The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-07
MONTGOMERY WINS BY A NOSE
BEATS FRANK GILL IN THE COM
MONwEALTH HANDICAP.
Latter Colt. . Fsverite. Gets . Poor Rsde
-keenc's Mcss's HuI Takes Ncrnai
Dreamer Beats Roseben Palms
stecpicchase- SIX Che&ccs Besten.

Chiefly because of a poor bit Of horscman-
ship on the part of Jockey Knapp. Frank Gill,
the public f~avorite. baolksd down to Is TO s.
was beaten an evelash by Emil Hcrz's Mont
gomcry. 10 TO 1. In the rich Commonwealth
Handicap. one mile and a quarter, at Sheeps-
head Bay yesterday afternoon. More than
81, 200 persons were present and saw what
appeared to be a real good thing 20 wrong.
With DIR. Gardner. 7 20 !, aud Coy Maid. % to
/. racing their heads OF as the pacemakers
on the far turn. Knapp. needless OF the fact
that these two horses were 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 Or. Gard
ner and Coy Maid. who stopped to nothing.
Frank Gill came into the stretch with such a
strong lead that Il looked to be ar easy victory
for him. For that matter Knapp. looking
back. evidently believed that Il was a cinch,
for he stopped riding at the sixteenth pole.
but In q jiry along came Montgomery under
a fierce drive from Garner. who had been
back In the ruck for nearly b mile.
The crowd cried out In alarm when the
Pessara colt challenged. and Knapp. suddenly
waking up. sat down TO 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 Fran x
Gill responded Ramely he was beaten on the
post by a couple Of inches. Three lengths
back came y. r. Hitchcook's Dandelion. 7 to
l.. Then followed First Premium. 10 to l.,
an added starter. who was well up with the
pace all the way. Flip Flap. 0 TO 1, who
finished a head back. would surely have been
In the running but for a bad start. which also
killed the chances of Ironsides and forced
Frank Gill TO make up considerable lost
ground In the run to the lower turn. When
Or. Gardner. with TOD weight. stopped Jack
Martin eased him up, % that the Bannock-
burn colt finished last. The race was run IN
200 3-5 over a fast track.
James r. Keene's Megg's Hill, to I. showed
the way In the Vernal Stakes. for two-year-old
nllies. Ave furlongs. Futurity course, and
won easily by two lengths in Ot rs. August
Belmont's Half Sovereign. a 20 TO 1 shot. ran
into the place. a ength and a half In front OF
n. r. whitney's Fancy. S to 1. WOODLAND.
8 TO I. was a head back, Frederick john
son's Lady Winlfred, - to 6 %favorite. was
always outrun Ind finished far back in the
ruck.
Roseben. with TAO pounds. and a I to 2
f~avorite, was badly beaten In the first race.
sra nsEnT by e. Ps"f psryes:s Dreamer. 5 70 :.
sSsie 70 Dreamer. who caught BIN at the head
three lengths in i:i7 as. four -nfths OF a second
slower than the track record, made a year
ago DIV bTOOk0ale NYDlpn. NOIneuleuOe, ~
10 I, was Ave lengths back.
Oyerconfdence on the part Of Mr.. }. O'Brien.
gentleman rider. caused the defeat OF ID. X.
Kerr's Essex. o to :. In the steeplechase, over
running and when Ray. fell with T. Hitchcock
Jr.'s Garrett. 4 TO s favorite, on the back
stretch IL looked as II Essex could not lose,
even IL he broke a leg. I've came to the last
jump with half a dozen length. 20 spare. and
at that point Mr.. o'Brien eased him up as he
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up with a rush and won by three lengths 1!
from 70 to I. was a poor third.
Workman. 5 to , %favorite. with =. Dugan
In the saddle. was In all sorts OF pockets
IN the nfth event, At a mile. and a sixteenth
on the grass. and never bad a chance. The
w.&ns sto sS5nsa az sP Re enc. s s%t' managed no a :; Ta TO
beat the rapidly closing Rlhcmsn. 10 to /.
by a head in i:ts rs, Andrew Mack. 20 to !.
would have wop With an even break: for he
three parts OF Il length In front OF Golden
Coming from behind with an ov~erpowering
rush Boots Durnell's Joe .Nealon. 7 to S favor
two-year-olds. 1ye and a half tgIlongs. by a
nose from r. r.. Brsdley's Blnck Mary, 10 to /,
who led from the start but got q weak ride
at the end. Glorious Betsy. IS TO 1. was a
poor third. heating He Knows, 5 to :. by a
head. The time was / os lis.
r. r.. Carmans Maeayine, a 20 to I shot.
made all the pace In the last race. for tw o.
year-olds. i've and q half fuflonrs. and won,
was second, a length before .Castlew God,
4 to 1. who came from away hack with a
pow erful rush. Laughing Eycs. 3 to I favorite.
quit at the last sixteenth pole. Six fsvorites
we're teaten and the books all won. The
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