New-York tribune., 1908-06-20

When Ballot won the Suburban Handicap at
Sheepshead Bay yesterday he Joined that s1nai
but famous band Of thoroughbreds which have won
$4,000 or over on the American turf The son or
Voter-Cerito three stakes and SSo"n as
two-year-old. while he eight stakes. Including
the Great Republic the Century end the First ana
Second Specials last year three-year-o old and
some $4,000. He has started twice this year, WIN
Ming the Standard Stakes. at Gravesend, and the
Suburban yesterday. Of which his share was 80
oeo This brings his total winnings up to sl9en IN
round figures.
in the opinion OF many prominent horsemen yes
nerday, including Harry Payne Whitney. Ballot
has earned a forward place among the great horses
OF the American turf. He has speed. stamina and
courage, qualities which essential TO a great
horse. and that indcfnable thing, class. which
makes it possible for him DO what is required
under almost any and all circumstances. Voter.
his sire, was Of the best sprinters of his time
and from him Ballot undoubtedly got his great
speed. He IS a better horse than his sire. how
ever, inasmuch he carry his speed over
any distance that horses are required 70 go. He
broke almost every track record at Sheepshead Bay
during running Of the Suburban. the following
fractional times 023 25 oS5 25 o47 25. o:SS 25
III As. Ia. 49, 15o and 203- II takes horse OF
high the first half mile in o:47 2-5. go to
the mile 1:s7 "a brilliant performance in itseln
ana then finish out the mile and quarter in 2oS
against a strong head wind
James R Keene warmly and heartily con-
graduated by his many friends IN the paddock
after the race where he hurried to his good
horse cooled In talking OF the race he said:
Ballot IS good horse. and won on his class
Jimmy Rowe told me yesterday that he could run
II 2,02, II necessary. and was more confident Of
winning. perhaps. than before. I feared Not
ter was making a little much Of him. wit h
all that weight up, in the early part of the race
but guess the boy knew what he was doing and
understood the capabilities OF the horse better
than I did. He certainly rode good race, as it
turned out
When Harry Payne Whitney came up to extol
Ballot and 10 congratulate Mr.. Keene the latter
replied: Yes he's good horse, good horse
and I only wish Governor Hughes had been here
to-day, as think, perhaps, he would have had
emotion
Jimmy Rowe. who trains Ballot for Mr.. Keene.
and who sent the horse post in perfect condi-
tion. ali smiles after the race. but had little
TO say beyond the fact that he had expected Bal
LOT TO win. and that he great horse.
Jack Jovner, who trains Fair Play for August
Belmont, had high hopes that the Hastings colt
might win but accepted defeat in a philosophical
way and not disappointed that he could not
say good word for Ballot. He added: My horse
was asked 10 do an almost impossible thing when
Dugan rushed him III, SO fast rounding the turn.
after working clea- Of the bunch and i am not
surprised that he collapsed when he got 10 Ballot
a. the head Of the stretch. II the boy had waited
little longer he might have finished second, but
7 don't think he could have beaten Ballot under
z-ly circuusfa fances. You see, he practically
carrying weights with Mr.. heenes horse.
according 10 the scale
John Madden shared the honors Of the day with
Mr.. Keene King James finished second in the
Suburban. while Fayette and Sir Martin ran one.
two twentieth running Of the first half the
Double Event, which had guaranteed cash value
OF $1,000. The race five and a half furlongs,
and Fayette galloped home an easy winner. PROV
ing himself the best two-year-old which has been
shown date, with the possible exception of Fitz
Herbert.
Mr. Madden has had monopoly most of the
rich two-year-old stakes this season. winning the
National Stallion and Great American stakes with
Sir Martin, and the fremont and Double Event
with Fayette. He has one, two, in the last
Ihree-a rather unusual occurrence.
H B. Duryea's Strike Out made the early run
ming in the Double Event yesterday, but Fayette
breezed the front rounding the elbow and was
hardly than galloping through the last fur
long. Sir Martin, which shut off the early
part, closed strongly, but doing his best the
end TO beat James K. Keene's Esperanto for the
place.
Nj Whitney had the satisfaction of winning two
races-the first with Baby Wolf and the last with
Hillside a son Of Hamburg -Morningside and q
fuu brother 10 Park View Hillside greenly
and sverved under punishment but gave every In
dication Of being good colt.
lanes r. keene's unbeaten Colin is among the
entries for the rich Tidal Stakes to-day, and Mr.
Keene said yesterday that he would be a sure
starter barring some Unforeseen accident The fact
that Colin Will go the post will probably serve
"a attract q crowd which Will be almost big as
-ha+ which saw the Suburban Handicap decided
yesterday.