New-York tribune., 1908-07-21
NEAL0N RUNS FOURTH
NOT UP TO HARD RACE.
Spoonev Beaten By Bad Handling
at Brighton Beach.

Nealon. the Suburban Handicap winner last year,
made his nrst appearance of the season at Brighton
beach yesterday. and ran unpaced In fve-horse
Held. The fve-year-old son OF Sain-Sister Joseph
ine looked rather high In flesh. and raced with
bandages in front, which indicated some weakness.
he Kept within reasonable distance of the pace for
nve furlongs. but tired In the stretch, where he
might have been expected to his strongest He
was quoted at 20 to l. which indicated clearly that
his owner did not consider him up hard rnce
consequently there little no surprise when
ne did not show to better advantage The race
VIII DO him good and II he trains on will give a
better account of himself the next times he goes
to tho post. Tom McGrath won easily, and Altuda
followed him home. the speedy but faint-hearted
Explosion stopped usual in the last furlong
Woodford Clay furnished OF his customary
SURPRISES when Marcellus quoted at 20 to l. closed
with a rush in the second race and won going away
from Torbellino and Enendi. Marcelius had start
eo only once before, when he greeny. and
was never prominent Judging from the talk in
the paddock Mr.. Clay did not profit by the victory
TO any great extent. as he did not think that his
colt was good enough to beat Torbeilino and wa
ponica
Torberlinos quick Improvement over his last race
on July 10 was anticipated. to all appearances as
he was quoted at a short price and closed about
equal favortte with WapdY,ica which Thomas
Monohan bought out of selling race few sdays
ago ior *SVO In his last appearance, with Mad
oen up Torbelino never settled into his stride and
was a bad last all the way. Yesterday he had
plenty OF early speed and might have won If Nc
Cahey had not taken things rather easily through
the last fsrlong. when he that he had EfYendi
beaten When the boy realized the danger from
another source it too late
Spooner. the quoted favorite in the handcap at a
mile and sixteenth. would have had to,e a second
Colin to win as after bad start. in which he was
turned sloew1se, Upton, trying doubt to do his
pest made every mistake he possibly could In such
a small field Spooner Is none too courapeous
even with clear sailing, and after being shut off
couple OF times 1t was not surprising that he did
not finish better than third. Zienap a natural
rater was hustled along fast in the early part
by Garner, that she hung in the stretch where she
usually runs her strongest. that Pins and Nee
dies came away to win galloping.
The antiQuated Grandpa and Mr.. Page did not
make winning combination in the steeplechase.
and Jimmy Lane quoted at odds-on, galloped home
an easy winner after laundering badly the
water jump the second time. when he went down
behind and almost fell Keleher fell off Sandy
Creeker at a jump on the backstretch but was
not seriously injured.
Arasee made a show of his field In the third race
and Wise Mason galloped home the easiest kind
OF winner IN the closing event. when Star Thistle,
with Raynor up and the quoted favorte.
race that little short of disgraceful. The boy
got Star Thistle Off well enough. but the colt
seemed to be noundering badly and kept dropping
further and further behind until he wound up
bad last.
Wise Mason like q colt which will give a
now on He has looks to recommend him and a
smooth easy way of running which bespeaks class.
In his first start few days ago he was practically
left at the post and ran greenly, but made up
enough ground to attract those who watched his
performance closely, SO he did not lack for fol-
lowing yesterday.
George Odom. the one-time jockey, bought High
Range from John E. Madden yesterday for 5000
The colt has run one or two fair races and should
win himself out before snow flies.
In the absence of Notter and E. Dugan. who
had gone to Saratoga, McCahey earned the Jockey
honors by riding two winners.
F. r. Hitchcock has nominated colt by Ogden
Whota and hence half brother to Whorler, Tor
the English Derby. He is a well bred youngster
as his dam. Whota. is by Hanover-V1ctorine, the
latter being the dam of Ornament
Ed Cassin an oldtime jockey, was overcome by
the heat while standing on the lawn and had TO
be carried to the Emergency Hospital at Coney
Island.
Programme books for the midsummer meeting OF
the Saratoga Racing Association Were distributed
among horsemen yesterday and aroused much IA
vorable comment. The Saratoga Handicap, which
ts q q 200 instead of $1,000 this year, has
attracted such good horses as Priscillian. Fair
plav Running Water, Dandelion, King James,
Nealon Mohawk I'd, Walls. Stamina, Firestone and
Big Chief among others. Twelve stakes are 10 Dc
decided during the meeting, which runs from July
80 10 August To- inclusive
The programme books were also issued Tor the
MARYLAND United Hunts meeting, TO De run at nm
leo on August Is, q, rs and @ The meeting VIII
h held under the auspices Of the National Steepe-
ohose and Hunt Association and the Jockey Club.
49, .c,.l license of the Maryland Jockey Club
Er.nk 7 BRYAN will be the presiding judge