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FAIR PLAY MEETS DEFEAT FAILS TO CONCEDE WEIGHT TO BIG CHIEF IN THE SEPTEMBER STAKES Whitneys Perseus and Bobbin Finish First and Sec ¬ ond in the Sapphire Stakes Burgher Makes a Successful Debut New York September S Thomas II Williams pastern stable aiinee l another big Coney Island Jockey Club stake race at Sheepshead Ray today This time it was Big Chief which carried the Cali ¬ fornia sportsmans colors to victory and defeated his friends August Belmonts Fair I lay the cham ¬ pion threeyearold bar Colin of the year Big Chiefs race in the September Stakes was not dis 1 inguished by Hie flight of si eed that marked the running f his brilliant stable companion Firestone in the Omnium Handicap yesterday but it will probably go down in turf history as the superior race of the two by virtue of the fart that so great a horse as Fair Play finished behind him Only a trio of horses faced the starter for the twentyeighth running of the September Stakes Big Chief Fair Ilay and Falcada Big Chief lit as hands could make liiui was sent out under orders to make the miming and lind the weak spots in his two oppo ¬ nents if they had any These tactics faithfully carried out would probably have resulted in a much easier victory for the big stouthearted and staying u of Poutiac that he achieved finally but Shill ¬ ing not only neglected to make the most of ibis flying start over Fair Ilay which began so slowly as to have been virtually left at the post but he dawdled in front so interminably long that the race finally degenerated Into a closing three furlongs stretch sprint in which he only just escaped being worsted by dint of terrific riding energy The heavily burdened but fleetfooted favorite as well is the lightly weighted Falcada were particularly well served by the slow early pace and it explains their close proximity to Big Chief at the finish finishThe The history of the September Stakes since 1JUO is tabled below TimeIIOO Year Winner Wt Tockey Val Time IIOO Killasliandra 10S Oclom 2525 222 1101 Blues 120 Shaw 2455 222J 1902 Cnughnawaga 109 Odom 241X 222 222IMS 22031MM IMS The Picket 125 ONeill 0r5 2203 1MM Beldame 12 ONeill 4000 219S JMir 219SJMir 22UJIOC Von Tromp Ill Hildobrand 40G5 22U JIOC Nealou 122 W Dugau 4370 21 J907 Bine Book 122 KLowe 3700 22 22190SBig 190SBig Chief 111 C II Shilg ° IOI ilos ilosDistance Distance changed from 1 3S miles to 1 510 miles milesThe The September Stakes was first run for at 1 34 miles in 1884 Louisette won the first stake The distance was changed to 1 3S miles in 1S02 1S02Of Of secondary importance and value the Sapphire Stakes at live and a half furlongs was contested l y five good elass twoyearolds in 1crsciis Bobbin Lady Hubbard Ilarrigan and Tattling The Whit ¬ ney pair Peiseus and Bobbin finished first and sec ¬ ond both ridden out at the end after leading from the start No declaration had been made in advance as to which should win and the spectators were treated to tho spectacle of two horses running in one and the same interest savagely fighting it out through the whole length of the stretch although leading their nearest competitor bv a half dozen lengths lengthsThe The tabled history of the Sapphire Stakes since 1M0 is as follows Year Winner Wt Jockey Val Time 1900 Conroy 109 Spencer 220 1008 1901 Pretorius 108 T Burns 2470 2470108 2470108IK2 108 IK2 Clarion 10S OConnor 3170 lOGj 1IO Luxembourg 108 Cray 710 107 11104 Agile IIS T Burns 3425 425 100 1OGJ j 1905 Lady Navarre 115 T Burns JG25 100 1900 W II Daniel 12r 1 Jones U75 l7r 100 1107 105S1JOS Meelick 118 E Dugan 3025 025 105S 1JOS Perseus 108 E Dugau 1050 l00i l00iThe The Sapphire Stakes was first run for in 1887 when the famous California mare Oeraldinc won it itThis This was the second time during the afternoon that two horses from the Westbury establishment had filled the two desirable positions at the finish of a race Baby Wolf and Bar None having in ¬ augurated what was destined to be a real Whitney day In the introductory seven furlongs dash Finally Burgher a full brother to the famous Burgomaster made a successful debut on the turf and completed the Whitney stable triumphs by leading a big band f threeyearolds including Anonyma a halfsister fo Sysonby home In the closing race on the pro ¬ gram The two remaining races were conditioned for selling platers Trash proved the winner in one and Bird of Flight II was successful in the other Both contests were spectacular with the result in doubt in each almost up to the last stride strideTodays Todays attendance was the smallest of the meet ing not more than 4000 persons witnessing the run ¬ ning off of the splendid card Ideal weather and perfect track conditions prevailed prevailedBurgher Burgher was beginning to develop a bad disposi ¬ tion and was gelded this spring The Hamburg Hlirly Burly threeyearold has shown private trials of one mile in 140 or better betterOne One of the ticket sellers at the gate remarked that he had been selling admission tickets exclus ¬ ively around New York tracks for thirtv years but never in his recollection had there been so poor a days todayA business as that of today A J Joyner will sell his horses in training at auction September 20 They include Hessian Cres slna Rialto and other A biir batch from the rac ¬ ing stables of Harry Payne Whitney will probably e disposed of on the same day Among the West bury lot will he such good ones as Bar None Baby Wflf and Burgher Mr Whitneys return from Europe is expected the latter part of this month S monthS C Hildrcth is a registered half owner in Ilar ¬ rigan riganW W II Fier remarked today that Ulilford was on Hie verge of a breakdown and P C Johnson would experience some difficulty in getting him to the post again againJohn John Sleiner who was prominent on the turf as an owner eight years ago is again getting together a stable of horses for racing In California next win winF F 1 AVelr is seriously considering a winter cam ¬ paign of racing on the coast Roscben tin most famous sprinter of the last decade will be his chlff reliance relianceJ J L McGlnuis intends to breed Notasulga to Im ulc Gill next spring Both will race at Oakland OaklandCharles Charles Hughes trainer for II M Xieglers horses has engaged ten stalls at Santa Anita for the com ¬ ing meeting there A round dozen of the iegler yearlings will be sent out in November and race in California springThe as twoyearolds in the folowlng spring The crack western twoyearold Dick Boiler has been priced to Dr II E Bowell and may change hands any day dayMars Mars Cassidy ylio I to lie the general manager managerof of the coming big winter race track project for Havana Cuba received a cablegram from there to today day advising him of tin mailing of important papers In papersIn connection therewith Mr Caysidy expressed a belief that these documents contain the full and liberal andliberal racing concessions promised by the Cuban Cubangovernment government If so the work of constructing the thegrandstand grandstand and track buildings will be begun iinmc iinmcAnonyma Anonyma delayed the start in the last race for i1 out ten minutes owing to her vlclonsness and hinging She ran hack to the stand once and It set nied for a while as if the others would have to be vent awav without her Had there been anx belting the Keene filly would Irave closed at 10 to 1 Instead of oven ovenBudolph Budolph Goldberg formerly a prosperous feed merchant of Sheepshcad Bay committed suicide by hanging today Goldberg lost his business and was ruined by tho present antiracing law
