The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-26
CLOSE FINISH IN The STAKES.
THE sOUTHERNER KEATS ST
VALENTINE BY A NOSE.
An Revoir Scores in the Handicap-Roseben
Gailops Home with Big weiEht-Cin'
chona's Change OF FOrn-Huntingto on
Real G God ThinE At Brighton Beach

A red hot finish wns provided In the Nauti-
ius Stakes, for three year olds and upward.
at q mile and q furong at Brighton Beach
yesterday, Matte COrbett's The Southerner.
8 to s favorite. Just nosina out Alex Shields
1T. Valentine. 10 to s, in the last Jump. There
were four starters. the erratio Major Dain-
gerheld closing on equal terms with ~.
Valentine, while the lightly weighted Palm
Tree was taken at skies. ST. Valentine.
with Puddln' Mcdaniel up. made the bulk
Of the running, but he was In difficulty when
he reached the head Of the stretch and the
midget Jockey went to the whip As ST.
Valentine drew away from the Southerncr
Mcdaniel put away mis- weapon only to draw
II . second time at the sixteenth pole. when
tho Himyar horse faltered. Then Miller
went TO work in earnest with The Southernor.
VINO closed with much courage and took the
race in / so 3-5. st. Valentine was length
and half in front OF Palm Tree. with Danger
field bringing up the rear in his usual suiky
mood
George C. Bennett put Au Revoir across
the plate In the handicap at a mile and
sixteenth. He was played down to to !.
and getting the most skilful kind of ride
from Willie Knapp, he ran over the leaders
in the stretch and came homo two lengths In
front OF Geranium. the favorite, who had
Martin In the saddle. Eight lengths back.
Don Royal, is to I, who was in front for part
of the Journey, took third money by head
from Wotan, IS to s. Go Between ran another
poor race and was last The time was
The invincible Roseben. with 137 pounds up,
was prohibitve favorite at to In the thlrd
race, six furlongs. and he won all the way,
having a length to spare, with Lyme easing
him up at the wire. where he was timed in
ia is. Charley Foxs lsraelite. 20 to !.
ran into the place. with length over Robador'
David Gldeon's Cnchona 7 to 2. dis
race, for two-ycar -olds. six furlongs Lyme
had the leg up this time instead Of Martin.
who rode him to defeat last Saturday in the
race won by the heavily backed Chalfonte,
Vino 90 to /, made the pace for half mile
where he gave way to Cinehona' the latter
was second two lengths before Remington.
10 to i, with Merry Belle and Ladsaron. the
fayorite a couple OF heads back
sydney Pagets Watergrass. to l. made
all the running in the fifth race. for two.year-
old Hllies Ave and half fnrlongs, and won
favorite. took place money from Lady TOD
dinCton, to 2, by four lengths with Aviston
half length out OF the money. The time
Huntington. backed from 9 to l down to
= to favorite ridden by Martin. was the
leader from the outset in the last race. for
Inaidens. at a mile and sixteenth. drawing
away in the stretch and taking the long end of
the purse in gallop. Baron Esher. 40 TO |. the
second horse, had half dozen lengths over
Louis H.; good thing backed sl down 10 IL &c 70
hand Lady Prudence, the original favorite,
who went un to II to, 6. was badly trtmmed
even with Hildebrand in the saddle, Three
favorites won and the attendance. as usual.
was about IL. 900. The summaries: