New-York tribune., 1908-09-02
QUIET DAY AT TRACK
SPOONER WINS FLYING.
ETHEREAL ProUes Himself a Good
Colt IN the PARTRIDGE.

Racing at Sheepshsad Bay yesterday
Quoted under the same strict censorship the
two previous days of the meeting. with organ
ized betting and little betting OF any kind The
perfect weather and the attraction which Sleeps
head Bay course has for so many served to attract
some two thousand persons. many Of whom, how
ever were directly Interested in the horses carded
to start Under the conditions which obtained IL
might be called a remarkably good sized crowd.
but II was hardly handful compared 10 those OF a
year ago. In happier times for the sport
ETHEREAL continued his all conquering way and
his seventh straight victory in winning the
nineteenth running the Partridge Stakes, for two
year-olds at furongs the turf while Spooner.
an added starter, the sixteenth running Of the
Flying Handicap for three-year-olds. after spir-
ited drive with James R. Keene's Restigouche.
Harrigan seemed to be a sure winner Of the
Partridge Stakes rounding the turn He was gall
loping along easily in front with lead OF three
lengths while Butler doing his best 10 get
ETHEREAL out of the tight pocket in which he had
been In the run up the backstTetch. 1t looked Ike
a hopeless stern chase for the Of Star Shoot.
but he responded every call Of his rider and
managed to get up the last few strides to beat
Harrigan a neck ETHEREAL has record for con-
sisency which is quite equal to that of Fitz Her
bert He has not been called upon TO beat much In
some of his races but he performed yesterday like
colt of some class and in all probability. the
best race of his It Is hardly likely that he
is in the class with Sir Martin Fayette. Mask
cite or a number other two-year-oIds. but he has
proved himself a mighty uSeIul morse. anu may Do
better. even that is generally credited
strong field went the post in the Flying
Handicap. with Harry Payne Whitney's Bar None
strongly fancied by those who found their pleasure
in picking possible winner, even though they
could back their judgment A surprise came.
however in the victory of Spooner. added at the
last moment by J. V. Lemaire, as the Peep-o-Day
threeyearold rushed to the front IN the first quar-
ter and lasted long enough to beat Restigouche,
which slowly but surely wearing him down.
oJ,a'S HrSY eta sin MAY a
Belmont Park. He looked and acted we'll and ran
a brilliant race. forcing Spooner TO cover the six
and half furlongs In 1 Is 2-5. which was within
a fifth of a second of the track record. made by
Half Sovereign last Saturday. Bar None broke
we'll but was badly cut the first quarter, and
lost ground that It was impossible FOR him
to overcome the handicap. E Dugan took him TO
the outside and the colt up strongly at the
turn for home that ne looked dangerous, but he fell
away again In the last sixteenth
Big Chief had a public trial in this race for the
Ocean Handicap. For some reason or other ShiL-
ling stopped riding the last sixteenth pole when
the colt appeared to have fighting chance. and
when the boy went to work again 1t was too late
Doc Rowell. who trains the colt. timed him the
last six fI1rlonss in III 3-5 and was mora than
satisfied with his performance.
E. Dugan made so much OF Bosom IN the open
Ing race that the gelding tired badly in the last
f,rlong and "Cad" Doggetts Woodcraft came
along and beat him home. The distance was
little far for Bosom, and for that reason E. Dugan
showed poor Judgment in opening such a big
zap rounding the turn instead of saving him as
much as possible for the run through the stretcn-
Thomas Hitchcock. jr. announced yesterday tnat
SaIvidere. the champion two-year-old or lsto anu
the winner of close to 100000 would not go 70 'ne
post again year, and that barring ACCIDENT sne
would be trained as a jumper next season
H r. Brandt has sold Lawton Virgins TO w >
House for price said to be 5000