New-York tribune., 1908-07-01
FIRESTONE'S GOOD RACE
FIRST IN SPINDRIFT.
Graphic Makes Nesc Track Record
for Tart Course.

Fgrestone proved himself fair sort of a three
year-oid in winning the twenty-fourth running Of
the spindrift Stakes at mile and furiong at
Sheepshead Bay yesterday Always close to the
pace which the lightly weighted Spooner set up
the backstretch and around the turn. Firestone
raced to the front when Miller let him down,
and came away win. galioping. by four lengths
from Master Robert.
Fresione had only started twice before this year,
and in his last race finished second TO King Cobalt
and head before Hessian. On that race he ap-
peared to have winning chance yesterday, after
Fair Play. the winner Of the Coney Island Jockey
Club Stakes Saturday, and Hessian had been
scratched among others. Master Robert RoyaI
. Tourist Fscada the most talked of, how
ever. that the quoted price against Firestone
was to /.
Fslcada ran most disappointing race, and, al
though he met with some interference rounding
the turs, he appeared TO he beaten at the time
His performance led TO the impression that dis
fance Of ground is not to his liking. and for the
time being, at least, he must he put down as
sI.rinter. Harry Payne Whitney-s Royal Tourist
also gave further evidence of being distance
horse He ran up strongly turning for home, but
fell away again in the last furlong and finished
far back. Master Robert running on in the
stretch. usually does, but ne never threatened
tie winner.
Paul J. Rainey who is having far more success
with his Jumpers than with his fat runners. had
satisfaction of seeing his colors carried TO vic
tory in another steeplechase st. Kevin, the half
brother 10 Ballot, the Suburban Handicap winner,
was the horse which won for him yesterday Seven
horses went the post. but after the first mile
had heen covered Malacca and st. Kelvin drew out
and left the others far behind that they were
practically forgotten by those watching the race
Malacca and St. Kelvin head and head
through the last mile taking the jumps together.
IN way which aroused unusual enthusiasm
Rounding the the last time Malacca drew
4 length, and IL looked If he would win
cleverly but just when his followers began TO
and s-lp q
gained him ia a hard drive the wire.
Grapple made track record Of 2e0 for
mile and a quarter the turf In winning the fifth
race named the Swiftmas. The old mark of
2os s5 was held by Nealon. She Suburban Handi-
cap winner a year ago. Grapple made all the run
ming Yesterday and held the safe from barrier
TO finish. although Garner had to hustle him out
through the furIong to beat Brother Jonathan
and fseauclere. II Grapples third straight
victory on the turf the meeting. and he seems
'ro nc fully ten pounds better horse over the
grass course.
Queen Marguerite showed decided Improvement
over her recent races when she beat tresslna ana
Fxploeion among others in the first event. Cres-
sina was the quoted favorite. but she could not
wear Queen Marguerite down, and the latter.
shaking her off at the turn for home came away
TO win easily
,preoentor outclassed his field the third race,
while Helen Harvey graduated from the maid
an class in the closing scramble at the expense
of The Pippin and seventeen other two-yeaT-olds-
THE Pinpir appears TO be OF those unfortunate
horses which always run well enough to attract
"a following but which always meet some other
horse in a rare Just good enough to beat them
t>oxsn starter in the Spindrlh Stakes eot
the better of McCahey on the way to the post ana
ran away a mile and furlong. This ambitious
move cost the lly any possible chance she had OF
winning and McCahey pulled her UP soon after
the start
Running Water worked mile and quarter in
2l0 Us between the fourth and fifth races In prep
sration for the Commonwealth Handicap Sat
urday The move good one as she appeared
10 have q lot in
crowd numbering fully six thousand persons
was in attendance yesterday, but there was no
change in the usual order of things. One arrest
was made in the field for alleged violation
the statute. in which it said money
changed hands. Adolf Deichlung the victim
The exercised Monday by
the P7nkertons TO prevent any information getting
from the track 80 the poIrooms and Sheepshead
Bay of, TO all intents and purposes. from
the outside world for ten minutes before after
each