New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-03
FOUR FAVORITES SCORE
FORM At II PREMIUM.
Cottonto5cn Wins Long Island
Handicap an a Stirring DriUe.

There a rift in the clouds for the form
players at Sheepshead Bay yesterday, as four
favorites and one we'll played second choice got
to the judges in front. The change for the bet
ter in the running of the favorites was most
acceptable 10 those who have been travelling
a rough and stony road since the meeting be-
gan. Cottontown. which won the Long Island
Handicap at 10 to 1. was the only outsider to
score. The winning favorites Suffrage.
Phantom Notasulga and Saracinesca.
The Long Island Handicap at a mile and a
furlong, was feature of the card. and it re-
suited in pretty and a stirring finish
Nine horses went to the post and the outcome
looked open that CaiTngorm closed luke
warm favorite at 4 to l. while Sir Lynnewood,
ar Is TO 1, was the outsider. Every horse had
more less of a following, with Cairngornl.
First Premium and Grapple getting. perhaps.
the bulk Of the play Harry Payne Whitney
scratched Prince Hamburg in the first race.
which he seemed reasonably sure Of winning,
to start in the stake. although there was grave
question about his going the distance. which
later was confirmed.
The start. right in front Of the grandstand.
was a good one. and Prince Hamburg blazed
the way around the first turn and up the back
stretch. with Coy Maid and Cottontown at his
l. els, and the others. with the exception OF
Wexford and Zambesi. well up. Zambesi was
carried wide on the first turn with Cairngorn,
ford could never keep UP. Rounding the far
turn, Cottontown was pinched off between
Prince Hamburg and Coy Maid. but he
covered quickly and moved into second place
when Coy Maid began to stop.
Prince Hamburg still in front turning
for home. but his stride was shortening. and
when fairly Strengthened out. Cottontown raced
by him and at the last sixteenth pole was
good length in front
Victory was not TO be easily earned. however,
as Sir Lynnewood and First Premium. closing
strong, gave battle. so that Sandy had TO drive
Cottontown out to win by a short neck from
Sir Lynnewood. which was a scant half length
before First Premium. Cairngorm after run
ming all around his field and making I'D six or
eight lengths looked dangerous at the last
furlong pole. but the effort told and he hung
in the Anal drive
Cottontown was a good three-year-oId last
year in the fall. and those who knew that his
owner had hopes of winning the Suburban. in
which race. by the way, his chances were hope
lessly ruined at the first turn did not let him
run loose yesterday. He was quietly backed
from 10 TO l TO 10 TO I. His race was good
one. and he is likely to play a prominent part
from now on among the best handicap horses IN
training. COttowntown's best race last year was
IN the First Special at Gravesend. when he beat
Running Water. Tangle. Go Between and others
Notasulga continued her victorious career by
winning the third race for two-year-od FLIES
at five furlongs. She a strong favorite at
odds-on and Won. but not in the easy way an
with her stride for stride through the last fur
long. and Notasulga was all out. 10 win by q
scant half length.
Harry Payne whitneys Park View made
particularly favorable impression. She was in
close quarters between Notasulga and Julia
Powell in the final drive so that Koerner could
not do her full Justice It was her first appear
ance and under the circumstances she showed
rare gameness and courage and enough quality
TO Indicate that she may earn a forward place
among the best of her age in training. She IS a.
well bred. racy looking FLY by Harnburg-Morn-
ingsIde
Phantom was lucky to win the steeplechase, as
Commodore Fontaine appeared 10 have him safe
" beaten coming 10 the last jump. The latter
came a cropper. however, so that Phantom Won
garoping by ten or fifteen lengths. Jimmy Lane
driven out 10 beat the badly ridden Sheriff
Williams for the place
Flying Machine fell at the first jump. and
Stringer. who had the mount. appeared to be in
stantly killed. as he fell in a heap and never
moved. He was picked up and placed a
stretCher and carried with almost brutal slow
ness to the emergency hospital where the doc
tor who had been called away 10 attend to
some case in the field Enclosure. finally reached
him. Stringer did not recover consciousness for
over half an hour but was declared out OF dan
ger before the afternoon was over.
James r. Keene's Suffr; e made show of her
field in the first race. SaTaCinesCa won the mile
and a sixteenth on the turf when Dreamer
and George s Davis tired, while Joe Nealon.
well backed by John W. Gates. rOmped home in
the last event. Biskra which finished third in
the last race was disqualified for fouling Hal
at the last furlOng pole. which gave SCaliop' tho
favOrite third money.