New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-13
PRETTY RACE IN CHASE
KERNEL BEATS GARRETT.
lIr. Cassidy Hins Race for Gentle
man Riders zc1th Robin Hood.

In the absence of any stake on the programme
at Brighton Beach yesterday the steeplechase
and the race in which gentlemen Jockeys had
the mounts served as the features For an off
day the crowd particularly big one, and
those who went down to the track found the
breeze off the ocean so invigorating that It
mado amends in part for the rather ordinary
fields that went to the post. Only two favor!tes
won in Spooner and Saylor. The former was at
4 price prohibitive 10 all except the big bettors
while Saylor was only a lukewarm choice IN the
last race over First Mason, which was heavily
backed from l3 to > 70 10 l.
The steeplechase was only a selling affair but
1t resulted In one Of the best races OF the season
through the field. After Realm, the equal Ia
Vorite with Garrett, had come a cropper al the
second jump. and Tom Cogan had sent his rider
spraying few jumps later, the race narrowed
down TO a struggle between Kernel. Guardian
and Garrett, Navajo and Parson Kelley were
outrun from the start
Guardian made the running for the best part
Of mile when Garrett took command and
opening w q gap OF three lengths. appeared 10
have the race safely won rounding the far turn.
He began TO tire however. so that coming to tho
last jump Kernel and Guardian gave challenge.
When safely over the three horses heads
apart. but in the hard drive 10 the wire Kernel
proved the strongest and won by n length. while
Garrett beat Guardian the same distance for the
place.
When Realm fell at tho second jump II
Smith went flying through the air and. turning
a complete somersault landed, to all appear
anccs. on his head, but he rolled right up like
an athlete taking the lions leap, and without
even feeling OF himself to see If any bones were
broken, walked back TO pick up his cap, If
it were an everyday occurrence to face instant
death. Gallagher also escaped without d
scratch when Tom Coogan fell. and later rode
the horse back TO the paddock.
With The Wrestler and True Boy scratched
only three, horses went to the post I'm the race
at six furongs for gentlemen riders. Young Mr.
Cassidy. the of Mars Cassidy. the starter
had the mount on Robin Hood Mr.. Tucker rode
Shot Gun, while Mr.. Carman was up on ARABIC
Shot Gun the odds-on favorite at to 10
but Robin Hood had following enough to force
his price down from to TO 8 to 3. ARABIC
was the outsider ut TO l. Robin Hood raced
right to the front at the start and led by from two
10 three lengths all the way, In spite OF every
effort OF Mr.. Tucker and Shot Gun to wear him
down. ARABIC never figured in the race at all
The cup, valued at 500, which went to the
rider of the winner, was presented to Mr. Cas-
sidy at the scales. and he carried It off with a
broad smile on his face, while his friends ap-
plauded.
Thomas Hitchcock, jr's Golf Ball won tho
handicap, at a mile and quarter. E. Dugan
took him right to the front at the start, and af-
ter shaking off Red Friar the far turn the
son Of Plaudt came away to win easily by two
lengths. Red Friar had trouble in saving the
place, WE!!e SOnOlna Belle, closing strong, earned
third money. James r. Keene's Cabochon the
favorite, OF his bad races. He tried to
bear out at all the turns, and finished back in
the ruck. 1t was hard to believe that he was tho
same horse which won the Splndrift Handicap
at Sheepshead Bay on July .. when he beat Nc
Carter. Tony Faust and Fountainblue among
others
Jack Joyner's Hessian again tried and
found wanting in the race for maiden two-year-
olds, fifth the card. He was a strong IA
vorite at even money but the best he could DO
was to finish third Number One, quietly played
by those who knew that he had been working
well. came from far back. and, closing strong,
beat Sir Cleggs, the well played second choice,
by a scant length.
Spooner once more proved himself TO be a two
year-old above the average by galloping home an
easy winner of the first He was not par
ticularly well engaged this spring, but 1t is safe
to say that he will be racing with the best in
training in the fall. and probably holding his
own. Saylor also proved himself a better horse
than the form players imagined by romping
home in the last race
INSPECTOR 3. SOLD FOR PALTRY SUM.
Lexington Ky, July 1.-THE once famous race
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