New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-09-10
COLONIAL GIRL FIRST.
SURPRISES THE TALENT.
Beats Good Horses in Omnium-
Oiseau's Golden Rod.

p, sine tame Of Colonial Girl. which has rested
-i,~trsl-v upon her victory over Hermis in the
world.s Fair Handicap last June, was not exactly
increased by her performance III Ihe OhAhluih
Eaudlcap al sheepshead Bay yesterday IL al leasl
cave her q standing IN the East which she mas not
s,,,,.-,,. ,ossessed Local horsemen have been in
elIned 10 look upon her defeat Of Mr.. Thomass
little chesnu. horse as in the nature OF nuke ana
her hrst start here last Monday rather conrrIned
rbeir opinion. They viii hold her in more respect
now.
In the Oruniun the third and last handicap In
-be autumn serial Framed by the Coney Island
Jockey club. Colonial Girl led a field Of horses
Considered a good Bit above the average over the
prescri5ed journey Of mile and an eighth ana
ressed the deciding post with almost two lengths
eeparating her from her nearest opponent such
tt- horses as C4unnre. McChesney, Hurstoourne,
Dainty and others took the dust from her flying
rals and struck heir Ccl0rs 10 her With only l0s
,5-1nds No. il IS true she was in receipt Of scale
weight from each OF these bat the margin by which
she hrat them was sufficient 10 warrant the sup
uostlra that she could repeat her performances
.naer more TRYING weight conditions
Ihe rre held her rather cnespy, ana AZ AL
timer offered as much as % ! against her. tx
cert among .ner own people. these quotations were
not aGurng enough 20 provoke general support
The students preferred Dainty and Proper. coupled
ar g 70 5 IS rhe entry Of Walter B. Jennings
The ola rumor. tatteTed and threadbare from
orgrWork but as viTile ever, the effect that
Big Aac' "out for the goods this zine,
~ns WHISPERED from paddock field, and found
rhc usual number of believers Had the red horse
got Of well instead Of being virtually left AZ the
post he might have fulfilled the whispered pre-
dicti1ns As n was. he smashing good race.
closing i0t OF ground in the stretch ana giving
generously ~ his speed. From apparently hope
less last going into the backstretch ne moved
into fourth position a. The finish. beating both
Dainty and Proper He was backed from ffteens
TO tens his owner presumably being responsible
Tor The drop la prices. Ar. Nosburgh placed rs
pounds on Gunfre and at the distance II
tn--s, vt - a. Vas - issd - SfcC-sesnev's
was good, and she finished dismal last;
willie Davis rode Colonial GiTl. and hs-1oled
her with skin and dash getting her away from
the posi- dying ana keeping her in front from the
bourne. evidently IN possession again OF much Of
hts oidtne speed, hung close 70 the western mare
be the winner he could never quite get up
however but finished good second with Dolly
There was hint OF the glorious fall IN the chill
wind and The huTrying clouds and the early threats
Of storm evidently kept many away. but the
racing UucommoDly good and the programme
Tnuch above the Friday variety. The fourteenth
running OF the Golden Rod for The youngsters over
six snc one-half furonss OF the tlrf course was as
pretty contest through TIE baekstretcn IS could
be wished Tor. Only Oiseau Waterslde and Pasa-
oena TOOK part IN 4. but they fought out every
inch o. The way Through the backstretch Oseau
and Warerside. both in the came stride. one
horse ana from the grandstand only one set Of
LEGS cor.a De seen soon arter the -hree-eighths
pole TAD been passed. however, Warerside chucked
: = - sIla Fs-seoelaa LOOK as place ms Ben
biulle A.iis ol 7" IN us 4sua- leacilF DAl OlseAl
Vas TOO fast for him and beat him home "a half
length OF 50 Oiseaa, al % TO Is on. was the only
ormonas's Right. Sydney Paget's uncertain colt.
Keepers. when AuTamaster best him. by taking
an a-l-age handicap from Wild Thyme Ancestor
Illiee ming, sidney c. Love ana four other al
lesea racers me way 10 the wire in contest at
o1-1 ana els-siAteenlh miles on The Turf
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