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PURCHASE BEATS SIR BARTON i J K L Ross Colt Suffers First Defeat as a ThreeYearOld Winner Favored by Weight and Track Conditions Double Victory for S C Hildreth NEW YORK N Y July 10 Heavy noon hour rains converted the Aqueduct course into a condi ¬ tion of sloppiness and had a great effect upon the attendance patrons anticipating Oie eventual nu ¬ merous withdrawals A goodly crowd however braved the elements that they might witness the running of the Dwyer Stakes The big threeyear old feature fell to Purchase when he overcame the illustrious Sir Barton at a difference of nine pounds weight in his favor Commander Ross elected to start Sir Barton after the rainfall and his race although defeated detracted nothing from his repu ¬ tation With Eternal Cirrus and Questionnaire withdrawn and Crystal Ford left in the race had the aspect of a match before its running runningThe The intermittent showers ceased Just before the horses reached the barrier After a dewy in which Purchase repeated his accustomed unruly behavior the barrier was sprung with Sir Barton leading them Loftus kept him to his task after gaining thltf nearly advantage aha set the pace Purchase for the first threequarters was pinned in next to the rail by Crystal Ford and Knapp when the turn was reached decided a clear course could only be secured by coming to the outside took the Hildreth candidate back and came around Crystal Ford Running freely he closed tip on Sir Barton to which Loftus had applied the lash when the final quarter post was reached Sir Barton stood his punishment gamely but Purchase proved too much for him at the weights and drew away after having raced closely with him for a sixteenth At the end he had a good lead with Knapp easing him up Great applause greeted the winner upon his return to the scales and Sir Barton was almost as well cheered cheeredSir Sir Barton did not show any signs of lameness this morning said Commander Ross and we de ¬ cided to start him encouraged by Oie muddy con ¬ dition of Oie track He bad not worked as Im ¬ pressively as Mr Bedwell would have wished but it was one of these cases where a goodly stake was involved The horse is not quite as good just now as he has been Irwas pleased to see him pull up sound soundSIB SIB BABTON NOT AT HIS BEST BESTH H G Bedwell the trainer of Sir Barton started the horse with the proviso that Mr Ross would not speculate on the race About a week or ten days ago the horse hit himself in his work said Mr Bedwell We could see no abrasion of the skin yet there was evidently a bruise This caused a let ¬ up of five days In his work Yesterday morninfi he covered fiveeighOis in a minute and a fraction and that gave me a little encouragement The sloppy track also clinched the argument about starting him and Mr Ross wanted him to run It was one of the cases where we took a chance Hell meet Purchase again some day under more favor ¬ able conditions I hope hopeSam Sam Hildreth made it a double when Poacher scored for him in the fifth His victory was easily achieved Favour the pacemaker retiring when challenged by Poacher in the stretch stretchThe The Quincy stable colors flashed in front in the opener when American Boy cantered home five lengths in advance of Cormoran his nearest oppon ¬ ent entThe The steeplechase contest of the day fell to De ¬ cisive after a sharp brush with The Dean which challenged him too late lateTorchbcarer Torchbcarer ran away from a fast band opposed to him in the Voter Handicap ran as the third race raceThe The news of the sudden death of Broadway Alex Smith for years a wellknown follower of the turf will be a shock to his many friends As late as Tuesday Mr Smith attended the Aqueduct track and in the best of health apparently Yesterday lie was taken with an attack of indigestion and died after a few hours illness Smith originally was identified with the sporting world as a professional baseball player playerHanua Hanua the jockey who rode Northwood in his recent race is but a new beginner in crosscountry work but he gives every promise of holding his hisown own Judging from the time of the race won by King Thrush and the weight he carried he looms np prominently in the twoyearold division There was a strong head on wind against him yet he ran five eighths out of the chute nearly two seconds faster than did Afternoon a filly from the Whitney stable which is believed to be better than the ordinary The stable of Commander Ross has been a trifle disarranged of late owing to sickness and ailmentsl Billy Kelly had to be rested Cudgel also and now Continued on second page PURCHASE BEATS SIR BARTQN Continued from first page it looks as if Sir Burton will join them themJas Jas Coffey was an arrival from Latonia His small stable is turned out in Kentucky KentuckyThe The stable of John W Schorr and Win C Weant are recent arrivals at Empire City Tim Arondalc Stable including five head in charge of H Neus teter also arrived arrivedThe The Henry McDaniel division of the Willis Slinrpe Kilmer stable will be shipped to the Yonkers course courseThe The Diaz stable in charge of William McDaniel will be shipped to Saratoga as soon as transporta ¬ tion can be procured procuredR R O Millers stable of seventeen will be shipped to Empire City tomorrow tomorrowEntries Entries for Empire Citys Saturdays racing will be accepted at Aqueduct until 2 p m Friday FridayS S C Hildreth retained Poacher by claim for 2320 2320Nash Nash Turner claimed Panaman from his former employer after the geldings defeat in the third paying 3500 for him himMiss Miss T Whitford purchased at private terms thu threeyelirold War Spirit from II B Dalloy
