Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-26
FOUR FAv0RlTES
WON AT SHEEPSHEAD

an inning at ,Sheepshead Bay yesterday.
four fayorttes and q heviiy backed second
choice coming homo In triumph. r. #.
Wilson. Jr.'s Alteration. to favorite,
after rnnnink second In the Rosebud.
for two-year-o,d Niles. i've furlongs.
was disqualified by the stewards for
= palpAhle foul committed by Radtke at
the last fariong pole. The Oneck Stables
Clare Russell. II to 8. won this event In a
breexiug galiop by three lengths In LOO 2-5.
The ruling out of Alteration gave the place
to p. r. Bradley's Barfngo. 100 to l. with
August Belmont's woodwitch. IL to l.,
8, c. Hildreth's Logistilla. backed down
to to 10, was easily the winner of the
Grass Selling Stakes. one mile and a six
teenth on the turf. Knapp rode her cleo
eriy. waiting in behind Far West, II to /,
the pacemaker to the head of the stretch,
where the Locohatchee mare came away
and won by two lengths from F.. r. Hitch
cocks Mandarin, to 5. second choice
The latter had two lengths over Far West.
The time was LAT.
The talent completely overlooked Grenade
IN the mile handicap. allowing him to go
up IN the betting to 10 to ]. He went to
the front on the far turn and won in a
Dainty, also 10 to /. who lasted long
enough to beat Won Tromp, 8 to 5, a head
for the place. Won Tromp was in pocket
TOT nearly three-quarters of mile. and
over the two leaders at the end With any
Kind of good luck he could not have lost
Running Water, to 2. was length out
OF the money: Martin was shut of with
was run in 1.39.
Easy for the knight.
The selling steeplechase over the short
course was easy for Mr.. Cottons knight of
Elway. to favorite Owens went to the
front at the last jump and Elway romped
home with four lengths 10 spare In 40. t.
Hitchcock IT'S Tom Cogan. 5 to 1, beat j.
Il. Wideners Dromedary to s. two lengths
for the place. Little Casino. backed from
~ down to II. after leading for nearly a
mile and half fell
Roseben showed once more that he had
lost his old form when he was easily de-
feated by H. p. Whitney's Timber in the
second race. at six and half furlongs.
Roseben went uD to IL to 5 while Timber
was hammered down to to 3. The Whit
ney colt, in receipt of fifteen pounds from
RoSeben. collared him in the middle OF the
stretch and beat him in a gallop by four
lengths in 1.19. Handzarra, Z to i. was
third. two lengths away.
James r. keene's Peter Pan q colt by
Commando-Cinderella was made the IA
vorite over large field in the first race. for
maiden two-year-olds. five and half fur
longs. and won In a drive by half length
after leading all the way Paumonok y tn
II.
10 to l. George 8. Davis backed down to 3.
mad no chance after the start. The track
was good and the attendance was about
1900. Radtke rode two winners The
summaries:
The Summaries.
First receive and half furlongs: Futurity
course. Peter Pan. 1ft (Radtke) IL to and even.
to .esoDs a,nI LIS q ,s to and
o e'h cysieps .Watssesfy winston Frank
Oh, Darfo. Kenny Shaw, Malacca. Velocity Clare
away and Winifred Tsrpey also ran.
Coupled.
seecnd-Six and a half furlongs; main course
Timber liz tRadtkel, to and / to 9. won;
Roseben, 1877 (O'NeiiD, to and 2 to 8, second;
handzarra ITO martini, to and to s, third.
Time. 10. Andria and Watergrsss ran
Third-The Rosebud stakes; five furlungs: Futu-
rity course Glare Russell lis q. Williams). IL
to and 1 to 2 won; Baringo, los (Knapp) 100 to
and 20 TO 1, second; sWoodwitch, 10 (Rosenl
IL to ard to /. third Time, loo 2-5. 'Glamor
and Loyal also ran.
Alteration disqualified
Coupled.
Fourth = Steelplechase; selling; short course
Knight of Elway. 142 .tOwensl. to 8 and 8 to 8.
won: Tom Cogan, 147 (Rayp, 5 to / and to 5,
second; Dromedary, 142 Davidson. o 10 5 and
to 10. third. Time. 40. Judge o'Gin and Fol-
low On also
Little Casino fell.
Fifth-Mile. Grenade. lis (Horner), 10 TO / and
to J.. won; Dainty, lis H. Williamsl, 10 to
and 4 to I, second; Won Tromp 100 fRadtke),
to and TO s. third Time. L3e Tommy Wad-
dell, Running Water. Cedarstrome. Melbourne, Lam
eastrian and A. Muskoday also ran.
Sixth-The Grass stakes; selling; and one
sixteenth miles on turf Logistilla los Knapp
to 10 and i to 3, won; Mandarin 81 fSfiIier), 8
to and to 5. second; Far West, 9s o. Hen
Messy. II to 1 and 8 to ]. third. Time, Lar.
lack Mex con and Mabel Richardson also ran