New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-06
RACING A MUD STRIFE
CHASE FAVORITE FAILS
Far West Wins His Third !gtro;os.
Race, Favored by the Goinr

There was little TO recommend the rac..
Brighton Beach yesterday. The track wa, -"
IN sloppy mud. through which air 80
splashed their way to victory. and forty or -
to defeat. The third RAGS which pror,i,ss - 80
the feature OF the day IN the absence =, -
fixture. was ruined by scratches so tia. -
zarra had practical walkover. with onIv -.
less to beat The steeplechase for thras-,,.--
olds was disappointing. inasmuch as T q ~
tin' the odds-on favorite. fell at the first iun,n
while the small crowd IN attendance for,S -
difficult to work up any enthusiasm ov.- ~
other races.
Loring and Far West wers the univ d.,
favorites to win. as Handzarra was a. ~. -
hibitive price Of I to 20. T. g. Martin. r4v,o-so-
and Lally were the beaten choices. Sriusr "a.
the mount on three well backed horses. bur -.
the second day in succession utterly failed ~.
followers
Far West won the handicap at one NILE ana q,
quarter. scoring his third straight victory ~.
took up 126 pounds. and while favored bv -.
going gave further evidence OF being a horzs "a
soma class. Williams. who had the mount roa.
a well judged race. He waited behind Garn,,a
until turning for home. when he went To ~.
front and had no difficulty IN staning N, =.
strong challenge from James Reddlck Ths Las,
named was outrun in the early part OF thu raoa
Tommy WaddeH was also running on a. tina
end and was Tapped on James Reddlck az tia
finish. Garnish found the journey too far ana
hung when Miller called on him n the stretch
Commodore Fontaine won the steeplechass IN,
three-year-olds IN a way to convince close fol.
lowers OF the jumping game that he Is a chaser
Of more than ordinary ability He fell IN nj,
| first start few days ago. but made no mis-
| takes yesterday. and came away to win easily
| after avoiding the early pace T. 8. Martin.
which won so easily on Monday. in the first racs
| OF the season for three-year-old Jumpers, was
pronounced favorite at odds-on but he came
cropper at the first jump. to the utter disgust o.
| his many followers. Realm made the runnins
! TO the last turn. when Commodore Fontains
| raced by him with the greatest ease to come On
and win as he pleased Taking line through.
| Realm, which ran second to T. s. Martin an
Monday, Commodore Fontaine might have won
even If the favOrtte had stood up Dulcian and
Harold A. gave sorry exhibition. II was an
they could do to scramble over the jumps much
| less race over them.
Loring and CracuIum were about equal favor.
ties in the first event. and theJ- practically had
| the race between themselves all the way Oracu-
Iun made the early running, thanks 10 NsiIlas
getting him off in front but Lorng caught him
at the head Of the stretch. and at the end won
ridden out by safe margin
- Sonoma Belle furnished a surprise IN The artb
race, and incidentally spoiled a well planned
pointed for a killing. The latter was backed
from to 70 70 5. and IN the face OF the
strong play Wes the opening choice, drirted bach
from 10 TO IL TO .. Yves crowded his way
through an almost impossible opening IN the run
70 the first turn. and opened UP a gap IN an efs
Tort 70 make a runaway race Hyperion caught
him at the turn for home, however aud lust
when II looked as II he would come away TO win
easily Sonona Belle doomed up on the outsids
and fairly ran over him through the last SIX
teenth. Sonoma Belle was a bad last and soma
fifteen lengths out OF II on the back stretch and
her followers, after giving UP all hope, could
hardly believe their eyes when she came racing
through the stretch like quarter horse.
Lally, with Miller Up. a hot favorite IN
the last race, at one mile for two-year-olds bus
after forcing the pace he ran out at the head OF
the stretch, which settled his chances then and
there. MaripOsa then went TO the front and last
ed long enough TO win IN hard drive by a head
from Herman Treasure Seeker was played
from 80 20 I TO Is to 1 in this race on tina
strength OF working a mile IN 1t42. He had
speed for six fUrlongs but then dropped OUT OF l.