Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-06
KUR0KI WON
SPINDRlFT HANDICAP

| NEW YORK, July 6.-James r. Keene's
| Kuroki by Commando. with to L about
him. won the Spindrift handicap, for three
year-olds one mile and a furlong, at
Sheepshead Bay yesterday. 1t was an open
| betting affair, all but one of the eight start
| ers receiving support. Inquisitor closed a
| slight favorite over Running Water, with
| Flip Flap, the top weight, going up in the
| odds. while Bat and Make Witt were both
| played down. InQuisitor broke in front,
| but soon gave way to Belle Pequest, the ex-
| IRENE outsider, who led to the middle of the
| far turn. Then a general closing up took
| place, Shaw shooting kuroki out of the
| bunch at the head Of the stretch. Running
| Water made a bold bid at the furlong
| pole, but Kurold drew away and won by
| two lengths in l: 53 As. Running Water
| lasted long enough to take the place from
| the rapidly closing Flip Flap by a head.
| The latter beat InQusitor by three parts
| of length.
Roseben, with 1877 pounds. showed some
| thing of his old form in the fifth race,
| at six furlongs. He was quoted at 13 to 8,
| while HandZarra was warm favorite at
| s to ), with kiamesha going up to to /.
| Handzarra cut out the running, attended
| by Roseben. with Kiamesha not far away.
| This order was maintained to the head of
| the stretch. where Roseben was carried
wide and Handzarra quit. Then Knapp
moved up on the inside with Kiamesha
who promptly hooked UP with Roseben.
| The big horse crowded the Esher mare all
| the way to the wire, where in whipping
! finish Kiamesha got the verdict by a nose
| In 1:12 4-5. Handzarra was third, a length
and half back.
| Toddles Stumbled.
| Toddles, II to 10 favorite in the third
| race, for two-year-old FLIES, five and a
half furlongs, stumbled at the start and
was also bumped by H. P. Whitneys Jer-
/ n
was thrown and a ton OF money was burn
ed up. Then Jersey Lady proceeded to go
| to the front, winning easily by a length,
| with Victoria B., backed down to g. In the
| place, ten lengths before Princess Carrie,
10 to 1. The time was los 20
| Gallant, to ., with Mr.. Cooley up beat
! the barrier in the Sporting stakes for gen
| temen riders, one mile, and had a lead of
| ten lengths at the first quarter pole. He
| tired IN the stretch and was ridden out to
| win by a length from ARABIC, 3 to /, with
| Mr.. Mather In the saddle. Sir Russell 10
| TO 10 favorite, ridden by Mr.. Smith, was
| third badly beaten. The mile was run In
| 1:44
| J. c. Core, Miller up Ii to 5 favorfte set
| a fast pace in the first race for two-year-
| olds, i've furlongs, and breezed home with
| two lengths to spare in 0:59 4-5. Frank
| Lord, to l, was hard driven 10 beat Som
nus, backed down to 10. a head for the
place.
The Keene colors were carried to victory
| a second time by Belgravia, 10 to l, who
| won the handicap at mile and a six
| teenth on the grass Just So, TO l IA
vorite, led for three-quarters of a mile
and then died away. Belgravia stood a
sharp drive from Radtke and took the race
by half length from Entree, 10 to g. Bill
| Days Sailor Boy, 10 to l. ran third two
| lengths away. The time was 1:40 Five
| favorites were beaten and the attendance
| was about 1900.
| The Summaries.
First race selling; five furlongs, FuturItv courss
NJ: g Core lee tMiilerl, II to and even, won
| Frank Lord, 1oT a.. Williams 8 10 / and even
second: second; sSmnus los tMsrtinl, is to and to /,
WatersPeed. Curriculum. Russell T., Donna Eiyira.
| Mamie Brady, Purgent, Halton Little Boot LADY
washington village King, Flowsya, Molesy and
Second race. tha Sporting stakes; selling; for gen
| tlemen riders; one mile-GaiIant I4S (Coolyl 4 IN
and to 8 Won d. ARABIC, I4e lMsther(, 70 and
and to 5. third Time. la. George Leiper also
| ran.
Third race. ave and ore-half furlongs. Futur,tv
6. won; Victoria B.. ia (Troxierl, to and even
70 l. third. Time los 20 Toddis. i fen 70 anu
Fourth race the spsndrift stakes; nile and a
| won: Running Water, lis d.. wiliians). is to
and to 8, second; Flip Flap i23 fRnapp) s to
Hessiip, Bat. Make witt and Belle Of Peaues
also
Fifth raee, six furlongs: main course-Kiamesha
Us tKnspp), to and 10 8. won; Roseben 1871
Q.yne). IS to aud to 10 second; Handzarra
1i3 tRadtkel, TO ard I to 2, third. Time
l.i2 as. Nellie Donobue also
Sixth race-One and sixteenth miles, on turf
Eptree, no fMillerl. 10 to and TO 5, second
Sailor Boy, % iHornerl. 10 to and to l. third
Time, Lao Pegasus, Mnxnar and Just So also ran