New-York tribune., 1907-09-17
MILLER'S COSTLY RIDE.
RF4TEN ON BEST HORSE.
DandeIi0n Wins Oriental by Head
an Track Record Time.

oyercouhdence on the part Of Miller, the
.oc,az. cost Running Water the Oriental Handl-
ran st one mile and a quarter, at GraVesend
.s+erdav and her new owner the stake worth
SS,o S 00O TO say nothing Of the money he
,,-agared Dandelicn, under a particularly strong
,a,isn by Nicol. got up in the last STRIDE 10 win
~ 4 head in the fast tine Of 2:0425, new track
-soor9 The old mark for mile and quarter
a cravesend was 2:O52s. made by Gold heels,
Zrith III pounds UP. in 1902
TTe~-7an B. Duryea bought Running Water
.-o-7 the Newcastle Stable on Saturday Tor
coo 000 and a victory yesterday would nave gone
long way toward winning her out. Miller RODE
: -,15 race 10 the last sixteenth pole, where the
-,era had safe lead, when the boy began 10
look around and take things easy. thinking Ne
had the race safely won Nicol. on Dahaelloh
,vss quick 10 take advantage OF Miller mistake
sn5 cot his mount up TO win by the narroWes'
margin. All too late Miller realized his DANGER
b-t MS efforts through the last hundred yards
were futile.
V1-j1a Running Water was the best horse at
she weights IN the opinion Of nine out Of ten
re-sons al the track. Dandelion deserves al!
credit. as he ran the best race Of his career
he has lest so many big races by a head that
many racegoers could not help expressing salls-
faction that racing luck for once had chahSeu ID
his favor. he closed a slight favorite over Kun
ming Water. and. judging from the NOISE MS
victory was q popular one. The followers OF
Running Water had some hard things TO say
sbout Miller but the good mare lost nothing III
defeat as she. too had run about the peSI Iio0
Of her career. ,
Only five horses went TO the post. beacoh
Light being an added starter James II heFile
cshochon forced the pace to the head OF tI'e
e+,etch with Running Water and DandeAoH
racing head and head a length or more aNaS
rabochon ran out turning for home ana nun
ming Water. coming through on the Edll' opeii0u
m a lead OF full two lengths on Dandehoh-
h an n
and finally won the stake for r h f1l'chcCch- &
sTokalon earned the short end OF the prize aIteF
8 hitter fight with Beacon Light most OF The
way. -,
I ". Mavs Please won the Flatlands, a sell
eng stake for tyvo-year-o -olds. at five ana q nan
-,,-,o,zS She had speed enough TO go 10 the
front In the first quarter and held her way 70
,he end MAGAZINE hung on better than usual
and lasted long enough 10 beat hila y -NelAi ana
The Squire for the place. Ella - Mem was IN
the thick OF the fight all the way ahd nhcer the
circumstances ran q particularly good race, as
sha pulled I'D so lame that her owner, fsed Bur
lew. fears that she is broken down for good
The mighty Roseben was scratched from the
opening handicap. and in his absence James n.
Keenes Vel was heavily backed from . TO ,
70 Ito : She broke IN front, but was outrun
.n the first Quarter. so that Miller had TO take
her I'D On the outside after being in bad pocket
In the run around the turn. She closed reso-
luteIv through the stretch. but could not catch
turning for home, after racing Kings Daughter
into submission
Caller was an odds-on favorite for the steeple-
chase ana be justified the short price by Win
Ming easily Gus Straus tried 10 run him down
through the last half mile, but could never get
nearer than two lengths. He had no trouble In
earning the place, however, some twenty lengths
before Amanda H. Kelleher had an ugly fall
at the Liverpool. He turned half somersaut
and appeared 10 land on his head. but he was
up IN q jfhy and walked away none the worse
for what q gynnast would have called his lions
leap
Smiling Tom, a cast-off from the Belmont
stable his first race OF the season after fall
ing times without number. Little Walsh got
him 70 running early, and the colt opened UP a
rsn rounding the first turn which the others
could not overcome. Yves chased him most Of
the way but tired in the stretch and Hyperion
u the best backed horse in the race. earned the
place short head before Zipango- Tom Dolan
the lukewarm favorite, ran as If he had not been
out Of the barn fer two weeks
IN the sixth race four horses came down
through the last sixteenth like a chariot team
and were so close together at the finish that one
blanket would have covered them James X
Keene's Earl's Court won. TO the delight Of those
who had stuck 10 Miller. John Sanford's Full
forviIle was hot favorite the strength Of his
good race at Saratoga with Falcada and Beau
coup He hardly ran back 10 that race, how
ever. or he would not have been beaten IN the
slow time OF 1-OSzs, aIter breaking Wen anu bc-
Ing in a good position all the way. Miss Norfolk
was quietly played for = good thing She ran
I'd strong rounding the turn and appeared 10
have the race won at the last sixteenth pole, but
faItered in the closing strides
GoIdhnn was graduated from the maiden class
IN the last race. Dorante and Alex Graut were
the "fips" Of the race and both were heavily
PLAYED Alex. Grant was pinched OF as the
barrier went up and trailed his field all the way
while Do-ante was in such close quarters thar
he never had a chance to show his speed
An unusually big crowd turned out for the open
ing day OF the fall meeting Of the Brooklyn Jockey
Club at C,ravesend. To look at the field inclosuTe
one would have thought & was Brooklyn Handicap
DAY.
c. Swain and G. Burns earned the displeasure OF
the starter and were set down for the balance or
the week for disobedience at the post
June Tine which entered in the fourth race
a one mile and a sixteenth. was scratched by
order OF the stewards, she has been racing at
Jamestown d meeting not recognized by me
sockey Club
John E Madden has made six yearlng entries for
the Grand Prix Paris for 1903