Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-02
CELT WINS BROOKLYN STAKE
Another Big Classic Goes to Keens
Stable.
NEW RECORD FOR THE RACE
Touna Commando Colt steps Vile and
Quarter In 2soa i-5-BeI-
meBt's FairpIay t.
second.

NEW YORK. June I-Cheered nv more
than 500 persons. celt. a s-year-old colt
bearing the popular colors Of James r.
Keene. won the twenty-second running Of
the Brooklyn handicap. one Of the classic
events OF the American turf. at the Graves
End race track today. He did " easily.
but at the same time made a new record
for the race and the Grsvesend track.
stepping the distance. one mile and a
quarter. in 2:OfS. Fair Play. August Bel
rncnt's gallant s-vear-oid. which ran a
splendid race against Colin on Saturday in
the Belmont stakes. WAS second, and
Master Robert was third. The value Of the
stake was Ss.nO.
The Gravesend course was packed with
people eager to see the running Of the
handicap which. with the Suburban and
the Futurtty. Is regarded as one OF the
great contests for tho-roughbreds Of the
year. The weather was clear and pleasant
and the track was fast.
When the bugie sounded fer the race
there was a sound OF applause for the
favorite Keene colors as Celt came out
OF the paddock to so to the post. Ridden
by Notter. he oantered past the erandstand.
looking the winner that he proved TO be.
At the start he was second TO get away
but after the first half mile he led his
field and from that time to the finish he
never was in danger. winning with the
Greatest ease In new record time for the
race and the course on which II was run
As he came down the stretch. well ahead
and almost essed up by his Jockey. a great
cheer went up from the throng IN the
grandstand and on the lawns. with Celt
an Easy winner. the spectacular feature Of
the race was the finish OF Fair Play and
Master Robert. the former managing to
maintain second place by a scsnt half
length from the still fast oncoming Master
Robert
The Expectation stakes for 2-yesr-oids
was won by Harry Payne Whitney's Cliff
fcrd geidfng Blackford which finished a
nose in front of A. B.. spreckle's Torbelllno.
Ross Fenton was third.
Roseben came back to forr1 today and
won the first event. at six fufsonzs. by a
head. from Berry Maid. Summary;
First race. handicap. al ages. about six
fnrl0tgs: Rosebeu QN. Notter. 70 TO 81 won.
Berry Maid OOa, Lee. : TO y second. Klng
Cobalt chi. McCahey. 5 to ID third Tine:
LIE. Demund, Big Chief. Waterbury. Sugar
Pin and Rapid Water also ran. Question
Mark and Lady WiEifred left at post.
second race. &year-olds and up. selling,
mile and a sixteenth: Hyperion II G05. ].
Lee, 4 70 y won. HOckstone 00a. Garner, II
70 81 second, Black Oak IS. Leach. L 20 y
( third. Time; 1:f7Aa Tommy WaddeIl
Aucadssin, F7avigny, Coincident, Mombassa,
Petodue ana Missouri Lad also ran.
Third race. the Expectation. 2-year-olds,
five f1rIohss: Black Ford O12. E. Duganl
4 to - won. Torbellino d15. w. Doyle IS
70 s. second. Ross Fenlon ul5. Miller. u TO
81 third. Time: i02. Star Thistle, Mars
Abe ana Occidental also ran.
Fourth race. thu Brooklyn hflndicap, j.
mile ard a quarter: ceit Gcs. Sotisr, I to 5
won. Fair Play 80, z. Duean. s to ID second,
Master Robert yeS Gilbert, Is 70 y third
Kire James Don Creole and Berkeley also
finn race. s-year-oIds, selling. about six
70 sSr + 3 son. i si.oS 8. eTaSS 20 I to 5 SA second I
Arasee ae0g Gilbert. : to u third. Time:
Tnvlt saiury. FriEette Racquet Gold
triumph. Ida D.. John Mars and Select
sixth race. maidsns. e-year-olds. five fur
longs: Connaught Ranger Q2. Miller. 3 TO
j. won. Exebee zoe. z. Dugar. 3 to y sec
0nd, OtoEo ul2. Garner. u 20 y third. Time;
10si4. AIbertinua Epson, Moorish King,
Donathus. Patsy. Mrernonious, Tod. Aroma
and Beauty Bright also ran.
Summary At Oakland.
OAKLAND, June Summary at Oak
land;
Forst- race. four and one-haif furlongs:
Galsina Cef. Retrig, Is TO 81 wen, celia y
SiSi. KirsehbsSm. S 70 i third. Time:
0i8. Marchea, LOchnagar, Minnie. sam
shaen. George Kismet and Rain
also ran.
Second race. six f~urIongs: Bologna Ca
walsh. 9 to d won, Aunt Polly COS. Retug,
Il to 81 secohd. Escamado lW. Mcbride, %
to ID third. Time: l=ISHs- PrinCv Frederick
J. w. O'Neill. Transmute. Peggy ONeal'
Charles Green and Mischief alto ran.
Third race. four and One-halr turlongs:
/ Middle Oi0. Buxton, s to II won. Charles W.
Hodges 1Oo. walsh. - to u second, Intona-
ton aoT. Mcintyre. u to ID third Time:
es542x. Seattle. Ak-Ser-Ben, Micaela, Theo-
dore Philips and William F. Eerrin also
ran.
Fourth. race. six furioags: Pal GU. Ross,
II TO % won, Nagazam O0. ScoVnle. ! TO y
second. Belle Kinney l05, Retug. 5 70 u
tlfrd. Time. 1I2 Lord Nelson, Earl hog-
efs And Sir Brfllar also ran.
Ftffh race, one mile: Colbert p0. Walsh,
9 to y won, Sir Angus d@. Harris, 5 TO y
second. Saint Kilda Qo4, Mcintyre. 3 70 -
third. Time t:4lA- Nebulosua. Foilie L.
Cayenne Cora. Frank Skinner. Hustler. Ar
thur Lyman, sir Wesley. Gaga and Jean
nette " also ran.
Sixth race, mile and one-sixtsenth Mil
Song de. RettiE. 10 to 81 won, Elevation
0l1. K~irschbaum. s to ID second, Mqrkie
Mayer OH. Walsh. s to u third. Time
l;53x. Entrada, Fastoso, Mandator, Nabo-
nassau, Prince OF Orange and Lone Wolf
] nNan Wun