The Washington herald., 1908-07-03
JACK ATKIN BEATEN
Far West Almost Equals
Track Record.
FAvORITE GAVE AWAY POUNDS
Gold Lady Drops from the Clouds
and Finishes Third in the Long
Island Handicap at sheepshead
Bny-FitEherbert Enjoys GaIIOp
in the First Event-The Summaries.

New York, July Jack Atkin. to l.
though beaten three parts of length by
Far West, - 10 l. in the Long Island
Handicap. one mile and a furlong. al
Sheepshead Bay to-day. ran wonderful
race. He picked up rs pounds, and un-
der a splendid ride from Notter was
barely defeated in l:52. three-ffths OF a
second slower than Big Chiefs track
record.
Westbury and TOurenhe took turns at
pacemaking for three-quarters Of a mile.
where Atkin. who had been close up.
took command. Right up to the last
sixteenth pole the Schreiber coh looked
the winner. until Far West, 10 whom
Atkln gave twenty-one pounds by the
scale, closed with a determined rush
and landed the money.
a. L. Aste's Gold Lady. 10 TO /. dropped
from the clouds in the home stretch and
finished third three lengths back and
a length before Westbury. Dandelon, .
10 ,, could not raise a gallop at any stage
and was badly beaten.
II. r. Brandts good colt, Fitzherbert
to 5. enjoyed gallop in the first race
one for wo-year-olds-five and one-half
furlongs, Futurity course He led all the
way. and rolled home with five lengths
to spare, in ] :O7 3-5. J. f. Madden's Harri-
gan had no trouble in beating August
Bclmont's Practical % TO /. for the place.
II. X. Vinguts Waterspeed. TO l.
showed the way I'm the Good and Plenty
StccElechase. at about two and one-half
miles. and won easily by four lengths
I'm b:OS 3-5. The Hamilton Stables Rocket.
70 .. was second. with J. W Colts
Prince Of Plsen 5 10 l. third.
The Elkwood Park Stables ETHEREAL,
20 J. made a runaway Of the Pansy
Stakes for two-year-Clds. at six furlongs.
or the turf. and came home on the bit
with five lengths 20 spare in / 50 As, a
new track record.
There was a big upset in the Advance
Guard Handicap, at one and one-quarJer
miles on the turf. After Miss Crawford.
20 TO- had led for three-duarters Of n
mile. Prince Ching. a l0O-to-I shot. over
hauled her and led up to the last few
jumps, where DArkle so 10 /, closed and
won in a hard drive by a head, with
Prince Ching two lengths before Miss
Crawford. Pins and Needles. 10 l. was
taken on the outside OF the field all the
way, and did not show her usual speed.
The time was 2.0S As
The Summaries,
FIRST RACE-FIve and a half furlones Fitz-
herbcrt, l9) tDuganl. / 20 s. won Harigan. ~
Lesl. 70 J. second, Practical. ll2 Mglri 20 20
J third. Time. lE 35. Spectatress Gus Helm.
Nnd I1gc1n Mlstify. and Mem knight also ran.
SECOND RACE-Ahout two miles and a half
Water SIrcl lD jDaridsonl % l. won Rocket.
lZ NMcNunc,l, 90 2 second; Prince Il Pilscn l37
il5rcai. to l. third. Time sos 35 Expan-
sicuist C1bln 1Hd hirg Castle also ran.
THIRD RAtL-SiX furlouC- Ethereal 50 up
tom. Go T. von. High Range. l92 tShrcvel : 20 p
secluG. 1aboo. q iMcCaheyl Is 70 s. third. Time.
1855 Sand Piper. Lady Selma. o. L. Rid.
Gr8nil. ard Ruhle also ran.
FOURTH RACE-One ilo and a furlong Far
West. I0 WibTil, % 20 l. won; JACK Akin rs
tNottTl. 90 T. second: Gold Lady. Jos Garner
ID % ]. third Time e, Wcstbury. Montgomery
Dardciio7. To-r-uno. Old Honesty. Arctic. and
Home Again also ran
FIFTH RACE-Oue mile and a quarter. DArkle.
s. lN~t7rtWl 81 10 1. won. Prince Ching. IS
tMusTarel. l0 10 l. second. Miss Crawford 3 10
D. Jlird. Time. Dos IS. KeuanEie Pins
and Needles. and Farand Dor also ran
SIXTH EACE-One mile. Gel White. lOs mil
lc1. IS 20 5. won; Molescy. i03 Niusgravel. TO l.
scc.nd' Rcckstrne. l03 Garner. s to 2 third
Time l,io GOvan. Import. Grimaldi. Miss Gates
by. Laughing Eyes. Umbrella, Easion. Okcnite. aud
Sukey's son also ran.