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DREAMER BESTS JACK ATKIN TAKES THE CONEY ISLAND HANDICAP AFTER A FIERCE DRIVE IN THE STRETCH Hessian Runs a Fast Milo and Looms Up as a aProspective Prospective Rival of Colin Hearings in Betting Cases Deferred New York June 22 The great field of horses carded for the Coney Island Handicap at Sheeps bead Bay was reduced by unimportant withdrawals to a dozen of starters embracing every variety of Kppcd marvels known on the turf A more remark ¬ able collection of sprinters quantity and quality considered has never competed for a valuable turf prize in this country The list fairly bristles with great names including Itoseben Jack Atkiu De Mund Firestone Baby Wolf Dreamer Notasulga and others othersThe The race itself developed into a thrilling and spectacular struggle in which Jack Atkiu the pres ¬ ent seasons racing phenomenon despite a heroic effort under the crushing itnjwst of 135 pounds was forced to lower his colors to n lightly weighted opponent in Dreamer With the two exceptions of leader and trailer the entire field took close order from the start and seemed in almost perfect alignment be ¬ hind the flying pacemaker De Mund as it swept into view of the spectators During the first quarter of the long stretch a kaleidoscopic change of posi ¬ tions took place Jack Atkln and Dreamer singling out of the ruck with rocketlike velocity and they dashed past the Itainey wonder as if he had been tied to a post and engaged in a terrific duel for supremacy which resulted in a victory for an uu considered outsider outsiderThe The tabled history of the Coney Island Handicap since 1900 is given below Year Winner AWt Jockey Val Time TimeJWKT JWKT Voter ti ISolSpcncer t450 113J 1901 Voter 7 133 Spencer 1 112 1002 Hatasoo 3 120 OConnor 1450 1144 1903 Lady Uucas 100 lied fern 2850 117 1904 Lady Uncas 7 9i Kimz 3030 113 1905 Hamb Belle 4 124 W Davis 3200112 1900 K Daughter 3 113 J Martin 3400 l12r 1907 Tony Faust 3 107 0 H Shilling 3490 113J 1908 Dreamer 0 112 D McCarthy 3GSO 112 112Barney Barney Schreiber was present and saw the re ¬ nowned thoroughbred of his own breeding run for the first time this season or since he had become a turf luminary of the first magnitude and there were tears in his eyes as ho exclaimed That is the best race Jack Atkiu has ever run even if lie did get beat and I am glad that I was here to see it Asked If the present crippled state of racing in the east meant a reduction in the number of stallions marcs and consequent yearly output of his Woodlands Stud Mr Schreiber said No I shall go on increasing my holding in land and horses as long as I live I could no more resist a bar ¬ gain in horseflesh than I can forego the pleasure of racing horses of my own breeding and my beginning was about as humble as can be imagined imaginedThomas Thomas U Williams Double Event winner Fire ¬ stone ran a remarkable race from where lie got away in the big race and he may prove a formidable factor in some of the threeyearold stakes to be de ¬ cided later on in the season seasonThe The aptlynamed Daisy Stakes at five furlongs on the grass course resulted in a hollow victory for Andrew Millers Sandringham filly Counterpane CounterpaneTwo Two new track records were established one over the regular track at one mile and threesixteenths and the other over the six and a half furlongs grass course by Monfort and Royal Tourist respectively The former was reduced by fourfifths of a second from 159 Henos time on September 5 1902 and the latter from Sweet Alices 1194 made on June 23 1904 to 1188 the present mark markHessians Hessians reappearance and startling display of form in the mile race which he cantered in 138 was a noteworthy incident in a racing way during the afternoon afternoonThere There were many present who were willing to take a flyer on his chances of beating even Colin At any rate the opinion prevails that if Colin is ever to be forced to play second fiddle to any horse it might well be Hessian If doubt exists as to Colins stamina it will receive a severe test next Saturday da the Coney Island Jockey Club Stakes at one mile and a half halfBefore Before the races there was considerable anxiety displayed as to the condition of Harry Payne Whit ¬ neys crack lightweight jockey Eddie Dugan who had been reported seriously injured in a collision between two automobiles at Mineola on Sunday Racegoers were much relieved when his name was posted as the rider of Hillside in the opening race Ill effects of bis accident were clearly in evidence when he rode the Whitney colt so poorly as virtu ¬ ally to be responsible for his defeat defeatThe The day was ideal for racing a cool breeze from the ocean swept the grandstand and Sheepshead Bay was about the most comfortable place in New York The crowd was considerably smaller than on the opening days of the meeting This was to be expected on Monday however and the turfs sup ¬ porters took no alarm over it John Boden and a big delegation of horsemen came down from Mon ¬ treal overnight and helped to swell the attendance There is absolutely no truth in the published re portfl that the Brighton meeting would he declared off offDe De Coursey Forbes sailed for England today on a mission connected with the big consignment of yearjlngs recently shipped there by James R Kecnc TFatoor Jemea Howe Bald that be did ao know whether they Lad been sent there to be raced or sold but presumed that it was for the lastnamed purpose at the coming July sales at Tattersalls TattersallsJohn John K Madden was in receipt of a cablegram today from the Ix ndon Dally Mail asking him to kindly inform them if lie intended sending his horses to England to race next season as a result of the recently enacted antiibettihg laws in this country and if so what arrangements would probably be made for their training etc Mr Madden answered Until the atmosphere is cleared tip I intend to stick to American racing adding If my colts which are eligible to foreign classics prove as worthy this fall as the are now I will probably ship some of them abroad and make arrangements with some good English trainer to handle them themThe The hearings on cases arising out of the new betting laws which were to have occupied the atten ¬ tion of two branches of the Supreme Court in Man ¬ hattan and of Special Sessions in Brooklyn today have been postponed and because of the adjournment of these court cases the situation at the race track remains practically unchanged yet there is an im ¬ portant exception in that a majority of police deputy sheriffs and plain clothes men have been withdrawn leaving only a handful to do perfunc ¬ tory duty in the matter of enforcing the Agnew Hart antibetting laws lawsThe The hopes of the racing public center on the habeas corpus proceedings before Justice BisehotT in the case of Melville Collins arrested for accept ¬ ing a verbal bet from John Rawls on Thursday last at Graveseud on the application before Justice Blanchard to make permanent the injunction pro ¬ ceedings issued last Friday by Justice Bischoff re ¬ straining the police from interfering with orderly assembling of tace track patrons at the course and on the outcome of the other cases of the layers including two men of prominence in Orlando Jones and George Cafferitta arrested at Gravesend during the first days of the present antibetting crusade and which are on todays calendar of the Court of Special Sessions in Brooklyn
