The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-30
WATER LIGHT WINS DOLPHIN.
BRADY'S THREE.YEAR.OLD HEATS
COY MAID WITH EASE.
Yankee Consul Freezes Home With Part.
ridge Stakes-Shot Gun and Humo
Take the Mandicaps -Four Fayorites
and second Choice succeed ut the Hay.


James B. Brady's Water Light, by Wateroress
--Lumina, a prohlbltive favorlte. WAS vlctori-
Gus In the Dolphin Stakes. for three year Odds.
nine furlongs. at Sheepshead bay yesterday
afternoon. He was In receipt Of three pounds
from Pasadena. but gave weight to all tho
Others. O'Neiil did not take Water Light to
the front until no entered the bnckstretch.
Then the Watercress colt got into q long,
easy. graceful stride and. though lie was
kept under restraint at all periods. he was
master OF the situation. On two occasions
Willie Knapp tried to 70 to him with Coy Maid.
the second choice. but O'Nelll let out link
and the Brady star roInped 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 auit-cold.
But O'Neill shook him up aud he came on
again with all OF his reserve power. 30 that
he passed the judges with three lengths to
spare in the rather slow time OF 1856. Coy Maid
stood q drive and nailed the place from H. b.
Duryea's Rose Of Dawn. Is to l. by half =
length. The latter was third all the way.
with Jetsam twenty lengths back.
That Yankee Consul Il q high class colt was
clearly demonstrated In the Partridge Stakes
for two-year-olds. six furlongs on the grass
He was q hot favorte. being beaten down
to o to 10. with Phidiss second ia demand
at . to2. The moment the barrier was sprung
Martin showed In front with Yankee Consul.
VINO 10 a fast breaker. and the $4,000 colt
simply towroped the others to the wire. He
ran under tight pull and could have Won
in walk. but Martin eased him gently In the
stretch and got him home with three lengths
to his credit In liS LIS. X. II. McCarter
Potter's belle OF Pequest. IL to 1. who hased
the winner from the first quarter pole WAS
driven into the place by three parts VI
length. with Phidss just nOsing Lady Navarro.
~ to l, out OF third money.
Redeem beat the barrier with W. b. Jen-
nings's shot Gun. the top weight and favorite
In the handicap for all ages at six furlongs.
main track, and after making all the pace
Frank Farrell's Goldsmith. 10 to /. The
latter was one Of the victims OF q poor start.
Won under more favorable circumstance.
He finished four lengths In front Of ]. d.
Sullvan's D,Arkle. . to /. who beat Tosoan.
Willie Shields slBalzac. a prohlbitive favor
It, enjoyed practical waHover IN NE stsepe
the, front readily. jumped neatly and won
pulled zip by ten lengthsin4Is. VIC. Hayes
sixteenth Of a mile in front Of BLACK Death.
at the post fell at the third jump. -,
Frank Browns Israelite. u . to 2 second
at q mile. He got OF poorly. but Burns. with
coolheaded 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
the final sixteenth pole Fleur de Marie. ! to i,
an equal favorite with The Clean. fouled
half a dozen horses and then finished second.
two lengths before Virgo. is to /. The stew.
ards. acting without u protest, disqualified
Fleur de Marie. which gave second and third
places, respectively, to 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, handicap at mile and fur
long on the 81 ass. was shut on repeatedly
and could not get Inside OF the money. After
a long struggle with New Mown Hay. backed
down to 4 TO /. Alvin, who went up in the
betting to 8 to /. seemed to be the winner
at the last sixteenth pole but he tired after
that and when Lyme challenged on the outside
with Humo, who also receded In the betting.
Alvin had nothing left Humo. therefore.
won In a drive by a length and half. with
Alvin having the same ad vantage over New
Mown Hay. Merry Lark was fourth. length
and a half back. The time was lbs. The
track was a trifie slow owing to q heavy rain
fall during the night. Four favorites and .
second choice made the day one OF particular
enjoyment for the form players. who were
out In force as usual. The summaries: