The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-11
SLUMBER I'd WINS
WHEN SIRE EXPIRES
News Of Hamburg's Death at
BrOOkdale Arrives While
Colt COOls Out.
STABLE MATE SWERVES

L. 8. Thompson's S1umber I'd, n eor
OF the great Hamburg. supplied m,
usual victory for tho stable at .Belmon'
Park yesterday by beating a high class
field In the Merrick Handicap and turn.
ing the best mile Of the present meeting
by finishing in 1:37 3-5. There was
a pathetic side to the impressive wir
Of the handsome bay. although the newt
reached few outside of the stable con
nections. Slumber I'd had scarcely
cooled out under TIM supervision of Al.
bort Simons when word was received
that his sire, Hamburg. had died a;
Brookdale Farm, where he had been
the head OF the whitney stud since 1901.
It was expected that the rejuvenated
Cock o. the Walk. which carried top
weight In the handicap. would be made
favorite, but he suffered -nder a critical
examination in the paddock. and tho
support for him was lukewarm. so that
Slumber I'd closed the choice at 3 to 5.
The race was supposed to be between
this pair, so that liberal prices were
quoted against the others.
All got away we'll except August
Belmonts Dragoman, which delayed
making his first start in this country
90 long nat he was left at the post.
There was a strenuous fight for good
positions in the run down the back
stretch and Tommy McTaggart always
had Slumher I'd up with the leading
brigade TO take a clear lead as he
'cichod the bend. with Gniner and Ca
pra almost on his heels. Turner, on
GAMER. sought 10 a V ground on the
turn into the homestretch by sktnn!nE
close to the rail. hut his move was
frustrated by McTacgart. who had suf-
fcient lead at that time 20 move over
to the rail with Slumber I'd and force
tho Greentree Stable entry TO run In be-
mind him. OF the Others, only Capra
could Keep anywhere near the leaders,
ana lumbe ID won by two ,engthR with
Iain"r second. four ,engths in front
or Capra. Cock o. the Walk was beaten
ny all except the late starter, Drago-
man, and pulled w very sore.
The Whitney horses did not have II
All their own way. for In the n nre-
ceding tho handicap n rcdhot ~favorite
carrying the Thompson colors, was
bowled over when Sandman I'd. which
was making his first start in this
voc ''hA'i u IlbSt NY AUGUST
Belmont's Top Hat and then ruled out
OF second place for fo,uing Mrs. Living
ston's Puts n Calls in the stretch.
inc stable thought n rood dcal OF
sandman I'd. n four-year-old, by Broom
stick-Sandria, md II was only the
fatal mistake of Tommy McTaggnrt I'm
drawing his whip when Puts and Calls
threatened In the stretch that caused
MS defeat The colt swerved sharply
when he felt the lash u humping into
Puts and Calls dropped back from first
to third place. As soon as McTaggart
resorted to hand riding he made up
the lost ground so quickly that he was
beaten by only a nose.
Ltbynn Sands scored tho second Bel
mont victory Of the day in the last race
for wo-Ncar-olds. in which the son
or Rock Sand was an odds on favorite.
1t was a tight mt. as Garner and Fox
hall koenes Indian Chant so far out I'm
front that Libyan Sands had to make up
a couple OF lengths In the last sixteenth
and just managed TO win by a nose.
Both first and second favorites IN the
Shinnecock Steeplechase came to grief
kchtoh, the choice, fell in the last half
mile by rising TO a jump al the same
time as the horse IN front OF him This
left the thrce-year-old Bill dudley 70
fight II out with the four-ycar-old Single
stick and the younger horse showed the
greater speed, winning by ten lengths.
The summaries
FIRST RACE.
For three year -olds and upward which have
not won at this mcetins selling: by sub.
scripuon of IS. with $500 added. sx furlongs
STRAIGHT
Horsc and He. w Jockey. Prceu Fin
Water Welles, a.. ll6. r MTag'r, IS ia y
Orotund, 4,...."...lo 1903. lAlley 80. lO-l 81 3,
lse"t hONen. b.,,.....l+ Buxton. l1l 81 4