The Washington times., 1906-07-16
RAMS HORN ONLY
HIGH CLASS NAG
OtherWinners of Big Events
This Year Poor Stake
Horses.
PHENoM. DIDN'T EXPLODE
Racing Sharps Thought One Crushing
Defeat Told Tale-TwO More I'M
pOItant Engagements.

NEW YORK, July lb.-HOrseS or ordl-
nary calibre have won the four big
hanGiclps IN the East this year
John A. brakes Grapple. a selling
platter, was victorious in the Meuopol-
itan al Belmont Park with nothing
much 20 beat IN the way or class J. W
Fuller's Tokalon, mare of medium
rating. was triumphant in the Brooklyn
Handicap, with the poorest field in years
going 10 the post. Then a. Shields Go
Between. who was bought out of "a sell
Ing race, scored a notable success in
the Suburban Handicap. beating
cheap lot. while w s. Williams Rams
Horn, after racing all winter at New
Orleans. comes along and wins the rich
est handicap of au-the Brighton.
One High Class Nag.
Would Grapple. TokaIOn. Go Between
and Rams Horn have won these clas-
sizes OF the turf II Sysonby, ATtful,
Oiseau. Tanya. BurgOmIster. Hermis,
Stalwart and other famous horses had
been able 10 sport silk? To answer sucn
a question seems a waste OF time. Sur-
flee IL 10 say that the turf this year is
without a really flrst-class handicap
horse, unless it Is Rams Horn, whose
performance i'm the Brighton was OF sut-
fclent merit To earn for him all the
praise in the world
Go Between has won many brilliant
races ttis year. bat, unlike Rams Horn,
he cannot pack heavy burdens. Rams
Horn has c0nclusively shown that he
can pack weight. He has won races
with rs much as l30 pounds on his back,
SO that his Brighton impost Of ia was
comparatively easy for him.
Didn't Explode.
Rams Horn came Fss- this spring
herlIded rs a second AIcChesney That
he is better horse than McChesney
ever was turfmen are willing 10 admit
now. He was on the verge of an Illness
when he ran his first TWO or three races
here. anC after a crushing defeat admin
istered b.. Roseben the critics were In
clined TO beIitue the old Butte horse.
Another phenomenon from the West
exploded"'
ThaJ was the way the Eastern turf
sharps handed il 10 Rams Horn, who
soon became so i'll with fever that he
hau 20 be thrown out of training. WINK
Williams. however. knew that he had
a good horse. and decided TO wait until
midsummer before making an attempt
10 show the real quality of the animal
When Rams Horn was beaten because
in the Commonwealth Handicap, VIII
Jams regained his complete confidence IN
the horse.
HE will win the Brighton 10 a GER
tainty.' he told his friends. But he
will not be ridden by Perrine' Will
Jams had the horse nearly ready when
he won the Bay Ridge Handicap at
Sheepshead
Two Coming Events.
Rams Horn has two other important
engagements at Brighton, the Test Han
dicap. one mile. scheduled for July IS,
and the 10000 Invincible Handicap, one
mile and a quarter. 70 be run on August
2. It is assumed that ". 5. Vosburgh
will ask the Bute horse TO pick up
what may be pretty close TO top weight
in each Of these events. In the Test.
II he goes. he VIII stand up against a
good lot, no doubt. as the eligibles in
clude Hamburg Belle, T1ptOe. GlOritier, |
Accountant, Flip Flap, Dandelion, |
Tokalon, Bedouin, Aerouaut, kiamesha, /
Bulls Eve. and InquisitOr. II Rams /
Horn is saved for the lnvinCible he will /
meet IN all probability such horses as /
Proper. Dainty. Glorifier Bad News. |
Accountant, TckalOn. Won TrOmp, !
Dandelion. and Oairngorm.
Dandelion a Money Burner.
Dandelion is the champion money
burner Of the year. He has lost thou
sands Of dollars for those who played
him IN the Brooklyn. Suburban. Com
monwealth. and Brighton Handicaps. He |
was second choice in the Brooklyn and
favorite in the other events. In the
Brooklyn he was poorly ridden; in the
Suburban he was fairly beaten by Go
Between: in the Commonwealth he fell !
while in the Brighton he had no excuse. |
Summing il all up, il begins 10 dawn on |
tuTfmen that DandeliOn has been great |
" Overrated. lie does not care for more !
than a mile. and at distances over that |
limit IN future hy will doubtless be pass |
ed up.