New-York tribune., 1908-06-09
TRANCE KEEPS WINNING
ERBET FIRST IN BEDFORD.
Simon Pure Makes q Sho1C of His
Field an the Chase.

Trance. the Ben Brush-Fair Vision fly now
owned by George Odom. the ons-tirne jockey. gave
further evidence of her quality in the last
Gr1vescnd yesterday. She took up 119 pounds and.
conceding twelve pounds to Sea Cliff and fifteen
to her other opponents which included James r.
Keene's SGffragette forced the pace and won rid
den out in the fast time of I minute fiat for the
FIVE furlongs. At time Surragette was favorite
her IN the betting. but just the end
heavy play forced her price down money.
ard she closed a slight choice over the Voter FLY.
There seemed to be more or less general feeling
during the afternoon that Trance could not give
Sufragette fifteen pounds and beating. but It
turned out otherwise. and there is question for
time being Trance Is the best two-year-old
FLY shown date IL not the best considering the
colts well
James r. Keene and Jimmy Rowe. HIS trainer.
rarely make mistake in wedding out their year
Iings in the fall. but this particular case they
certainly overlooked f1y which IS likely to provs
the champion of her age and sex Trance has now
won eight Of the ten races in which she has
started since the season opened here on April Is
In her other two starts she ran second TO Fitz
Herbert in the Woodbaven Stakes from bad
break. and later ran dead heat with the same
horse in the Elmhurst Stakes. at Jamaica. after
being badly fnterfered with the turn. This rec
ord is little short Of remarkable. the more so as
she began her racing career in California where
she three races in five starts. II T Griffin
bought her at Mr. Keenes yearling sale last fail
the Aqueduct meeting for price said to be $3.50
While not a big fly she is well furnished and
racy looking. and IN all probability she could not
be bought to-day under $4,000
Erbet which chased Trance home IN his last
start at Jamaica won the Bedford Stakes yester-
day with plenty in reserve. Paradise Queen was
quietly backed in this from % to to as low as
to before the barrier was released. but r e
Carman's good thing went wrong. as sne tired
trying to keep pace with Erbet IN the nrst hair
nd -
sistent fIIv tried to wear Erbet down in the run
through the stretch but TO avail. and had 20 oe
content with second money She appeared 70 crowd
Paradise Queen slightly in the last sixteenth which
may have prevented the latter from earning third
money.
Berry Maid which was beaten head by Rose
ben on the opening day Of the meeting. won the
handicap for mares Of all ages with 126 POUNDS
I'd. Julia Powell tried TO keep pace with her IN
the run up the backstretCh and around the turn
but the effort told. and third was the best she
could do. The weight began to tell on Berry Maid
in the last sixteenth, so that j. Lee had 70 drive
her out TO beat Jack Joyners Cressina three parts
OF a length James B. Haggn's Bouquet was the
-avorfte al 2 TO / She was IN close quarters in
the early part and lost valuable ground by run
ming wide at the head OF the stretch she Ioorned
I'd as a possible contender at the last sixteenth
pole but hung in the final drive ZIenap. which
was bad last in the up the backstretch. closed
big gap. but had too much to do TO get any part
Of the money
A wise few made small sized killing with
Simon Pure in the steepIechase- The horse was
backed from 40 to 70 Il to and won in a common
gallon Henderson waited with him for mile
while Dick Shaw and Waterspeed were racing
along in front. II in six furong sprint but TOOK
him 70 the front rounding the paddock turn the
second time and after that it was only a question
of his standing up to win Banner, the heavily
pIayed second choice fell the Liverpool opposite
the clubhouse and Jimmy Lane. the favOrite Stun
bled over him The latter was running easily SI
the time and in all probability would have given
the winner a race except for the accident
Big Chief ran a mile and furlong in ~ IN
the handicap, third on the card. and Won cleverly
BY half a length. The performance was partlcu-
rar1v good one and in all probability he will be
The star at the sale Of the Newcastle Stable
horses on Saturday. Juggler was The favor1te. IN
spite Of the fact he quite as stir and
sore as usual in his preliminary, when ne was
logged a mile the reverse way or the track Win
heavy blanket over his shoulder.
Tommy Smith. racing secretary OF the Coney
1srand Jockey Club, announced number OF cor
rac+fo1s Yesterday in the weights for the Suburban
F4andioap 10 be run the opening day OF the
sn-fng meeting at Sheepshead Bay, on June S
Collins weight IS 10 pounds. instead OF III. Celt
rsr take up IA instead OF 106 because Of his VIC
+o-, IN the Brooklyn Handicap, while Montgomery
and NcCarter must carry 20 each, Tourenne III
and Old Honesty 104 Jack Atkin. Gretna Green.
TransvaaI. Restlgouche and W H Daniel have
been declared.