New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-07
VENDORS "DlNNER" STAKE
DEFEAT FOR TOORHEES.
Whimsical and Von Tromp WM
FIXTURES at Sheepshedd Bay.

Francis r Hitchcocks brown colt Vendor, the
most successful stake winner Ogden has sent to
the races this year won the second running or
the Waldorf yesterday at Sheepsheac Bay, ana
IN winning 1t defeated field made up almost
entirely of high class youngsters. The waldorf
like the Astoria, is sporting sweepstakes anu
has the same-"the winner gives the dinner -
condition Instead of being exclusively for hiIes'
however Il is restricted to colts and geldings
Each subscriber is entitled to name two entries
and start one.
OF the twelve subscriptions received when the
entries closed last June, seven were represeHIeu
In the race yesterday. and they were unques-
tionaby the pick of the lot. Each carried 40
pounds At these weights the public couid see
oniv voorhees,, the Solitaire II colt which
Senator McCarren leased early in the season
from Newton Bennington. The form players
based their calculations on the brown colts good
second to Mohawk II in the Saratoga Special ana
played him as confidently though he had
beaten the Rockton youngster. His owner
shared this opinion, and the commission Whlch
ne sent into the ring caused the quotations TO
drop from to to 8 TO 10.
Vendor. in the mean time. went from fours in
the opening betting to flves at post time ana was
less thought of than Captain Sam Browns Ao-
countant Liberal prices were quoted against
Ill the others
Mr.. Cassidy got the field off to a capital start,
with VOORHEES, and Vendor away flying and Be
nevolent leading the others. After the far turn
was passed the sprint settled down-as the re-
suit proved-to a two horse struggle between
Voorhees, and Vendor and In long stretch drive
me later outgamed the former and won by half
q length. Accountant swerved in and out
through the stretch. but managed to shut out
Gailavant by only narrow margin The Clifford
colt Johnstown, which is said to have outworked
Mohawk II. evidently has not found his foot Yet.
He finished bad last
Three of the six races the programme yes
terday were stake fixtures. In addition to the
Waldorf the September. for three-year- at
ere and three-eighths miles, and the Bellies for
two-year-old FLIES at five and one-half furlongs,
were also renewed
In the former James r. Keene's Won Tromp.
hacked from 3 to 1 TO 13 TO ;. beat oxford, the
1Avorite, and five or six other good three-year-
sacs. The only doubt the followers of the Ben
Brush colt had was as to his ability or willing
neEs to get away from the post. and when they
saw that Hildebrand had him UP with the first
dight they took it for granted that II was all
over but the shouting. Had not Cairngorm been
shut off the shouting might have been indefi-
nitely postponed The Star Ruby colt with 126
pounds UP. ran one of his bang-up good races,
and after Davis succeeded in extricating him
from the mess he found himself in at the far
turn he came with a rush and overhauled all
his company save Won Tromp. Oxford never
seemed able TO get into his stride and was lucky
20 beat Red Friar for third place
Whimsical. the choice for the Bellies, had some
difficulty IN beating the early pacemaker, Kings
Daughter. but finally made her let go in the
last sixteenth. and won by length. MI Nc
Dowelrs FLY, under hard drive. took the place
from Mr.. Whitney's Perverse.
The steeplechaser Balzac. which Willie
Shields took out of a selling race, won him
self OUT for his owner when he defeated a
lot Of Indifferent jumpers that essayed to go the
short course. Balzac was not liked by the rank
and file. and as high to l could be had
against him at post time. He outrsn and out
Jumped Ruth's Rather. which finished second.
Maiden, the favorite, almost unseated his rider
at q Liverpool, and was never in the race after
ward.