New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-20
FORT IiI.NTtR IN FRONT.
WINS HURON HANDICAP.
nr,ancr Takes Race-HcaGmaS-
ter Beats G0rtnagaIi0n.
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,,vs y y Aus l9-Thlt y Dynent has
tang considerably above The useful performer
ss OF horses n the th1ee-year-olc cot Fort Hunter
= sbovu again this afternoon, when the sturdy
-. son Of Potorac gave weight 10 d half Z Gozen
90 Of his own age and beat them IN the Huron
--sicsp at one ard three-sixteenths miles. with
- really extending himself TO the limit Of his
spesd-
-ox-sume Fort Hunter incidentally took the
rssure CT his one-tine stable companion, Ad-
Ira a daughter Of Clifford and Aranza I'd. Both
-. colt anc the flly were bred by the SandfoTds
:, their Hu-rtcania farm, near Amsterdam, but
.. ths former was sold a two-yeer-old the
sr vas kept 10 race il the purple and gold of her
treeders 80 -
,s-,r-ha Nj Vosburgh assumed that the two were
-. hast that had been entered for the handicap.
a they were compelled 70 make very apprec-aois
.o1eessions 20 the Goughacres Stables Spring. TO
rr,lsns St Valentine and Aaruu,aster. H b
-,--y.a,s Nedd.er Sly Mineola. which was started
a. tbs first race the only one 10 decline the
,ssss The form players preferred the hiy 10 the
potomac colt, bit the ring took 10 liberties with
~, IN quoting prices against him and the two Writ
,sHv DIVIDED the speculation between them. Mr..
-honas thought his colt had 4 chance in spite OF
- Ass.st last Saturday by Delhi ana Stalwart in
,ss Derby, ard ne placed 8 large commission on
hin
ksaScn
ma brown colt was ouctoOted. anyway and could
nat have improved his position at the finish with
"a even break. For almost half the journey Spring
made the running. with q show Of determination
and holiness which must have been disconcerting
70 those who backed aiga confidently the other Gay
70 bsat Caughna waga. At the tfreeeghths pole the
Atheing colt had had enough racing for one after
uoon and be made his intention retire manifest
without much ado Hildebrand Fort Hunter
had been taking things comfortably through The
b6ckstretch, but when the leader turned for home
he set sail for him and took command At the head
Of the stretch. From there he mad little trouble.
although 81. Valentine tried hard TO overhaul him.
The best the latter could do, however was TO nail
Spring the post and take the place from him.
Adriutha could not seem 10 set into her stride,
and was never really in the hunt
The defeat of T. Y. Bells GloFiher heralded
earlier in the season the winner OF the FuturIty,
grevous disappointment 10 his followers. In
making the Hastings yoUngster strike his coIors.
however. the Hamburg FLY Dreamer, showed that
she Is entitled 10 consideration in almost any
paly OF two-vear-clds.
The two met in 4 handicap at five and a half
;urloags. and for i've furongs the struggle between
them was good one to see The colt with 126
pounds gave the FLY four pounds and galloped at
her saddle girth 70 the turn for home, where he
battered and finally dropped out completely Cigar
lighter and Derry took his place and chased the
nny home She was slight favorite in the clos
ing betting over Glorif1er
With his three-year-old FLY Memories that had
not started In The East this year, Woodford Clay
put hls third - TO ! Of the meeting under the
VIE arsi She was a starter in a seven furIong
hs2o,csp for al ages and won from Gold Money
aod Mlneola IN the last sixteenth. The latter was
q hot fsvorite, although Virgin Soil was again
The good thing"
The match race between Nj. Cotton's Gortna-
gallon AID MI Storys Headmaster formerly
senper Ira run over the short steeplechase course
Immediately after the last race proved as exciting
contest as any OF the afternoon and the grand
sisno snc the clubhouse patrons all remained TO
zee X Inc match was for a dinner, to be given
AZ the clubhouse. The two horses met on even
terms each carrying 80 pounds and for the first
ter1 they ran head and head. GOrtnaga.lon finally
uIed, and Headmaster opened up a lead OF e dozen
'enslSs At the last jump the former fell from
f-seeT exhaustion. The ring made q book on the
ace Headmaster being an overwhelming favorite.