New-York tribune., 1906-09-04
rLECTIONEER REPEATS.
uJNs AUTUMN MAIDEN
p;ns Clotb Beats Neua Lee a Head
IN Rich Tsin City Handicap.

.,-- ,,,nne- of the rich and historic
,--..-t.,- on Saturday. was an ADDED starter IN
=, .,,,,,n,n Maiden Stakes az sheepshe@o Das
..~ss,- and gave further evidence OF his
..r,,, bv romping home an easy winner iroh
e.,s % ssirlv clever youngsters. lie went 70
:. ,te liberal price Of 4 10 z. as for some
-so,,,,talle reason racegoers did not accept
- ,tc,o-y I'm the Futurity as entlreiy ooh'iii'
a.. and moreover. were Tot satisnea as 10 now
- ,ror,s handle himself on a track that was
- sns slow from the rains OF the early morn
-rbe 6eld he met vas Far inferior 70 that
Ms -, "a the post IN the Futurity but
.,,.h.uo and PsumOnOk were heavily piayeo 10
-.,-, ,rbUe Zambesi and Glamor were Also
va - demand. Aletheuo. with Miller up was
- nA-.-.,c,,lar magnet for many OF the wise
' "a n. was backed from 20 i 10 Ia
~, a came 20 racing. however. Elee-
.ster following the pace closely 10 the
- came away and won galloping by SIX
-. y-hue Tourenne. another added starter
1. .ls,heuo a soant length for the place
=. -r,,, city Handicap at a mile and quar-
-. ,,rsed feature of the programme. re
- ., a disti.ct surprise Fine Cloth'
-,,es--old. by Melton-Fiona. al 20 to In
-, heat Neya Lee, another long shot,
u' bo.a While Dishsbille. First Mason.
-,.-s.l,oD and Gsllivant, which have been
-, nth more or less disunctlon were
SO bes.en. Fine Cloth has only started
-. hssor. this year. but IN neither race had
-, ANYTHING 70 indicate that ne hao class
= .,,,li,v enough 20 beat the nelo opposed 10
- ,,,s,erday. He showed speed and rare game
ness however, hno may 9eN NeP ~
she GOOD horses OF MS age
"a, holiday crowd, which numbered fully
= ..,rssnd persons. was IN attendance. and.
s-F-tr 1p AZ .
= .,s ,be spor; was interesting from end TO
- -. majority voted the afternoon al the
..,-s,,,ve inclosure az sheepshead Bay a dis
st., s,ooess The threatening weather at noon
,,,soubtesly kept many 81 home who might
,,bsrviss have made the Journey 20 the track.
- fbs. a numbers the attendance did not COM
nsr. with the throng of FutUrity Day.
IN. Autumn Maiden Stakes. which was run as
,hs third race was elevated 20 an Importance
,b,t made Il compare fsvorably with the Twin
civ Handicap in interest by the addition Of
Flecroneer 20 ne field. The colt has so few I'M
portant engagements that Billy Lakeland his
owner. oecided nt the last minute 20 send him
along. even though the stake was small In the
amount OF money that could be won. II having
IN ADDED money value of only $1,000. The stake
was FOR maidens az tie a entry, so that Elec-
tioneer. which was only graduated from the
maiden class IN winning the Futurity. was ell
gibls. Tourenne. Main Chance and zambesi were
other added starters. so that eleven youngsters
went 70 the post. Elec;ioneer. after opening az
sto5 drifed back 10 10 3 before there was
,rv s,sDosition 20 bet on him Two or three big
commissions, then made their appearance, how
ever and he went 20 the post at Z 10 3. L Will
iars had the mount, as Shaw. who rode him IN
the Futur1ty, has been engaged 10 ride Pau
Ynonok for Newton Bennington. The race. as
rsid before was only good gallop for the son
az VoteY-Quesal. and IN view Of the fact that he
ran the Eve furlOngH IN the fast time OF 90 80
ne VIII probably so 70 the post favorite for the
coveted FlstbUsh Stakes on Saturday. Tou-
reune Aletheuo and Glamor had a spirited hght
FOR the small end of The stake. and finished as
named. Homer could not DO fun justice 10 Au-
gust Beimont's Glamor. he would have been
fhira and possibly second
Dishabile and Dandelon were about equal
favortes for the Twin City Handicap with the
former the better played OF the two while First
Mason and Eu'ree were also plunged on ana
backed down several points TO 10 each Cal
hvant was also IN some demand at Z 20 J. The
added.
August Belmont's Tiptoe made the early run
ming, with Fine Cloth ana Neva Lee IN close at
tendance and the others more or less strung out.
Al the far turn Fine Cloth dropped back TO third
place and appeared 70 be soun6ly beaten. while
Aeva Lee went on and gave battle 10 Tiptoe.
The TWO last named came racing into The stretch
htac ana head and 20 al appearances had the
race between them. Neya Lee quickly conquered
Iipioe, which was racing out OF her distance but
JUST when her followers began 70 shout eXult-
anty Fine Cloth challenged on the outside apd
hey came down through the last furlong head
and head. Fine Cloth proved the gamer OF the
tNo and she got up IN the last few strides 20 win
ny a narrow margin. Dishahille, "a A good po-
flu0n az the way, failed 10 come on through the
stretch with her usual burst of speed, but man
money
Dandelion moved up strong. rounding the far
turn as II he might figure al the finish. but he
soon dropped out Of II again, showing plainly
ual ne was not ready. after a short let-up. for
q hruising race al & mile and quarter First
Mason and Eutree were always outrun. and
neither hattered SIS hackers al any part OF the
Lsoe First Asson's performance was the more
olsaiportlHg - The tao. as much was expected
= nm after his brilliant IN the Brighton
tiandcap. when h- was only beaten a scaut half
fngth by Rams Horn.
Tho handicap steepiechase over the fun course
OF two miles and half furnished a pretty race.
~ which Grandpa. the Odds-on favor1te az Q 20
:" !lsi managed 20 beat the lOD TO shot Agent
snort head on the post. Paul Jones and
oll1la maae most ~ the running IN close
o9Inlany 20 the last jump. where the former was
ailN beaten. The followers Of the favorite.
however, had 10 root their hardest TO get
,,.e-upa home as Agent closed with a rush on
,.'.,s Nue "a. enc az but got up. Pioneer. heavily
se1 n ne clubhouse particularly FOR third
nous contender
- - oiher winners were Fish Hawk which
q, a eoacee, The odds-on favOrite q short head
~ 80 "a tace; Par West, which made show
Le card. and Onatas which Won the mile and q
s---- &c On The turf. which closed the days
49, 80 1.suin was plunged on in the hfth race
So 80 - - ron y 70 : 10 20 10 nv Davv John
-, % sliI most OF the big bettors He could never
e. Inn -s striking distance % Far West how
=, -, o4o was even beaten a head for the place
last fUr,onr " '' 'i-'
,,s 49, Iin was another heavily played favor
~ - 81 disappointed those who were trrinF
,,,s5' o1t m fhe last race She showed 4 little
zee for hsf mile but soon dropped c,m,
r;rs,sS oul ol u and pulled Up slightly lame
fsvo-s, sna ElectiOueer were the only ,ginninG
r1sv.s - "h4e Miller. whose mounts aiwaH
winner -0' fa'espeiS' 1aiien u If''
vesr @int Non the Twin CITY Handicap lasi
Rfn,s-' James r Keene while other resent
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