled at D TO l.
the same price quoted against Lady An1eia.
The latter with her light weight started
off at a terrific gait when the barrier went
M She led to the bend in the track. at
tended by Burleigh, with Hamburg Beiie
living third under a pull, and RAPID water
a poor last Then Davis took the beIie ~
the outside and without making move ne
lust let her down gently until she mad run
over Lady Amelia with the greatest ease.
This occurred opposite the field stand. after
which 1t was simply gallop Tor the great
mare, who won by couple or lehsths ~
125 fiat Burleigh. under drive. outgamed
LADY Amelia and beat her half length Tor
the place. -, ~,
Rick Roberts. to favorite, took the
steeplechase over the fun course Wlthouo
being extended. Grantland went to the
front with him when it suited him and ne
came home twelve lengths before j. w.
Colts Nitrate, to 2. who had twenty-nVe
lenQthd over IrenCC the hSie II " -
Wooden and The Virginian both fell. The
race was run in 521. slow time
Frank Farrell's Mintia, to 1, captured
the first race, for two-year-olds, five and
half furlongs. Futurity course. there were
twenty starters and the Tippah Farm sta
bIe's Toots Nook ruled the choice at TO Z.
This fllly had lead of five lengths at tne
bend, where Diggins thought he had the
race cinched. AS a result he dropped MS
whip and Shaw then stole up with Mintia.
putting the Farrell colt under nefce orlVe
and winning by a head in LOT roots NOOK
had three lengths over Willie Shields Reid
moore, a Is to / shot, with Andrew Miliers
Ingleside, backed down to 7 to i, length
and a half back.
In hard drive 7. D. sullivan's D,Arkie.
played down to to l, won the fourth race,
at a mile by head in LAO %. Pronta, 3
to / would have won IL the race had been
longer, as she closed with great rush III
the stretch. AS 1t was she took the piace
by a length and half from Canteen, the
fsvorite who received fearful ride from
HEdebrand, the mare being in several pocK-
cts and getting no assistance at any time
from her Jockey until 1t was too late
There was another hot finish In the hfth
race, for all ages, at six furlongs. main
track Shaw getting Pretention. to 1, up
In time to beat Sydney Pagets Watergrass,
10 to /. by nose. The latter ran h. r.
Whitney's Midas. II to 5. second choice.
into the ground at the head Of the stretch
and then took the place from w. r.
Schultes Zienap by length and a nan.
Marjoram, the top weight, was nead OUT
of the money. with the favorite, Merry Eng
land. outrun practically after the hrst fur-
long The time was LA 10.
The Russet Handicap, at q mile and a
half on the grass provided still another
hair-raising finish. Dave Johnsons Jac-
ouin, who opened at to 5. but went up 10
even money had good lead when ne turn
ed into the homestretch, but he was finaily
forced to extend his eyeballs to win by
nose from George C. Benefits Little scout
who was played from 20 to down 10 y 10 :,
final three-quarters of a mile and wouid
have probably won If Perrtne had gone TO
the whip trifie earlier. Bill Days sailor
hose the top weight and second choice,
badly beaten The time was 2.37. Three
fayorites won The crowd numbered l5,ooo
as usual