The sun., 1909-06-30
SIR JOHN JOHNSON AN UPSET
OVERLOOKED, HE WINS SLEEPS.
HEAD BAY STAKES.
Notasulss, Miss kearney and Julia Powell
Finish Noses Apart-sandy Creeker
Takes Lucky Steepl plechase- Colinet,
Hammeriess and Democrat Score.

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Finish Noses Apart-sandy Creeker
Takes Lucky Steeplechase-Colin
Hammeriess and Democrat Score.
That expert calculation as TO the result
Of a horse race often misses fire was we'll
illustrated by the running of the Sheepshead
| Bay Selling Stakes at the Bay yesterday
afternoon. The distance was a mile and
the persons who take into consider alton
past performances, the condition OF horses.
the paddock Information and other details
figured that Dreamer ought to win with
COhort. Nimbus. The Wrestler and Mont
gomery the dangerous factors. Accord
ingly they made Dreamer the favorite. with
plenty Of support for the others named
above. But the wise men. 80 called did
not believe that Sit John Johnson had n
chance. in spite of the fact that he ran
winning race the last time out. They ga Id
that Sir John lacked class and could not
stick ID out the full distance When II came
to racing. however. the wise fraternity
quickly learned that all Of their careful de-
llberat ions had been in vain, for Sir John
johnson. quoted at II to /. broke In front.
made all the running and won with length
and q slf TO spare In 1889 is. Cohort out
gained Dreamer and beat him head for
the place, with Ninhus a length out Of the
Alonzo. Domino, st. Maxim. Havoc. Semper
Ego. Fly by Night. Greyfeld. Drigadier.
Kamara. Blues, Grazlallo. Woodsaw. In
Quisitor. Sir Lynnewood and Dandelion.
A finish that appeared to puzzle the
judges and caused much difference OF
opinion among the spectstors marked the
Maskette Handicap. for mares. at six and
half furongs. main course. James T.
Oafiney's colors were carried for the first
nv mi iiu ,N Ns.i ~ - n y
With i}utwell UP she made the running
until well into the s'rsci,. When she began
$, TO /, rushed up on ,he Inside and }; y.
Madden's Miss kearney. IS 10 ., closed on
the outside OF Mr.. tiafIney's mare, with
At the wire il seemed to those directly be-
hind the Judges stand that Miss Kearney
got ,pp in the last jump. but the Official
nose. with Miss Kearney the same distance
before Julia POwel. while Sentenfious and
Pantoude were less than a length out of
The ST. Kevin Steepe, blse. a. about two
the s, JUMP MP O. ocbsJ 'h5sS i5to his
saddle. AT the second jump TopShwood
. to 10 favorite, took header, while Lizzie ,
FLA; %s, Sh fhsa ss sSSdsns Gs k.sna a. ss
! to /, assumed a commanding lead. with |
Sandy, Creeker. to !. the contender. until
sssr Of %s .sa to r 4. basi
stretch. That enabled Sandy Creeker to
60 on and win IN gellop In S22. Palmer
hsad ei H. s .s; 81"
Woodford Cisy's Colinet. easily outclassed
the others in the Daisy Stakes. for two-year;
home with two lengths to spare in 90 IS:
Colinet was a strong second choice at . toS
and made all the pace. ). L. McGinnis's
GnSs .sd Hssa sss sn Ba game
the lukewarm favorite, length and
hallah kingdom. Media, Lady Of the Valley.
beSnGra kor1s R1H6SOrS Na%soki: 81;
and Counterpsne.
Little Glass put up splendid ride on
three ee-sixteenths on the turf. He kept the
Ally under restraint until Bonnie
fd ss es o basy %e
and beat him easily BY three Lengths 10
co. one second slower thsn ihs besSon con Lsh b.ns
named name after that well known horse. Rio
Grande. after & q SLOW beginning. 81 Eeoeiy ed 2
before Lighthouse. owned by Mike Leonard.
q Harlem blacksmith.
ing g col, 81 hs9n named pemosrat. BY vote VotsrHThe
olds FIVE and half furlongs. Futurity
course. He was prepared for this race by
was quoted at g !. Fol, nearly half the
S to !. had a fierce duel. after
rather easily by a length and a half in
;os -. Uncas Chief. II a hard driyes beat
ing Bob a supposed good thing. half a
ength back. Five favorites were defeated,
much 10 the chagrin Of the form students.
The attendance was about 5000. The sum
naries: