New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-30
OXFORD A SURPRISE.
FIRST IN THE ORIENTAL.
Kentucky Beau Wins Prospect Han
dicap in Big GalLop.

The dull, lowering clouds which threatened
rain AT anv moment had little or no effect on
the attendance at Gravesend yesterday, and
crowd numbering fully fifteen thousand persons
went down to the track 70 see seven races de-
ci6ed and the curtain rung down on the 1AIl
meeting Of the Brooklyn Jockey club. Ihree
lulrewasrn favorites and two second choices were
successful and the sport. all in all, was quite
nm to the standard. Jimmy Lane kentucky
Beau and Oxford were the stake winners "iiiio
I7irebrand. Oarsman. Gid and Taunt accouh'eu
for the overnight races.
ghe victory Of oxford. In the Oriental Hahoi-
cap for ell ages. at one mile and quarter was
the surprise OF the day. The gray son o. L Oh
aday had shown a disposition to stop at the emu
Of a mile IN recent races. so that he had little
or no consideration by the form players IN yes
terday's race, and was practically nesIecUe0 /"
the betting at 20 TO !. lie was In well under
100 pounds, and ran the best race OF his career
as after making all the running he was aOle 10
withstand Running Waters determined cha--
lenee and win by three parts OF a length In the
fast time Of Dos 40.
Woodford Clay's Outcome was me iaNorlte
for this race heavily backed from o 10 10 II
10 g. while Running Water was also IN strong
demand in spite OF the fact that she was asked
TO ooncede from one 20 foTty-four pounds TO her
opponents Outcome slow 10 begin, and
bic gauop. She trailed along in last place all
the way and her many followers turned away in
utter disgust The only possible explanation OF
the performance that was little short Of dis
graceful was that the mare sulked, it was
not reasonable 10 believe, In view OF her strong
support that she was not ct 10 run back to her
last good race.
Running Water her bes: race under hand
ling none too strong, and, while beaten, she
the 11-iv,r xHal
asking & good deal for a three-year-old FLY to
concede twenty-seven pounds to four-year-old
colt. but this was the differerce between her and
her conaueror, according 10 the scale. Miller
laid too far out Of IL IN the early part, and de-
layed his run too long, she might have won
AS it was she closed resolutely through the
stretch, and was slowly but surely wearing the
winner down Good Luck. after rather stormy
journey. beat Fine Cloth head for third money
while the others came struggling IN. Fine Cloth
and Cederstrome both showed speed. and fob
lowed the pace closely for q mile The latter
would have been closer up but for bearing out
at al turns.
The Prospect Handicap for two-year- olds re-
suited in an easy victory for Kentucky Beau.
played with the utmost confidence from TO l
20 70 L He followed the fast pace set by
George S. Davis 10 the turn for home, and then
came away 10 win as he pleased The improve
ment over his last race at Sheepshead Bay
startling TO degree George S. Davis hung on
well and earned the place from Fantastic which
ran in the name and coIors Of Frank O'Ne!u the
ex- tockey.
the wei backed Sewell. winner of the Great
Eastern Handicap was left at the post and the
fan OF Frank GIL IN the first furlong Notter.
who mad the mount on Frank Gill, escaped with
q bad fright, and showed no Ill effects of his I'M
ceremonlous tumble in the paddock later in the
day Sewel and his namesal1e, the Jockey We're
perhaps more responsible for being left at the
post than the starter the field was we'll
aligned when the barrier was released
Fountainblue, which caused much talk by
his bad race in the FlatbuEh Stakes, was tried
again yesterday. ami failed utterly to redeem
" n Tba Co1t
and his friends backed the colt from 10 ] 10
16 TO 3, so that he closed practically a split
choice with Kentucky Beau the winner Martin
got him of well, and he was in a good position
IN his run around the turn, that no excuses
could be offered for his ordinary performance
Martin punished him unnecessarily through the
last furlong, for which the stewards might well
mete out some punishment
Jimmy Lane won the Kings Highway Steeple-
chase over the fun course IN easy fashion
IhOmas Hitchcock Jr's. Phantom was the IA
Vorite at . TO ., but Jimmy Lane. with ten
pounds in his favor over his last meeting with
the Meddler geding, did not lack for followers
and was strong second choice at 10 3 Old
Gran Ipa with his owner Mr. Hayes up made
most or the running FOR something over a mile
when jimmy Lac breeZed past him and went on
TO win as he pleased by six or eight lengths
Phantom closed resolutely under punishment
and beat Grandpa a head for the place and his
so lame that Pay had TO dismount before coming
back 10 the judges stand.
The start for the fifth race was so bad that
sonoma Belle and Right Royal were beaten
then and there. Oarsman, the favorite was off
well, and after racing Paniuue into submission
had enough left TO withstand Bragg's deter
mined challenge. Firehrand made every post a
winning one in the first race, while Mintia the
feVorite, was in such close quarters that he
could not begin to do himself justice. Gid and
Iaunt were graduated from the maiden class
or tWo-year-o.ds in the sixth and seventh races.
S'Id WAS much the best in his race, although
somewhat lucky in getting away in the flrst
flight, but 1aunt barely squeezed home from
1tappahannock, the fayorite. which would have
won IN another stride.