The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-03
COTTONTOWN WINS IN A DRIVE
CAPTURES LONG ISLAND HANDI-
CAP AT ODDS OF 10 TO L.


Cottontown, a 40 to | shot, won the Long
Island Handicap, at a mile and a furlong. run
at Sheepshead Bay yesterday. in sensational
style by a head. After following the pace
set by Prince Hamburg. 8 to 1. and Coy Maid.
IL to 1, for a mile. he shot to the front with a
commanding lead. but toward the end Of the
journey he weakened and had to be put under
a heavy drive. Sir Lynnewood. Is to 1. who
ran second. should have won. He was
Knocked back on the far turn. losing half a
dozen lengths, only TO come again with a
powerful rush through the homestretch
He finished three parts of a length in front
OF First Premium. 3 to /. who began slowly.
as usual. Crowding on the W turn carried
Iambesi. s to 1. and Grapple. 7 to 1. wide.
these horses losing so much ground that
they were practically out of IL when they
turned into the backstretch. where Grapple
was again interfered with. C~airngorm.
10 ! favorite. war never able to get near the
vanguard, The time was I:53 rs.
Notasulga, at the prohibitive price OF ? to 5.
won the third event. for two-year-o d FLIES.
five furlongs. Futurity course. but IL was by no
means easy for her. She made all the pace,
but Garner had to shake her up at the end
to win by three parts Of a length from w. b.
Jennings's Julia Powell. backed from 20 to IL.
The latter beat H.. p. Whitney's Park View
~ to 1, by a head. with James r.. Keene's
Megg's Hill. 3 to /, a head back. The time
was lOl-2-5.
Mr.. Kecne's Suffrage. backed down To
Q to 10. made a show Of her rivals in the first
race. a handicap At six and a half furlongs,
for she galloped to The front soon after the
start and breezed home two lengths In front
Of the Newcastle Stables J. {. Core, 3 "a. I.
who had some margin over Barbary Belle.
y 20 L.. The latter beat Crrkenthorpe.
backed down to ~ To 5. by n head. The time
was 1910.
The victory OF Y. Hitchcock, Jr.'s Phantom,
70 > favorite in the steeplechase over the
full course, was extremely lucky. j. W.
Colts Commodore Fontaine. X tol. was winning
when he fell at the last jump. which enabled
Phantom 10 gallop home a winner by fifteen
lengths in $40. Jimmy Lane, . TO /. ran into
the place three lengths in front Of Sheriff
Williams. o to ,, who made the bulk Of the
pace.
The Newcastle Stables saracinesca. 9 to S
f%avorite. was much the bes, In the Nth race, at
a mile and a sixteenth on the grass. Miller
let him down at the head Of the stretch and
he breezed To the wire a length and a half
in front OF Tony Bonero, Is TO !, who had
three parts Of a length over Golf Ball. ~ 20 /.
George +. Davis, 4 to !, and Dreamer, 4 10 1.
had early speed. but stopped. The time
was l:ta is.
Boots Durnell put Joe Neslon, 7 to 2. over
the plate in the last race. at ~three-quarters
Of a mile. the colt leading nearly all the way
and winning in a romp by four lengths from
Hal. q to l Biskra, rs to l., who finished
third, was disqualified for fouling Hal. and
the Newcastle Stables Scallop, ? TO I favorite.
was moved into third place. The time was
IA 2-5. -Four favorites and a second choice
got the coin. The attendance was more
than $1,000. The summaries.