New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-10-22
SURPRISES AT JAMAICA
FOUR LONG SHOTS WIN.
GretnG Green Beats Fair Field IN
PierepOnt Handicap.

Long shots held high carnival on the opening of
the Metropotau Jockey Clubs fan meeting at
Jamaica yesterday. Quadrille and Berry Maid. at
% TO l each; Progressing at - TO J. and Gretna
Green. AT 10 TO /. brought JOY to the lucky few
who had the courage to back them at the fancy
prices and sorrow 10 the form players. who could
not give them chance on recent races. James B.
Brady and Gold Lady We're the winning favorites,
but both were at such short prices that their sue
cess hardly made up for the defeat Of Smiling Tom,
Jacobite, BTooAiale Nymph ard Aimee c.
Gretna Green placed the Pierrepont Handicap,
which had net value Of $3.50. to the credit Of
James r. Keene This brought the total winnings
for the season Of the rice-c!airran Of the Jockey
Club 70 something over $4,000. The success of
GTetna Green came a stunning surprise. Three
times at Belmont Park he was heavily backed. only
10 disappoint his followers by showing a DISPOSE
lion TO stop when most was required and for this
reason he was not seriously considered by the rank
and hle when opposed to Brookdale Nymph
BeCouin, Iemaceo and Faust, among Others. He
was not entirely neglected. however, and
backed down from Il 10 l 10 10 ! by those who
willing give him one more chance and by
few close handicsppers. who took him at the
price because be had eight-pound pun in the
weights over Bedouin for three lengths their
last meeting. On this line Gretna Green did not
turn such form somersault after all. although on
the face Of # his sudden Improvement seemed hard
20 understand.
Harry Payne Whitney's Brookdale Nymph
pronounced favorite. heavily backed from 10 ;
10 10 g. in spite Of the fact that she running
out of her distance. Racegoers remembered her
victory over Da1delion at mile and q furlons.
however and were deceived by that 10 certain
extent I'm backing her over the same distance yes
terday. DUean took her right the front al the
start. and she made the running UP the backstretCh
and around the and came into the stretch
swinging with what appeared TO be winning ad-
vantage She had shaken of Faust which tried 10
keep pace with her for three furlOngs. and had
Melbourne ana Bedouin driving behind her. GreJna
Green doomed up suddenly however and wearing
her down Inside the last sixteenth pole going
away by a length, while BrOokdale Nymph had to
be riddles the place from Bedouin.
Gretna Green met with some Interference IN the
early part of the race, so that his performance
q good and justified The confidence of his
l,.td
his defeats at Belmont Park
small sized killing made on Progressing
in the third race. Some Of the sharpshooers got
nigh as 40 10 ], and lie was backed down 70 - TO
and even lower before the barrier released.
BrusSel had him in a good position all the way, and
he stood long. hard drive in the gamest fashion
10 beat Merry England 4 short head The latter
was probably the better horse a the weights but
Mccarthy got him in bad pocket in effort TO
place him in the early part OF the race. had TO
go around on the outside coming into the stretch.
lie raced up TO Progressing at The last sixteenth
pole, but seemed 10 hang in the final drive and was
beaten by the action of a nod. Marster backed
from 10 TO ! TO 10 l, might have won with better
racing luck. He shut off ana knocked about
rounding the first turn, and closed a big gap to
finish third
Jacobite was backed from 6 TO 8 to 9 10 10 10
win the handicap at six furlongs by Charley Eli
Bon, his owner; Heeney and other big bettors. It
took SO much out Of him, however, TO race Fire
brand into submission that he hung in the final
drive and finished outside the money. The winner
turned up in QuadriIle, which won driving by a
the rail turning for home. but E Dugan was forced
10 pull him around Jacobite when straightened out
Tor nome and this probably him the race
E. Dugan's handling of Kiecrankie in the fifth
race aroused much unfavorable comment. She went
back In the betting from TO ) 10 3 TO l. and ran
accordingly. Dugan had her in a good position on
the rail going 10 the first turn but allowed her TO
run wide, and he repeated the performance coming
into the stretch. Gold Lady backed from > to |
70 IL to 10, won easily under somewhat bunglng
ride by Brussel. Pins and Needles would have
forced her out and might have beaten her with
anything Ike an even break, as she was practically
left at the post and made up some fifteen lengths
10 finish second.
Berry Maid had fairly well in recent races
but the majority did not give her second thought
when H Jones was posted her jockey. The bow
rode good race, however. and Berry Maid won
arriving by half a length from King Cobalt and
Aimee l.. the favOrte. Rialto. with Miller IN
seemed 10 be the 'one best bet Of nine out Of
81 every ten persons at the track and the colt was
s heavily backed from TO 10 16 to 5 He broke
~ Wen enough, but dropped back in the most unac-
countabe way IN the first quarter and finished
far behind the leaders.
haotke's handling of Earl c. in the sauna -aca
was also hard TO explain. The colt broke well
enough, but kept falling back until he was next IN
lssL lie ran up on the off side of the field turning
TOT nome and made up much ground that he
finished respectable fifth near enough ~ indcst "a
NAV ne would have been a sharp contender ~
Radtke had been able 10 hold his position.