New-York tribune., 1908-06-16
PACE COSTS A DINNER
7 DH-YER THE HOST.
n,,,r Ounce Beats Some Good
c,,1ufers an Short Handicap.

r,a- president Of the Brooklyn Jockey
as the host at dinner last night at the
e-D. storia growing out Of the victory OF his
"~-old flly Melissa in the Astoria Dnne-)
w.. :. t--avesend yesterday Under the unpub-
s1 .,,aitions Of the race the winner must
Dsne BE losers and their friends 10 dinner,
nesN ,,saouence r r Hitchcock II. Il Knapp
81 ss,-5 clay Thomas H Williams. Andrew
Rooo'O- -, welsh Senator P H McCarren and
MI zz-sisner. who were represented in the race.
: 9TH & few other horsenen. the guests Of
Mr. Dryer
". dinner was a private one. and consequently
M report OF the proceedings could be had.
D'~ - safe to assume that il not quite so
o-e ,,5s- the present conditions the six which
1's --scesed IL when J. G. Follansbee. P. H Nc
- pierre I,orIllsrd s s Brown. H X Knapp
Hitchcock were the hosts in turn. Mr..
- has always been represented in the race.
--os,e-5av was the first time that he had the
'sa-ion Of seeing his colors carried 70 victory.
s..ta has an added money value Of S4ooo snd
- a. nlate 50 thst otherwise gloomy day for
q. -essons than one had bright spot for the
.+ss-t Of the Brooklyn Jockey Club
P-,.sss made q show OF her field and in a
-, gallon BY Eve six lengths The Pippin
- TVs1ozver tried TO keep pace with her for half
,s hut the fIly by Star Shoot-Much Ado shook
- :. the turn for home and came away to
= ,suooing bv FIVE or six lengths, The Pippin
= se,ors and walIfower third. with the others
-, s--lnr out Senator McCarren leased Merry
-rTsoz 50 thai his colors might be represented.
,.-o,rb Re IS no longer owner, but Merry
- 7-ove5 6 grievous disappointment and was
a. hsrk II the rick all the way
rain came down in torrents most OF the after
- and the track quickly converted into g
- -7o-ass-in fact. II looked more Ike q lake
- track IS the horses went 10 the post for the
- rare There was public betting, OF course
-, his and the gloomy weather had little or no
--s,, n the good huuor Of the crowd. which num-
80 close Il four thousand persons Neither the
= ro~ rhe inability TO get bet down could drive
- N. away from the track until the last race
:. IN and there was far more enthusiasm than
: v~5dav and Saturday over the various finishes.
Keene's Peter Ounce beat some OF the
- s,-rte-s il training in the opening handicap.
- showed oonclusfvely that those who bet on him
:, hsszllv il his last start when he was pracu-
slv left e. the post. had good cause TO feel dis
---lsd Poseaea was scratched but opposed TO
1.-s- ol1irce were such fast horses as Dreamer.
--i,r Cobalt De Mu1d and Berry Maid Peter
o,,ce rushed right the front at the start. and.
.As- racing King Cobalt and De Mund into SUD
--sssjou came away TO win easily from Dreamer.
A,ch closed strongly on the rail. The track was a
r-ls -et o- TOT. but still fast at the time, and
-.rs- ouir-e turned the distance in :. .oe 1-5-
Iurrfs- was entered be sold at $50 in the sell
~ -sce a. mile and z quarter. second on the
,s-s and consequently got in At 15s pounds II
,,,tsS r. rarer es II he would rorlp home tne
..sssr kind n Z winner but II took Millers best
s-7- N Ee- him the finish short head before
Missouri Lad after long, stirring drive through
me stretch which brought the crowd 70 its feet
lanes Z Bradv's Fountainblue made his first ap-
sv-a,oe - the season in the third race AZ mile
81 & sixteenth but he finished outside the money
,.s- following -te pace closely for six furlongs-
z+sr F7or7-af-aI-e dropped back beaten Jubilee
-7ve5 NJ and gave battle to Berkeley, but the
s-s- which fairly revelled IN the mud. shook the
a---,.-a COLI o- as he had Fountainblue. and won
,vs-1-- rs~ Two or three lengths. Beoouln could
-r-r-a-k himself TO all appearance. and was
EE dangerous
zs-l- Sheen rc-nped home easy winner OF the
~ rare while Fashion Plate carried the colors
= The 0rsck Stable. owned by H K Knapp, TO
,-o y, TIE last race for the first time this year
Mcdaniel let August Belnonts Madn1an run out
- --e stretch which probably cost the Hastings
cor me race.
Gilbert who has been the ground for several
ssvs for 7isbehavior az the post rode Berkeley 10
victo-v n the third race.
IT, hand vas or lis rnnrtle and did its best 70
keen -r= o-oz-d entertained between races. When
r r--,rly NJ the Land Of the Free and the Home
q. The P-sve after Melissa the Astoria Stakes,
ne crowd cnearad for Two or three minutes.