New-York tribune., 1908-09-03
MASKETTE'S RICH PRIZE
KEENE WINNINGS GROW.
Dordslte and Trdsce Win Stakes at
Sheepshead Bay.

James r. Keene'e Maskette. winner OF the classic
Futurity last Saturday. raced to more fame in
taking up III pounds and galloping home easy
winner Of the Great Filly Stakes. worth NsSs5. st
sheepshead Bay yesterday. Her stable companion,
Wedding Bells, finished at her heels. while
four lengths back John E Madden's English Oaks
candidate Lady Bedford, a FLY which talked
OF G possible rival OF Maskette. earned third
money in q hard drive with Lady Hubbard and
Mediant
Maskette is unbeaten in four races and has
earned close $4,000. She has than fulfilled
the premise OF her first and many conserva-
tive Judges pronounced her yesterday the champion
Of her age and OF the greatest files ever bred
or raced in this country. Like her unbeaten stable
companion Colin, there IS no telling just how good
she IS as she has done everything required OF her
in way TO indicate that she has never been called
upon her best effort outside of her first start
st Saratoga, when she practically left at the
post Her next engagement is IN the Flatbush
Stakes on Saturday, when she must meet Sir Mar
lin and Fayette at practically even weights This
may provo the real test, The distance is seven
furlongs-
BY running one-two James r. Keene's share OF
the rich prize yesterday S2.51a. which brings
his total winnings for the season up TO SSS.oo as
near as can be figured. which is a better showing
under the conditions that obtain. with purses
rut and MANY stakes declared off, than last year,
when his total for the season was something over
S&o0,ooo
Five horses went TO the post in the Great FLY
Stakes with MaSkette cOnce0lDg elgut pOunNS "
Wedding Bells and Lady Hubbard and eleven
mounds 10 Mediant and Lady Bedford. She ran
the distance in 112 3-5 and accomplished the task
SO easily that IL is safe TO say she would have cut
full second off the time IL ridden out even unoe'
her impost of III pounds. Mediant made the early
-7,nning hut lust above the elbow Nottsr shook his
whip at Maskette, and the big, masculine looking
FLY came right away 10 win she pleased Wed
ding Bells brilliant race also. as sne was
right the heels Of Maskette without being unoer
pressure.
George NJ Odom's Trance, which was bred py
Mr. Keene and sold st wedding out sale last fsn
for $500 continued her victorious career py WIN
ming the tv9enty-niEth running Of the Autumn
Stakes at six furlongs. She took up los pouhos'
and setting pace which had her opponents reenns
and dizzy behind her in the first quarter came
away with the utmost ease, and was hardly nole
than galloping through the last sixteenth 10 WIN
by several lengths in 12 2-5, one-hfth OF second
faster Maskettes time for the same distance
Behind Trance were such good youngsters as
Harry Payne Whitneys Sea Cliff and Bobbn and
John E. Madden's Edward, winner of the Flash
and Grand Union Hotel stakes at Saratoga
Trance has eight straight races. includ-
hr 4 dead heat with FItz Herbert at Jamaica on
Nay =. Since the season opened in the East on
a pril Is she has started eleven times. and met
only one defeat. Fitz Herbert took her measure at
Aqueduct on April p, when she sweTved at the
start and practically left at the post she'
like Naskette has done everything required Of
her in a way stamp her high class hlly, al
though she has not been called upon to meet such
strong opponents A meeting between them, how
ever would arouse widespread interest, and 1t
seems great pity that she not eligible for the
Great Filly Stakes.
II T. Griffin bought Trance for 500 last fall and
Won three out of five races with her in California
before bringing her East He sold her to George
NJ OdoTa at AQueduct for price said TO be $500.
and she has won herself out several times over.
z A Forsythes Dorants the twenty-ffth
running Of the historic Twin City Handicap at
mile and q quarter after race which stud
ded with action from beginning TO end. The Pes
sara colt, after meeting with some interference
rounding the far turn. closed strongly the rail
in the stretch and driving by a scant length
frcrr Master Robert, which came from far back
and closed with his usual courage and determine
ton Harry Payne Whitneys Stamina third
She forced the early pace and raced Angelus
into submission at the home, but the effort
told and she had nothing left finish with. Do
rante ran distance in the fast time Of 203 rs,
which was record for the race. which has been
McChesney. Gunfre and Ethelbert. among others.
and within two-ffths Of a second Of the track
record made by James r. Keene's Ballot June 19.
In view of the attractive programme, the crowd
wofully small, hardly more than two thousand
persons being in attendance No arrests were
made but three men were escorted TO the gate
and reQesed not come back for disobeyins the
new regulation OF the Coney Island Jockey Club
against even oral betting.
Carrying out their instructions TO the letter, the
Pinkertons went far yesterday to prevent
the evening newspapers sending away prices from
the track by telegraph, though they were
quoted only 10y d professional Handicapped. and in
no sense represented market at the track