New-York tribune., 1906-09-07
DASH FOR ". H. DANIEL.
WINS BY Il SHORT HEAD.
Entree Earns Reapers Stakes after
Being Croscded Back.

W. II. Daniel. an added starter. played from
u 20 70 Z 20 /. won the twentieth running OF
the Dash Stakes az Sheepshead Bay yesterday,
in tie colors OF E. S. Burke. 3r., who bought the
colt az fancy price during the spring meeting
az Belmont Park The horse proved a grievous
disappointment after his purchase. and tt began
70 look as ~ the newcomer 20 the turf had
bought one OF the many gold bricks" sold dur
ing a racing season. Mr.. Burke. I'm all probahn-
Sly. won him out yesterday. however. as he is
saio 70 have sent in n substantial commission.
while the stake was worth $500 net. The VIC
tory may encourage him 20 branch out and add
20 his stable
w. Il Daniel was one OF thirteen starters
which went 20 the post for the Dash which, as
the name implies. was at five furlOngs. oscar
Lewisohn's Yankee Gun. which ran such good
race IN the Futurity, the favOrite at 3 10 J.
while wOOdford Clay's Kentucky Beau was
strong second choice at 20 !. backed down q
point from 3. w II. Daniel PaumonOk, Lord
Boanerges. Bat Masterson and Red River were
also strongly played around s and 10 10 i. The
race resulted in a stirring head and head finish.
in which W. II. Daniel. Yankee Gun and Paumo-
fok finished as named. J. Jones. who had the
mount on W. H. Daniel. got his mount of well
and. forcing the pace all the way. got him home
in front by a narrow margin. Yankee Gun was
wearing him down at the end under one Of J.
Martins hardest drives but just failed 70 get up.
Newton Bennington's Paumonok would prob
ably have beaten them both with better early
luck he was in close quarters in the run to
the bend. but closed resolutely on the outside
when ne found clear sailing. and running
the strongest Of the three at the end. without
much help from little J. Hennessey. who could
hardly do the big colt full justice.
Entree won the Reapers Stakes at one mile
and three-sixteenths. after meeting with enough
interference Just after the start 10 have dis
couraged most horses. Garner, Who had the
mount on California King. rushed his mount
over TO the rail from the outside IN such reclI-
less fashion when the barrier was released that
Entree was crowded back and all but went 70
his knees. Radtke wisely allowed the colt TO set
tle IN his stride and race along In last place 20
the far turn, where he woke his mount up with
a rew cuts Of the whip and raced around his
field fast that he came swinging into the
stretch some two lengths in front. Even then
his victory not easily earned, as he was tir-
sng fast and doing his best 10 win by three
parts or a length from lronsldes. which was
slowly but surely wearing him down Moon
shine, one Of the early pacemakers. was third
six lengths away, while MaNey Witt, which
showed a lot OF speed. stopped almost 20 a walk
and pulled up lame
Miller went befere the stewards and made a
claim of foul against Entree. which he claimed
shut his mount. IrOnsdes off turning for home
The stewards dismissed the complaint They
called Garner before them however, and after
reading him lecture about rough and foul
riding set him down for six days for his reck-
Twelve horses went 10 the post IN the steeple-
chase, and for ground and lofty tumbling Il
took precedence over any race run through the
field this year. Six horses fell during the run
ming and the people IN the stand were treated
20 a series of sensations that kept them in a
constant uproar from end 20 end. =. HeideT
who rode Ligero. lay stretched out on the turf
for several minutes, If badly hurt but he
finally lmped of 10 the relief OF the crowd, hav-
ing escaped with a bad shaking up. None OF the
other boys were injured. Garter Knot one Of the
choices was running easily in front when he
rame a cropper the backstretch the second
fime around. After that EXpansionist. which
had been backed by wise few from 20 to 10
10 10 !. had matters his way and won as
he pleased by fifteen lengths or more. In hard
drive Caller beat Tom Cogan head for the
place.
The form players had a shock IN the hrth
race, when Carew. AZ GO 20 /. beat an ordinary
field OF selling platers He We fighting in the
van all the way and after disposing of Leonard
Joe Hayman had enough left 20 Withstand Co
lumbia Girls belated rush. New MoWn Hay, the
favoritc, which got Romanelh in trouble at Sar-
stoGa. could hardly raise respectable gallop
and finished far back I'm the ruck Hildebrand
was al her with the whip most OF the way, but
she either would not could not extend her
self She was almost played OF the boards while
the horses We're at the post, many Of the layers
refusing bets at : 10 =.
Roseben gave further evidence OF having re-
turned 10 his best form by taking up 137 pounds
IN the first race and galloping six furongs IN
the fast time OF 1.l2 10. which was within a
nth Of a second Of the track record. held by
Brookdale Nymph He made a show of his field
and won easily that the track record would
have been AZ his mercy Il he had been ridden
out.