The Washington herald., 1907-07-07
KNAPP RIDES POORLY
Frank Gill Beaten by Eye
lash at SheepShead.
MONTGOMERY GETS THE COIN
Commonwealth Handicap Goes to
Emil Herz's Horse, a 1O-tO-I shot.
Loser "A Public FavSrite and Defeat
Puts Money in Pockets of Book
makers-CrOwd Alarmed.

New York. July 6.-Chiefly because of
a poor bit of horsemanship on the part
of Jockey Knapp, Frank Gill. the public
favorte. backed down to Is to 3. was
beaten by an eyelash by Emil Herz's
Montgomery. 10 TO 1, in the rich Common
wealth Handicap, one mile and a quarter,
at Sheepshead Bay this afternoon.
More than g, 200 persons were present
and saw what appeared TO be a real good
thing go wrong. With Dr. Gardner to
!. and Coy Maid . to l, racing their
heads OF as the pacemakers on the far
turn, Knapp. needless Of the fact that
these two horses we're rapidly firing,
rushed Frank Gill TO the front.
In making this run, Knapp was far too
eager To come home in triumph, for,
as the race resulted, he should have
waited until he reached the head of the
stretch.
After passing DR.. Gardner and Coy
Maid, who stopped, Frank Gin came
into the stretch with such a strong lead
that it looked to be an easy victory for
him. For that mater, Knapp, looking
back. evidently believed it was cinch.
for he stopped riding at the sixteenth
pole But, In a jiffy, along came Mont
gomery under a serce drive from Garner,
who had been back I'm the ruck for nearly
a mile.
The crowd cried out in alarm when the
Persara colt challenged. and Knapp, sud
denly waking up, sat down 70 ride Frank
Gill with his hands and heels, for he had
no whip Montgomery was in his stride
and going at top speed however, and,
although Frank Gill responded gameiy
he was beaten on the post by a couple
Of inches Three lengths back came
HltchcGck's D1ndelion, to l. Then fol
lowed First Premium. 10 to 1. an added
starter, who was well up with the pace
all the way.
The race was run in 2.06 3-5 over a fast
track.
The Summaries.
FIRST RACE-six furlongs. tvo-yea--oIds and up
ward. Dreamer. ~ lNileu, s 20 2. won; Rosebeu.
l8 Martini I 10 @ second; C0medienne l2 lDil-
l0nl. % % I, third. Tine lIZ as Commodore
Aus0D, Rosita, C0nvle. and Captain Emerch also
ran.
SECOND RACE -steeplsrlsse; full course. Palm.
l2 lArchihaliI. 90 l. WON; Essex li8 lO'BnenI. s
90 1, sec1udi La-o1e, lai ,Roganl, Z to J. third.
THIRD RACE-Yerusl Stakes, tw0-year0ld fllics,
five furlcnEs MeEgs Hin lis Miller TO l. won;
Half Sovereign. rs Niountaini. - TO !. second
Fancy lT lK0ameri. TO Z, third. Time l0l 5.
W1odlane, Miss Norfolk. Beckon. Lady Wuiftef.
Aimee e., Annoyance Ella O'Neill, and Night Mist
also ran.
FOURTH RACE-Comm0nwesltl Handicap. two
ycar-5,ds and upward, one and 0ns-fuH.trr mites.
M1ntgumeU. II2 lGHuGI. 10 90 l. won: Frank Giu.
ll5 Knapp. Is % g. sscoh5, paudoi0U. -E H.
Dugaul, Z t7 % thrd. Time, 256 55 First Pre-
mium. FIipfap. PElluder. C0tt1ut0vn. Coy Maid,
Biandy. Wexford. Ilrusidcs and Dr. Gardner also
ran.
FIFTH RACE-Thrac-year-olds and up; one and
oucsiz-e5nih miles. ROYAL Ben, 9S ,Henryl Y 10 /,
won. Ki1eman. g1 ,SEsgyeI. 10 90 l. second, Andrew
Mack lol 'NuttiuEl p 10 L. third Time As 2j.
Golden West, Bright Boy. Iyanh0e Nag5sam, Sailor
Girl Grace Larson Wsriine. Chancellor. Work
ynan. q. k Helen Porter Cutter, and Knockirby
also ran.
SIXTH RACE-Five and oue-half frulougs. two
yearGlds. selling. Joe NealGn. 10l IL. DuEduI 10
8 won. PiscE MlU. 93 Callahan. 10 % 1. second:
Glorious BETSY. 50 il. Powers Is 70 I. third Time.
los l5 He Knows Moutsus, Hal. Belle Gudon,
Marion Moore. ThuThCt. Chorus Girl. SC0tts1ale.
and Catherine w. also ran.
SEVENTH RACE-FiTe and cre-half furl01E;
tV0Eeuulds. selling Magazine r2 iGrahsml. 20
20 J. voni Biskn "a Tre5ton % l. second; Cas-
GeWo1d. I.2 Garner / 70 l. third. Time. les.
Laughing Ewes, HOLSTER, Queens Souvenir. san
CIIne. Youthful. George COnSdine Tartan Maid,
Arrow swift Alloy. and Hizer also