The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-16
ACCOUNTANT Wins CHAMPI0p.
u. u. BRADY'S COLT CAPTURES THE
5000 STAKE EVENT.


at 20 TO I-Great Race ny Roscben.
More than 5000 persons saw James 3.
Brady's Accountant win the rich Annual
Champion Stakes. two miles and n quarter.
at Sheepshcad Bay yesterday. Because OF
a report that the noted FiliCrane colt was
short Of work he receded in the betting from
4 TO 5 to 9 to 5. only to win after all In COM
paratively easy fashion. There were only
four starters. +. l.. Watts Fine Cloth. by
Melton. and II. p. Whitney's Ironsldes. by
Meddler. we're both steady At : 10 (. while
z. W. Jewettis Bedouin was played down TO
:. Az the start Garner took Fine Cloth to
the front. with Accountant second. Martin
standing up almost straight in the stitrups.
IrOnsides. ridden by Miller, vas third. and
Bedouin trailing. This order was maintained
the first time around the track and until the
backstretch was reached again. when Martin
let Accountant down and the tA5, 900 colt
fairly leaped to the front as Fine Cloth began
TO stop. Near the far turn Hildebrand.
who rode Bedouin. was shut on by Ironsides
and had 10 pull up. Then he went to the
inside and got through on the rail. Eedo,in
was sluggish and was put under a hard drive
a. he hit the homestretch, but Accountant
was only sallOping at the last furlong pole
and seemed 10 have the race at his mercy.
Bedouin finally hung and Miller came with
a great rush, IFonsldes o~veThaulinR Bedouin
- Inv To- =" NV e"S HN1A WV
to punish Accountant TO win by a couple
Of lengths in SIS rs. lronsides beat Bedouin
d short head, with Fine Cloth Ave lengths
behind. The winner received an ovation
from the wildly enthusiastic specutators-
while his owner was showered with con-
| G ratulations.
The two-year-old problem was further
mixed ND by the running Of the Great Eastern
HESSndiearI sly f1ri9nss,, rTtrrity course
20 / ~favortte, after leading for nearly half a
mile, exploded and came home in the rIck
a. a. H Rs s.S.V G IN sSs ts a%S e e " H TO- TO ! e ss@.lf !
we're Ss'I PRESSING b. MSnd hotiy. As the r.ss
Jockey for whom he was named. drew away
and bree1ed home two lengths in, front OF
s sseses. = ths to I =. SS . p ssIi len Hs stS' Ser ,Hn q.n
the distance in ~. as. a new record for tho
.rscE and stakes. The much talked OF Forn
ang stag. and was nowhere smother disap-
Pointmept was II. P, Whitney,is Dinna Ken,
O' fSe F GTTs 70 ia 4 rno S SS6n r. uP P e's Z ! to 3
tSssd ir the WestbGTv Steeplcchase, about two
lump. his .Nder, stone. escaping without a
scratch, The horse went on over the course,
enough IN the run, home on the tiat. to get his
head in front Of Willis ihieids's Bal1so. a 10 70
I, shot who made all tn. running and won by
J. Jones, to ?. J. W. Colts Pioneer. % to /. an
added starter, was a poor third. The race
was run in jl2.
Roseben ran another superb race in the
first event. a lightweight handicap for all
ares at ak furlongs. main track. He. PICKED
up lea pounds this time and at the prohibitive
odds Of ! tn 3 he made his own pace. Attende ed
by james r. Keenes Suffrage, a Voter hlly,
Who was quoted At 100 to 1. Suffrage hun q
on Remelv but Roeeben, eased up by Lyme,
beat her half a length IN i:12 AS. Far West,
10 to I, waa third, three lengths away, beatinI
Dolly Snanker, second choice. half a len 9Th.
The two1year-old they're on was made
the hottest kind Of a favorite in the NTH event,
for all axes AZ q mile, a fortune being placed
on him at evens. After a short delay at the
poet he broke in front and stood the Others
on their heads. At no time was be In danger
Of losing and he fairly .breezed home two
len Rths before Anneta Lady. 9 toll, in I 40 as.
Senator McCarrenB Water Dog. S IN I. was
/ third, three len Rths back.
An ler.. who closed a slight favcrite over
Neslon, the tor weight IN the hand rsp at a
mile and q furlonR on the RraeA. could not
raise a Rallop and was last, The burden
VIVA too heavy for NealOn. who ran camely,
but was A head. cut Of the money. In a ,maE-
terlv drive Miller rot Miss Crawford, 20 I.
home the winner by a head w 55 rs, with
Ostrich, 9 10 l., having three len 9ths over
Graaialio. who closed an equal second choice
with ,NeaIcn at 7 too Three fayoritcs won
u wss the last day Of the Coney Island Jockey
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