The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-10
DANDELION IS GAME
Hitchcock Entry Gets Going
Late, but Wins Race.
LANDS THE OCEAN HANDICAP
shows Burst of speed and RIMS
Completely Around His Field.
in the sapphire Stakes for Two
year-oIds at Sheepshead Bay.

New York, Sept. s.-F. R. Hitchcocks
Dandelion, % to 5. favorite. ran a re
markabIe race in the Ocean Handicap,
one mile. at Sheepshead Bay yesterday.
He began slowly, and E. Dugan did not
begin 70 get him going until he reached
the end OF the back stretch.
Then taking the overland route. when
in seventh position. Dandelion showed
wonderful turn OF speed. and ran com
pletely around his field until ne passed
all but James r. Keene's Court Dress.
IS 10 I. the pacemaker. who led into the
home stretch and stopped; after that it
was easy for Dandelion who came home
two lengths in front of Il = Whitney's
Brookdale Nymph, to .. the latter beat
ing H. 3. Duryea's Ben Ban. backed
down 10 10, by a head. The mile was
run over a dead track in $40 fat
John E. Madden had just scored a sen
sational victory in the Sapphire Stakes
for two-year-olds, FIVE and a half fur
longs, Futurity course. with Meelick.
backed down from 10 to s.
The public plunged on WoodfOrd Clay's
Nimbus. al 10 10. but this time NimbUs
could not raise a gallop and was a dis
graceful last. Lawrence P. Daley, 10 ..
made all the pace up 20 the last few
jumps, where Meelick came with q de-
termined rush and beat him a nostrl in
.1.C5 3-5. Live Wire, a 15-to-1 outsider,
finished third. three IengtASback-
The Summaries.
FIRST RACE steeplcchase; purse; $3.50 added
FOX fouryear-olds and upward: about two miles
Sheriff Williams. AZ lDonohuel. 20 10, won Blue
Pigeon IS lHuppel, 10 l. second; Locked Out II
Henderson, 20 J. third Time. 4GS Z-5. Flim
Flam also ran.
SECOND RACE-Handicap; purse; s. Geo added
for threeyear-olds ard upward. one and threcsix-
teenths miles San AlTiso. lis y. Martini 6 10 l.
won; Red FriaT. us Gtadtkel % 2 second Little
ton Maid JIG knapp. 10 2 third. Time, 2I2 is.
Mo1nshino also ran.
THIRD RACE-The Sapphire; purse; 8 Geo added;
for two-year-olds which have not race % the
value Of $1,000: FIVE and one-hsf furl0ngs. Meelick.
/ Us (Duganl. 10 l. won; Lawrence 7. Daley. L5
! tNicoD. 10 =. second: Live Wire. us Knapp. %
+ to l. third. Time, % IS. Nimbus also ran.
! FOURTH RACE - The Ocean Handicap: s. so
added; for thFoe-year-olds and upward; one mile.
I DandeloH- li6 Duganl. . &c 3, won; Brookdsle
! Nymph l0- Mcdaniel 10 l. second Ben Ban, %
jBrusseln. y 70 l. third. Time Ia. Beacon Light.
/ oke8ite. Old Honesty. Sewer. Carthage. Faust,
/ Kennyetto, and Court Dress also
/ FIFTH RACE-SeinE; purse; $3.50 added: fof
three-yearOlds and upward: one and onehalf miles
on the turf BTanoas los Mcdaniel g 10 J. won:
! Ostrich, 10 Radtkel. TO l. second; Quagga, %
/ lEIlenorl p 70 J. third. Time ga Is Good Luck
/ Banker. Flayigny and Lally also ran.
| SIXTH RACE-Purse: $1,000 added: for maiden
/ tWoyear-oids; five aud ooe-half furlongs; FutUrty
I course. Alfred Noble III (Nicon 10 / won,
/ RosimrO. IL (Doyie) z TO l. second: COuntermaud
/ liz lBrusseln. 50 TO l. third. Tine .06 Is Miss
/ Norfolk. Kings Plate. Alex Grant Rampage. Adri-
uehe, Helen Holland George Degg Brother iona
/ than. Mon0Cle NOrbitt Call Boy GlauCus Gentle
men. Spring Heel. Latona. Yaltrome. Waldorf. and
Birdie B. also Tan