New-York tribune., 1908-07-02
MORE FAME FOR BALLOT
WINS. IN RECORD TINE.
Suburban Winner adds $4,000 to
Mr.. Keene's account.

James r Keene's Ballot earned more turf fame
by making a new American record. and what may
be called a worlds record. for mile and five
eixteenths al Sheepshead Bay yesterday. He made
ell his own running. and covered the distance IN
e:oe s-5 a fun second better than the old mark OF
aae So held Jointly by Tedouin and Ironsdes. made
at Belmont Park with III. and 1G pounds up, re-
epectively Ballot appeared TO win easily. and was
two lengths in front of Hessian and King James,
which fought out a spirited duel for the place IN a
long drive through the stretch. Some good judges
expressed the opinion that Ballot straight and
doing his best. and il would not have been sur
prtsng if this was in view of the fast Time but
whether he straight not those behind MN
never threatened material danger
The Advance Stakes at weight for age, and
Frank Gill Dorante. Hessan and King James went
TO the post with Ballot. The last named was quoted
st prohibtive Odds and as a result those VINO
wagered among themselves were divided between
the four Others for place, with Hessian the pre-
ferred one. In view OF Hessians good race IN the
Coney Island Jockey Club Stakes last Saturday,
there were some who thought he might peat Colll'
but after the race the general opinion seemed 10
ta that BALLOT was the best in training. with
the possbe exception Of his stable companion, Colin
THE s+eta had a guaranteed value of $4,000, OF
which Ballots share $1,000 which added ma
ter.aly 10 mir Keenes total winnings for the sea-
IIessian and King James were well matched
that the fight for the place was well worth the
tourney to the track King James followed Ballot
in the run up the backstretch and around the turn,
but Hessian was Tapped him most of the way
and after a hard drive managed TO wear him down
in the last sixteenth the place by a head
Dorante dull. spritless race, which led to the
trnpresson that he had stalled off and needed
rest Ballot has won four straight races this
year-the Standard the Suburban, the Equality and
the Advance
James r. Keene and Harry Payne Whitney won
two races apiece yesterday. but the vice-chairman
r< Vl1rh had a
Melsande and Ballot between them won S5.62o,
while Sea Wolf and watervliet, which won in the
light blue. brown cap. earned only $3.50
Melisande made show of her field in the If
teenth running Of the Vernal Stakes. worth $500
TO the winner. She came around Mauvette, which
made the running to the elbow, with the greatest
ease, and hardly more than salloping through
the last furlong to win by several lengths Mauv-
cite stopped badly that Herman B. Duryea's
Me6iant earned the place after drive with
Counterpart and Lady Hubbard. AS ii happened,
James r. Keene won the same race with Megss
Hi year ago, and also scored in the Advance
Stakes won by Ballot, with Peter Pan in 1907
Jacobite the quoted favorite in the first race,
second TO Beson a cast-off from the Keene stable,
which won rather easily by four lengths. but after
that the quoted choices, four Of which were at
odds OF, raced home in front 1t would have been
q great day for the form players under the old
order Of things spite of the fact that the prices
rather short
Big Chief made a new track record for one mile
furlOng !
the Dandelion. He covered the distance in 1:51 40,
lust one-ffth of second better than the old course
record of 152, held Jointly by Dainty and Samson
Big Chief had to be driven cut TO win, and ii is
lust possible that Question Mark might have beaten
him with clear sailing. Lee ran him into two or
three pockets, and messed him about TO such an
extent that it is wonder the horse had courage
enough 10 keep trying. The colt moved up with
q rush turning for home, and all but headed Big
Chief at the last furlong pole. The effort told,
however so that the Pontiac colt, which is game
10 the core came away again in the last sixteenth
Sir Huon pulled up lame after working a mile
and q quarter in 2,09 3-5 yesterday morning The
horse has been racing well in the West that
George @. Long, his owner had hopes OF winning
the Commonwealth Handicap Saturday.
Paris the negro water man. who is well known
to the majority Of racegoers, furnished diversion
between the fifth and sixth races by conducting the
hand TO q popular air He made such hit with
the crowd that many clapped and cheered for a
full minute when he brought the selection TO an
end with a flourish.
NJ A. Silver, the onetime Jockey, who went to
South America several years ago, bought number
of yearlings the CorTigan sale before the races
yesterday for shipment to South America He said
that he was acting for the president Of the Lima
Jockey Club. The prices for the yearlngs aver
aged fairly good. all things considered.