New-York tribune., 1906-09-25
SIX FAV0RITES BEATEN.
TRUE Wing WINS STAKE.
One of the Biggest Killings Of the
Year Made on Her Victory.

Facing form as indicated by recent perform
erces was all awry at Grevesend yesterday. and
elk heavily played fSvo;stes went down TO defeat.
The layers however, did not have cause for
rejoicing any more Than the average racegoer
who follows figures, as three horses won which
were plunged on by those who from information
or knowledge OF recent fast work knew that i'm
provement could be looked for one OF the
biggest killings" OF the season made on
True Wing in the Speculation Stakes. and there
a fr-nzied shout OF Joy by those who had
wagercd on her when she beat Yves. the favor
ite. three parts OF length while Big Ben sad
Winsome Ways had following out Of al pro
portion 10 their recent form.
True Wing was opposed TO a fair field in ths
Speculation. selling stakes at one mile ana
a sixteenth. She backed from 10 10 L TO
TO with the utmost confidence, while even
10 L was hard to get the barrier was re-
leased. A lucky few got down some small bets
high as il 10 /. bat the bulk OF the money
was placed around 3 and TO l. and even lower
Senator Reynolds and the clubhouse players
wegered on her 10 man. IN the race OF liIS
strong play wes, Rapid Water and Arkllrta' tne
opening choices. went back in the betting, al
though Yves had strong following right at the
end and closed fevorite-
True Wing was wilful at the post and would
not face the barrier, which delayed the start
some five or six minutes. One OF TIE assistant
starters swung her about however Mhen lne
word given and she broke well There was
quite little humping and crowoing in the rush TO
the first turn, OF which Yves and True wing
came the best. The former made the running
up the backstretch and around the turn, with
True Wing two lengths back and the others
trsiiine Yves appeared TO be only galloping
turning for home, and il looked as if he would
win easily, but he began 10 hang at the last
furlons pole ana True Wing wore him down
and won all out by three parts of q length.
Rapid Water, after being badly outrun for seven
furlonGs, closed resolutely and was a distant
third Garner, on True Wing, rode Yves pretty
close through the last sixteenth, and II looked
ss If Heferlnan had some claim for foul, but
protest was made
Big Ben came TO life with a rush in the ham
eicap for all ages over the short six furlong
course. His improvement seemed TO be expected
in the ring so that 3 to ] was the best price
offered This price was accepted, however. and
lie was played down TO D TO =. although Flsh
Hawk. with Miller UP. ruled the favorite Big
Ben, cleyerly handled by Martin, avoided the
early pace and saved ground on the rail turning
for home so that he won in a mild drive by
length from Garnish Fish Hawk shut off
and knocked about on the backstretch and could
not fnd clear sailing until Strengthened out Tor
home IL was then too late to make up the Iosl
srounE and third the best he could accom-
plish- With better luck the two-year-old would
have forced Big Ben out. IL he had not beaten
him
August Belnont's Rosemount. a strong favor
ite few days ago in the same company. when
be had a stormy tourney and finished outside the
money, quoted at S TO 1 yesterday in the
opening race. He broke well this time, ana
after racing George s. Davis into submission.
Walls, 90 to 1 shot. James r. Keenes Nox
Populi. the hot favorite, was shut on ana
crowded back IN the first furlong. which effect
ually settled his chances
Caller had all his old time speed I'm the steeple-
rhase and fenced in that bold, dashing way for
which he famous two three years ago,
that he had trouble I'm winning from Spen-
Ger Ref. the post time favorite. which had been
played from 4 to ] TO 3 to . Commandant
appeared to be only galloping the first turn
OF The field In a good position but he dropped
out OF IL in the most unaccountable manner, so
that Allegiance had trouble in beating him
for third money. CaQueta and Pete Daley came
nasty croppers and for time il looked as If
both boys might be seriously, IL not fatally, in
jured. Holman, who rode Pete Daley,
taken TO the hospital with a broken shoulder.
while Henry escaped with a bad shaking up and
some ugly bruises.
The defeat of Single Shot, the odds-on favorite
in the handicap for mares Of all ages, was
the hardest blow of the day TO the form players.
On her race with Ginette at Sheepshead Bay she
seemed TO be a legitimate choice, but Miller
with all his skill. could not even land her in the
money Lady Savoy, whose recent races had
been far from impressive, won rather cIeverly
from Moonshine which j. Jones might have
shown little more ambition through the
stretch. WinsOme Ways was graduated from
the maiden class in the last race, To the ioy Of
the Miller followers. while Gid, the faVorite
after being crowded back at the start and some
ten or fifteen lengths out OF il on the far turn
closed a big gap and finished a respectable
fourth
The beaten faVorites NOx Populi Spencer
Ref, Fish Hawk, Wes. Single Shot and Gid.
of these, EoX Populi. Fish Hawk and Gid had
enough i'll luck 70 account for their defeat but
the other three were beaten on their merits