New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-09-15
kEENE HORSES BEATEN.
STAKE FOR S4LVIDERE.
Wins annual Champion, While
Meelick Earns Great Eastern.

John E Madden took James Z. Keene's place
In the limelight at Sheepshead Bay yesterday.
His PlaYudes colt, Meelick, the Great
Eastern Handicap, Of $500, while Thomas
Hitchcock jr.s. Salvidere. trained by Madden.
won the eighth running Of the Annual Cham
pion Stakes, of So. 000 at two miles and a quar-
ter. James r. Keene's horses were the favor
ties .n each race but for day at least they
were not equal TO the call made upon them. to
the disappointment, be il said, of the majority
of those in attendance, who backed the Keene
candidates with the utmost confidence.
In spite Of the fact that the unbeaten Colin
and Celt. which ran second to his great stable
companion in his only start. were eligible for
the Great Eastern James r. Keene and his
trainer. Jimmy Rowe, depended upon Masque
and IncoEnito, as both had pull in the weights
and had been working particularly well This
accepted tip" by hundreds Of race
goers, and the entry went to the post favorite
ct to L MasQue made the early running but
stopped badly while Incognito was never prom
taent After this reverse the crowd turned to
Ballot, Mr. Keene's candidate for the Annual
Champion Stakes. and sent him TO the post a
heavily backed favorite at even money The
good three-year- which won the Great Re-
public Stakes at Saratoga and the Century
Stakes week ago and which had only met one
defeat this season, and then in his first start in
the Brighton lille, when he ran second 10
Charles Edward, was not equal TO the task yes
terday. He made the running under restraint
for two miles, but could not Withstand the
rush Of tbs lightly weighted Salvidere. ana even
euccurnbed 10 the tenacity of Montgomery in the
final drive 60 the wire.
II wes the last day Of the Coney Island
Jockey Clubs fall meeting at Sheepshead Ray
end a big half-holiday crowd was in attendance
few racegoers willing TO forego the
pleasure, under the ideal weather conditions of
seeing the curtain rung down at the most popu-
lar track in the metropolitan district Only
fyCa res W. in Far ana
out the sport was interesting from beginning
20 end, and the majority went home well con-
tent with their days outing
The victory Of Salvidere in the Annual Cham
rion Stakes made amends to Thomas Hitchcock
sr. and John T. Madden, his trainer for his
previous failures this year. The son of Belvt-
dere-Sally Of Navarro was the acknowledged
champion OF his age as a -yesr-old, when
he met only defeat, and that in his first
start He had started four times before this
year, but failed utterly 20 up TO the promise
OF his two-year- form. He had a pull in the
weights yesterday, but his manner O. winning
was convincing. so far as his opponents were
concerned although he hardly earned the title
that the name Of the stake implies His share
% the rich prize was $4,000. which, added TO
his winnings last year places him in close
proximity to the 800 600 mark
AS said before. Ballot was a not fayorite st
even money. but Salvidere attracted enough
support 20 force his price down from 2 To IN
70 4 Harry Payne Whltney's Ironsides was
aeld al TO j. while Montgomery was the out
slider at z to !, because OF his bad race a fe1r
days ago in the mud. when he ran in bar nIateq
The track was freshly narrowed for the race in
the hopes of a new track record but the earl,
Face YVES so slow that this hope was soon shat
tered N0'
Ballot made the running under restraint With
sne DINERS never more than two lengths avav
ne nrst mile was run M I:4SM and the frac-
raonsl tine for the mile and a Quarter was
me pace improved slightly in the sec