New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-09-16
KING PEPPERS SURPRISE
TTNS THE MERCURY.
Takes Handicap at 90 to 1-Afri-
cander Beaten.

-.-,f,s nav stop them. but a food cannot That
g., yss sursciently demonstrated yesterday. when
,b-ong that filed all the stands literally forded
.u hut very vet river 70 reach the Brighton
- ,-erosure where the horses are filing thei-
,-,sl autumn engagement By the sea. The VIC
=. .,orn1 ~ the night before had hrst washed out
-. narrow space between the tracks and the main
,-,,ce and sfterward had filed il knee deep
.,r ,,,sr The patrons were compelled TO wade
-, ~ ~ this stream. or stay sway Not one
- srav The irheld vas transformed into
.le. AZ picturesque ponds. but the rain had actu-
~, ,aIler IN such torrents that il had beaten the
,-nek down hard as a mscsdamzed road. so that
4, vas necessary 70 rn harroVs over n - loosen II
NJ The wind helped materially IN drying II out.
s,6 hy the time the hfth race was run the dust
vas flying.
ne n1avers received some rather severe shocks
,o- the bravery they had shown in reaching the
ro,,o,,-ze but there also some contests well
worth watching ard some keenly fought hnishes-
The most notable facsr and the nost expensive ""S
sssl- 7ba form players when Frank Farrens bad
$1,000 ,,--r. qe15.1g King Pepper Won the Mer-
c,-v Handicap the Thursday stake offering, from
, v-o,,n of snrinters every one ~ which was hold
- greater esteem by tbe wise and ne foolish
rlu7rers alike. r was said that ne gelHihS
cz-rer thought aS little ~ king Pepper az co we
,,s,srs1 r,lhIir but AZ the same time n PUT Up
=. :, ~ best lightweight Jockeys on The turf.
- san- him 10 tie post As Ar rs his astute trainer
could gel him
n. Mercury IS n six -furlong sprint. ard ~ The
.,,-ses thar were Handicapped for II Mr. NosburGh
ls,sd TON weight on LADY Amelia assigning her ~
,o,,,5s ON his last excellent race NJ Madden
zrs.e-si5e with an impost % lo2 pounds. was
thought n be the most likely winner. and he vas
finally installed favorte ~ Inre- a. Nt!.t-.i
-. -es,i ,-ohabl the hes1 handicap Representa-
dives The stable has now that lr'sh Isa has n-Ael
down snd 5unfre hiss been tFifa IN. -o.l'lI 49,,
ie-ia,ti-- -, ne hsndcappc-. and Coupled I'm the
Tf 2
better than the favo-lte ,... ,,s 49,.
the barrier but he broke with his field and from
TIC start il vas seen that Iadv Anne Ia WIN AT
her wonderful speed. could not ouupoi rim Lyme
hsd 20 moved 1Iu with The leaders. and The three
aupsrentl- had the others beaten % Soth Mineola
aud Aceful were trailing far behind A nait mic
LADY Amelia stop. she has do1- nefore NNTe
+st about deciding thar she going % f0oi them
when King Pepper and Mineo.a, TIE iatte- hsFlng
rnaCe NJ 4 tremendous lot ~ ground. seL'iHl me
question for them I'm a VhiTlwind rush Tho King
was head IN front of fh- FLY. but ne N9t some
difcultv in keeping II there until ire 1udEeS toA!d
see IT, NJ Thomass hllr lasted iohe eho'@" 10
The same Af-ican6er that won the Cup Prelinli-
usrv brilliantly or Tuesday WITH = - guoted
sCairsr his chances vas oppressed Tith the burden
- The money thar tho nutsbie many intrusted 20
MIN Yesterday IL mile and quarter hanGicap-
s-d Sprinz one o. the Couchacres Stables three
FORTUNATELY number h-srse1e6 - The rIulor that
ne Star RsIhy horse would be unequal 70 10
task n giving his E"lnseT sdLersaFt = ~ p',l. -,
choices Hudetrand RODE Spring with much ~ N"
dash and spirit Thi-t, seem % nave dose - nm
~ ate and kept him irsTs ir front. ~ Nel maze
ms rr On Af-csnde- a. the fhreeei ght1s pole and
managed n heat Carbuncie aud ti" Duke ~ ken
6sl tho only other starters g. A AinWlck ana ms
and saw him beat 10, - uai5@ns Ike stake
horse