The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-08


been purchased from Sydney Paget by
William H. Dubois, the we'll known club
house commissioner, for $1,000, hung up
anew track record OF 1857 SIS in the Brighton
Mile In which he beat Mr.. Keene's ballot,
out for the first time. DIR. Gardner, Elec-
tioneer n Nealon in a breezing gallop.
Suffrage ran her best race OF the year when
with l27 pounds on her pack she beat some
OF the most notable sprinters at six FUR
longs, which she turned in 1:I2 SIS. This
occurred on Brighton Handicap day, the
race that resulted in a sensational victory
for Peter Pan. MCCarter, with Miller up,
led all the way attended, by Montgomery
and Peter Pan. But when Notter let Mr..
keene's great coli Town he showed won
derful speed and gameness and got zap in
time to beat McCaTter a neck, having run
the mile and a quarter in 2Og 2-5 and add
ing SiS, $50 TO the stables winnings.
hairless Edward, then in wonderful trim
hung up a new worlds record Of 1850 3-5
for a mile and a furlong when he won the
Sea Gate Stakes for three-year-Olds on.
July 10. He packed 1875 pounds and won
with ridiculous ease. running the half in
O:47 2-S, the Ave furlOngs in 100, three
quarters in 1:l2 2-5, seven furlongs in rs S-5
and the mile in 1888 is. Tn following
day Roseben picked up I47 pounds and
stepped three-quarters in l:12 is, rolling
home. Mr.. Whitney's Fancy and Adriana
ran first and second respectively in the
rich Venus Stakes the same day, while a
killing with Amundsen was put over the
plate by Jack Bennett.
A. l.. Aste's Gold Lady surprised a big
crowd on July ~ when she made u runaway
of the Queens Stakes and easily disposed Of
Yankee Girl, a I 20 ? favOrite. Who was
ridden in queer fashion by Miller. Incl
dentally John W. Gates made one bet OF
$40, 900 on Yankee Girl AZ I to ? with a
well known clubhouse commissioner and
dropped twice that amount in the ring. but
Gates got back some Of his coin by making
a spectacular plunge on JacObite, who ran
and won for the first time in Durnelfs cOlors
On July %.
Mr.. Keene's Ballot. by Voter. who had
been reserved for the litter part Of the
campaign. won the ~lrOquois Stakes, S., $50.
on July %. Two days later Roseben tried
to nick ND 1870 pounds and though heavily
backed Ben Ban. with the usual feather oil
his back. beat him rather easily in l:l2 is.
Dreamer also won the~Test Handicap that
day for II. ". Duryea at the juicy odds Of
IS to I. the books winning a small fortune
on Suffrage. badly ridden by Miller, and
FOuntainblue. Dreamer. by the way. ran
the Test mile in 1888 lis.
Colin. with l27 pounds. Tomped off with
the Brighton Junior Stakes, S1I. $50. on
July "a. heating Chapultepec. Bar None and
others. Ballot came back with n triumph
in the lnvincible Handicap, at a mile and "A
quarter, on August /. in which he beat DAN
delion "a head and picked up 50, SIS for his
owner. Incidentally Ballot stepped the dis
tance in 2O3 2-5, the first mile in 1887 As.
Charles Edward. with l26 pounds, won
the Brighton Derby. Sli $50, on August 3
2:N As for q mile and "a half, "a new track
record and only "A fraction Of a second
slower than the worlds hest figures. Peter
Pan was slated to start in this race. hut he
struck himself in a workout and was re-
tired To the Kcenn farm in kentucky, where
- ...v l.. .Iugal "a, 0In aN.I
Saratoga opened on August ;. August
Belmont's good Hastings colt. Fair Play
was successful in the Flash Stakes, for two
year-olds. beating Frank J, FarTelns Golden
Garter colt. Jim Gainey, in a hard drive,
McCarter was victorious in the Saratoga
Handicap. picking up 81, 800 for The New
castle Stable and beating Running Water
"A head. with Dandelion third. The race
was run in pos 3-5.
Colin and Uncle. the best two-year-Old
colts. wer- the only starters in the Sara
tOga Special. worth Sl2 ,OWO TO the winner. The
race was at six f~urlongs and was run on
August IN. They each carried I22 pounds.
Uncle, II to 5. with +. Dugan up, gave the
keene champion a stiff argument all the
way. but at the end Colin, ? tO5, won handily
by "a length in 1:l2. showing his superiority
ICyond the question OF a doubt. Frank
GIL the same day captured the Travers
Stakes and 81, 800. Four days later Colin
walked on with the Grand Union Hotel
OtuktS, eN,SJW, D"hLltlk bih NdIIutN, DFn
Fleet. ChapulUepec and others. He carried
l27 pounds and was eased up in l:l3 for
thTee-quartersr Of a mile.
Jim Gaffney proved MIR. Farrell's conf
dc:ive in him when he breezed home the
wILuer of he Hopeful Stakes on August IL.
worth SIS, 500 net. The Golden Garter colt
beat Fair Play. from whom he received ten
pounds. Bar None, ~RestigOuChe. Meelick,
Chappltai e,- and other classy youngsters
ara immediately took rank near the head
Of She twO-yrAT-Old division. Ballot had
pray. cally "a Cnch in the Great Republic
Stakes on the same day, for he was pulled
up az the wire with four lengths to spare
in slow time. Charles Edward. a prOhibi-
tive i%aVOrite, ran in bar plates. it was said.
and could not raise a RallOp.
On August II "a two horse race between
Fleming and Jack Akin excited n lot of
ugly Jack Atkin was. at pro-
hibitive odds, a well known plunger i'll
ducing "A prominent layer 10 TAX" "a fall
out Of Atkin 10 the extent of S22. zoe and
then letting slO,O00 back on Fleming. A.
Akin was disgracefully beaten the GOSSIP =
insisted thai the whole thing was . Job,
but from outward signs the stewards took
no action then, although the plupger has
since been warned away.
The s45. 900 DE Mnnd won his third
straight race when he "a ptured the Fall