Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-07
GREATEST DAY At
SHEEPSHEAD BAY
Nearly $1,000 Present on the
Fourth of JuIy-Gate Re-
ceipts Over 100000.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. July 6.-That the popularity
of racing at our metropolis courses is just
| now at high water mark, Sheepshead Bays
leviathan attendance on the Glorious
Fourth affords ample evidence Official
count at the Jockey Clubs turnstiles shows
49, S5i paid admissions recorded at both
main and field gates. While add to this
gigantic total from 1000 to 5000 compli-
| mentary admissions. representing horse
| men. the press. employees, etc, and the
days assemblage numbered close to SO, 900
persons
This is a record for this track, the previ-
Gus one being 1900 people, on the day of
the enny-Salvator match. 1t comes near
to being the largest attendance authenti-
Gated at any American race course. Bel
| mont Parks Decoration day gathering.
credited at $1,000 people. was not verified
by any official count made public.
Shortly after the last race was over at
| Sheepshead Thursday three men boarded
the 'parlor car train for Long lsiano
City. One of the trio carried suit case
with him, and the other two were very
solicitous, sticking closer to him than
brpthers, andEsecuring seats each side or
him.
few people on the train identified the
two helpers as Pinkerton men. while the
man with the valise was found to be one of
the assistant treasurers of the Jockey club.
In the grip" was $4,000 in cash, the
days gate receipts at both gates! In the
pockets of The two Pinkertons were sundry
guns of the most approved quick-fring
pattern.
ed the bank in Gotham in safety. From this
$4,000 the clubs expenses for the day
were only $22,9O In purses and stake
money and the days salaries Of judges.
l1fa .Jc cfar or nf3
in all inside $4,000 expenses against the
immense receipts noted. red letter day
in the financial dividends of the Coney
Island Jockey Club!
: Salvidere and Peter Pan.
This great assemblage of people was ham
died in better shape and with greater ce-
lerity than ever before on any big race
day. On Decoration day. at Belmont Park.
the congestion was most unpleasant, owing
to only one line of railway to and fro. but
at Sheepshead over dozen eonverging
lines attended to racegoers.
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company via
Brooklyn bridge ran thirty-two special race
trains and handled $4,000 people. The Long
Island railway by the 34th street ferry utii-
| lied eighteen special trains. The many troll
| ley lines from Brooklyn and Williamsburg
carried many thousands more at fve-cent
fares. Automobiles. carriages and other
vehicles completed the best transportation
ever seen OH b DlS IdCc udy.
Sheepshead's greatest weeks racing has
seen such great events follow each other in
| such rapid succession that it is hardly Off
with one turf idol before 1t is ION" with
sulga Dr. Gardner. COttontown, Chapulte-
pee and other stars" alternately enthuse
| and arouse the ovations accorded the latest
victors by the excited thousands.
Although Peter Pans Thursday reversal
of his defeat in the mud last week by
Frank GILL. Montgomery and Salvidere has
l tlo oNlf RI q
/! too soon to yet award him the championship
| over Salvidere. Peter Pan is a gigantic
three year-old. Weighing 1.2SO pounds. and
his heart evidently corresponds with his
big frame But Salvidere has been sick and
l is just rounding to.
! Salvidere and Peter Pan will next meet
| in the $37. 900 Realization stakes at Sheeps,
| head Tuesday. That race is mile and
| five furlongs. and mud or dry, both colts
| are sure starters, bar accident. Salvfderes
game second to Peter Pan day before yes,
| terday marked a good race at mile and
| three furlongs. Over the longer route OF
the Realization last years champion may
| give the Keene colt much harder Job than
he had Thursday. There Is much interest
| felt in this next meeting of the pair, and
| great crowd will turn out to see the two
| again measure strides
Brighton Handicap Probabilities.
| Notasulga, queen of her sex, continued
| her remarkable career by Tuesdays clever
victory. Like Peter Pan. this two-year-
old FLY is framed on big lines and should
! make a grand brood mare when through
| racing Yesterday E. R. Thomas offered
her New Orleans owners s25. 900 for Nota-
| sulga.
But Messrs Burlatom and Hamel. her
young owners, hold her at 100000 and the
sale was not made. 1t probably will be,
| however befere many days. and justtfes
the present high prices obtained for thor
| oughbred yearlings.
Contrarywise. however, as showing both
| sides of the yearling lottery one we'll
| known western man spent $4,000 last
year for yearlings. and has not developed
| a single crack performer out Of the bunch.
Still he has several winners from the
crop, and as he bets has probably got
back his heavy amount invested
| Fontainbleu's claims to three-year-
supremacy received a sound quietus yes
terday In the Spindrift stakes, won by
Keene's Cabochon. But Dinna Ken. the
Whitney gelding, added to the high opin-
| ion in which he is held by defeating
strong field of older horses at mile. This
| son of Yankee is improving every day.
| Two more days at Sheepshead. Monday
and Tuesday, and then Brighton Beach
| opens for a session of four weeks, lacking
| two days. The beach track Is always a
| favorite one with racegoers, for its slant
| ing brick walk in front Of the stand gives
| sounds ample views of the races who
! do not go on the stand.
| With horsemen, also the Brighton track
is popular. The $4,000 Brighton handi-
| rival either Suburban Brooklyn in pub
lie interest. Peter Pan is in with only
| lO5 pounds DR.. Gardner with 11S and
| Kercheval, the San Francisco winner, with
only 81 pounds This horse Is receiving
special preparation for the race and may