New-York tribune., 1906-08-28
,RAPPLE BURNS BETS.
FIGHT ROYALS RACE.
RACE.
oa1s-om FaUoTite Loses Fourth
R7of-FOur First Choices Win.
Esy Tsiesrsph % Ths rrlsane.I

| x.csa. y. Y, Aug. 2d.-After the s,,rnris
s,seat Of Grapple. an odds-on favorite in the
~s.'rrsaIn Selling Stakes. TIA. victory OF four
Lies and heavily backed second choice
IL ths bettors who brave6 the worst weather
=, has been witnessed at this meeting happv
s.r. The steady downpour that thoroughlv
,s.s.ed the track last night, making il deem
-ud. continued throughout the greater mart
80 afternoon, making things disagresable in
| I. .1treme. The attendance. however. was up
lie average.
re biggest upset OF the afternoon for the
.r.ers came in the running OF the feature
~ OF the programme. the Amsterdam Selling
,sss, at a mile. OF the nine originally en-
rsa Eve we're withdrawn. leaving Grapple.
rriag in the colors OF john A. Drake; Right
srsl, Red Leaf and Cary 20 go.
sr,pple stood out so far above the others an
,-a that he was installed an overwhelming fa-
~.te at ! TO ., at which figure the Gates-Drake
-.snation flooded the ring with bets. Red
,sf. however, had a certain following. and was
s,yed down from TO to i2 to s. Right Royal
rsat begging at Is 10 J.
NfHer AT once sent GrappIe 70 the front after
ss s:art, and. running clear OF Right ROYAL.
,sss the pace all the way to the stretch. where
, looked TO be an easy winner Suddenly. how
re-. seweIl LET Right Royal down. and. with a
.rsliIg burst OF speed, the big black SON of
GspaIlo quickly overhauled the leader and
,sseg him al the sixteenth pole, finally winning
wy easily by a length and a half Grapple was
whipped ou; 70 the end, beating Red Leaf five
sngths for the place.
The Newcastle Stables J. c. Gore. az 10 :.
ridden by Miller. and conceding from eleven 10
aby-five pounds to seven opponents that start
d against him in the handicap for two-year-
IS waited on They're of until the stretch was
sached and then raced to the front and won
Al0plnS victory by four lengths. THEY'RE OFF
.zt Laily just as easily for the place
The handicap at a mile and a furlong for
aEe-year--olds and upward went 70 August
;smcnts Biyouac, the 20 1 favorite, which
fief racing Sailor Boy into submission In the
ST seven furlongs. went on and won easily by
no lengths from Yorkshire Lad which was
taTen out TO beat Sonoma Belle half a length
hg the place.
The Gates-Drake combination got their first
Efhack in the opening race, a seven furlong af-
aF for three-year-olds and upward, in which
Bmadcloth a 3 TO faYorite heavily hacked
By his owner. Broadcloth led 10 the last Few
jumps, but in driving finish Bertha E., a -
"a shot. coming from behind with fine burst
speed nipped the favorite on the post, VIM
EHg by head. PhalanX. at 30 TO l. was third
The first faYorite to get home in front was
Paul Jones in the steeplechase. Apparently out
& Il during the early stages of the race Raw
-dAru NM AlAtO a running ana jumping nUnoF
turing the middle stages Of the trip and finally
E1n By FIVE lengths from the 30 10 I shot Bel
l5snsnf, which was seven lengths in front of
Waterford, which made the pace for a mile and
O bali.
William Easton's Animus graduated from
&c maiden ranks of fWO-year-olds in the fifth
n1e- He Was the choice, and. coming from be-
Ind in the stretch. won in a hard drive by a
had from Russell T. and Plausible. which were
ESQ heads apart. TIE second half OF the race
m maiden youngsters. run the seventh re-
Hlted in another head finish. Mortiboy second
Aoios at 4 10 ?, beating F'ishhawiz a head
Eaguero third, length back and the favor
70 Work ard Play WAS fourth