New-York tribune., 1906-06-27
WORLDS RECORD GOES
E4LIF4X SETS NEW MARK
Rsats Ormond0Ie and BrookdaIe
Nymph an Sscift Stakes.

one worlds record was broken and another
.,uslle6 at the sheepshead Bay racetrack yes
.,,rasy. and these tests Of extreme speed were
:, outstanding features Of the days sport
p,nce Hamburg ran six and half furlongs in
:. openng handicap in lis 2-5. equalling the
"A mark held jointly by Mineola and Martin
=. Not 10 be outdone Halifax raced seven
s--3ongs in - 40. supplanting the old mark
- circular track held jointly by Aeronaut and
ne Muskereer. HalifaK's performance was =
ttSp;snt one as he took up ll9 pounds and not
,1v heat Ormondale and Brookdale Nymph, but
Sos rather easily Prince Hamburg had 10 be
s-ven out 10 beat the lightly weighted Sir
S,nnewood q head IN hts race.
TIE victory Of Halifax came in the twenty
s@ond running Of the aptly named Swift Stakes.
Kings Daughter. Flip Flap and Maxey Witt
80 Uf9h6rawn OF those sent overnight as
--ohs HE starters leaving OrmonGale, last years
rturity winner; Brookdale Nymph, which gal
i,ne6 SIX furlOngs in liz on the opening day
ID fhe meeting, and Halifax, which las shown
t1r-eelf 10 be 3 remarkable sprinter in many
-scss This year. TO face the starter Brookdale
Sx-n1oh opened favoriJe at Odds-on, but drifted
ssrE 10 q 70 = in the face of a plunge on Ormon-
ssle which was played from TO to l3 20 10.
<IslfaK was practically neglected by all save the
+ssual visitors and those who believed in the old
oasge Play the outsider IN a thFee-norse race
- u-ert 10 the post Al the good price OF 10 L.
.Isv shields his owner, was said TO have made
. bic bet on Brookdale Nymph. which probably
ss.,oIrted for the long price.
SxaIttsr was on his worst behavior. It took
- ~ persuasion 10 get him TO go TO the post,
- ouce there he plunged and reared around Ike
- rossessed as II his sole ambition was TO
1ss- himself out and break up the start When
,se barrier WAS finally released Ormondale was
s evinc while Halifax was forced TO accept
,s,ae or four lengths the worst OF the break
,I-.tb mis- handicap his chances at that time
,,oked hopeless as Ornlondale was racing out In
front with Brookdale Aymph doing her pest 10
tsep within striking distance
mis- order was maintained 10 the head of the
..-srch when il looked as If Ormonoale would
yin but once sIraightened out Tor nome, Sohaw
md ir
ssal.s - tell il he had come through on the rall
~ vas giving battle TO the Ormonde colt The
s-r,rcle was short and decisive. Either Ormon-
sale did rot relish the challenge or nad run A4iIl-
ssF 1,,t in racing BrOOkdale Nymph into SUD-
mission as Halifax drew away at the last SIX
teenth pole without apparent EFFORT ana, cohllns
s1-gv zon easily by two three lengths. Or
-,or.sle saved the place. as Brookdale Nymph
vas quite as tired and discouraged in her early
Efforts 10 gel TO the front.
prince Hamburg was a pronounced faNorlte
IN he ore nC handicap and he ran his best
rsoe althou. ais margin at the end was The
shortest of he--s. Sir LynneWooo, Which had
bA4, absolutely l..sL rounding the turn. while
prince Hamburg was racing out in front, closed
with brilliant burst Of speed through the
stretch and would have won in another stride.
seronsut was outrun most or the way ana, nol
being able to get to the front. hardly ran TO ms
lanes r Keene's Philander was heavily
backed to win in the Zephyr Stakes for two
vesr-ods third on the card, and went TO the
pos fsyorte At s TO :. de finished outside the
MONEY however, in spite or R2GtkeS pest el-
for, Red River opened up gap in the nrst
quarter and was never in danger, While In a
hsr5 drive Sewell outgained Bat MasterSon for
the place
Prince Hamburg and Rye were the only WIN
ring favorires and the latter, which Won the
second race was at a price prohibitive 10 ali but
The big bettgrs Philander Brookdale Nympn,
Hogan and Miss Crawford were the beaten
choices and no excuses could be offered for any
of them with the possible exception OF the last
named which suffered from lot of interference
h the last race at one mile and three siXteenths
or the turf Radtke had her in q bad pocket In
the run up The back stretch. was shut on and
knocked back when he tried to go through on
the far turn and then had TO come round his
fed turning for home The mare closed res
oielv when she found clear sailing but the dis
lance was all too short 10 catch MaXnar, on
which Finn rode a particularly good race.
Agile which made Up such a lot Of ground
from bad beginning in the Suburban Handl-
cap, proved a disappointment in this race He
went UP the back stretch swinging, and turning
for home appeared 10 have therac as good as
Won. He hung badly, however, when Martin
called on him for q final effort, and wound up a
poor third
Fancy Bird. backed from u 10 ! TO TO I, Won
the fifth race IN head and head finish with
stirnulant and Mary Morris His victory was
cue largely 70 Millers handling, as Shaw's finish
or Stimulant was surprisingly weak and Notters
ride on Mary Morris was decidedly bad. With
anything like a strong finish Mary Morris should
have won by good length. instead Of being
beaten two heads