New-York tribune., 1907-08-02
BALLOTS GREAT RACE.
UINS By Il SHORT HEAD.
VaIsh Has N@rozc Escape When
FHo FaIis-4 Big killing"

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Ballot IL beating Dandeiion the width of a mans
hHrd ~ Iae lnviacible Han5icap the narrow &C
cape from instant death CT little Walsh when Vino
fel lle rush 10 the trst in the third race
fhe big coup with Il Dorado backed from TO
10 low Is II 1 in TIE last race, the victory
of five tEnfltes were among the chief Incidents at
tle Brighton B>ache raeetrack yesterday a big
uniGueek crowd WAS in attendance. and there was
enough excitement 10 make the day a memorable
one
The uncertainty as 10 the outcome OF the accident
Wash cast a gloom over the sport, as some
busybalies spread the that the boy had died
soon alter recllns the reception hospital Coney
Island MS was not true. however, and late last
nlghI The doctors reported that he was cut OF
danger and that his chief injuries were the loss of
some of his teeth ard q badly lacerated face.
b. Waisn had the mount Vino in the third race,
sn1 ia ihe Wild rush for position on the first turn
his mount got caught II = jam and fell heavily.
rollins completely the boy. all appearances.
The morse scrambled 20 lbs 1eti, and IN doing 50
struck Walsh in the face. The youngster lay per
!ectly sril If he had been instantly killed. and
G CRY q norFor went up from those ln.the stand
He picked up ana carried 10 the paddock. where
the doctor. after q superficial examination, put
rim n su ambulance ana hurried him 10 the hos
initial TI@ stewards could not fix the blame for the
accident md 50 far could be seen 10 particular
to-se OF rider responsible
BALLOT Has a strong favorite for the Invincible
Handicap At one mile ard quarter. backed from
s+oE 20 10 13- II a short price as the good
+b~ea-vear-oId lad az the worst Of the weights
heirc called on 20 conCede from nine to eighteen
,,o,,rss 10 his opponents according TO the scale
o. handfcap1er remarked Ballot Will have to be
s. good as Peter Pan 10 beat Dandelion on the
fo-rn Of the B-Ehtcn Handicap but the majority
ether did not consider this OF else believed that
Re was The race proved that Ballot cannot be far
behind Peter Pan. as he took UP IL pounds.
-Da-e than Peter Pan IN the Brighton Handicap
forced pace, and stood of in garnest fashion
Iandelior's determined challenge in the stretch,
70 VII IN the fast time OF 2.0S b. the same mark
which Peter Pan made in winning the Brighton.
IandeiiCT. Cue Of the unluckiest horses in train
.1g Il best race of his career and lost moth
ing IL defeat Radt+e rated him cleverly for mile
sn5 then, ving up gradually. gave battle to Bal
lot when s-TaiChtened out for home Dandelion
not Only headed Ballot. but drew away perhaps
full half .ergtl, but the son OF Toter-Cerito would
rot b. 5a-ies. and. fighting with the courage
Of & bulldog. caught Dandelion again and won by
The narr1WesI margin Cairngorm finished a dis
tant thir5. as Founta:nblue and Far West stopped
after following the pace for q mile. Fountain
blue pulled up lame, and may not go 10 the post
again fur some time.
Rad;lle was blamed by some for taking things
easily after heading Ballot at the last furlOng
pole where Il certainly looked If he would come
Eway L win easily. The boy probably thought the
sane. and may not have been entirey prepared
when Ballet came again in the last sixteenth. The
criticism not entirely fair, however. Radtke
rode PARTICULARLY good race, and his mount prob
ably hung J. the last sixteenth. which made IL pos
sibIe for Ballot TO get Up.
TIE stake had a gross Yalue Of slo.s75. and Bal
lots share was $3.50 This with the 5000 which
Red Bonnet won by running second IN the fifth
race brought Mr. heene's total winnings for the
up s222 556 p Ballot has started three
VIXEN latter made q track record in the
Brighton mile Of % 3D. galoped home in the Iro
gus Stakes On July 3, and has now won the In
vinci5le Handicap. AS said before. James r Keene
has z worthy substitute for Peter Pan. IL the lat
;ers lanaeness turns out 70 be Ilore serious than
anticipated
One Of the biggest Killings of the year was
made Il Dorado. in the last race He was
heavily backed from 10 ! 20 10 !, but 2 10 l
vas hard To get as the barrier was released and
II point Of fact he closed favorite over Yorkist-
= few sharPshoote-s Got as high Is TO !, but the
bulk C( the money placed al TO l. FL Do
-ado made 4 show Of his field as he opened up
gap three four lengths in the first quarter and
Just galI0ped IN front all the way.
TIE winning favori1es Were Number One, Please.
SAVIOR Ballot and NiInbUs. and after the slaughter
CT choices On the two previous days the change
: welcome one
The frst race was delayed five ten minutes
through an unusual happening. Just as Martin
was getting tie leg Up Oh COrucob, il was clScoY-
cred thai the colt had lost Of lis plates. Fur
ihe- examination Showed that bCtl plates on his
n feet we're gone The biaCksn.-h was hUrTiecly
called zclG pit ones S 4 Marshall, who
tra.us TIE colt for =. L Norton. Explained 10 the
s.eEarEs later that cl-e horse had been plunglns
and rearing about his way TO the track. when
IN al probability the plates We're twisted OIL The
expla-at.oa vas accepted and no fine was imposed