New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-28
GREAT SPEED TEST OFF
urlvY TRACK THE CAUSE.
p..,,,ag Water Romps Home an the
Albsm0rIe Handicap.

IA Tndv Amelia did not meet IN
hos.,.s "a be g remarkable speed test
VIE --s,,ssend yesterday. The weather souS
- and .hs track was so heaVE 'n"'
- declared OF under the condition WI"
ssss hat the going must be iaS''
=. mix locked out yesterday rnofI'''ls
-. drilling rain they realized Iu'' We"
-, me two great sprinters would not M
A,,nareds who had planned 10 hlAAe N'ie
- N the track stayed al home An eA'1"
- WIS on hand, however IN the hoPe
% 81 track might dry out enough 10 PEI
= n. horses 20 race.
o. = ,.a race was officially declared OF DIS
.,-.-,snt was plainly marked on the races
80 -. who had gone down especially 10 see
.o,ss, spr.nters of the decade do battle
W 90, ,hs regulars expressed regret ana
- -, "a feel that thsy had suffered personal
~ t-.a-sS,ss had al become in the pro-
-" ...,-r ms much uoo'ed question OF
80 merits OF the TWO viii now remain
p' - N nj probability. although there IS
range for meeting between them be-
.~ - easso. ends. one or the other is likely
- az ho-re7ec and il IS hardly likely that
-, s,,o-. xiii be made 70 bring them to-
r,,hsr again.
=, ~-ss deep IL mud. the racing yesterday
=, M. asvolG OF interest. Three heavily played
sv-.,ss Won and close followers of form mad
60, n 10 home well satisfied. The Abemarle
,'.,.,c.r for mares O. all ages. at one mile
,,ssau;h. was the fixture on the pro-
-. :. resulted IN an easy victory for
.,.,~ Water which, conceding weight 70 her
.--,,er; Won 81 q way to establish her right
,.t,rh bonors among the three-year-olds Of her
ags and sex
-, ,or,o reason hard 70 explain the big bet
-. -;,vas all around Running Water, and her
-.,s 6rseted back from TO 8 TO 13 10 3. True
.re,. -sioh wns in receipt Of rveuty-six pounds,
.,,,-srs 10 the scale and Coy Maid, who also
a. mil IN the weights. were played almost 10
=. .v-,us,on Of the other three starters. True
wing elased actual favorite az Il 10 3, having
-, ,ls,es down from a high quotation OF 10
, zb,ls COY Maid had quite as strong a follow
u, tsg- as the field went 20 the post.
Gov Maid was whipped away from the post by
Garner in order 70 earn a good position. and he
never lei her settle in her stride so that under
The circumstances she ran remarkably good
r7ee True Wing saved ground by going through
m the ral on the paddock turn, and showed the
WY I'd the backstretch. with Coy Maid in close
attendance Running Water was always within
sasy striking distance however. and when Miller
called IN her turning for home she raced around
;he pacemaEsrs and came away 20 win as she
tlsassd By two OF three lengths. Coy Maid. after
Frrtoa,ly dropping out Of II and running wide
Chsstretch turn closed again IN ganaest fash
iu nc beat DishabilIe a head for the place.
Tue Wing hung in the final drive from her early
erI
he winning favorites were Arklirta, Far West
sH' They're or, which won the first, second and
ia-a rscss, respectively Arklirta ran truly
remarkable race as he was Of badly and all
n1gsd " ar the start To all appearances he
vas hopelessly beaten rounding the far turn but
he settled down 70 racing in the stretch. and got
" = tine 10 Win by a neck from Van Ness.
which was TIE same distance before Robin Hood
ne paceuaker Rusk also ran q winning race,
a he vas next 70 last 70 leave the post and
a'asessy ont Of il through the first half mile.
Ferthef thar that, Re did not find clear sailing