New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-17
MOLLY BRANT IN FRONT
SIZE BEATS BROOMSTICK.
Bo5qdH Uias for the Drakc-Gates
Combination.
~ -E.EGEarH - va TaIsr,5F- :

-o-z T. 81 Aug 1e.-Jalsn Sanfords tour-
.-.7I5 rilv sIoILe B-art Won The Merchants and
lf-szrns. Handicap az q mile and furlcag to-day
s.arr possibly The most brilliant 1eid Of handicap
$3.50 rfst mas been broughr together since the
,,,t-- on Tire Brighton last July. OF the notable
performers taat took part in The renewal Of the
ss-s-=sa handicap Oh the operinE day The Picket
- Practically The oulv absentee. and what the
I'D Jos, n quality hy his absence was more than
,..r-erbalauced by the presence Of Captain sam
srou-'s game Httie fhree-yeaF-od colt Broomsuck-
older % The worlds record FOR mile and a GUAR
.sr T5e met Mollie Brsur on even scale terms, The
OH carving I'D pounds and The hily IL From Ar
r,.fr.r---- Lord eff Vale. ana w p leeds
49, ra5r-eraeid both Of whom carried their
,sfrtr f-- age me Two received four pounds each.
go tr5r Africandsr one pound. To Dainty High
ssr-e10- and Reservation. IRE other three start
are tlzv gave from eight 20 rwenty-four pounds
III Brakes odd Fellow colt. with % Doancs VAS
he -fe--Uesnt % the party
Ar--5---t Tire contest resolved itself almost from
t -.ss Of the barrier into strictly JWo-horse al
a. r IVES one Of the pretrieFt OF the meeting and
-. e-rs. between Noble -rant and Brocusfick
er~-fz,ea such an exhibition ~ courage. stamina
-7 ~-ecI thar the ErsC1srand almost turned itse-
u,~an- side ou- IN IRIS enthusiast.
for5 ~ the Wales race Vas 70 ~ the arsr real
srg- lie handsome son of Hastings has had with
h. weight M. bur although horh hrs o7s1e~ and
trainer relieved he would give good account 81
afr7zs.- hlz performance VAS distinctly cisap-
o7f---re7- r-en before he met With ar accident
v,riss completely eliminated his chances
n ire pa6locH Lord n rhe Vale was extremely
irritable and nervous. Hnd srer at f-e TosT the
..-r,a- oe -he FasrrEz asserted i'se-S 50 Tio-
60 +f,-- fp- = ZINE ne sor revond LvnA's con
-ro and ran 20 -he paddock turn before - could
he z.a-rcE FIal -or Fitzgerald raised the barrie
lrzr as ne 5ie a very serious accident might have
resulted as the colt cot swaT from Lyme nrt2
,zrds sehs.d II and vas saiopiuz ar full Kilt 81 r.
When rhe Start was naal.. ua5e. Burns sent
Frooulst.ek 1u- 20 the front. ana a. the paddock
--rn he had OBTAINED The coveted position on the
rsH -Dd w7s carving his seven opponents along
- e terrific clip. b. the tine The back stretch
vas reached s; had rol6 majority Of them.
ard from there IN thev became hopeless sJragglers
Lord OF the Vale. however, srin seemed full 81
running. and once Just after the hve-etghtns pole
Rad been passed, Lyme gave him MS way and he
went up 10 ine leader with brilliant fash OF
speed
doom. on NoIss B-an-. in the rnes1 time had
moved the dIy up within striking distance, and
The feld swept out OF The hack stretch II became
apparent thar me decision rested between them.
Al this point Africsnder made BRIEF challenge,
but the TWO were there 10 stay and they would
not he olufed nor bullied. II The next hundred
Yards The star Ruby horse fell hack beaten. and
Lord Of the Vale went with him. The latter seemed
70 stop fast IL fact, that those behind him could
rot go around him and he vas badly cut down
Al the sixteenth pole MOlle Brsnr caught Broom
o1J both game 10 the last drop Of blood IL their
hearts. neither asking nor giving quarter Burns
unE1ercitully doom was hand riding the My with
all MS skill anc cunning. and the two factions IN
Tie stand we're shouting themselves hosrse Broom
STICK did not surrender and struggled braVely on
under the singing pain Of steel and whip. but nc
vas oEtruu and MS head was neck behind the
ullTs when the struggle was over.
M0lle BTant The mile and ghrh in . 3-5,
only fifth or a second slower Than the record Of
The track made in 1892 by old Advance Guard
ne Canadian 1oUr-year-Old colt Reservation,
with l04 pounds, ian q very creditable race. and
closing lot OF ground IN the stretch. beat Afri-
cander half length for third place. Lord OF the
Vale was very srl- and sore when returned TO the
paddock, and he probably VIII no. start on Satur-
lay IN The Saratoga CUP. BrOousrtck was always
Tie choice Of the public, and was backed down
from rwos 10 70 E Mollie Branr laceived con
siderable support al prices ranging from tours 10
threes.
Vim Bobadu in the - -a-e. the Drake-Clates
combination IS said 10 have Won back much OF
The money it has lost the meeting The ,ot
sol away from his stable boy - the paddock. and
The story reached the ring that he had run aWav
and could nCr be found. When the price scared
ou this rumor. thousands Of dollars were bet on
ais chances and he went 70 the post hot second
choice 10 Keynote. The latter c-udely ridden
Y he apprentice boy Fischer. and Bo5sdil Won
al the way
The Duryea Stable ran first and second with
Princess Rupert ana ArIful IN FIVE ard one-hslf
tlrlorg sprint for maiden rwO-year-old FLIES.