The sun., 1905-09-12
SPECIAL FOR COLONIAL GIRL.
SHE BEATS CAUGHNAWAGA IN
HANDY STYLE.
co,isny Takes Hitchcock steepiectase
-BurleiEh wins Handicap-Oarsnian
First by . Head-Two Favorites Como
Home in Front at the Gravesend Track

The fall meeting Of the Brooklyn Jockey
c,ub was inaugurated yesterday with what
/. known as Gravesend weather. The rain
tel steadily all the afternoon. the track was
heavy as a result and the atten dance was
limited to the regulars. about 10000 Of them
turning out.
weight for age race at mile and quarter.
from which Broomstick was scratched. leaving
four 70 90 to the post. John Sanford's Caugh-
nawaga carried the bulk Of the talents money.
being pounded down to 4 to s. while c. E.
Rove's Colonial Girl went back to Is to s,
with James B. Brady's Water Light at to 1,
snd Monsieur Beaucalre at 20. At the start
o'ycill took Water Light to the front. but the
moment Colonial Girl and Monsieur Beaucaire
drew alongside Of him In the middle Of the
back stretch he quit cold and dropped back
to last place. where he finished. Sewell then
uade the pace with Colonial Girl and a.
Beaucaire had enough when the far turn had
hoen covered Redfern came on with Caughna-
wega. who was poorly ridden all the way.
In the stretch Colonial Girl never felt the whip
and came home handy winner by three parts
NJ n length in 2:O7 As. Caughnawaga, very
tired, was twelve lengths before Beaucalre.
with the Brady three-year-old eight lengths
away
Sam Hildreth's Burleigh, s to 2. favorite.
captured the first race. a handicap for all
ages. about six furlongs. but 1t took hard
drive ON the part Of Dominlck to get the big
eelding home half length In front OF Lucy
Young, 20 to 1. The latter, who has made
the pace in all Of her races until about the
middle of the stretch. only to blow ,ip, lasted
better than ever before this time ana standing
a drive she beat Mamie Hodge. 20 to 1. by
the same margin. Lady Amelia, the top
weight and second choice. stopped early
xbue locund, backed down to 4 to 1. was
mex, to last all the way. The time was 10 rs.
After a thrilling race In which T. Hitch
cocks. ,Jr Is. Dupont made q greater part OF
the running, j. E. widener's Coligny. to ?.
went to the front at the last jump on the
backstretch and won the Hitchcock Steeple-
chase by two lengths. J. W. Colts Nitrate.
sto !. looked to have q chance up to the Anal
obstacle, but he was beaten on the fiat aud
took the place from Ruths Kattler. z to i,
hy eight lengths. Dick Roberts. the favorite.
fall on the backstretch. the second time
around. The race was r. run N.. In s9i ,2s rs, s,,
to % /, under drive in the last iurlohg. Of
the third event for tMGS-ysssr,oids S yea Niles
an an equal fayorte. with Elolsa, the third TO
finish. four lengths away. The time was
It It looked for several moments az II there
Sto 2, favorite. had won the fifth event at q
teen, is to 6. and also Athlone. q II to shot.
who made the. running up to the sixteenth
We're called before the stewards. the original
placing was not disturbed oarspsn came
who began slowly, head in front of Athlone.
Memories, I to /. was shut In nearly all the
way The time was l:%9 Is.
ITO 10 favorite, at the post In the last event.
Ave and half furlong sprint for. .two-year-
olds This was. another close fnish. Troxler
scant half length from Confederate, quoted at
the false price Of TO I. Beilspicker. to I.
Two favorites and three second choices got
the money. The summaries: