New-York tribune., 1904-08-13
WATERBOY'S FAILURE.
GOLD TEN TAKES TROY.
Eggeric Burch and Hello Defeat
Last Years Cham pion.
IBr -ELSGaAPf: 70 TuE TRIBUNE.

,-..o-a X y. Aug 12-After n Dymeats
- Euuter had wen Z ssyea fErlong race here TO-
a. heating SI- LyunewoOd. Najorem, Stevedore
- -IIvria. 10 al Of whom he was giving weight
-. stewards 1f the meeting ordered the associa-
80 veterinary 10 examine the colt for evidences
= a5one" This action was taken. not SO much
40, fort Hunters condition or behavior while
= .he track upon his amazing Improvement
80. the day before, when il a contest at one and
-, .irhth niles he could not or would not run fast
e-oUeb 10 beat . three wheel veiocipede The com
.,v he net OF Thursday. 10 he sure. was superior
"a that which opposed him to-day, but the reversal
,-as slAc.sn-.y marked 10 warrant the stewards
an making 81 investigation. The veterinary, how
.-sr could rot find anything abnormal IN the
ATS conGit4ol. and 10 further acton viii prob
.,iy bc taken. Tne fact that Sir Lynnewooc.
,,-..vesr-old maiden ran second 10 Fort Hunter,
,.,,,ag the other FIVE 6ccisively. makes the race
les oDen 10 criticism than il would be had the
co,r won from fe.6 as strong as that OF yesteT-
5av Ess victory was decidedly popular with
majority OF Ihe players, AID save them enough
,sri;al 70 withstand some Of the farces that came
later = The afternoon
Tbe most depressing Of these. inasnuch as il
marked ;he passing Of 4 really great horse, was
me failure @ Water5oy 70 rally 10 what IN al
rrobabHty viii be the last call TO battle he VIII
ever hear n a handicap one and quarter mile
me great black champion Of a year ago struck his
coro-s 20 Euger.a Burch and the second class colt
Hello so ignobly that his most devoted parusans
we're eorced 10 admit thac their hope Of seeing him
once more The same splendid congueror he was a
summer ago was vain. The handicapper was lenient
enough with him. ard he was not compelled 70
carry more -aan MS weight, but the eleven pounds
he gave 10 Eugenia Burch and the twenty pounds
u Hello proved greater concessions than he could
make and although he moved n the same heauti-
~! ehortless suide the strength and the spirit
were gone ana when his rivals challenged him al
The turn for home ne did not dispute their suPren-
on
races ana was almost perfectly ridden by Shaw.
He Permitted Odom WRterboy and HIldebrand
On Hello TO make the pace for the hrst mile, and
when The Two showed signals Of distress he rushed
The mare after them, and catching them near the
sixteenth pole beat them the wire Through
the stretch Wa;erboy was stopping fast and only
lasted long enough 20 take third place He was q
pronounced favC-.te in the betting, although Eu
genla Burch carried the money of her owner and
trainer and enjoyed rather confident following.
The feature OF The day. the Troy Selling Stakes.
al i've and half turl0ugs, was reserved for the
youngsters, and OF them whose owners were
willing 70 take chance on losing them through
claims or bids took part in 1t. william Lakelands
Gold Crest Ally Gold Ten. ridden by HIdehrsnd.
MADE the lot look considerably dear at the prices
they were entered 10 be sold for. ana tow roped
them al the way. He was hacked down from to
10 TO AZ post time. p 7. Wilson jr's Gama-a,
which was coupled with his stable companion
Khorasan, came with belated rush. and took the
place n & hard drive from Martha German. David
GldeOG's HighborR attempted 10 keep Gold Ten
company. but could never get passed her flying
heels, and finally retired incoatinentIy.
The defeat OF Go Between by Andrew Millers
Dtviaation n 4 race over the route was the most
grievous blow the railbirds have received AT the
meeting For weeks the Meddler gelding has been
ne bottled up good thing OF the morning watch
srs, ana when he was started to-day there was a
glad rash 70 get aboard. The prices were pounded
from 70 ) 10 even money, While those first
against DivlnaIion scared from tens 10 tWenties.
Go Between put up usual game fight in the
stretch, but could rot catch the Horoscope 6Ily,
and was beaten an open length