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HESSIANS BRILLIANT RACE EASILY DEFEATS LAST YEARS BROOKLYN HANDICAP WINNER AND OTHER STARS Golden Pearl Shows Great Speed in Winning the theWilliamsburgh Williamsburgh Handicap Newcastle Stable StableMay May Secure Musgravc to Do Its Riding New York May 11 It is possible that racegoers nt Jamaica today saw one of the seasons best three yearold in Hessian A J Joyners slashing sou of Watercress and Colonial which showed fine form late last season after an earlier career such us might be expected of a big growing youngster Hessian li at Superman winner of the Brooklyn Handicap last jrear Dandelion and other horses of high class In a handicap at a mile and a sixteenth and performed his task with such infinite ease and In such good time as to stamp him a highclass colt Mr Joyner did not believe that Hessian was at his best mil started with the Idea of giving him some good work for his Bclmont 1ark engagements rather than with any hope of beating Superman and Dandelion Hessian Is such a big colt and natu ¬ rally so iinsuited to the sharp turns at Jamaica that Jioyner instructed Dugan not to rush him around the lirst turn and not to hustle him until the back stretch was reached Dugan went to the turn pulling up much to the consternation of Hessians backers but when straightened away in the baek stretch the volt moved up on the outside of the bunch to take second position before the race was half over Dugan then waited on Mark Antony 11 until the turn for home was reached when he let out i wrap and Hessian went to the front in a twinkling Superman moved up at this point also lint made no impression at all against Hessian which won as Dugan pleased Hessian carried even weights wording to the scale with Dandelion and was in receipt of two pounds from Superman If as Mr Joyner feared Hessian was not at his best and the Jamaica turns were against him he will surely be a real smasher when thoroughly tit and over a track like Bolmont Park or Shcepshead Ity ItyJoyner Joyner was reported to have said that he would beat Colin with Hessian When the subject was broached this afternoon he replied Well I dont know that 1 exactly promise to beat Colin with Hes ¬ sian but 1 should not be surprised if my colt bumps up against last seasons champion before long This plainly indicated that it is not his Intention to dodge Mr Keenes crack at any rate Hessian is a gigantic colt but lias a rare turn of speed He Is not in the Metropolitan Handicap but has four stake engagements at Ileimont Park in ¬ cluding the Cosmopolitan Handicap and the Jockev Club VeightforAge race raceSuperman Superman and Dandelion were out in preparation for the Metropolitan Handicap Wednesday and the former made much the better showing Dandelion never an early horse was supported by the stable but showed speed for only half of the journev Superman carried seven pounds more than his Metro ¬ politan impost and is sure to race well Wednesday Mr Joyuers colors were in front in the Williams burgh Handicap also Golden Pearl winning in a good Held of shortdistance runners as easily as Hessian did That lie is destined to make a rare pood sprinter if nothing more is certain He was second choice today preference being given to Cohort which again ran away below his twoyear old form He tired badly after going a half mile olden Pearl was fortunate to escape a bumping match early in the nice from which Uerry Maid was the principal sufferer She was knocked com ¬ pletely out of the race raceThe The tabulated history of the Williamsburgh Han ¬ dicap is as follows Year Winner Wt Jockey Val Time TimelOOf lOOf Saceharometer 111 Shaw 1010113 lOOlMaequiu 1010113lOOlMaequiu HOONeill 17501131 1005 Pasadena f 114 Lyne lOSO 113J 1000 Halifax IM Shaw 1555115 1907 Aletheuo 105 Garner 171 5 114 lyOS 114lyOS Golden Pearl 110 B Dugan 1025 113 Ran a dead heat with Lady Amelia and won run off There was a big improvement in the weather con ¬ ditions today It wa clear and warm and a tre ¬ mendous attendance was scored for Monday The crowd had only fair success in its speculation two odrtsou cliulcos two second choices and two out ¬ siders dividing the races racesShortly Shortly after tho start for the closing race Black Mamie was crowded into tho fence and fell She was ridden by 1orke who sustained a badly bruised head and was very fortunate in escaping more seri ¬ ous Injury InjuryJnck Jnck Joyner was very much perturbed on his ar ¬ rival at the track because of the carded weight 1IX pounds for Golden Pearl in the Stake Ac ¬ cording to tho conditions winners after announce ¬ ment of weights must take up three pounds The weights were announced at 5 oclock Thursday Golden Pearl won the closing race that day and ordinarily would have been liable for the penalty But that was the stormy day when no time was lost and the last race was run at 415 But to be sure there would be no protest made with any show of success Mr Joyner sought oflicial advice nnd was assured that Golden Pearl was not liable for the penalty penaltyTho Tho Newcastle Stable having had the services of Walter Miller for the last two years and conse ¬ quently feeling the loss of a good rider for the stable will probably lake the contract Phil Chlnn holds on Musgrave The deal lias not yet been closed but Is almost pure to go through throughSenator Senator Foelker who voted for the AgnewHart Mils was operated upon today at Slaatsbiirg for appendicitis Ills absence from the extra session which convenes tonight robs the governor of one vote for his pet measure Twelve hours after the operation the senator was still unconscious and his condition Is regarded as critical
