New-York tribune., 1907-06-07
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FLIP FLAP TN A ROMP.
FINS RICH WESTMINSTER.
Tao killings" .Modc on Opening
Dag al GrcUc8end Track.

The hollow victory of J. A. Benefits Flip Flap
II the Westminster Handicap Of $4,000 at Graves
end yesterday robbed -Ee race of any thrills cx-
eepc fer those who had backed the four-year-old
dausl-e- If ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS from 10 to
70 5 10 J. From a position far in the rear in the
arst hal--re she raced round her field in the run
u the back F--e... a-a. opening up d gap of four
or five lengths rounding the far tura was hardly
more than Galopug through the stretch to win
easc5 uu, hT SIX lengths. she made her field look
so cheap that one might think she was a stake
horse u with a lot OF selling platers. and 1t was
hard 10 believe that she was The same mare that
vss beaten of in the Brooklyn Handicap
j. 4. Bennett and his friends made one of the
biggest killings" cf the year. and the layers will
not soon totge- the second running of the stake
TE-ca Emou1tea 20 a renewal of the Brooklyn
Handicap and which was placed the card as a
feature for the opening day of the second spring
meeting q The Brooklyn Jockey Club. Go Be
tween. "Ach Won the race last year. pulled up
yesterday bad last. He showed a disposition to
move up with his olGtime dash rounding the far
Turn bun just when il looked as if he might come
through ana challenge the leaders he was shut
~ ~ ~ ttH @no iorced back to last place. He
The weather was duh and cloudy and the track
W. SLOW and cuppy from the effects OF Wednes-
O.. SS. @ aearS ram 4 crowd numbering about
ts race was quite up 10 the BrooElyn Handi
ne erthasfaSr ana gttrIes i.-ae i mere vas lacking
- running OF one Of The big spring handicaps
hoJ1r-
ever ana nose VINO vent 10 the track We're well
The Westminster Handicap was at one mile and
quarter, and was run the fourth race Run
ming Water, with Miller up. opened favorite at
Ir-ce steady n spite OF the wild plunge on Film
Eiap. Philarder was IN some demand around
and s 10 bur the others only attracted a scat
terng play at prices ranging from Y to to % to !
Ihe starr was prompt and good and the lightly
running. Wlth Far West Bedouin and Running
ms This order was maintained around the pad
dock turn and half way up the backstretch with
60 promise oi a close and stirring race to the
Tids promise was soon dispeIed. however for
~ I'ap soon turned the race into little more
iAah q procession. She third from last when
stretch. ssith only Go Between ana Good Luck be-
-'si, b-t sAe fairly ran over her field IN the
T4aL-e quarter, and moved UP fast that II looked
Founding the far turn the race was over SO far
as the winner was concerned. as Flip Flap came
away in commanding style and eventually won as
she pleased. There was a spirited drive for the
place between Phlandtr and Running Water but
lle -aslef ALhB IN the last few strides as If she
neeaed a race. and ThiIander followed Flip Flap
hone BeoouiI. ran fair race and finished fourth.
- vs. ~ 80, "illcA showed tAat The track was in
yeaF-o!q Niles and the wise players again prof
tied well. as she was plunged and backed from
Vas released She broke running Of the
Ee-5{ y starts Of he season, and had only James
HI tried Ter hest TO run Lady Winifrtd down bSf
from Ella O'NeiI August Bcunonts Half Sow
eTelgn. the form IaVorite, had shsOlutey chance
after the barrier released and trailed her field
ali the way. the race must not be considered in
future calculations.
Jimmy Lane appeared to be the "one best het''
oi halr the persons at the track in the Greenfield
bJeepleclase over the short course Of about two
miles He was backed from to 5 to / TO s. but
came 10 grief before the than half
over and sent his rider sprawlng the turf. This
ielt Phantom six or eight lengths IN front and he
easily held this advantage Caller the rest Of
the journey and won by eight ten lengths. Nay
e50 stumbled and fell the fiat when rounding,
t1e stretch turn the first time, giving CouTtland H
Smith his owner, who had the mount. ugly fall
more serious than a compound fracture Of the col
lar bone. M Smith puckily insisted on walking
hack 10 the paddock but he will not be able to do
any more riding for some time
craculum, Red River Zal and Saracnesca fin
ished heads apart. as named, in the first race,
which proved exciting enough satisfy the most
eGactiIg. DrGCulum was lucky to win, and could
hardly have been better than fourth If the three
even break. Red River was probably best, but
n sucl close quarters all around the turn that he
could not quite make up the lost ground when he
found clear sailing in the stretch. Those who
heads
Flavigny came away in the stretch 10 win the
IItn race easily, the oddly named He Knows.
son Of HenO. made the pace to suit himself in
ne last race and won rather easily from the fast
closing S. Iaro.
Hadtke earned the Jockey honors, riding three
winners in three mounts He brought Oraculum
Lady Nirifred and He Knows home IN front NIL
ler failed 10 ride q winner for the second day IN
procession, and his many followers went home with
4o1s faces, wondering when the tide would turn.
riaFgnE was bid up <7U9 her entered selling
lLice or $l'-j by Homer Selby, after winning the
i-ln race, but her owner r. Z. Watkins. protected
her with the usual 8 advance.