The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-10
KEENE'S BALLOT VICTORIOUS.
Beats Brookdale NynDh a Head I'm the
Ehgemere.

NnkeWneeo.
James r. Keene's Ballot wound up the prss-
emit campaign yesterday by scoring a thrilling
AT'AaHaDh An the Edgemere Weight for Are
Stakes. one mile and a TurlOng. which was run
over the AQueduct track In the presence IS
$4,000 wildly enthusiastic spectators. Ballot.
a z 20 . t~avortte. won by a short head from
VI. p. Whitney's Brookdals Nymph. n tn 2.
with the PatohORue Stables NealOn. . tO l..
eight lengths back. NOtter rode Ballot, and
when the barrier was released BroOkdhls
Nymph. with +. Dugan up. Outbroke the Keene
colt. the daughter Of hamburg setting a
rafting pace up the backstretCh. with Ballot
two lengths behind her. and NeRlon. under
Miller's restraint, bringing MP the renr. Mr..
Whitney's nily had 40 much speed that L.
looked as II Ballot could not Overtnke her
when she reached the head'Of the long stretch.
Dugan. however. made the mistake ~ keeping
BrOokdale Nymph close to the inner rail. where
the going was rather sticky. an that she began
to slow up a quarter NJ mile from home.
Meanwhile NOtter had gone to the whip and
was laying the punishment on thick. Ballot
responded with Characteristic gameness and
gradually wore down the Whitney mare until
"A sixteenth of a mile from the wire they we're
racing on even terms. Both were under the
lash then. but as Ballot got his nose in front a
hundred yards from the end NOtter put up his
weapon and proceeded to ride the Voter colt
out with hand and heel. H. was u ma gntticent
finish, and when Ballot got the verdict the
great crowd rOared in approval. NealOn dld
not nave his usual speed and was never a
dangerous factor. The time was 1853.
Mr.. Whitney's fine colt Royal Tourist, 0
to S f~avorite, won the OakdaIe Handicap. for
horses OF that age. rather easily. Miller got
MN away NICELY but perm,tteS =; =; J"ynen
shots, to set a smashing pace TO the middle
of the stretch. Then Royal Tourist, on the
rail. moved up and came away with two aud
"a half lengths to spare in TIA. Rialto stood
a hard drive and beat Dorante hall = lenR,n
for the place. z. I: Wilson, VT. Falcsds'
could not handle his heavy impost and was
Just out of~the money. live wire nacken
j. W. Colts Thistiedaie. . to 10 favorite.
was 50 muCai The hest i'm the greensboro
Steeplechase. al about two miles and a hall,
that McInerny WAS pulling him up To q walk
as he came to the Judges fifteen lengths ~
front of +. Ambrose Clarkis Rat. backed
down TO 4. This ledale made all his own
pace and was timed in $40. Jimmy Lane;
5 to 2. was going along well when he tumble
at a jump on the hackstretch and Lost al
fell ~ the last obstacle.
Frank J. Farrell's Grapple. backed down
the ffth event, AZ amile. and fairly rolled home
with three lengths to spare In l4l. tie ran
Royal Lady. 2 TO ?. on her feet in the first nan
Brady, ~ to 1, ran into the place a length ana
a half before RObadOr. 20tOl. ST. Valentine,
u TO l. was a length back after showing some
j. f. seagram's Purslane. 0 to 2 second
choice. came from away back In the stretch
and won the opening event. for platers. at
ak and a half fuTlonRs. lie was we'll extended
by Sumter and passed the judges n length
before George s. Davis u 20 to I shot, who
received a clever ride from Hutchinson. an
unknown stable boy. T~rOublemaker. who
closed an equal faVOTite with ROCkstOne NJ 4.
was third. three lengths back. ROckstOne
led from the barrier to the last f%uTlOng, where
he Curled up. RObi Hood, . to ?, had no
excuses. The time was l2l LIS.
Barney Schreiber's Lotus Brandt, 5 to l.,
proved 10 be a real good thing In the last race,
for maiden two-year-olds, seven furlongs.
for when DuRan cut her loose At the half mile
pole she breezed to the front and gallOped
home three lengths In front Of Trash. 3 70 J..
with Gridiron, 7 TO ?, the same dist anCe back,
IN 4 Am on ,ne oScEs1reton MonoGle, > 20 !;
not hurt. Bolando. II to 5 favorite. weak
enPd In the last sixteenth. The time was
I:2s is. -Four favorites. n second choice and
another heavily backed winner made the day
a source Of great profit for the players. The
summaries.