New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-19
STEEPLECHASE 4 JOKE
FLAG IN WRONG PL1CE-
HaIf Sovereign Wins Wiliosc Han
dioop for august Belmont.

The steeplechase at Gravesend YESTERDAY was
farce comedy, with the followers OF MaNilIiliiili
the only ones 70 enjoy the joke. however \ req
Tag had been stuck the middle % the lower turn
To mark the starting point for the race. and ihs
caused all the trouble Dupee and Hupps. WHO
rode Essex and Gus Straus. respectively, liie
choices in the betting. misled into thinking
that 1t was one of the flags to mark the course
and after cutting it pulled up and went around On
tho outside This left MAMMALIAN with clear
lead Of about half mile. Knight of Elway, tHe
only other starter. had thrown his jockey At the
Liverpool
The followers OF Macmillan shouted joyous!E,
as il was only 4 question Of his standing up 10
win. but their faces fell when 1t suddenly oa"Hen
on them that J. OBT1en had cut The course py go
tnc inside the flag. and that if Aiaxmliiian won ne
would be disqualified Essex and Gus Stratus went
on after Maxinillian and cut down his lead mate
rally l,uf the last named only galOping. and
won by wide margin. Those who had bet on
Essex. which finished second. Were jubllanJ, ana
only waited for formally Ct the stewards us
qualifying MAMMALIAN for running out OF Inc
course. Great their disInay. however 70 see
1he leu H"aiu 80 % So''l'i ms -. -
Dupee- the rider or Essex had 2ad d st'''t o.
with the Stewards hut greater was the Joy Of the
followers Of MAMMALIAN who had the last laugh
5. 6 Howland. Henry J. Morris and W \ E"S-
h17rch We're the stewards in the stand, and when
appealed to they explained that the flag had been
leff in the course v mistake and that while it was
q most unfortunate occurrence nothing could "e
done in the matter DuI,ee and Huppe were not
punished. although Nr- Rowland explained that
ever steeplec.oase 5ockcy ought II have been
familiar with The fact that the course Is hlIheG
b white barrels topped by red flags. and should
not have been missed by the las standing in The
middle OF the
Sornel,ady lluuie-ed rov-c7er. and somebody
should have been punished. the race caused no
end Of hard feeling and unfavorRhe criticism
Some persons KENT home convinced that there had
been trick "a make 4I2Ximiian's victory the
sgIrer while others shrugged lheir shoulders as II
only half convinced that the race was fairly run
Essex and Strs3lIs about equal faNoTltes
IN the betting. that the majority OF those pres
were losers
The dav was zvet and d-earv and the races were
little more than a mud strife. "a the track was
like Ia spite OF the uiliaTorat'le cold!-
1ions. fully six thousand persons were IN attend
-
August Belnaont's Half Sovereign the WI
low Handicap for 1Zvo-y ear-od FLIES at five and
half frionEs The daughter Of Hastings found the
going 10 hey liking and after racing head and mead
with Explosion and MoTaassa until Strengthened
on for home. came away 10 win easily by three
lengths. She has been consistent performer all
the season. hut in spite OF that. has not Won 4
race since her victory Notasulsa at the spring
meeting at Belmont Park. She was coupled with
Fond Heart yesterday. and the entry went to the
post 70 ..
The Newcastle Stables Explosion was the IA
xoTfte. with Fred Johnson's Lady Winnifred also
sn much demand. The latter bolted the barrier
went I'D and was practically left at the post. She
made I'D enough ground however, TO indicate that
she would have been q keen contender with an
break Radtke. VINO had the mount, came
in for a scoring. he had been previously left At
the post with Heknovs. the faYoTite in the first
race He may have been partly 10 blame with He
knows but was not at fault with LADY " lnfhred
Il the first time this year that she has
the thing. Mombassa showed decided
Improvement her last race. although on that
occasion she got away badly. In the drive for the
place she outgamed Explosion and got the decision
b. a head.
With Heknows LEFT the post, the first race
resulted in duel through the stretch between Big
Chief and Sanguine. and Big Chief proved tl3
better and won by half length TO the delight OF
The Milerites. InSham made every post . WIN
ming one in the third race, and this time T. Dugan
the winner. with Miller, on Herman. sec
ond. II practically two-horse race from
far home. the others were six or eight
lengths away Miller rode a weak and listiess
finish on Herman. and il looked Il he could
have been much closer with a greater SHOW Of
energy
IN fifth tire horses were handled by jockeys
who had ridden winner and little Upton.
handling Vino. the IukeTaEm favOTito. like q vet
Gran. won by a scant length from old Lord Badge,
which suddenly 70 life. The mother and
father Of Upton were IN the stand TO SO the boy
ride and they greatly delighted at the young
ster's victory King Cole. the best played horse
in the race perhaps. was practically left 1T the
post and had chance after the barrier was re
Leased.
Fer some reason nard 20 explain keator. with
Miller M appeared TO BE- the 'oue best net Of
nine out % every persons Al the track for tho
last race For this those VINO fancied De
N4snd found plenty n 10 I and some > II quoted
against his chances KeatoT. in spite of being
mated mud lark badly oUtrun from ;he start,
the disgust of the wise fTssteTlits- while Dc
1fund opened up gap Of four or iive lengths IN
The first quarter and Just Galloped IN front TIE
rest Of the way. 70 win essed up by two lengths
from Chief Hayes, added starter. which was the
only ne had not hopeessly tiptoec- Prince
Hamburg tired SO badly in trying 70 run De Mrnd
down that he stopped almost 70 u walk
Ii rs DE Murd's fourth straight victory. and
raceScers beginning 10 take him seriously
sgsin after his any failures earlier ia The season.