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SEWELLS GREAT EASTERN. HEAVILY BACKED BY HIS CONNECTIONS, HE BREAKS A TRACK RECORD. Accountant Triumphs in the Century Stakes John M. P. Unseats His Rider and Balzac Wins Westbury Steeplechase Licenses Revoked. New York, September 15. The Coney Island Jockey Clubs autumn meeting at Sheepsliead Bay ended this afternoon. The card was a splendid one, embracing the Century Stakes over the regulation cup distance; the Great Eastern Handicap, for two-year-olds, and the Westbury Steeplechase, over the full course. The sport was witnessed by a crowd of 30,000 people. The weather conditions were perfect and tiie track lightning fast. Accountant, the favorite won the big weight for age stake in an interesting contest from three others. Sewell, in at 1 OS. pounds, won the Great Eastern Handicap In convincing style from twelve others of his own age, including the renowned Do Mmid and Fountain-blue. While the result was a. stunning surprise to the rank and file of lettors, C. E. Rowe, the owner of Sewell, and his connections won large wagers on the colts victory, backing him down from 15 to 1 .to 5 to 1. Otto Stifel, formerly a part owner of Sewell is said to have cleaned up 0,000 on the race. Close observers say that .Tack Martin punished Fountain-blue ail the way and even at the end, when hopelessly lM?aten, the colt was being mercilessly Hogged. With victory in sight in the steeplechase, John m." rrandk-ofto landing badly, . unseated his . rider. Balzac then went on anil won off. Paul Jones, which was so far in the rear during the early running, as to give the impression that he had broken down woke up as the favorite came to grief and closed a surprising gap. The stewards of the Jockey Club have revoked the license of jockey It. Itomanelli, who was suspended by the stewards at Saratoga for a bad ride on New Mown Hay. Jockey H. Baird was also deprived of his license for absenting himself without leave from the stable of his contract employer, W. II. Snyder. During the Saratoga meeting of j 1005, Baird was disciplined, for being left at the I post on Woodsaw. He was afterwards reinstated on condition that he remain under the control of W. II. Snyder. It. E. De B. Lopez, of California, who introduced the starting gate in tills country, was a visitor ajSlipsliead Bay this afternoon. Thomas li. Williams, president of the New California Jockey Club, is en route to New York in the interest of the winter meeting at Oakland. He left San Francisco Tuesday.
