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THE FINN TAKES ANOTHER STAKE RACE Defeats Sharpshooter Without Much Trouble House ¬ maid Hakes a New Track Record witi Ease New York June 15 The Finn IT C Hallen becks crack threeyearold placed another stake to his credit when ho won the Southampton Handi ¬ cap at Jamaica this afternoon The race which was for threeyearolds at a mile and a sixteenth carried a net value of 2i25 and Phosphor was the only withdrawal It could hardly be called a trne riiu race however without attempting to retract from the victory of the Hallenbeck colt for as the gate went up Iady ICotha which was second form the inside bumped Into Sam McMeekin in the next position and almost unseated Dngan When he field was straightened away both of these horses were lengths lieliind and although Sam McMeekln made up much ground in going down the back stretch ho was unable lo get into a contending IHIS tion and in he last iiartrc Dugau did not appear to ride him out The Finn after lie had indulged Carbage with the lend until on the far urn moved up swiftly and laking he lead was never after ¬ wards threatened Sharpshooter took second place from the fast coming Runes an added starter starterA A handicap at live and onehalf furlongs brought out some shifty sprinters with Housemaid the top weight proving tin easy winner Housemaid went into the lead shortly after he start and held her opponens safe throughout Coinely made a chal ¬ lenge in the stretch tint at the end the llallenlieck mare was going easily to win by a big margin The time of the race 105 represented a new track record recordrue rue withdrawal of Tlinniliill Unites and Lady Teresa from the tiflli left Holy a prohibitive favorite and hi made good without milch ditliculty Cliff Field made a collide of attempts to overhaul the Qninii colt but hail lo he content witli second place J J Lillis won the second in slow time Hedge the second choice was practically left at the post and owing to the slow pace In he early running Iiyrne soon had her in a contending position hut she was unable to finish better hah third Lady Teresa was the victim of a H or ride at the bauds of McCahey and when he called on her in the stretch she just failed to get up TJu Hallenbeck Stable made it a double with Housemaid anil The Finn FinnDistrict District Attorney Lewis Smith and Sheriff 1ettlt of todayIt Nassau county were visitors today It was announced today that August Rclniout bad purchased a half interest in lie threeyearold Sam McMeckin from S 0 Hildreth who purchased the colt from J K Maihlen yesterday lie ran in the Bclmout odayMax colors In the Southampton Handicap oday Max Ilirseh purchased he colt Murphy for Sam ¬ uel Lewis the owner mf AlItlocli instead of F 15 Lemaire reportedJames as was originally reported James Fitzsimmoiis has sent Absconder and Sing Song to Hrookliue Mass for the hunt meetings at that place Thursday and Saturday Herman Conkling will depart for the same place to act as clerk of the scales scalesPommcrn Pommcrn winner of the New Derby is by Ioly melus the leading sire in England In 1OS Clarance II Mackay commissioned W II Ilovye he Jockey Club expert on registration and pedigrees to pick him out a lirstclass sire of English breeding and Iolymelus was his selection It is probable that had racing not received the setback it did then that Iolymelus would be standing in America today lielmont 1ark workouts over a fast track this morning were wereArdent Ardent Threeeighths in Astra Threequarters in 1177 1177Beverly Beverly James Half mile in 4 4Iroomvale Iroomvale Fiveeighths in 105 105Dinah Dinah Do Seveneighths in 1S5 1S5Flittergold Flittergold Half mile in 48 48Libvau Libvau l157fTost Sands Threequarters in l157f Tost Light Threeeighths In 5 5Uoamer Uoamer Mile in 140 140St St Kock Threequarters in 11S 11SStroniboli Stroniboli Mile in 144 144Taka Taka Threeeighths in K KTurn Turn Turtle Half mile in 40 40Vladimir Vladimir Half mile in 4S 4SWorkouts Workouts at Jamaica were wereAll All i Half mile in 0 0lilue lilue Mouse Half mile in 50 50Coy Coy Half mile in 52 52Dr Dr yab Half mile in 50 50Fair Fair omit Threequarters in 117 117Klect Klect Threeeighths in W WHanovia Hanovia Threeeighths in High Noon Half mile in 4S 4SMamie Mamie K Half mile in 51 51Minstrel Minstrel Fiveeighths in 101 101Iast Iast Master Half mile in 5 5Sir Sir William Johnson Half niilo in 50 50Tinkle Tinkle Hell Threequarters in 112 112Yadopeep Yadopeep Fiveeighths in 110
