New-York tribune., 1908-07-28
WINS NShNDBREAkS DOWN
N4VAJO PULLS UP LAME.
Quoted FaUorites Fare Badly at
Brighton Beach Track.

law CrRrieu who up to q few days ago. was the
half owner with Courtlandt II. Smith in the Hamp-
.ou stable had the satisfaction of seeing his coiors
nI1r7 orange cap-carried to victory by Navajo at
brighton Beach yesterday for the first time since
the two partners decided to divide the stable and
race in their OWE names He also had the olsap-
v,ointnnent of seeing mis- horse break down SO oadly
after winning that in all probability the son OF
tI-on will not be able to go to the post again this
,esr Navajo was under the whip at the end OF
tre mile to hold his position, but when Papr1ka
the quoted favorite. faltered approaching 2 jump
On the backstretch the last time Navajo moved up
and raced head and head with Bannell around the
turn. until coming to the last Jump he drew away
and won rather easily by three or four lengths
When Dupee pulled him up. however. the horse was
SO lame that the boy dismounted and led him back
10 the stand
Paprika ran well UP for mile and half. but
tired badly when It looked as If he would come on
and win and had be content with third money
Mckinney was severely criticised by many for his
free use of the whip right up 20 the last few
strides when the horse plainly beaten. Harpist
II went down the liverpool and Crumbley got g.
sensational fall. in which he turned two or three
somerssuits and rolled along under the feet OF his
mount several strides The crowd looked on IN
sruazement- as he rolled to his feet from the mo-
r1sutun OF his fall and walked off as if nothing
had happened One wag remarked: Il always
thought steeplechase jockeys were made Of rubber,
and now know it
Quoted favorites made sorry showing yesterday,
Rsznan IN the closing being the only one 10
get home in front Cfvtts, Paprika. Molesey Bou-
rue. and Eekrows were the choices that failed.
er5 no reasonable excuses could be offered for any
of them beyond the fact that they were beaten by
berrer horses under the conditions that prevailed
Ts-nes R Hasgin's Bouquet proved her consis-
tercv once more by running second, position she
has now occupied in five straight races. She sp-
resred 70 outclass her field yesterday. but as it
turned out she could not concede twelve pounds &C
cor6ing TO the scale. TO Arasee. The latter got
-s+,Ar the best Of the start, and. making all the
awning won rather easily by length in the fast
80 - .saaz for the mile. Bouquet was in a bad
,ocLet in the run I'D the back stretch, with Black
oak lapped on her the outside, but Mcdaniel
found clear sailing rounding the turn IN plenty of
r-7e 10 come OF and win if Bouquet had been good
enough Il IS just possible, however, that If Bou-
cuer had been able 10 race with Arasee in the
es-7v psrt he might have won. the Of Blues
is rcne TOO game.
Coredlsnne turned form somersault in the third
race which might have led the stewards ask
some questions She just galloped in front all
the way and won eased Up. beating George G. Hall
SIX OF eight lengths. whereas in their last meeting
George c. Hall heat her easily with q difference
Of only six pounds in the mares favor Those who
are prone 70 make excuses pointed 10 the fact that
The track heavy in their last meeting, but
Conedienne has been known TO run good races in
the mud as 90 of the get OF Plaudit. Colonel
White pinned his ears back and sulked most of the
way II this
Black Mary, a little bit Of a hny. but rernarka-
by game one. her third straight race of the
season in the fifth event She came from behind in
the stretch when Heknows the quoted favorite,
tired. and beat Frfzette 8 neck Ragman. the only
winning choice. made show OF his field in the last
event. after Miller had raced Rouble into the
ground trying 10 shake of Short Cut.
After Black Mary had won D. T. Winslow, who
trains for Maurice Kraus bid her UP $500 than
her entered selling price Of s 900. but E. r Brad
ley protected the iIly with the usual s. advance
far his wife who races Black Mary under the
nom De course Of Mr.. Currie
According TO letter from Eugene Leigh. Fred
Ru-lez. the well known owner and trainer, who
left this country shortly after the passage Of the
AzneV-Hzrt law. has applied for citizen papers in
Frame