The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-27

no u and tie combined club house backing
nm, extensively. Nitrate was second IN
favor. but after running last all the way
he tel at the final obstacle. Phantom
SHOW ed In front for three VA rrters q annie
In the cole RS Of &c uld Brokaw. Coming to
tho water jump for tho second timc, Pagan
Bey was tie plcemaker, followed closely by
Dick Rokeris and Phantom. Rounding
into the.tscks!r reich for the last time Ray
never 10 be headed, the Meddler gelding
winning easily by a length and half from
Dick Rol erts, who was eight lengths N
front OF Pagan Fey, The race was run m
4.la 2-5, the previous winners OF the event
being Article, Plato, ormah. Rising Sun.
Adj ida umo and Caller.
there was a tumble for the form players
In the second event. five and half fur'oong
sprint straightaway, for two-year Odds.
I, Hol!and's baube and Ansust i selmon y.
back In the ruck, The, winner TUNED
up in X. Angarolas Sir Caruthers, recently
purchased from e. E. Smathers, an TO ]
shot, who got home In a driving finish
RIs success ec ~" Andrew : MiIler g Insisside.
a IL to shot, trained by Tom Welsh, ran
second, with.a head over James r. Keenes
Bribery. slick looking hlly by Voter
Handmade. who was backed from 20 to
down to sevens; The latter had length
sevens, who tired In the last sixteenth.
The winner was in front all the way and
ran the distance in 1903. The clubhouse
lost heavily on Banble.
Frank Farrells Stroller. horse that
likes soft going opened q to iavorite
in the fifth event, alta mile and f,rTlong.
but he went up in the betting to IS to
because Of the heavy play on William Aston
CHAMBERS Novena, who was backed down
tosto 2. Iichtenstein bet 600 on Stroller,
yvhtLo ElHio Rurko oH tho
plunge on Novena with Joe Hayman and
Bob Tucker backing .. 8. Brown a Ascot
Belle at threes. Stroller went to the front
as soon as the gate was sprung. and get
1t was that Crimmins sneaked Lord Badge.
8 to 1, trough on the rail, and as soon
as the OIL fellow was let down he fairly
romped home winner by half dozen
lengths In 1854 As. Stroller stood drive
length e and 'ae hail. Ascot Belle ran far be-
low expectations and finished last. :,
For the last race. at mile and sixteenth
on the turf. the smart operators could see
nothing but First Mason, the biggest
commission by Frank Tyler First Mason
was pounded down to to s, with j. A. Ben,
nets Pretension also in much demand
at 10 to s. Pretension went of in front
as II it was all over, but he soon tired, and
tGirapple, three-year-old colt by W1 po. y
of the stretch, and though First Mason
went al tier him like whirlwind he was
driven home a winner by n length and a
half in i4s s-5 First Mason had six lengths
over Pretension. There was runtor
that the winners victory might be pro-
tested on the ground that Edward Corrigan
had an interest in him. but no such action
was rcsorted to. Grapple ran in the name
Of p. H. B'rnes. with Green b. Norris his
trainer, and It was rimored at the track
that a number of horses formerly owned
by CorriGan would run in future under
the auspices Ct this combination. First
Mason was possibly short of work.
The summaries:
FIRST RACE.
Inaugural SteepIechase. handicap; for four
year olds and upward 1000 added; short course:
about two miles:
Horse and Age. w. Jockey. BETTING Fin.
Dick Roberts g. i42 Granland.. 81 SIS %
Pagan hey 5......ia J. Kelly. 49,. 81 SIS
Nitrate aged. ..,.. ISL Rodrock... ~ 90
Eel. Time, tI32J
Good start; won easily; Phantom. h. g.. BY
Jr.: trained by c, Herman.