New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-09-14
THE RACETRACk.


CAMERON MEETS AN UNEXPECTED DE-
FEAT IN THE GOLDEN ROD STAKES.
= pouarshee,s clever Medder colt Cameron
met a most unexpected defeat yesterday at Sheep
head BAY in the eleventh running OF ehe "0
Pod Stakes for two-year-olds- The nelo was io'
+,c,,larl,, high class one and Cameron closed at
oven money. as the wise ones were uhaDie " as
,1re ANYTHING to beat him. r. l. "hson' ~ .
Dixielne was thought TO have SHOWN next pes''
and was accordingly the second cholce. NUM-
stead was at a liberal price. and Shandonheid an
aaaea starter was a 100 10 / shot while peninsula
was Thought 10 be after the small END Oh the puiS
The result was a big upset Cameron shot ou.
two lengths ahead at the fall OF the nag aho stay
shore until the turn for home when hrst peninsula
and then Homestead moved up TO MN. feiiihsuiA
.,,ffered from a clumsy ride and had to be taken
nm twice on the rail- but Cochran htted hoines'eeu
ahead half a length and kept MIN there 10 '
finish Cameron seemed all out at the wire. some
observers thought O'Connor made too much use
of the favorite in the early stages OF tne race pl
the colt seemed TO be stridng easily and Wen Win
in himself Dixieines race was disappoinuils'
Homestead is a lne big colt, as large as many
three-year-ods and an idea OF just no" soou
his race was may be had when it is said that ne
,, II in n fat thus clipping a fraction off the
record for the course. The track, too. was Tar
from fast
II ever a rider threw away a by a laundering
ride spencer is the boy and the race was the Rus
set Handicap run last yesterdays programme
! First Whip Advance Guard Watercure and Black
= Dick were the contestants. and Advance Guard.
one of the best handicap horses OF the West was
y the favorite. At the start Of the mile ana nan
the other three jockeys. by loafing tacucs rorced
Spencer 10 take the lead. and here he continued
the loafng much the satisfaction OF his rivals
When the four passed the stand for the first time
they were only gallopng. and they continued to
gallop until the beginning Of the last half mile.
at which OF course. Advance Guard was no match
Tor waseTcS6e VINO peal eoo Rh racing at ali Knows
that Advance Guard is not Splinter. He can run
sprinting he is not entitled to Consideration spen
Ger knew this as well as anybody else yet Tnen ne
finued to play into the hands Of OConnor on
Wafercure Mccue. on First Whip, Just as
vance Guard, and has no more chance than ne
which spencer should be heartily ashamed and
The time. 2ss Is. is a sufficient commentary on
The so Ea'f Knight amply justified the confidence re-
posed IN him by the majority Of bettors, by winning
the selling race or R Ro5 5rt eaIs oa or r. Se
sfraightaway. and then came on and by q
neeot From w5 Of the dasdesf dead ha
ever encountered a race track. appeared once more
in this race. The bookmakers are never sorry when
these horses are started
in mann mo aR Went tot he p f @ the ' s
They were ali two-year-old maiden fllies, and a
fhTeequaTteTs Of an hour NJ Fitzgerad in de-
R 5S sp h eO1r a s oo anS ra the
most glorious of her none too glorious career
and got the place easily from Lady Godiva-
Another one of Mr.. Fitzgerald's the
over stretch tweaty five yards long before the
last horse passed the timers flag. Irene Lindsey
good places In the drive for the wire Woods
and would have Won n'I with riders reversed Woods
on Lone Fisherman was responsible for much Of
the delay at the start and 1t cost him flne OF $50
THE SUMMARIES.
FIRST RACE Maiden 2-year-olds; furlOngs.
7 81 Fl
iaafetts Tor cliaoTd,-ons Love, iiO.:;
G 2:s;.; ::s,ss SS;s ::: = E Fl
Musidora 10 OdcCue). Is and J. Happy. 10
% ans TO . Bessie MG iGs fgo 10 9sd 9
and CO 10 j. Emma A. NJ 40 slack 80 70 and 10 to
!: legation Cochran. Is ! and Water,
s 2 90 and p 8 fns fS6'sRS ce ~
Finder 10 GsesushsT 70 sna TO p Mint Bed I d
aTn 30 90 % =, 1nd 10 to ran ans May o. g ay ls
isngths G place &C - same BY lengths Time Tons.
SECOND RAcE-seling; for s-year-Olds and over: :
Dryer & MeGuirs,s CHI c, Bold Knight.
BY knight OF Eerslie-cOruna. !. ia.
s e. s,P B: 9s ss I. = E
Biueawsy, los slack. % to and TO i DIR Riddle.
Dermoto. and 10 70 J. Marta Bolton; 9s Aiartng
% Aneca9te. Io2 DoaegaR 40 70 ara - to l. and
(sdichaels 10 ] and TO J. also ran
rood: driving by length; place same by head
Time. -2s
THIRD RAcE-TEE GOLDEN ROD STAKES; for 2
year-olds; Ga furlongs turf.
G. y Morris b. G.. Homestead. by Can
dlernas-Sweet Homo. 100 ---. Cochran o-l -
Peninsula 40 ......-.....-....C Iounce) 2o-I IL
seid Sio yvsnders5 100 to and p j. also ran
start good Driving ny Z length; place same by .
FOURTH RACE-Handeep: S-year-olds and over IA
IL cisneys Oh. s.. FInnan by Tam
carbunce : ns.----.-----. Sqel ,ouii
Alsike. =. -tbsi5' . VI !
start fair. Driving by parts q length Time l:'5
FIFTH RACE-Iaidens 3-year-olds and over; mile.
J. j. McCOrTacks en- c. Lone Fisherman.
by caaclernas- EEangeiine. 3. IL. , -
Lamp Lee, % COnnorD II 81
Idle ways 10 ,Nouncel - 70 / and y /. Irene
Lindsay. Il2 O3Ulimanj. 20 and q 70 /; Crimson
Rambler CAIes). 200 and 90 % ]; Zen0ra, IL
Sssn 20 ana sns !? Iak ca Pc sn 5sP9af 5l
and even: Iccle Il2 CYOnderly). I'd Kaiif
1i2 fEccueD. 60 ! and 20 ]. and Elizabeth Moan
li2 iSlackD 80 n and 10 u !. also start bad.
Driving by a length: place easily by lengths. Time
iss2
SIXTH RAcE-THE RUssET HANDICAP; 3-year-olds
and over; = miles, turf.
Green 3. MOTIFS ch. z. Matercure, by
sTatercress-I>ens's First. !, ILL.,.
Co'connorj lis 3-5
Adyanee Guard = lis-.-.-.-.ls Spencer IS IL
firsf WHIP Z. TO. .fNcCue) 5-2 3-5
Black Dick 81 (cochran). j and 10 g. also ran.
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