New-York tribune., 1906-07-18
SIR HUON ROMPS HOME
VON TROMP'S BAD RACE.
PLAYABLE Fa0Orites Fare Badly at
Brighton Beach.

through showers that were intermittent and
r track that was sticky without being
s,,v or sloppy the horses raced at Brighton
-.,cb Yesterday. while crowd which numbered
s.r,v p 000 persons counted themselves lucky to
!. v-bere the cool breeze on the ocean made the
mid sticky atmosphere at least bearabIe
rtose who sried 20 pick winners were hardly as
s-unate as heretofore at this meeting. as the
,-,v Two pronounced choices to win were at a
--ee prohibitive TO all but the big bettors
ne Sea Gate Stakes for three-year-olds was
.ss fixture on the programme. but Sir Huon ap-
,.ared 10 so far outclass his four opponents that
sinost every other race attracted more interest
- winner OF the Commonwealth Handicap was
s,usa on 70 concede from twelve TO twenty
-,unas to the others, but they were such an
suslnary lot that he was held at the short price
w1tos Gallivant. with Miller up, was played
n some to beat him. and backed from TO 2 to
40 L but even the pikers fought shy OF the
0heTs
For seven furlongs IL looked as IL Sir Huon
night be beaten. He seemed to be Iaboring
tard il third place some two or three lengths
fehind Albert F. an6 Maxey Witt, who were
ssng their bert to beat each other out In front
F7oxisr. who had the mount on the Falsetto
col: vas plainly anxious, and was hard at work
rith his hands before the far turn was reached
those who had accepted the short price against
sr Huon were also worried. but looks Of disgust
soon changed into smiles when the good three
ygar-old fairly ran over the pacemakers when
enlightened out for home. and came away to
rfn As he pleased by two lengths
he spirited duel between Albert F. and Maxev
Win was really the feature of the race They
lsn practically head and head all the way. and
fought il out il a bitter drive for the place
which Albert F. earned by neck. GaIIavant
proved disappointment He swerved away
from the barrier as II few up and got a bad
break, bur he never improved his position. and
Il fact kept losing ground all the way
James r heenes Won Tromp ran a shocking
3 bad race in the handicap AT one mile and
sixteenth He took up top weight of Id pounds
bur this could hardly account for the fact that
be WIS h0peiessly outrun all the way On his
recent form ne appeared 10 be a legitimate Ia
F0Eile, but the educated money seemed TO be all
Tor tar West which was backed from 3 TO l 10
70 While gon Tromp was going back from
Go to 70 D While Won Tromp was getting
q listless unambitious ride from Radtke Far
Nssl was out racing Blandy into submission,
which he succeeded in dong at the stretch turn
AFTER that Shaw had TO do little more than keep
nm going 10 beat Sailor Boy, which closed
strong. length.
Kamesha had 50 much the best Of the weights
2 me condition race, at six furlongs, that / TO
NE the prevailing price. II was something
ma than good exercise gallop for her how
ever as after leading all the way. Knapp had to
sfass her Up IN the last sixteenth, Bryan
threatened some danger She won cleverly, how
eFE. while Bryan beat the others OF.
Clements, split choice with Black Mate made
q me running in the first race, and easily
ff1m Aintberla ard Orphan Lad. Black Mate
vas IN rather close quarters on the rail most Of
he way, and further than that was rather SLOW
ny handled by Radtke who seems to have lost
ne form completely.
Harry Payne Whitney's killaloe showed that
she mad al The courage Of her sire, KilInarnock.
ly racing August Belmont's Rosemount into
submission In the sixth race. and then standing
o. the determined challenge Of DominatOr.
ElerreL Judge Post and Rosemount were equal
iaForites in this race. at TO , The two first
named had little chance with the break. while
Eoselnount gave up the fight when most was
rsguire1
Iyron which was making his first appearance
q The season. made his field look cheap in the
last race. He conquered Janeta, the favorite, at
re Tar turn and then came away to win hard
hela bv six lengths Janeta stopped utterly when
ca1sht- and Reidn1oore Outgamed Novena in a
tsrc drive FOR the place