New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-17
PEGASUS IN A DRIVE.
WINS JUNIOR CHAMPION.
4Iscin Runs Ouer His Field in the
Oriental Nitrate,s Chase.

Some capitaI racing marked the end OF the
erst week Of the Brooklyn Jockey Clubs au-
srrnn meeting at Gravesend yesterday. A crowd
that in its proportions was worthy Of the days
when the racing year was young caIne OUT 10
enjoy it-and incidentally to profit by IL
The Junior Champion, the Oriental Handicap
and the Kings Highway Stepiechase danolcap'
ali oldtirne fixtures, Of the Gravesend fall meet
ing were renewed AS the running or the nrst
and the last named stakes brought about nm
ishes Of q hair raising sort, the public had It's
full S. worth OF excitement In the course OF
The afternoon. moreover. it succeeded In pick
ing four winning favorites ana mao al Inc OesS
OF the bout with the ring.
The heid for the Junior Champion was re-
stricted to i've youngsters. two of which ran
in ths colors of Harry Payne Whitney They
were all of the better sort. and were so evenly
matched that the result was in doubt even after
the tudses stand had been passed. Mr. Whit
ueyss original entry consisted Of the fornioaole
Hamburg trio-Juggler, Pegasus and Midas Mr..
Rogers evidently thought the first two were SUI
scssnt and left Midas in his stall. The opposi-
ton TO the pair consisted OF Mr.. Keene's Ku-
rokt-one of the three disappointing "Japs-
Fred Buriews Belmere and Senator McCarrens
voorhees, In spite Of the fact that Pegasus was
ler at the post the last time the form players
psnion and the rest of his field. and, pinnins
sheir faith to him. they installed the pair favor
ties IN the betting and accepted the short prica
Ehs ring offered
AS soon as the starter had sent the young
sters away It became apparent that Lyme. on
Pegasus. and O'Nen, on Voorhees, were going
70 try TO steal the race before leaving the
bacsstretch- The two raced almost heads apart
10 the middle OF the turn. when Pegasus sud
Denly dropped back as If he had been hit over
the head. He seemed go thoroughly beaten at
this point that the Whitney followers turned TO
Juggler to help them out, but the brown young
ster at that time could scarcely be made out
through the same pair of field glasses.
In the stretch Lyme got Pegasus Strengthened
out again, and set sail for voorhees, and huroki,
which were racing head and head For Cne II
looked a hopeless task but Pegasus was game
and. closing with rush, got UP In the last Few
strides. voorhees, was beaten q short head Ior
the place by Kurod.
Oriental Handicap, at one and one-Quarte a
miles the players went badly anliss. With l2S
pounds I'D, the Prestonpans horse was COM
PEELED to make big weight concessions to his
light opponents. but the hanaicaPPePs Ino w ~
TO s. Tony Aste's Alvin was second In de-
Inand at to 2.
Proper wore blinkers put on, presumably, In
the hope that he would forget his bad manners
at the post; but, although they served to cor
rect this fault, they proved disastrous in the
end The old horse did not take kindly to them.
and suIked most of the way finishing far be-
hind the ieaders.-Alvyin. on the other hand. ran
one OF his best races, and, catching the nght
weighted Buttling in the stretch. disposed OF
him and the rest of his field without difficulty
]. w. Colts old Tea Tray geldins Nitrate gave
an exhibition Of courage and stamina IN Le
Kings Highway Steeplechase that has not oeen
axcelled in any race run through the field this
year. The little old horse stood drive Tor al
most hree-quarters OF a fnlle' ana IN ulaI us