New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
FRANK GILL 5 FAST RACE
DEFEATS GOOD FIELD.
Large Crord at Brighton Sees Run
ming of Trident Handicap.

Frank Gill. ranked Of the best three-year-
ods IN training last year and twice the conqueror
of Peter Pan, won the Trident Handicap, at mile
and quarter, at Brighton Beach yesterday He
defeated Hessian. Gold Lady. Running Water and
Old Honesty. and rar the distance in the fast time
Of 204 10 The Trident Handicap took the place OF
the Brighton Handicap. far as s1co' race
could be a substitute S25.0oo contest. nasmuch
the Brighton Handicap together with the other
stakes for the current meeting, was declared OH
following the adverse legislation AT Albany
While it necessarily lacked the glamour of the rich
fixture made famous by the victories OF such good
horses Broomstick Artful and Peter Pan, among
others. the Trident Handicap was interesting from
start TO finish.
Jack Joyners Hessian. which such good
behind August Belmonts Fair Play in the
Coney Island Jockey Club Stakes, was the quoted
favorite, at'4 to 8 but the Handicapped had asked
the good three old too hard question. and ne
found it impossible to give nineteen pounds accord
ing to the scale to Frank Gill and defeat the son
OF Collar. Hessian a good race at the weights,
and well handled by f. Dugan, so that his FOL
lowers had reason to find fault with his defeat-
Frank Gilrs victory which. by the way was his
first this season, due partly to Notter's clever
ride. The boy rushed him through a narrow open
ing the rail when Strengthened out on the oack-
stretch and opened up a gap of three lengths al
before the other boys realized what was going
Once in front Notter steadied Frank Gill, and
held the race safe the rest of the way. Running
Water and Old Honesty stopped so badly that they
beaten Off Gold Lady kept and was fairly
running up on Hessians heels the judges were
passed.
The biggest crowd Of the meeting was in attend
ance, numbering close to twelve thousand persons
There the usual amount of oral betting. but
hundreds up in the stand all the afternoon, and
to all appearances enjoyed the sport even without
having a bet down. Two finishes of the
whirlwind order and these aroused those in at
tendance to a degree of enthusiasm which has been
notir bfa faur rbo a
effect
The fight through the stretch between Big Chief
and Bouquet in the fifth was so highly ap-
preciated that a round of applause greeted both
horses the boys brought them back to the stand.
this race Big Chief proved himself once more
one of the gamest horses in training. while NOtter
earned high praise for a strong, brilliant finish
Only three horses went the post, and of these
Tennis outcIassed The racegoers were divided
between Big Chief and Bouquet. and for that rea-
son the race had added interest. Mcdaniel
waited with Bouquet and allowed Big Chief to
make the running TO the head of the stretch, and
then he sat down and sent the mare up to the Pom
tac colt in dozen strides Bouquet appeared to
head Big Chief for a few strides at the last six
teenh pole but the latter fought on and would not
be denied, so that Bouquet beaten short
neck,
Bosom was quoted at an unaccountaby short
price in the first race. and while he might have
won with clear sailing he met with enough inter
Tom McGrath. bought out of a selling race on
Thursday by Norris Kraus, jumped away in front
and made the running until Strengthened out for
home where the weight told, and Jacobite" which
had been in good position all the way came on to
win easily.
waponoca made show of his field in the second
race while Comedenne had little more than good
exercise gaIlop TO all appearances TO beat Gri-
maIdi and Saracinesca in the third race Verbatim.
good looking colt by Idrm, furnished a stunning
surprise in the last event by coming through on the
rail and getting up in time to beat Gliding Belle
neck Verbatfr has done nothing to attract atten-
ton and consequently she ran for the memory
brokers yesterday.
Jimmy Rowe brought three of James r. Keene's
two-year-olds to the track during the afternoon,
and worked them between the second and third
races Among the three was Maskette, big, we'll
furnished FLY which has not faced the starter TINS
wear and which is said 20 be better than Meisande
"Curley'' Brown, the onetime starter. is now in
teresting himself in organizing racing circuit to
include Charleston, Norfolk Jacksonville. Savan-
nah and Tampa In all probability It VIII be
frowned on by the Jockey Club.