New-York tribune., 1906-07-28
FRIDAY RACING DULL.
FOUR FAVORITES BE1TEN
sed Friar Shoes Enough ImproOe-
ment to WIN the Handicap.

-saclng at Brighton Beach yesterday was not OF
3 kind 20 arouse much enthusiasm It was the
usual Friday card. with no fixtures scheduled 10
lend some sone while even the handicap was hardly
ahove the standard OF an ordinary selling race.
There were two or three finishes that were close
enough to arouse rnomentary interest. and this
alone saved the sport from being entirely common
place Two favorites and three second choices were
successful. so that form was fairly well maintained
The defeat however. of Tourenne. Robin Hood
First Premium and Embarrassment, Tour heaNly
played choices. was hardly Offset by the victories
Of Red Friar and Barngo. the successful faVorltes.
Red Friar which won the handicap at one ana
one-sixfeenfh miles. turned form somersaut that
was plainIy forecasted by the confidence with which
he vas played from TO 10 II to s. In his last
start few days ago, he could hardly raise re-
spectable gallop and was beaten OF. He met oet-
ter horses however on that occasion. and consid-
erinr the fact that those opposed to him yes'eE-
dav were a cheap lot. the sudden Improvement was
not so startling as 1t appeared at nrst sianoo
T9elle of Peouest and Corn Blossom. which opened
eo,,al fsvorites at 10 2. went back in the oetuhs
10 Is to ; each. while Sailor Boy was piaSeu uo'iA
from to ] to 10 /
pele of Peouest made the running two or three
lengths before her field TO the last sixteenth poie
where she began TO stop, and hed FIlaI' "liio"
had been under the whip rounding the stre1ch turn
quickly wore her down, and at the emo Won Ia'ilei
eie,,erI,, bv n length or more. Lotus Eater ran
more kindly for Miller than he did for SHAW le"
6avs ago and was distant third. as Corn BLOSSOM
which ran Up strong around the turn huhs paulS
when rravers called him in the stretch. sailOf
Boy showed little early Speed puI oIOpPeu O"'
Of II entirely on the far turn
Tourenue was the favOriie over Botanlst IN the
6rst race hut Finn who had the mount Was W no
match for Miller and Botanist won, ridden OUT ny
half a length Finn could not prevent IoureIlhe
from rong wide at the stretch turn and bearing
ont all through the stretch, which lost him enough
ground to encompass his defeat. Smiling Ionl got
an the worst of poor break. but ne Inaoe Up
enough ground in the race to lead TO the impression
that he might have been Keen CONTENDER Win
better luck at the start
Yyoodsaw which making his first appearance
OF the season. made all the running IN the seconu
race and won driving by scant length from zeiii@
and Robin Hood. Jack JOyner. who trains Woou-
saw for E. R. Thomas. so lacking in commence
"a the colt he advised his friends agansI osS
ting ana dseoSW5a&ge1 W & commission LACK Of support
sent Woodsaw's price from TO 10 20 l. anu ohiy ny
secrets yvageYed on his chances. Robin Hood once
more proved gIieyous pm old eyer s se
70 the front this operated against him. as ne
Ps fP Team be Hn1F rSn dn n race IN the condition
affair at one mile, third on the card he looked
like legitimate 10 shot. but TO was freely
oisr9d VIII oa Ie% 5sAe, es,;I m DsYed 70 heat him
ss If he was not the same colt which beat Tiptoe
ana other god horses few. days ago. Hot Teddy
excuse % which Could he made for First Premium was
that he could not cOncede the weight he ran up
strong rounding the stretch turn after trailing IN
the early part of the race. but hung where he
with the small end Of the purse
Embarrassment was the best horse in the fifth
race. at a mile and a quarter, but he so
hemmed in and pocketed most Of the journey that
Tyron beat him home by three parts of a length.
Little Ross took a desperate chance to crowd his
way through the rail in the last sixteenth. but
Shaw. TyT0n not accommodating enough
TO pull out and held him there without committing
a foul Baringo graduated from the maiden
class in the last race. She came from far back in
the stretch. and won going away from Revenue. of
which Miller had made entirely too much use in
the up the backstrefch and around the turn.
Miller rode two winners and earned the jockey
hOnors for the day. He has fifteen victories
10 his credit for the meeting, six more than Seweu
and Koerner, who have nine each.