The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-17
BAD RIDE BY MILLER
Running Water Beaten at
Grayesend'S Opening.
JOCKEY IS HELD RESPONSIBLE
Sir Dixon Mare Is Eased Up I'm Final
Sixteenth, Owing 40 0vercOnfi-
dence OF Rider, and DandeIIon
Beats Her-TO-KaIOn Gets Place
from Beacon Light After Drive.

New York, Sept. 16.--Gravesend's fall
meeting opened under the most favorable
conditions to-day. the attendance being
close 10 the 1000 mark. Seven races were
run and four favorites were defeated.
The sensational event OF the day was
the Oriental Handicap at a mile and a
quarter, In which there were five starters
1t was narrowed at the end to a duel
between II. B. Duryea's Running Water.
10 l, and T. r. Hitchcocks Dan
delion, to 5. the latter getting up in the
last jump 70 win by a nose on the post
In 2.04 20, a new track record.
A majority Of the spectators were posi-
tive that Running Water could not have
lost if Miller, through overconhdence, had
not eased up the Sir Dixon mare In the
final sixteenth. At that point she ap-
peared to be winning easily. but Miller
went all 20 pieces, dropped her head. and
Dandelion beat her in the twinkling OF
an eye.
James r. Keene's Cabochon. ! to T.
made the pace TO the head Of the stretch.
with Dandelion keeping Run iae Water
practically pinned to the rail up to the
stage. Then as CGbochon quit. Miller
drew away with Mr. Duryea's S20.GC
mare, only 10 spoil a well-earned victory
To-Kalon. Il TO /, stood a hard drive
from Radtke, and beat Beacon Light, {
20 J. an added starter, half a length
for the third place
The Flatlands Stakes for two-year-olds.
five and one-half furlOngs, was easy for
J. W Mays Please. who was coupled
with Marbles at 3 TO !. favOritc AT the
start Please went 10 the front with a
great turn OF speed, and was never
headed, winning easily by a length and
half, from Magazine, 10 70 :, who beat
Ella O'Nein. 10 l. a nose. The Squire
TO ]. was a head back James 3
Brady, backed down to 8. was left at the
post The time was los %.
The Summaries.
FIRST RACE-Handicap: purse. 81. DO added for
al sges; about six fmlorgs. Jack Akin IL tSandyi
: 20 ? won Vel IL tMlleIl. 70 g. second: Prince
Hamburg. III lRsdtkel. 5 70 l. Third Time lbs IS
Bat Mastcrs0n. Kings Daughter Hnndzaus. and
Monet also ran
SECOND RACE -- Selling: steeplechase: purse
SleO added: for f0ur-ycsr-ods and upward about
two miles. Caller Jas Donohue} 10 TO- won. Gus
straus. l1 NIcAfeel to ]. second: Amanda. I56
tStonel l3 10 :, third. Time SIS s. Follow On.
Le7nia and Guardian also ran.
THIRD RACE-The Flatlands ST. 500 added. Tor
two-yesr-0ds; five and onehalf f,ri0ugs Please. 50
Lowe. i5 10 s. won; Magazine. 100 iBuTnsl 70 J.
second; Ella OMEN. % Finn. % T. third. Time.
l0f 8 TIE Squire Saugoine Marbles Jane Swift
J. IT, Brady W. II. LYON. Apple Teddy. Bounding
Elk and Creation also rzn
FOURTH RACE-rhe Oriental Handicap; HG0
added for an ages; one and one-qusr;er miles.
Dandelion, 10 lNicol, 20 5. won: Running Water.
l8 NllerI ? 10 I. second; To-Kaou. rs fRadtkel.
10 % !. third. Time. 2oi %. Beacon Light and
Calocl6n also ran.
FIFTH RACE-Purse; $500 added: Tor thrce-
yearolis and upward: one and sixteenth miles.
smiling Tom. 80 walsh. 10 J. won: Hyperion II.
lW Duganl. 70 T. second; Zipango 100 SANDY s
90 ]. third. Time. I a.. Alpenmarchen Tom Dolau.
Artmo Campsiguer. Bobador. and Dekaber also ran.
SIXTH RACE-Fuue; Si00 added for maiden
two-yearolls; five and one-hslf furlongs. Ean's
Court. 10 Miller. 70 !. won; Kings Plat IG7
Swami. 90 J. second. Fultonvilie 10 lNicou b
5. third. Time. los 25 Miss Norfolk Winning
Star Rosimiro, Can Boy. ZagR Waldorf, Sakeys
Son. Colgate. snd InRraham also ran.
SEVENTH RACE-FCr maiden tyo-ypar-oIds. fire
and one-hah furiongs. Goldann. l07 Bsinori g.
J. won; Rampage. 10 Homer % 10 J. second. MI
ford. 10 lTT0xlor'. 10 I. third. Time o. 30
lando. NoTHitt. DoFaute. La iona Golden Buckle.
Alex Grant George Degg. De kalb. and Sc5ttsdale
also ran.