New-York tribune., 1906-06-29
STAKE FOR INQUHITOR
UJNS IN RECORD TINE.
Ffve Horses, Heads 4part, in a.
Spectacular Finish.

:, uhrlwind finish in which five horses fin
,.A.s 81 close together that even the iudses
- trouble in separating them Inauisitor yvon
- sheepshead Bay Handicap at Sheepshsaa
1,.v Yesterday Won Tromp, Halifax Dishab;Ile
and Dolly Spanker were heads apart behind
~, 1t was the closest and most spectacular
s,ish seen this year. The crowd, after cheer
,ne and shouting madly at the thrilling drive
sot,led down in the seats and waited with
.-,o.bless silence while the Judges delibe-a..s
.,- what seemed a ful. two minutes before the
,,n,hers were hoisted on the winning board In
,u,s'tor took up 101 pounds. and ran the mile I'm
no fast time Of ] 81 3-5. which established
new track record. and was within one-fifth of
a second OF the worlds record for circular
rrack held jointly by Kiamesha and Dick Wells
The old track record OF ] 81 40 was made by
August Belmonts Brigadier when he won this
ssne stake with I'D pounds up In 1901
Eleven Of the fastest horses IN training went
n The post. Halifax. which had beaten Or
raondale and Brookdale Nymph few days ago
IN worlds record time for seven furlongs. was
a lukeWarm favorite at to .. Kings Daugh-
ter and Won Tromp were equal second choices
az Q TO J. while the others ranged in price from
10 1-Bedouin-to % to 1-Consistent. Inquisi-
Tor went begging. TO all appearances. at 20 TO /.
although ii is said that his stable connections
waeered on his chances with more or less con-
fdence.
On his last two races Inquisitor did not ap-
near 10 have the remotest chance to win and
the form players looked on eghast as they saw
hin fighting out the finish A more striking
form somersault has hardly been seen this year,
as only last Saturday he was beaten off by
Miss Crawford. Sailor Boy. Dishabille and Leila
in 6 race at mile and a furlong on the turf
Ee ran the best race Of his career yesterday as
he in good position all the way and fought
out the finish in the most resolute and coura-
geous fashion.
Halifax was on his bad behavior. as usual, at
the post but broke fairly well when the start
came, and rushed right 10 the front He went
up the backstretch swinging. with his mouth
vide open. and came galloping into the stretch
with lead Of three or four lengths. His follow
ers were shouting IN glee. If the race was all
over, but the last furlong proved his undoing, as
he began 10 show the effects Of his fast early
pace. and was firing. Inside the last sixteenth
pole Shaw made the mistake, perhaps. of draw
ing his whip, the colt swerved from the pun
ishrnent and the boy had to put it down again
70 straighten him out. II was a fatal move for
while the colt gave OF his best, and fought on TO
The end. he was beaten two short heads.
Won Troup ran a most remarkable race He
third from last rounding the far turn. but
saved ground turning for home and closed with
g remarkahe burst Of speed. which would have
Fon for him IN another stride He seems TO be
one of the most unfortunate horses IN training
n be has run one good race after another with
out earning brackets this year. Dishabille also
ran q winning race, but was in such close
quarters on the rail IN the last few strides that
sewe!l could hardly do her justice.
James R Keene's Peter Pan Won the Surf
Stakes, for two-year-olds, at five and one-half
trrlongs, making q record for the stakes of
lI, since the distance has been increased from
I'VE furlongs He forced the pace all the way
in won rather cleVerly at the end by two
lzsths from Aletheuo and Arimo. Saracinesca,
Which closed a Slight favorite over Peter Pan,
ran a disappointing race for which no excuses
could be offered.
Paul Jones, which won the handicap steeple-
chase in mild drive from Goldheur was the
only favorite to win, and form was so far awry
that majority Of those present went home in
oisgruntled mood The trouble began in the first
race, when Roseben, the odds-on favorite was
soundly beaten by Kiamesha and Handzarra
which he had easily disposed of in his two previ-
Gus races. The big Ben Strome horse did not
have his usual early speed. and an unac-
coUntaDly duh race Kiamesha had strong fol-
lowing and was backed from to / TO / 10 :
The improvement which this forecasted was
more than realized
Captain Emerich PLAYED by a wise few IN win
the maiden race for two-y year-olds won after a
milo drive, with Umbrella and J. G Core while
Eutree took the last race on the turf, showing
starting Improvement over his effort of Tues
cay, when, after showing little early speed he
dropped out Of il and finished far back in poorer
company than he met yesterday. Entree euualled
the track record Of :46 in winning.