New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-06

SP0ONER BADLY BEATEN
last OF THREE HORSES
RIM Book. at Fancy Price, Romps
Home in the ReGpers.

, Ill eelEs and he track like mortar
= -. rsci-g - Sheepshead Bay yesterday was
-, r-o-e than 2 rraveEty on the sport The last
cheap selling affair. provided a fairly close
49, r47t the winners OF the other races had
- o-noz:ri0n from the sis ee1th pole home
re favorires won. and TINS MADE aifen;S IN
- perfla!.S. these who follow the fortunes or
r. f-st choices for one Of the poorest days rae
,-r ~ the. season
- y-74fnsv on Monday ~ taking up 10 pounds
o-5 Winning tie Dash Stakes for two-yeaT-olds N
cannon raIlop His only opponents were Au-
= F2e1-7a-t-s Ford Heart and the Newcastle
ss-srae.s sSnnoner. To which he conceded twelve
ro-,-5z each Spooner has been generally ranked
&c ore Of the hest two-Year-olds or the season as
= has done all that has been required Of him in
ssch commanding style that There was no telling
-. - e,,-5 re VAS The race was practically
..css,5 - him yesterday before the barrier was
released and Re went 30 the post heavily backed
from u 10 10 %
Many raeegoers seemed - think that Lawrence
? Dsle had caught lin CsGfEey stating off wnen
= beat rirl q few days age. and in consequence
rsr mice 5-7Fted hack from 10 TO to l. At this
--s-e he had enough following. send him to the
aost Il : 10 . Fond Heart was only taken by those
r-so believe N the old adaEe or playing the out
ss5aT in a threa-lsorse race.
When i came to racing Lawrence 7. Daley
proved his class beyond an question. He had speed
enough l. so right 10 the front. and after shaking
OF Spooner At the last fuTlong pole came away 40
wiz easily from Fond Heart. which closed strong
enough 70 heat Spooner 2 full length for the place.
The last named ran disappointing race. ana Is
almost Go better the next time he goes 10
race where the track was fairly dry but seemed
70 sprawl when he struck the heavy Eoirg through
the last fUrong.
The feI5 which went 10 the nos; in the twenty
teurth running Of the Reapers Stakes. al one mile
and three-sixteentls. was n vofIlIy bad one Il
Included Smiling Tom Iittieton Maid. Faust and
Elue Book. an added starter. A wild plunge on
1srrle-Cn Maid scut her price tumblinE from , %
10 % j. and she closed on practically even terms
with Faust. which was started right back after
his hard race on Wednesday Smiling Tom was IN
some demand around . TO =. while Blue Book was
the extreme outsider az 20 TO :. ibbed Al here and
fhere h those who are always looking for the IN
expected 10 happen.
The race was a procession through the last
quarter With the 6espised outsider g3llop1g along
six eght leusta- f. front, 10 the disgust Of the
form players 40 re hGEe delight OF nose VINO
had taken cha-ca- Blue Book Won by ful!.
ten lengths with Faust FIVE or six lengths before
Smiling Tom. Iittletor Maid spr1W3eo badly IN
the going and could hardly raise a respecta bic
gallon. When hopslessly beaten Al the head % the
stretch Notter eased her Up, and she finished long
after the others.
Eight horses went - the post IN Ihe s:eeplechase.
which. from racing STANDPOINT. was the feature
Of the day. Mr.. Mccain. which ran second in The
Grand National Steeplechase at BELMONT Park last
spring, made his first appearance since June H. and
won Ike q good horse. II appeared 70 be open
sec-et that he was ready Tor brlisinC race after
his long let-Jp 50 that T. P. Thomas. his owner
RAD &c accept a short .rica for good sized com
mission.
Stone rode we'll judged race. and while Essex
Macmillan ard DR.. Keith looked dangerous com
ing around the last turn Mr.. Mccain had plenty
IN reserve, and came away to Win Cleveriy the
fat by two three lengths. DR.. Keith closing
strong the rail- got up in the last stride 70 beat
Essex q head for the place. Macmillan fell
away badly the final drive GrazIallo and
Oliver Cromwell making their first appear
through the field The former had speed for
6 nile and 2 half although he did not fence par
tculsrly well but Oliver Cromwell judging from
his performance yesterday, viii be more Of dis
appointment the jumps than he the
fat
John E Madden's Dennis Stafford hacked
from Is 10 10 TO to beat Arino and Keator
fl the seconl race. but the wo-year-od was not
equal 70 the task and Keator in a common
esilop by much his rider pleased
Miller his first in three DAYS when
Eourenns beat Melbourne and others in the
handicap at q mile and furlong the turf.
The boy did no. deserve any Of the credit for the
victory. however, he allowed himself TO be pocl-
eted IN the mp the back stretch. from which
he could not extricate himself until those who had
bet TIE horse had about given CD all hope
When Strengthened out IN the stretch. however
Tourenne closed with e rush. and catching Wei
bourne inside the last sixteenth pole won going
SWAY by two lengths. IN the fast time Of 1:53
which P new track record for the distance
Ben MacDhui made the old mark Of 1:53 Is in
1919 with ~ pounds up
Mark Anthony II was the favorite IN the last
rare. hut Running Account wore him down IN the
Etretch and won cleverly by half a length When
offered auction after the race Billy Dubois hid
him Up $1,000 his entered selling price Of
1890. end secured him for s2.5oo.
The flags On the grandstand were az half mast
out q respect n Bob Pinkerton whose funeral
was he'd yesterday in Brooklyn.