New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-06
SIR MARTIN WINS
THE RICH FLATBUSH
TURNS TABLES ON HIS
CONQUEROR IN FUTURITY.
Good Sized Croscd Sees Ballot Rim
Fast and Brilliant Race IN
Century Stakes.

tie keen disappointment OF James R. keene and
Jimmy Rowe. his trainer, Sir Martin turned the
tables on Maskette. the Futurity winner. In the
twenty-ffth running of the rich and coveted Flat
bush Stakes Sheepshead Bay yesterday Inc
great sou of Ogden-Lady Sterling raced up TO
Maskette after turning the elbow, and AFTER
stirring battle full furlong, during winch ehe
Jockeys did spare the whip. he forced the gooo
fly unbeaten in four up to that tme' TO
capitulate snd away TO win rather easily oy
three or four lengths Maskette had no trouble IN
defeating Fayette for the place. while Meoolhs
Bells and Trance came struggling in several lengths
back.
James r. Reene got some. consolation in the next
race when Ballot the Of Voter-CeT1to' LOOK
I'D Ies pounds and the Century STAKES Oh
guaranteed value OF SO 900. at one mile and man,
in the fast time of $50 3-5 which constituted new
trsrl-, record and which within a traction OF
q second OF tn, =rorlds record of 2;Sol4' mace Dy
Goodrich. 1898
The three-year-old King James. recently bought
by s. c. Hildreth from John E Madden for sio'VVo
and 20 per cent of winnings at this meeting ana
Grsvesend ran q truly brilliant race-the best OF
his career-by, following the pace closely an ehe
way and fighting to the end so resoiupeIy Ha'
he was Tapped Ballot al the finish porante
and Frank Gill. the only other starters Hi1siie0
third and fourth respectively
The Century Stakes worth $4,000 TO the WIN
ner and as Maskette earned 81 600 for running sec
cna in the FIatbush Stakes, James R. heenes totaI
winnings for the reached the grand total OF
sl5l $50 Ballot a remarkable race, In We" VI
the fact that il was Arst start since the spring
meeting at Sheepshead Bay, and his conoluon re-
fe.csed particular credit on Jimmy Rowe iiis
trainer Ballot is unbeaten in five starts TINS
vesr and has earned So 600 IL round figures he
began nv winning the Standard Stakes, and foi-
lowed this up by finishing first in the SUBURBAN
Handicap the Advance Stakes. the Equahty Stakes
and Yesterday in the Century Stakes In MS three
wears on the turf he has won something over
$1,000 ,.
II s,ite Of the ban on betting and the absolute
rrohibition against oral wagers, the card ana
the DAY were attractive enough to lure funy zen
Thousand persons TO the big Enclosure at Sheeps-
,.ssd Raw Interest a large extent centred IN
The meeting of Ma skette and Sir Martin in the
Flarh,,sh Stakes but every proved interest
ing from the opening struggle when the mighty
Roseben one of the greatest sprinters OF the
decade took up 140 pounds and came INTO mas own
once more. until Summer Night was sraoualeu
from the maiden class in the closing event The
track was thoroughly policed. usual but no ar
rests were made. although three or four men were
refused admission at the gate, and one or TWO
others warned not apply for admission on Mon
day.
Commissioner Baker made a visit to the track,
and in speaking the conditions, said that so far
as he could there was absolutely no bettlns'
and that, while he never doubted the good 1alth
OF the Coney Island Jockey Club, he had no idea
that n could carry out the new regulations eff
fectively and was surprised to find the law so well
enforced particularly in the face Of the rulings
Of Justice Rischoff and Others which appeared TO
make all betting permissible
Going back the Century Stakes, II can be
said in all fairness that prettier more sensa-
tional race has rarely been run. Notter took Bal
lot out 10 force the pace, but King James hung to
him for full furlongs. with Dorante and
Frank GIL racing neck and neck some four or five
lengths back. Rounding the far turn Ballot ap-
peared 10 shake King James off, whereas Dorante
and Frank GIL moved up strongly, particularly
the last named, which looked dangerous when
Strengthened out for home Frank Gill. however
the first TO capitulate, and then Dorante ap-
peared 10 be the that might force Ballot out
Inside the last furIong pole he, too. found the
pressure too great and dropped back beaten. leav-
ing King James which had been forgotten momen-
tarily, TO come on and fight il out with the of
Voter.
The son of Plaudit closed so gamely and reso-
lutely through the last sixteenth that cry went
up that Ballot beaten. but Notter. the
\ latter supremacy confident and. without draw
II ing his whip, rode his mount cut TO win by three
parts OF length. There were some present who
thought King James might have won with better
handling When Shilling took him back for q
breather rounding the turn he found himself in
bad position. and later disappointed when he
tried TO come through the rail and forced
20 pull 10 the outside. Except for this he might
have been closer to the winner. but it hardly looked
If he could have beaten him
John z. Madden almost happy to talk
when Sir Martin the Flatbush Stakes, worth
something than Sl0000 to the winner. When
Maskette in receipt Of nine pounds. beat the Ogden
colt in the Futurity. Mr.. Madden expressed conf
dence that his horse would the tables in the
F1atbush, with Maskette giving pounds to Sir
Martin. and his confidence was, not misplaced.
James r. Keene among the first to congratu-
late Mr.. Madden. and said that he guessed Sir
Martin the champion two-year-old of the sea-
Mr. Keene plainly disappointed at the defeat
OF Maskette but took the his usual quiet
and phlegmatic way and said: Sometimes when
thinks he has thing il goes wrong and
when is rather doubtful il out that there
was cause for worry" This reference was to
nsa unfailing belief in Maskette and TO a question
as TO the ability Of Ballot win the rich Century
Stakes.
Trance. which has won eleven out of twelve races
since the opening of the racing season on April I5
cid not to her true form, and the race was in
test Of her real ability. She was badly
cut of just before turning the elbow and COM
pletely knocked off her stride which accounted for
her being far back at the finish. Wedding Bells
made the early running but the elbow it was
a two-horse race between Maskette and Sir Martin.
and al the distance, furlongs the proved
The better. although the FLY disgraced.
sHEEPsHEAD BAY SUMMARIES
Weather Track
quoted professional Handicapped away from
FIRST RACE-THE BALLOT: for all ages; $500 added.
Six and a half fUrlongs. main poor.