New-York tribune., 1908-06-27
DANDELI0N'SFAST RACE
BUNS CLOSE TO RECORD
Colin and CeH ON the Shelf for .
Fec Days OnIu. q

r r. Hitchcock's Dandeion ran a hrtrs..
In winning the sheepshead Bay Handfc,, -
sheepshead Bay yesterday He took I'D no nc,,-ss
and coming from far back in the stretch boas
Jack Atkin and six other good horses in ths ,a,-
time Of f:37 As for the mile This was a -
track record for the enlarged course and vi4,t-
two-ffths Of second OF the worlds rscord a.
137 2-5 held Jointly by Dick Wees and F-ian,Asb,
While Dandelion earned the purse OF sonetbin-
more than $4,000 and the honor Of vinning .b
real glory. perhaps. belonged to Jack Atkin the
hero OF the Carter and the Metropolitan hapdica..
and other good races this year. He had lz1 uoind,
t1p and conceding twenty-three pounds to randa
Ioln. according to the scale. beaten by scan.
half length in a race that nine out OF every ten
present believed he ought to have won
J. Lee, the negro jockey. was held responsible bv
many for the defeat Of the big son OF Sain-E1 sa-
Iado After making rather too much use OF tho
horse chasing after the light footed Park View and
opening up a gap OF three four lengths rounding
the turn. he left opening the rail in the Iast
sixteenth which Miller. Dandelion was quicgo
to take advantage Of Lees attention was fixed ON
the horses on the outside, which he had safely
beaten and realized all too late his fatal mistake
of leaving a hole on the rail. through which Dam
deIion raced to victory. Jack Akin has won many
races this year. but he never better one than
he did yesterday, even though defeated
Park View showed fash OF speed for quarter
of a mile. but stopped badly. if short Of work.
Dreamer IOomed up dangerous the turn for
home and hung to the last sixteenth pole. when
the effort told and he had 10 be driven out to
save third money.
James r Keene at the track yesterday and
said that the unbeaten Colin and CeIt the winner
of the Brooklyn Handicap would not start IN tho
Coney Island Jockey Club Stakes Of $500 today,
hut that neither horse badly OF re-
norted He explained that It had been planned to-
work Colin on Thursday afternoon. but that Jimmy
Rowe his trainer detected signs OF Inflammation
In his pasterns and called DR.. Shepherd The at
ter advised against working or racing the horse
for a few days account Of slight fever in the
sheath of the tendons, but said that he did
consider that anything serious would result
Mr. Keene said further that Celt was suffering
only from a cracked heel, with which he had been
troubled more or less for the last two years. Ia
added that il did not amount 10 much. and that he
expected 1t to heal up quickly. but that the aienr
was enough to keep him IN the stable for few
days
Poterne the French horse imported 70 this coua-
try two weeks ago. broke down so badly IN tRa
running Of the fifth that it may be necessary
TO destroy her. The trouble appeared to De IN
the near hind Leg
The B. & o. Stable will ship eight horses 10 Seat
tia within the next few days in charge Of Kelly
the foreman Of the stable. Frank ONell the one
time Jockey and part owner Of the horses will
probably 20 also while his partner, Fred Burlew,
is in France