New-York tribune., 1906-07-11
PRIZE FOR ACCOUNTANT
VJNs THE REALIZATION.
Tater Pearl Ronpps Home in the
TsrO-Year-OLd Firture.

r.,es \. Brady's $3.50 colt Accountant won
-. rseh Realization Stakes at Sheepshead Bay
.-..orsay. beating Frederick Johnson's s1.5OO
-. F5ntree a short neck in a hard drive Bulls
z-ve was third, while back in the ruck were Or
-.onaale. last years F'uturity winner: Bohemian
.,a NcKittrlck. J. Martin handled Accountant
-r,tb rare skill and the colt ran a game. honest
49,. for which all credit must be given, even
ebough IN winning ne did not give the impression
n being a really great horse.
sidney Pagets Water Pearl redeemed himself
a. mart for his recent defeats by winning the
second half Of the Double Event beating about
.ss hest two-year-olds shown. with the possible
exception Of Ballot. Oran. which took his meas
rrs IN the Great Trial Stakes, when in receipt OF
ssyen pounds, was soundIy beaten by the big
watercress colt at even weights yesterday
Water Pearl now takes his place once more as
tss best two-year-old Of the year. as his manner
a. winning was convincing enough TO satisfy the
most skeptical.
II was the last day OF the summer meeting
a the Coney Island Jockey Club at Sheepshead
ray and the good card served to attract one of
fhe biggest crowds Of the meeting The days
racing vas quite up to the standard. in every re-
spect. but the weather was most capricious. The
sun shore down brightly for three races, but
back clouds began to pile up in the west while
broke while the horses We're on the way TO the
post for the ffth race. 1t looked for time as
q cloudburst was imminent, and the crowd
looked forward to drenching on the way home
i escaped this, however. although the fnery Of
fhe women looked somewhat bedraggIed bv the
tine they found their seats in the trains and
trolley cars.
The Realization. which. now that the Ameri-
can Derby has been discontinued. ranks as the
biggest three-year-old fixture of the year, was
Tun as the fourth race. The distance was one
nile and five furlongs. and the stake was worth
close 10 $4,000 10 the winner. Accountant was
8 lukewarm favorite at 13 TO ), while Ormon-
dale anu Bohemian went back in the betting 10
8 70 2 in the face of a plunge on Bulls Eye.
which was backed from 6 10 l 10 rs to s. Entree
and MeKittridge were the outsiders at 10 and
j. TO each, the latter being backed down from
SOto1
Shaw had the mount on OrmondaIe. ana he
allowed him to make the running down past the
stand the first time and up the backstretch un-
da gentle restraint, with Bohemian and Ac-
countant running head and head, a length or so
hack bohemian had enough at the end OF a
nile and dropped hopelessly to the rear while
accountant went on 10 give battle to Ormondale
he conquered him rounding the far turn and
went to the front SO easily and quickly that IL
looked as though he would come home all alone
Hardly had his followers begun to shout in glee,
however, when he was called on to take up fresh
battle with Entree which moved I'D strong
rounding the stretch turn. At the last furlong
pole Martin drew his whip and sat down TO
drive his colt out; and it was well ne did as
EhtTse drew up on even terms and fought reso-
lutely for the mastery. while Bulls Eye also
ioomed up dangerous on the outside
M
answered every call of his rider with the tenac-
lg of bulldog, and try as he would Entree
could never get his head in front. and they