New-York tribune., 1907-10-18
ACCIDENTS MAR CHASE.
SIX HORSES GO DOWN.
Faust, at Fancy Price, Wins the
Ramapo Handicap by Head.

SANDY CreeLer won the Harbor Hill Steeple-
chase for three-year-old jumpers at Belmont
Park yesterday, after a race that was 50 luIl OF
accidents that the big crowd in attendance did
moi have the heart to cheer the winner with the
usual enthusiasm. fearing it might have LETT
trail of death Six Of the eleven starters came
TO grief during the running and the field seemed
10 be fairly strewn with riderless horses and
limping or disabled jockeys. Fortunately, the
bows who appear to be guarded by a special
providence, were not seriously injured. Five Of
them walked back to the paddock while McAfee.
who was carried off in the ambulance, escaped
with bad cut the face and d general shalI-
ing up.
Sandy Creeker was a lukewarm favOrite in
the betting. and he won rather Cleverly by
length after hard drive, with Touchwood and
Economy coming TO the last jump. Touchwood
had made most of the running, but the effort
told the end. and he finished some ten lengths
behind Economy, which followed Sandy Creeker
home. The race was framed by Clarence H.
Mackay to encourage the development of three
year-old jumpers. and he added $4,000 TO the
subscriptions and a silver cup, which must be
twice. not necessarily in succession, to
become the property of an individual. Cortland
H Smith owns Sandy Creeker, that he got
the rich prize and leg on the coveted trophy.
J. Temple Gwathmey, who raced a small
stable under the name of Mr.. Cotton before he
retired last fall, anxious 10 win the cup
which he had won a leg. that he bought
Motor and St Nick from Gwynne Tompkins his
manager,
old colors-green and white stripes, white cap
Many racegoers accepted this as tip" and
the entry heavily played around to /.
Mr.. Cotton and those who bet the entry were
disappointed, however. as both horses fell over
Waterspeed, which went down at the fourth
jump Hayseed and Percentage were prominent
for a mile and a half, but they came a cropper
at jump on the backstretch the second time
round, while Kempton fell at the bank on the
far turn.
Tf,a
furlong, for three-year-olds. furnished an ex-
citing and the chief surprise of the day as
Faust the son Of Imp, quietly backed from 90
TO TO u to !, won in a furious drive by q
head from Tourenne, with KillaIoe and Gold
Lady at their heels In spite of the small field
the race was not truly run. Z. Dugan rushed
Killaloe up fast the backstretch from A
bad break and took her out into such long
lead that the filly had nothing left to finish with
and tired badly fn the last furlong while Gold
Lady was shut off and knocked back at the last
furlong pole when Knapp tried to sueeze
through narrow opening on the rail Faust
overcame some little interference at the same
point, but recovered from it quickly and man
aged to get up in time to beat Tourenne which
seemed TO be responsible for all the trouble No
claim OF foul was made, and the stewards did
not disqualify Tourenne, although many race
goers were willing to wager that he would be
set back
Gold Lady is generally ranked as the host
three-year-old flly of the season. and her de-
feat cost the form players dear, as she was a
sTong faVorite at odds She fouId have
won, In all probability, if she had been able n
set lhrough IN the stretch, but this was cold
comfort Knapp did not show the best iudp
ment perhaps in letting her drop so far our Of
II IN the run around the far turn otherwise
she would not have had much TO do in the
stretch and the boy would not have had 70 49,
such desperate chances to save a litt1a e,,o,,,,5
Knapp rode much the same kind of a raca
'ii ahoscara IN the fifth race, but this time he
Mas lucky enough to get through a narrow
opening on the rail at the last furIong pole. So
that his mount won driving by Iengfb fro,o
Nelbourne and Rockstone We1bonrna ~
heaNlIy backed by Jack McGinnis and bis
niends but the form players as a whole vere
,dIliiiul 10 Danoscara and got back part of their
losses IN the defeat of Gold LADY
Number One and Live Wire were about 49,,
iaForites for the first race. and tbe,, fo,,ob. -
OUt between them all the way Live Wiz 80.
ouI at Doth turns and lost so much ground +Ia+
Nuiloer one won rather easily by two lengths
1--we wire was bought at the sale in the ya7do1.
previous to the race for s81OO n y TI
Delng the bidder. The colt ran in the name aI
coiors or W. ". Darden, his former Owner -
TreI- T Few days ago Number one beat live
wire al a mile I'm 1:59 2-5 Yesterda,, T,,,r-t
one took up twentyni pounds more and ror
- .ne mile IN l;S9. particularly good nerforroa,o
- me olAcIal ufner did not make mistake
me olher winners were Ardri which 7ras
eiouualed from the maiden class IN the ttird
racs ot co ~, C5Ilaeh Shore which made runaway
oi tile last event from a lucky breaL
John j. McCafferty, who has been reins,o+o.,
= 'ei - SUSPENSION Of two years for some tro,,b1a
= CaIliornia- attended the sale at Belmont Pei
ssleroay win the idea Of securing some horsas
10 race at New Orleans this winter
9 z. Durnell would not cort5r.r 81,
Hat Harry Payne Whitney had securad e.
can on T. Dugan, the jockey for nex+ 1oa, h.' -.
Al an PROBABILITY the boy will wear tba 1,a,t-t
DIue Drown cap. next season. -'ei'