New-York tribune., 1906-07-07
HEADS APART TN CHASE
CROJFD CHEERS FINISH.
FruT1k Lord Beats Poor Field I'm
the Pansg Stakes.

The steeplechase at Sheepshead Bay yester-
day was well worth the journey 20 the track II
was only selling affair, and none OF the stars
OF the jumping brigade were engaged, but It
resulted in struggle that for excitement has
not been equalled in any cross-country race
this year. Yama Christy and Tom Cogan fought
~ out head ana head from the last jump home
and the judges said Yama Christy won So close
was the finish that it took the judges to sepa-
rate them, and no surprise would have been
exp 'ersed IL the decision had been dead heat
"A good sized crowd was in attendance, and. as
the horses ran fairly true TO form, there was
less cause for grumbling than usual. Two IA
VoT1tes and an equal first choice won, while the
ether three winners were all well backed
The steeDlechase run as the fourth race
: and six horses went to the post including J. E.
EFdener's Caller. one of the best and boldest
jumpers in training two or three years ago.
with Butner. strange jockey, up, nobody
seemed 70 want him. and his price drifted back
10 TO /. Flying Virginian and Yama Christy
were the supposed good things" and both were
heavily played. The former closed the favorite
az 20 l. while Yama Christy was backed down
srom TO 10 to 2. Tom Cogan which opened
AaNorite, at 10 5, went back TO to /. Caller,
which has not raced for two years, had not for
gotten how to jump, and the ease with which
ne fairly flew over the obstacles was a treat TO
see. He led his field merry chase for a mile
and half but stopped badly when Yama
tnristy and Tom Cogan raced by him on the
lar turn The race then developed into a duel
between Xama Christy and Tom Cogan, and it
was a stirring one right TO the judges They rose
% the last jump together and stride for stride
tought down through the stretch with vhips
Ilylng and the crowd shouting. First one and
then the other seemed TO have A slight advan-
Sase; out as the wire was passed Yama Christys
neaQ was IN front and the race was won by the
,:l Mlalh OF a hand. Flying Virginian acted lame
BOIng 10 the post and did not fatter his follow
egS al any part of the race
FRANK Lold won the seventeenth running OF
hdiy Sne Fansy Stakes, the fixture on the programme
fOASlise ana McCarter were scratched which
ROBBED the race Of much interest Sweet Eileen
was aIso Withdrawn, which left an ordinary field
OF hVe norses to go to the post Frank Lord
was made the favorite in spite of his hard race
the day before. while Gold Lady was plunged on
and backed from : TO to to , Master Tester
which looked TO be the natural contender went
oack IN the betting. although Senator McCar-
fTen, his owner, was said to have wagered on his
chances- The race was little than a good
exercise gallop for Frank Lord. Miller took him
right to the front and his followers never had
S1 Sa1se Tor WorTy: Mexican Silver and Gold Lady
had spirited fight for the place, and the latter
got the decision by a short head Master Lester
after flash Of speed in the first quarter, dropped
1ufther ana further behind and pulled up dis
graceful last. His race too bad to be true
First Premium took up 126 pounds and won
the first race, at six furlongs, like a good colt
He was far back in the early part but closed
with a rush, rounding for hOme and came away
easily in the stretch. Ballota showed a lot OF
speed and came swinging into the stretch if
she would win all alone. but hung in the final
drive, and Old Faithful earned the place behind
First Premium. Lady Anne and Hooray were
plunged on to win this race. but both stopped
after showing some early speed. East End also
gave up the fight when it waxed warm.
August Belmont's Tiptoe won the handicap
at one mile with comparative ease, but there
might have been another story to tell if Radtke
had showed q little more ambition with James
r. Keenes Bohemian. He made no apparent
effort to keep his mount up in the early part
OF the race. and was fully eight lengths out Of
4t at the far turn. He made his run rounding
into the stretch on the extreme outside, and
then, TO cap the climax. rode finish that would
have done discredit to a stable boy. In spite
OF all this. Bohemian only beaten a neck
by Monet for the place, whereas, with even fair
handling, he would have been forcing Tiptoe
out. Samson got bad break but that hardly
ieEplains his utter lack OF speed. It would be
well il somebody would make an explanation.
t'Ontainblue romped home IN the fifth race.
which makes his defeat few days ago in the
same company the harder to understand, even