New-York tribune., 1907-09-28
CHOICES BOWLED OVER
FIVE SUFFER DEFE4T.
Kings Daughter Beats Suffrage IN
the CulUcr Handicap.

For the fourth day in succession the favorites
Jared badly at Gravesend yesterday as James
l. Brady. which the opening race, was the
only true TO the trust ropcsed in him. 10
make matters worse. ne was quoted at a price
prohibitive to any except the big bettors Inc
sum total OF winning favOrites in the last twen-
ty-four races is four. and three Of these were
at odds on. This gives some idea OF the stormy
tourney the form players have had to travel in
their daily battle with the layers.
The beaten favorites yesterday were Yankee
Girl Lotus Suffrage, Te-naceo and Rialto- Lotus
end Suffrage might have won with better early
luck but excuses could be offered for the
Three Others. As ii happened. Miller was up
on Yankee Girl. Suffrage and Temaceo so that
his followers were as badly Off as those who
follow the fortunes Of the first choices.
T. c. McDowelrs Kings Daughter won the
Culver Handicap. which has added money
value of s2.500. Nicol got her off in front, and
the feet daughter Of Ornament opened UP
winning gap In the first quarter and held her
way the end 10 win cicverly from James r.
keene's Suffrage, the favOrite. The latter might
have beaten Kings Daughter and would surely
have forced her out IL Miller had been as wide
awake as usual at the post As il happened,
however. Suffrage was ali tangled up when the
Barrier was released and was some five or six
lengths out of il before she was fairly settled in
her stride. She might have overcome this han
dicap but to make matters worse. Miller allowed
cher to be carried wide turning for home. and
under the circumstances it was impossible for
her TO wear the winner down, although She m
ished good second.
Harry PAYNE whitney's Brookdale Nymph
was in some demand around to 1, but she tired
IN trying TO run Kings Daughter down and could
not finish better than third. length before
Sewell, which closed big gap from q bad be
ginning FIandzarra was scratched from the
third race. in which she appeared to have rea-
sonable chance TO win, and added 70 the stake.
She had her usual speed and followed the pace
closely to the head OF the stretch when she
SO below
@<orn. He could not keep up at any part OF the
journey and finished far back. He can do much
better. and his performance must not be taken
TOO seriously.
Harry PAYNE Whitney's Perseverance was the
best horse at the weights in the handicap. at one
mile and q half. second on the card. He was
beaten neck. however. by Melbourne, on which
Horner rode one Of HIS best @. Swain, VINO
had the mount Perseverance. tried TO crowd
his way through narrow opening on the ran
rounding the far turn but was shut of sharply,
losing two or three lengths at least Persever-
-anoe settled down racing again in the stretch.
but while closing with rush he just failed to
get up Swain went before the stewards and
made q claim Of foul against HorneT, on the
winner. bat K was dismissed.
- Yankee Girl was g pronounced faVorite az
even money on the strength of her easy victory
over Beacon Light few days ago. and Miss
Crawford was about the only one played 10 beat
her, as the others were all quoted at u to or
better Melbourne ran the best race OF his
career. as ne was hard pressed over every foot
Of the journey, After racing Miss Crawford into
submission at the end Of a mile he maintained
a long head-and-head fight with Yankee Girl
around the turn and into the stretch. He had
1ust succeeded in shaking her off when Perse-
verance challenged He was game to the end,
however, and won well deserved victory.
Those who took outside chance on Toy
Boy at fancy price in the third race had Wis
aons Of sudden wealth. only TO see them fade
away IN the last few strides Toy Boy jumped
of in the lead at the start and came swinging
A. L. <I-s s-. lie
followers shouted jubilantly. the horses near
est TO him were under the whip and victory
seemed reasonably A hundred yards from
the wire he was still in front, but stopped sud
denly. and three horses swept past him in the
closing strides Security got the decision by a
narrow margin from Preen- The latter would
have with clear sailing, but he was shut OFF
on the far turn and lost more than enough
ground TO encompass his defeat Lotus. backed
from S TO TO 13 to s. was in close quarters in
the early part CT the and could not find
clear sailing until too late TO overcome the
handicap
Acrobat went racing off in front like scared
rabbit in the fifth race, and. try as he would,
Temaceo could not wear him down in the
stretch Yves practically left at the post
and Sumter made the mistake Of taking him up
too fast in the run around the first turn With
en- even break he might have forced Acrobat
cut Smiling Tom, which went to the post ia
vorite in the Hindco Stakes, won by Frank GIL
few days ago, was at TO yesterday in a
field OF selling platers. His performance was
little short of disgraceful, as, after keeping UP
well for six furiongs, he dropped out Of it and
was beaten almost a sixteenth Of a mile. The
stewards would confer favor on many race
goers by asking some questions which might
lead TO an explanation of the colts bad race.
Live Wire overcarne some interference at the
far turn IN the last race and won after being
apparently hopelessly beaten Sandy saved VAL
liable ground turning for home, and the colt
showed his class by standing long. hard drive
to Win by a length from Chulita- Rialto the
favorite, well up at the head Of the stretch
and then stopped suddenly and finished a bad
last II would take q wise to give