New-York tribune., 1907-10-19
FAVORITES FARE WE'LL.
FIVE RACE TO VICTORY.
Ben Ban Beats Brookdale Nymph
Head in F0rdham.

| Five winning favorites gIaddened the hearts Of
| racegocrs at Belmont Park yesterday Harry
! Payne Whitney's BroCkdale Nynph the only
first choice which failed reward the form play
crs, and she was beaten head IN the Fordham
Handicap after a somewhat injudcious ride on the
part OF e. pugan. The winning tavorites were st
Valentine, Wavecrest. Lane Allen, Uncle and Mas
ter Robert. or these, Uncle was At somewhat
pronblt!ve price TO any except the DIG bett"rS'
but the majority Of those who would not accept
the short price against the Shoot colt played
Lawrence =. Daley for the place at even money
and had the satisfaction OF cashing
Broohdale Nymph lost nothing IN defeat as ahe
took up lSt pounds, and. forcing fast pace was
beaten only n the last few strides by Ben Ban,
on which Ncol rode well judged race. T.. Dugan.
who had the mount BrOokdale Nymph, made
so much use of the good mare in the run up the
hackstretch and around the turn that SI!c c9uiu
not withstand the winners challenge in the last
sixteenth although she fought on with rare cour-
age. If the boy had been more patient ana con
tent to lie back with Kentucky Beau, without ty-
ing to him into submission in the first nan
mile there might have been another story TO tell.
NiCol, Ben Ban, bided his time and made his
run when Strengthened out for home. The colt re
sponded TO his every call. and while bearing out
slightly through the last furong closed resoluteIy
and got up in the last stride. The extra half tur-
long may have counted In his favor yesterday, as
Brookdale Nymph beat him rather cleverly two
days ago in worlds record time for six ana n nan
furiOngs, at a difference of twenty-three pounds
in his favor whereas yesterday the difference was
twenty pounds. The high scale may have Favored
Ben Ban, he is a big colt and well qualified to
handle weight. Brookdale Nymph was so playful
coming out of the paddock that she did her best
a short delay at the post also initiated against
her chances
Kentucky Beau finished third in this after
being sharp contender all the way He followed
the pace closely and hung on much gamer than
usual Jack Atkin, the split second choice win
Ben Ban at to !, ran below his form, when was
due largely 10 his getting away from the post all
tangled up and losing much ground that his
task was well nigh hopeless He ran up strong
around the turn the outside Of his field but
the effort told. and he hung in the final drive
Uncle had little more than good exercise GaIiop
to win the condition race for two-year-olds, fourth
on the card. Miller took him right TO the front
at the start and he Tomped home an easy winner winner
by six lengths The nine horses in the field We're
strung out a full sixteenth of mile at tina hnlSh
in Indian file, and it looked more Ike procession
than a horse race. Lawrence 7. Daley had to be
hard ridden at the last furong pole 10 shake on
Onatassa. hut finally earned the place quite as
easily as Uncle won. Earl G. tried 20 keep pace
with Uncle in the early part and tired so badly
that he was far hack at the finish.
Tie 10 train from Flushing avenue, Brooklyn
went out 10 the track by fits and starts. This
DELAYED the I.30 train also, that some two
thousand racegOers missed the first race entirely.
and spent the rest Of the afternoon anathcmatlzns
the Long Island Railroad as nine out Of every ten
so It seemed. wanted to play St Valentine ana.
of course St. Valentine His margin Of vie
tory was a short head. with Crafty and Yada
fighting it out with him to the last stride. Ills
race was a good one he was OFT badly ana hdd
TO run on the outside OF his field most OF the way.
Wavecrcst ga1oped home an easy winner OF the
second race. while Master Robert, a wo-ycaT-old.
wore Alteration down IN the last event, and won
nv a neck in the fast time Of las for "A mile and
e5v+aonth The time was only tvo-hfths OF a sec
ord behind the best record for tho distance. held
bv Israelite and Gassful James r. heeues
Gretna Green was tried again and found wanting.
He was heavily backed from II 70 10 ; 10 .. and
closed almost a split favorite with Master Robert
lie was well up all the way. but failed TO come
on IN the stretch.
OF his good days and was said 10 have won all OF
$4,000 on the first five races.