New-York tribune., 1907-09-07
NEALON FAILS ON TURF
FINISHES IN THE RUCK.
Beacon Light JYins By Short Head
an Track Record Time.

BEACON Light, which ran second in the BroobI-n
Handicap after being played for killing" and
later took third money in the Suburban. wen the
Turf Handicap, at one mile and three-Sixteentls
over the turf course at Sheepshead Bay yesterCa--
Miller, who had the mount bumped his way
through in the last sixteenth and got Beacon Ii-bt
I'D in the last stride beat Miss Crawford a short
head. Acrobat was third, STaHt length AVA
while Neaon, the Suburban Handicap winner. and
the topheavy favorite yesterday, at even money
finished a dismal fifth.
in winning. Beacon Light rot only established
himself as a horse of unbOundcd courage. but mais
q new track record for the distance of f59. The
old mark of 1:59 % was made by r +. Carmans
Acrobat few days ago 1t was the twenty-first
RUNNING OF the stake. and Ncalou Won it last
year, failed yesterday TO repeat his victory.
though the majority OF the handicappers accounted
him the zone best bet of the day. remembering
how easily he the Twin city Handicap
Mo1Ciay, when he gallOped home some SIX
efgh. Lengths before Dardelion and Beacon Light.
After Beacon Light won yesterday II was hard
70 reconcile the two races. as he mad only four
pounds the best of the weights over NeaOn their
last meeting. The apparent form reversal must be
charged UP to the turf course, perhaps, which
well handled by Knapp yesterday. and no excuses
could be offered for his defeat Beacon light
crowded him slightly at the last Fxteeenth pole.
but Nealon hanging at the time and plainly
beaten as he had given of his best in racing up
the pacenakers rounding the turn
Miss Crawford, heavily backed from to TO 5 20
l. bore the brunt of the battle all the way. She
raced head and head with Acrobat for d mile ami
furlong, and had just succeeded in shaking him
off when Beacon Light challenged on the outside
She fought on in garnest fashion TO stall OF i'm
pending defeat unable to Withstand the
winners rush. oxford of his good races.
and would have been third. if first, with clear
sailing through the stretch. He was in such close
quarters on the rail. wnere Horner tried TO
through, that his chances were hopelessly ruineC-
Acrobat ran right back to his last good race, and
hung in Gamest fashion to the end Lancas-
tran. an added starter. was Outclassed and Car
thage. the pride OF the Empire City meeting,
dropped out Of it after six furlongs as II he had
stalled Off.
E;lecticneer. the Futurity winner last year won
his first race Of the season in a condition affair
for -year-olds at one mile. fourth the card
He was a pronounced favOrite at OddS-on. but Il
is safe to say that those who bet him yesterday
will not accept such short price again. as he had
all he could do TO StagSer home a winner ny Shest
head from kentucky Beau II IS Just possible tnat
he may have needed the race 20 put him on edge.
but the performance was hardly an impressive cns.
although he ran the distance over q dead track
in 159 10
BrusseI took him to the front rounding the far
turn and opened up a gap OF three or four lengths.
but his stride was shortening through the last six
teentE. and Kentucky Beau, which had been IN a
pocket for five furongs. closed strong. and all but
him down The latter has been showing early
speed stopping in his races this year, and MS
performance yesterday was nearer the promise hs
gave as a twO-year-oId when he ranked well up
among the best of his age in training
Frank Lord, one OF the most consistent tvo-ye1r-
oIds last season in ordinary company. made MS
first appearance OF the year in this race He acted
like possessed at the post. and after showing
a little speed dropped out OF IL and finished bad
last WestbiIrv a son OF Meddler-U -UraD9. also made
his debut in this race carrying the cOlOrs OF Harry
Payne Whitney. He well played at TO On Jne
strength of some work in private. but did not
run tfu to expectations. although he prominent
rounding tho In all prOba biiIty he VIII Snow
Improvements the next time he goes TO the post as
he acted green. and may have been a rdce snort
Riato. an added starter in the first race. wen the
purse for Jack Joyner but Ben Fleet the better
horse at ths weights, and with proper handing
would have won easily. Lowe messed him a1olt
badly in the last furIong, but even under this
bandicap the horse closed strong, and just failed
TO get up. John Sanford's Onatassa. the favortte.
ran a duh race. for which there were no excuses
so far could De seem
RovaI Lady and Clare Russell had the second race
between them. and the former won easily b. two
or three lengths. The start in this race was wo-
fully bad Belle of Iroquois being left nattooted
while two or three others had little or TO chance
after the barrier released
tairncorn was added the handicap at one
mile and a quarter, and backed from . TO 10 20
b most OF the big betOrs. In the face OF tuls PLAY
tho consistent Right Royal iritted back - 70 =
I'm. inst az the end he in such demand that
II 10 = was hard TO set when the start came tto-S
avoided the early pace with Right Royal but ths
horse moved u1 strong rounding the turn. ana.
coming away in the stretch. won. with plerty i
reserve BY four lengths. Miller waited WIN earn
go~r, for six f,rlougs but the star RUDY horSs
Failed to come when most was required ana a-
the end Missouri Lad outsamed him for the pace
Arasee hacked from ID 70 I TO q 20 oE S''A
r-,,erv and his friends. scrambled home BEFORE
nineteen other tvro-year-OIds in tie last Tdce WIN
Miss Delaney second and Suu<leam third Banfida
was whispered around as a good tnlnE' nC' 80
f1ilei 10 run NJ to expectations ARIEL was ESQ
rfsved for "kllling.' but some interference 1'S'
after the start ruined his chances