New-York tribune., 1904-09-14
AFRICANDER IMPROVES"
BAD REVERS4L OF FORM
H'ins Cup Preliminary at Long
Odds-BeIIe iStrome's Fast Sprint.

r7-o-. srec.a -rlar point of view the running OF
re cup Preliminary a. Brighton Beach yesterday
was al that the most hysteTical enthusiast Of the
-y1< -oulo Eish for. five stake horses all eligible
g. re CD 10 Dc run on Saturday, took part in il.
80 four o. them finished heads apart after a
thrilling struggle which lasted for almost half a
rgs snd which twisted the excited spectators into
a. sorts II erotasQue post1res
As 4 spectacle for the advocates o. clean racing,
hoveys- the running OF this Cc7 Preliminary
.r7zt have heen a sturuInl faceT. i was won b.
.re once great horse atricander. which only as re-
Gently as last Satur1ar- vas hopelsssly beaten IN
Ire Annual C-suuIc1 Stakes AZ -heepshfad Say
after be!n- o-trl1 Tie e3tre distance. He car
-ied one pouu6 less in hls race yesterday than he
did on Sstsr6ay beit this difference in the imPosts
= toe trivial % account for reversal that in these
davs Is dismissed * merely marked improve
1nelr.' There vas little mora pace II the Cham
piou trar there vas in rh- Preliminary, and the
horses tra- made uD the field Hor = We're not Of
ifEre- class and vet Af-icsr6e- finished absolutely
last Iesrerdav he net such horses as The Picket
McChesaey Eugsnia BGrch ard Major DainserdeId
e. weight for ege and beat them all
Af-tczader vas the extreme outsider in the sQAcl-
latior ard YET his owDe-s sra his friends had
enough confidence IN the precise nature OF his I'm
rrorer1zrt over his last race 10 back him down
f1~e points II The market and ne went 10 the Post
- - n l. Joe" Ieag=r. T-o Western pIcngsr.
Is said 70 ha one CT those 'ln The know as the
rzrhir6s and tourz are fond o. calling such coups
believed he rroft=d by his knowledge 10 the extent
of many thousands Of dollars
The public hesttared between No les-ev and The
Pfck=- and both us them were generously support
q Big Nac" on his excellent race last week
and The Picket On general form ard The of repeat
ed story that h was going sound again A post
tine however. the son of Falsetro vas slight
choice over McChesnev and the closing odds II
most books were 10 :. ~ Ct the starters we're
played. even rhe black counterfeit Major Dainger-
red being pounded from tens 70 mines
Erise-iz BUrcE. ridden 5v ITlIdeHrand and The
Picket. with Iyne Up. the pace Tor the f-=t
nile Of tre nile and nzlf Journey, but RedfeTl
kept NcCh=susy always We sF. and when the
halt-utle post lsC been passed the second time he
made his run TIE big horse responded EsrleT-
ous--. and vas gong fas-. II tacr. that ar the
home turn he Went very w5ds-Pedfe-D said ne
opening. and sent AfrioaHder into it He had
plenty Cf speed and courage yesterday. and IN the
from the quarter rCi@ 70 the wire wore them
I'll down MCCreSrsv did nor su-k- as ne would
have done had really tried 70 find a hole in
1Ee fence. and he vas a. AfTirz11er's thros1latch
went By the judges The Picket was only a length
back
The National stables Belle Srrorne ran six fur
longs II the rafting good tine q u but had 70
be ridden CUT % the ast ounce 10 beat Francis
F. Eirchoock's Dandelion-
Ire Western horse FIRST Mason haif brother
n McChesrey. again demonstrated that ne Is 4
horse 70 be reckoHed with in @-s- class company.
b giving weight some far handicap horses and
beating them IS Re pleased az mile and six
tes1tH
SUMMARIES.