New-York tribune., 1903-06-07
WINS HIS THIRD STAKE.
BROOMSTTCK'S FINE RACE.
Takes The Great American at GrarcS'
cnd-Frish Lads Brodd5ody.

The BROOKLYN Jockey Club arranged programme
OF unusual excellence for its patrons yesterday,
and the half holiday crowd which fiocked to the
clubs Enclosure at GIavesen6 assumed even greater
proportions than commohly Between thirty thou
sand and thrty-five THOUSAND people passed through
the turnstiles. exclusive Of couple of hundred
hies who lost with amazing facility and kept
the Pinkerton sleuths on the jump restoring them
TO their mothers.
Tho Saturday offering included in the way Of
features the Great American Stakes for tDo-year-
olds at Eve furlonss. with guaranteed value Of
sI2 So: the Broadway Stakes. for three-year-ods
mile and q sixteenth. and the hensington
Steeplechase Handicap fer the jumpers. at about
two miles In addition 10 these contests there
was a handicap for the older division at six fur
longs. and couple OF selling affairs for the plat
ers. The of two equine stars of unusual
brilliancy on the entry list. and suf
hoient in themselves to bring together great con-
course Of horse racing patrons.
Irish Lao, the three-year-od winner Of the Brook
iyn Handicap scheduled to start in the Broad
way, and Broomstick. Captain Sam" Browns
conquered two-year-od colt. entered in the
Great American Stakes. The latter proved
merely another medium by which Broomstick added
iustre 10 the coors he carries and renown TO
Ben Brush. his distinguished sire. The colts name
sufficient to a deal of scratching the
part Of owners and trainers with available ma
teriai for the race. and at post time the number
OF his adverssries was reduced TO six. The young
er Mr. Keene's Palmbearer, J. f. Ma6den's pair Of
youngsters, Adbell and Alliance; II. NJ Zeglers
Don John and Luxembourg and the Goughacre.
Stables Bryn Mawr all declined TO face the issue
The market never offered generous price against
Broomstick. and he went to the post at z to 10
and out. The talent. reluctant to take this price
even against an Unbeaten performer. played ". c.
whitney@s Meddler colt Staiwarr and Frank Far
relrs shify Tim Sullivan. in the forlorn hope that
something might happen TO defeat the favorite.
Nothing did. however. Broomstick placed himself
beyond any danger OF inteTferencs from the first
Jump snd odom. the regular stable Jockey, had
merely TO sit still and his mount did the rest.
Stslwsrt made the best showing of tho Others but
he was plainly outclassed. far as the Ben Brush
youngster was concerned. and finished indif-
ferent second with Tim Sullivan third The GIs
tance was covered IN l minute, which equals the
best previous time for the race. made year ago
BY : f. & T. p Eeene's Dalesnan. AS Broomstick
carried Us pounds yesterday-ten pounds more than
the Keene colt-his race must be considered the
better performance. Those who finished behind the
first three colts were N. Murphy's Baseful and
James V Arthur Featherstore's Harangue and the
Western Stables Pol Roger. added starter that
finished q very poor last
The winner already has Won the Juvenile at
Morris Park, and the Expectation. at Gravesend,
and If the title OF champion were bestowed right
now it would fall TO him.
Aithough Irish Lad took up his full impost-12s
pounds-in the Broadway, the task after his per
forrnanoe IN the Brooklyn Handicap. when he car
ried lib pounds, did not seem too much for him.
and the layers promptly made him favorite at a
price which prohibited all save the plungers from
playing him.
IL was TO be hoped that the stake would result
IN a meeting between Irish Lad and shorthose. the
fast Of Athelring, who won the Wlthers IN the
purple and black OF the Goughacres Stable but al
though the Candlemas colt was conceding five
pounds to his rival Captain Presgrave die not
start the pride Of Philadelphia and Short
hose withdrawn early in the afternoon Right
ful. John w. Schorr's Pirate Of Penzance colt; E
r. Thomass Tardsrm. who has proved a grievous
disappointment to his young owner in his quest
Of turf honors and Father BIZ Dalys Orloff.
obviously IN too fast company. and the Mexican
Stables Bassetlaw FLY Daisy Green also were
withdrawn. When the blue pencil had finished its
work August Belmont's Fire Eater, by Hastings
FiGes with Ia pounds up; J. Dunbar's Lamplighter
fillv Starping Ground 106 pounds. and the good
Western hlly Ffocarlne. 1Oe pounds, were the only
ones left go the post in a laudable but hope
less effort the laurels from the great three
year-old.
Fire Eater appeared to be backing up when the
gate was released. but with the exception of his
1ardiness IN getting away the start admira-
bic Stamping Ground showed the way for
the first few Jumps but it was only on sufferance
she CelinQuished the lead without struggle. The
Brooklyn Handicap and he was sent out in front
70 make the pace; He had a length the best Of it
straight in big g9lop his head up and ears for
tender. a length away with F1ocarline third and
Fire Ester-apparently in the dumps-a bad last.
This was the order maintained 70 the top Of the
stretch, when the Lamplighter flly gave place TO
F1ocarline. The Nesterner, however could never
get near enough to Irish Lad to make IL interest
Ing, and although Burns shook his mount up once
in the last furlong there seemed little real occasion
for fl. and the colt homs by himself 1t n
he said that the contest with its rather
diocTe field, added materially 10 Irish Lads fame.
but - was an excellent preparation for the Amer
ican Derby in which the colt viii start at Chicago.
and IL IS likely that the victory viii tend TO shorten
TIE ODDS against him not a HttlS-
The ten performers in the hensngton steeple-
chase furnished . The best race that has been run
EophoDe, The Ragged Cavalier and Walter Cleary
was or the sort generally confined to old sporting
after Rising Sun had relinQuished the task and It
seemed a5lybody's the field turned into the
main track Eophone came with valiant rush.
however anG oFerhaCling The Ragged Cavalier.
won by Z neck under the wire. Waiter Cieary the
favorite, was only half length behind The Ragged
Cavalier for place honors. ". c. Daly's Fabius
at the fence next the water jump Green. who rode
rhe Hitchcock horse. was severely but not dan
Eerously furt- Houlihan. on Fabius. escaped with
Newton Bennington's good cannpaigner Royal! on
whom Caeseis rode an unusually strong finish came
with great rattle in the last sixteenth Of the
render FIRST place. Astarita, the favorite ran un-
placed In . sprint for two-year-olds at five fur
fu II she could have caught Mimon, who won from
7Sonapaao and Sacredus. Tribes Hin won the last
race from the favorte. Leader in all three favor
ttes won.
FIRST RAcE-Hanaioap: years and about g fur
gsR5'ttipBsii7
SeE+on BenninEton's ch. h. Royal by
candlemss-Roysi Falcon. s i2S
St Daufel s. ZOE ..-.....-..I u. Martini Io-I Al
81 Finnan g. 110 .---------+--- Burns tt 81
York ., 112 CReadingtonl, so and 10 J.
40 1cochTan % p to and to i 1nvincibIe 3 1i6
sEsthe~s 10 70 ana 70 !; Durszzo q 1Ol tCennelD