New-York tribune., 1908-05-12
HESSIAN A GOOD COLT
UTNS At FIRST ASKING.
Golden Pearl Beats Far Field IN the
HWiamsburg Handicap.

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Jack Jovner had more Or less OF e field day at
fhe Jamaica -acerrack yesterday His three-year-
old Wste-cress colt Hessan Won the handicap
s1 one nile and g sixteenth, beating James r.
Eeene's Superrnsn. the Brooklyn Handicap winner
last year and the chief dependence Of the vice
chairman o< the Jockey Club for the rich Metro
roItan Handicap tomorrow, and 2. r. Hitchcock
Tandelion among others while Golden Pearl.
which was graduated from the maiden class last
Friday. gaToped home an easy winner Of the Will
:snnsburg Handicap. AZ SIX furlongs. beating Big
Chief Cohort and Berry Maid among others.
Joyner was warmly congratulated over the double
victory, the more so as both horses showed high
class.
Hessian has filed out and developed over winter
into 1ne looking three-year-old- He Is giant
Il size standing fully 1s2 hands but well pro-
TorLo0ed that he does cot look OF act unEainly.
As one swallow does not make a summer. neither
does victory stamp horse a champion, par
rlcularly This tine of the year, but Hessfan
has al the esrnaTks Of great colt, and Jack
Joy-neT remarked confidently that he would not
Dodge G meeting with James P Eeenes unbeaten
Colin Hessian slow in coming 10 hand last
season but late II the fall gave indication Of be
f-E good colt
Hessian vas quoted at the liberal price of le /
yesterday, having drtfted hack in the betting from
in the absence OF any support worthy OF the
-s-1e- His best work the mile in
: z5- and Jack Joyner too confident, he
feared that he was hardly ready for z hTusing
The colt has four engagements al BEL
--ou- Park. including the Cosmopolitan Handicap,
sd The race yesterday was part OF his preparation
7 cause for regret that he Is not eligible for
TIE Metropolitan Handicap. judging from his
performance Re would give good account OF him
self
Suqeru1an and Dandelioa had their public trials
for the r1ch fixture which viii be the feature Of
Ire opening day s1 Belmont Park tomorrow. and
s -pernar qualified perhaps. according TO good
s1dges he vas beaten by one Of the best horses IN
training He banded his weight well and fought
through the stretch. although il was a hopeless
stem chase. He was the favorire IN the betting
over Mark Anthony II. backed from TO 10 TO
! and Dzn6elion- The iasI named viii have 70
snow lot of improvement 10 be contender in
9-s Metropolitan tomorrow He kept up fairly
val FOR SIX fu-longz but tired badly and finished
las some eight or ten lengths behind Supern1an
Golden Pearl. the half-brother 70 Water Pearl.
which was valued $500 before ne died during
t1e winter rs became 4 three-y7ea--old- gives
eva-- promise of training OF into useful horse
Fe made al the running in the Williamsburg
Handicap, and after shaking OF Roslrlro. which
made z determined challenge 81 the head OF the
E--erch came away 70 win easily BY four lengths
.-crn Big Chief n the fast tine OF lib for the
e-x tlriongs.
x : Natthezs's Park View Z three-year-old
Fly hv Hanbu-g-AIorninEside. and q cast-of from
rre Harry Payne Whitney stable, was backed from
= 70 : 10 10 : IN this race. but finished last
6-A Won two races et PInalico and had worked so
--eu that big coup vas planned She broke in
s-onr and showed speed for q sixteenth Of G mile
hui appeared 70 Be interfered with when Wafer
Pearl raced 70 the front which may have dis
so9,-zge5 her. as sire quickly dropped out OF II.
The Oneck Stables Cohort made his second ap
Vea-zz-e Of the season II the same and was
e-af- first choice in the betting. He did not run
- better than he did at Agueduct, however
E7d gave i I'd in the stretch after following the
race closely haIf mile. He good two
z-ea--oid last year and much expected Of him
r three-yezr-oId. but Il begins look ss Il
i Z Knapp. one OF the members Of the State
5ac=-E Commission. vii De disappointed in him
Nor-er and E DUgan practically nlonoPolized
sae card as Notter rode three winners and Z
IuEsr two Guy Burns scored once with Gladys
-ouise an outsider. a. 10 10 l. II The last event.
5tz crowd for Monday was in attendance and the
pz--u. sCu1ler-like weather vas enjoyed almost
g much the racing
Torke got bad fan II the last rare when
Slack Mamie went down shortly after The start
lie escaped with e shaking Up. however, Cavalier
tzcked from 8 10 10 S 70 5. knocked out q
L. stride when the accident happened which set
- any chance she might have had
7~e-eptor. which ran such q good race behind
I'll ~ Private 4 few days ago, was an odds-on
1ar7-s-e II the frst race ard had little more than
good exercise EaIlop TO W-n from Bonnie helso
90 rye Others. JuEgIer warmed Up like hope
les cripple for the second event but went 10 the
--s- q hor favorl-e & 10 Io. and managed 70 win
z -a-6 drive ny a neck from PTetenslon- The
yer acted Ike one possessed al the barrier and
r=z-e6 -le start three TniuutesS The starter
f-zu- called Come on" and when the barrier
&C ~o- work Pre1ensiOn broke right through Il
Ed gained Advantage OF ~ least Two lengths
r. c-s-re enough however. 70 make him
~ Zen eguaI1ed the track record ot 1'S Is for
frz and 2 ha1S fu-longs il winning the fifth race.
Es@ --zEe6 behind Iroogniro until Strengthened out
70 r---e and came away easily when the latter
I'D.
Jack Jov-er had few anxious moments after
Golden Pearl 1on the Williamsburg Handicap
fzz---E -e night losa the stake on e teChnicaty,
c-zs1u-z as rhe conditions provided that winners
ss-e- -r= announcement Of weights should carry
---es rounds extra Water Pearl won last Friday
r. ee-sred -. penalty ny z few minutes. the
-7-@ " question started 40 o'clock and the
<r---zI s--1uncenenr ct the weights did not come
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