New-York tribune., 1906-08-16
PENARRIS In A GhLL0P.
WINS BIG STAKE RACE.
Peter Sterling First an Fast Time
Poor Day for FaUOrtes.
rRr telegraph to The Tribune. ]


Saratoga. N Y Aug 15.-Penarrs won the
Grand Union Hotel Stakes OF $4,000 for Frank
OsNeil the ex-jockey. here to-day He was at
3 10 in the betting. and after waiting behind
Aletheuo until Strengthened out for home ne
came away and won i'm a gallop by four lengths
Penarrfs has never shown any form 10 indlcate
that he was a colt of more then ordinary quail
Gty. hut he won in a way to-day to convince
many good Judges tnat he had some class and
would more than earn his way the balance OF
the season.
Frank O'Neil gave up riding on July 1 and
branched out as an owner and trainer He
l,oue9,t a small string of horses and in the short
time that his colors have been seen he has been
remarkably successful This was his first big
stake. and he was highly elated at winning
although he accepted the congratulations OF ms
friends an the coolest. most matter-of-fact way
Two years ago O'Neil was considered one OF the
hest boys riding He was well UP among the
leaders in the winning jockey list In the East
In 1904 and 1905. but he seemed TO lose his form
this spring. and finally decided to give up the
life Of a Jockey He used excellent judgment in
buying horses. and for beginner has earned
more than his share of turf honoTs.
The usual big crowd, numbering between eight
thousand and ten thousand persons was in at
tendance and the weather conditions could
hardly have been improved. 1t was warm with
out being sultry and there was life and vigor
IN the air that was good for man and beast
The racing was quite up TO the standard, al
though winning favorites were few and far be-
tween. and only two proved true to the trust re-
posed in them.
In the Grand Union Hotel Stakes Of $4,000.
for fwo-year r-olds James r. Keene's Superman
was a pronounced favorite, heavily backed from
6 10 20 even money. while Chaseaway. Aletheuo.
Don Enrique and Penarris were nibbled at be-
tween to I and TO !. Golf Ball, Charles G.
Gates and Flint Hill We're more or less neglected.
superman ran a duh. disappointing race. and
was never able TO get within striking distance of
the leader.
Radtke who had the mount. hard at him
from the time the barrier went up, but to no
avail, and MS many followers did not have a
roofing interest at any time. Aletheuo, Penarris
and Don Enrique drew away from the others in
the first fuTlong and had the race TO themselves
all The way. Aletheuo had the early speed. but
PeRiarris over him when Shaw was ready,
and came away to win he pleased. Don En-
rique. the half brother to Beldame stood long
hard drive. and was wearing Aletheuo down
through the last sixteenth. but was beaten
head for the place.
Mohawk II. which swept all before him as a
two-year-old al this meeting year ago, met his
scCOuu O6leaIs III Ine nandlc2p three-yeaf-
olds and upward, at mile and three six.
teenths- He was eoneeding from u TO 46 pounds
10 his opponents. and had the worst of the
weights, but for all that lie did not perform like
the high class colt his two-year-oId form eron7-
1Seo- Wheh 6aiiaVant raced him into submission
IL tne IraVers Stakes on last Saturday at the end
u iiiile the excuse was made that he short
a race. and improvement was looked for. After
his race to-day it looks as if he was lacking IN
stamina or courage. or both as he failed utterl,
in the final drive after he appeared TO have tho
ATace won.
- '.iiiei 'oiheo up IN Peter Sterling. quietly
4ioin 10 10 TO l. He had been
al orl Erie ana has been shipped here
4o Niiiiis' Inc up was abroad, however.
ie layers heId MN at comparatively
Ehor' price. he is three-year-od. by Lord
Esterling -Lucrece, and he came from behind