The Washington herald., 1907-11-10
TRIUMPH FOR BALLOT
Keene Colt Takes Edgemere
Stakes at Aqueduct.
BIG CROWD SEES THE RACES
NOtter Has Leg Up on the Winner of
Feature Event, While f. Dugan, on
Landing the Money-NeaIOn Fails
to Show Speed and Is Poor Third.

New York Nov. 9.-James r. Keene's
Ballot wound up the present campaign
To-day by scoring a thrilling triumph in
the Edgemere weight-for-age stakes. one
mile and furlong, which was run over
the Aqueduet track in the presence of
5000 wildly enthusiastic spectators Bal
lot, a 2-to-5 favorite, won by a short
head from H. P. Wh!tney's BrookdaIe
Nymph. II 10 2. with the Patchogue
Stables Nealon. 10 eight lengths
back
hotter rode Ballot, and when the bar
rier was released. Brookdale Nymph. with
E. Dugan up. outbroke the Keene colt.
the daughter of Hamburg setting a rat
Ting pace up the back stretch. with
Ballot two lengths behind her. and
Nealon, under Millers restraint, bringing
up the rear.
Mr.. Whitney's FLY had so much speed
that IL looked as il Ballot could not over
take her when she reached the head Of
the long stretch. Dugan. however. made
the mistake of keeping Brookdale Nymph
close to the inner rail. where the going
was rather sticky, so that she began 10
SLOW up quarter of a mile from home
Meanwhile, hotter had gone 70 the
whip and was laying the punishment on
thick. Ballot responded with character
istic gameness and gradually wore down
the Whitney mare. until a sixteenth Of
a mile from the wire toy were racing
on even terms. Both were under the
lash then. but Ballot got his nose In
front 100 yards from the end.
Notter put UP his weapon and pro-
ceeded TO ride the Voter colt out with
hand and heel. il was a magnificent
finish. and when Ballot got the verdict
the great crowd roared in approval
Nealon did not have his usual speed and
was never dangerous factor. The time
was 1:55.
The Summaries.
FIRST RACE-selling; three-year-olds and MP
ward SIX and ouehalf furlongs Purslane. JOS (Sun-
teri, % Won: George 5. Davis los Hutchinson
y 10 l. second; Troublemaker 10 lNo;terl u I
third Time. y Is. Robin Hood. Eas. End. Rock
stone. Frank Lord Cora Price Easton. Park Row
Bowling Bridge. Firebrand. and L Amour also ran.
SEtOND RAtE-Queensboro Steeplschase Handi-
cap; t0uT-year-olds and upward; about two and
onc-haf miles ThiStlcdale 100 lAicIuerneyl 10
TO- won; Bat. l55 (O'Buenl. 4 70 l. scc1nd: Jimmy
Lane. ID Crurnburke). 20 ?. third. Time. so
Ducian also ran
THIRD RACE-Oakdalc Handicap. tvyo-vear-olds.
SIX furlongS Royal Tourist - (Nfnlerl 9 70 5
Won; Riaito l0i Homer. Z u l. second. Dorante
l@ Niusgrove,, p % l. third. Time. l:4 Fal-
cada. Sungleam. King Sol. GOuntermand and Live
Wine also ran.
FOURTH RACE-The EdComcre; all ages; one
and one-eighth miles. Ballot. rs lNotterI 20 5
won; Brookdale Nymph. ~ lDuganl Il 10 z sec
ond Nealon' ls Miller. to l. third Time, 50
Only three starters
FIFTH Thret-ycar-olds and upward sell
ing; one mile. Graurle. lis Ninleri . 10 80 won
Quinn Brady. lul lSalinl. Is % J. second, Roba-
dor l03 tNotterl % 20 / third Time la N
Valentine. Royal Lady. Workmaid. ard 81. Joseph
also ran.
SIXTH RACE Maiden two-ycar-olds. seven fur
longs Lotus Brandt lo2 DuEaui 5 10 J. Won:
lrasn, IG Meter, 20 l. second: tsridron
MILLER. Z % Z third Time - IS Bolando.
Winning Star umandine. Brawl Bobhn Around
Norbitte. NlonOcle and Whiden also ran.