The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-16
GOSSIP OF THE RACETUACK.
RH6AkKABLE SCARCITY OF coon
HANDICAP HORSES. Ht
-Four Big Races Won by Ordinary Thoroush.
breds -Ram's Horn the Best shown
'This Season-Hls other engagement
at the Beach-Dade's Good Starting.

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Horses OF ordinary calibre have won the
four big handicaps In the East this year.
John A. brakes Grapple, d selling plater'
was victorious In the Metropolitan at Bel
mont Park, with nothing much to beat In the
way OF class. J, W. Fuller s Tokalon. a mare
Of medium rating. was triumphant In the
Brooklyn Handicap. with the poorest field In
years going to the post. Then A. Shields GO
Between, who was bought out Of a selling race,
scored q notable success In the suburban
Handicap. beating a cheap lot. while W. 8.
Williams's Rams Horn, after racing all WIN
ter at New Orleans. comes along and wins
the richest handicap Of all-the Brighton.
Would Grapple, Tokalon, Go Between and
Rams Horn have won these classics OF the
turf II sysonby, Artful, olseau. Tanya. Bur-
gomaster. Hermis. Stalwart and other famous
horses had been able to sport silk? To an
swer such a question seems a waste OF time.
. Suface II to say that the turf this year Is with
out a really first class handicap horse, unless
IL 10 Rams Horn, whose performance In the
Brighton was OF sufficient merit to earn for
him all the praise In the world, Go between
has won many brilliant races this year, but.
unlike Rams Horn. he cannot pack heavy
burdens. RAMS Horn has conclusively shown
that he can pack weight. He has won races
with as much as $50 pounds on his back. so
that his Brighton impost OF ia was COM
paratively easy for him.
Rams Horn cam East this spring heralded
o. a second McChesney. That he Is a better
horse than McChesney ever was turfmen are
willing to admit now. He was on the verge
of an illness when he ran his first two or three
races here. and after a crushing defeat ad-
minfstered by Roseben the critics were In
clined to belittle the Butte horse.
Another phenomenon from the West
Exploded"
That was the way the Eastern turf sharps
handed 1t to Rams Horn. who soon became
90 III with fever that he had to be thrown
out OF training. Wink Williams, however.
knew that he had a good horse and decided
20 wait until midsummer before making an
attempt to chow the real quality of the animal.
When Ram Horn was beaten because OF
O poor ride on the part of Perrlne In the Com
monwealth Handicap. Williams regained
his complete confidence In the horse.
HE will win the Brighton to a certainty"
he told his friends. But he will not be ridden
" Perrine." Williams had the horse nearly
Ready when he won the Bay Ridge Handicap
at sheepshead. This was an impressive
race. but williams said then and there that
Rams Horn would improve on IL and would
win the Brighton to o dead certainty. That
was real confidence. but 1t also showed that
Williams was a pretty shrewd horseman.
for he called the turn and did so with I'M
mistakable emphasis.
Rams Horn has two other important en-
gagements at Brighton. the Test Handicap.
one mile, scheduled for July 20, and the slO. 900
Invinolble Handicap. one mile and a quarter.
to be run on August 2. 1t is assumed that
W. 8. Vosburgh will ask the Butte horse to
pick up what may be pretty close to top
weight in each OF these vents In the Test,
II he goes. he will stack UP against a good
lot, no doubt. as the eligibles include Ham,
burg Belle, Tiptoe, Gloriher. Accountant.
Flip Flap, Dandelion. Tokalon, Bedouin,
Aeronaut. Kiamesha. Bulls Eye and In
auisitor. II Rams Horn is saved for the
Invinoible he will meet In all probability
such horses as Proper. Dainty. Glorl1er.
Bad News, Accountant, Tokalon. Won Tromp.
Dandelion and Cairngorm.
Dandelion IL the champion money burner
Of the year. He has lost thousands Of dollars
for those who played him in the Brooklyn,
Suburban. Commonwealth and Brighton
handicaps. He was second choice In the
Brooklyn and fayorlte in the other events.
In the Brooklyn he was poorly ridden; In the
Suburban he was fairly beaten by Go Be-
tween; In the Commonwealth he fell, while
In the Brighton he had no excuse. Summing
II all up. II begins TO dawn on turfmen that
Dandelion has been greatly overrated. He
does not care for more than a mile and at dis
tances over that limit in future he will doubt
LOSS Uc pd68cu up. "a duuillOu VI Dtllb u
hard luck horse, Dandelion Is the Medium
through which the &c Between scandal came
to a head. Go Between's owner has been
suspended from racing for thirty days. while
his trainer has lost his license. In closing the
incident without handing out punishment to
several other horsemen who ran Go Between
as q gelding, the Jockey Club has caused a
great deal of comment. 1t was generally
believed when Shields was punished that
- a. - -
Tucker, W. A McNulty and Frank Brown.
who, together with Shields. are too well
posted to have been deceived by the Meddler
horses condition.
The work of Starter Dade at Brighton so
far has been OF a high order Of excellence.
He has been able to prove conclusively that
the standing start Is the best method Of send
ing the horses away from the post. and 1t is
said that the Jockey Club is we'll pleased with
his demonstration of the policy which the
nave steadfastly advocated all
along. 1t ia with frmness. yet perfect fair
ness, that Dade controls the Jockeys. All OF
them receive equitable treatment at his hands.
He plays no favorites and does his best.
Furthermore. Dade is using the McGinnis
barrier. formerly employed by e. j. Fitz-
gerald, which is OF undoubted assistance.
The new starter has made an army Of friends
here and has also won the complete CON-
hdence of the racing public, He has set a
standard of excellence which will make Mars
Cassidy hustle when the latter resumes work
at Saratoga.
Jockey Miller Is not doing so well at Brigh-
ton as at the Bay. but he continues TO be a
dangerous factor just the same. No matter
what horses he may ride they receive a strong
play In the ring. The layers, fully realizing
the boys ability, keep the prices against his
mounts pretty tight. 1t is said that the odds
are almost rs per cent. lower when Miller
rides a horse than when some other boy has
the leg up. In fact. many OF the bookmakers
fight shy Of bets on Miller's mounts, especially
when they are favorites. Miller has ridden
six MINERS In the last four days at the Beach.
He handled twenty-nine winners at Sleeps
head In seventeen days-a remarkable record.
There should be some more good racing
at the Beach this week. Tomorrow the
Seagate Stakes. for three-year-olds. one
mile and a ~furlonR. will be run. with Tlptoe,
Flip Flap. Accountant. Samson. Whimsical.
Sir Huon, Kings Daughter. O~rmondale.
Bulls Eye and Inauisitor possible starters.
On Wednesday the $500 Venus Stakes. for
two-year-old fllies. five and a half furlongs.
viii be the feature. with Court Dress, Glare
Russell Alteration, Dollie Dollars. Yankee
Cir. Soprano and Glamor the pro bable field.
T h $500 Brighton Oaks. FOR three-year-old
fllies. One mile and a furlong. will be de-
oided. H. p. Whitney's Perverse and Brook
dale Nymph appear TO be the most formidable
OF the nominations. Saturdays features are
the Curragh Steeplechase. the Islip Handicap,
one mile and a furlong. and the 81 500 Nep-
tune Stakes, for two-year-olds, six furl0ngs.