New-York tribune., 1908-08-18
NELISANDE WINS STAKE
BREAKS TRICK RECORD.
II. Keene's Horses Take T7o0
Races at Empire City.

J-;,,,, -, ,,-ai1I,t-l24 pounds-James r. Keenes
~sgise Ally adelis.ande woD the Dernoiselie STAKES
yarrh 81 500 at Empire City yesterday. incidentally
utting two-ffths OF second from the track record
Tor five and half furlongs Of 80 -. held lolnuA
syv Albert star and Colonel Bob Eight two-yeai-
old hIhes 10 the post, with Meilsahoe heIu a.
10 by the memory brokers There was httie
xreculation the winner. the betting peiIis con
aDe5 largely TO the ability Variation and totytto
10 finish second They were both held at even
money for the place The others were neglected
on 10 q good start Notter rushed Melisande over
ao the pole, and kept her doing her best Cotytto
went after Nelisands. and the TWO soon drew away
from the field. II two-horse race MeiiSande
won with something spare, while Coiytto had no
dificulty in getting the place from AIonuaek Whlcl
ran third nearly al the way
Though there Gisagreeable dTlzzle. Wil-ch
threatened to turn into heavy showers th'g~ Was
q crowd comparing faVorably with that OF SaluI-
day The grandstand was sparsely filed, while the
lawn was black with moving men The attendance
was probably about seven thousand
There was little change ia the betting conditions
II anything the police and sheTif's deputies were
little more watchful but there not the slight
est Indication of disorder
James r Keene sent two OF his horses to the post
and both won easiIy-Footpad in the first race and
both of them. The vice-cEairman Of the Jockey
Club intends most Of his best horses At tins
meeting Ballot viii be al the track Friday ana
Will run Lhe rich Empire City Handicap On Sat
urday.
Timothy D Sullivan's game caupaigner Or Gard
ner viii race no The fVe-year-od son Of
Bannockburn broke down in the fifth race, after
leading the way for three-quaTters OF 4 mile he
stopped a the far turn and Garner jumped from
his back 1t then seen That his weak ankle
had given away again Giowan. owned by James
Cafrey. then on win easily, Cynbal beat
ing Boema for second money.
Mt. Keene's colors showed in front in the first
race Of the day 1ive-and-a-half furlong dash for
,l.7. a
heavy odds-on favorite. under able ride by Not
ter never gave his hackers the least doubt OF the
final result. Though his warming up was not i'm
pressive. he raced just the betting indicated he
would. All fourteen entries went TO the post Not
ter got Footpad of in front. and the favorite had
e lead OF length the first turn. increasing it
as much as Notter wished. flashing under the wire
three lengths front OF Bird of Flight II. which
closed with determined rush and got second place
from KiIIcreen
f r. c. Doggett's Woodcraft the six furlong
cash for three-year-oids and upward, the sec
end race the programme. beating James B.
Brady, the odds-on favorIte, by a length. Csri-
-naldi held on long enough get third place from
Ida D.. which closed fast LAmour had plenty Of
early speed, and led the field the stretch turn
when James B. Brady moved up 10 the front and
showed IN front within 100 yards of the wire
when Woodcraft came on with a great burst Of
speed and passed the favorte going under the wire
! length in front This is the second time Brady
has had 10 be satisfied with second place. having
finished second 10 Bosom in the first Satur-
+ day. Yorke rode fine finish The winner
Il After the scratches had been made, six horses
f were left 10 fight il out in the third race at a
. mile for three-year-olds and upward Queen Mar
/ guerIte, with light burden up. SET the pace for
1hree-quarters, with Zicnap pressing her closely
She held the lead by sUfferance only. for when Z
+ Dugan let down Falcada, he came away to
win easily, Tony Bonero getting the place from
+ Golden Pearl E Dugan rode q fine race on the
winner putting up vigorous finish. The time
( Of the winner equalIed the track record OF 1:40
made by CederstrOme, with l0l pounds up. a year
f ago Falcada carried I13 pounds yesterday The
time especially good considering thar the track
4. slow.
+ a hot favorite was beaten when Golden Shore
running in the colors OF r. +. Car1nan beat Rock
( stone IN the last race at one and one-sixteenth
+ miles After Comedienne and Golden Shore alter
= mated as pacemakers Rockstone assumed com
f naand, but Golden Shore was not to be denied and
Il under vigorous drive by G. Burns he outear7-.5
Sockstone IN the stretch Lally was third