The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-09-27
DEFEATS FAIR PLAY
BAD RIDE on BELMONT'S COLT
IN The ORIENTAL.

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Joe Madden Trims France IN Prospect
Ida ID. Breezes Home-Bayenete
steepIochase-Juggler and nosslare
Also spcceed At Gravescnd Track.
with anything like q competent ride
August Belmont's Fair Play would have
won the Oriental Handicap. one mile and
~three-slxt eenths, ct Gravesend yesterday
with plenty to spare. But as II was uEder
abominable handling by Jockey Gilbert
Fair Play was beaten a nose by ], Hitch
cock, Jr. g. Angelus. who ran the distance
In 1859, Q new track record .Auevlns was
In receipt OF fifteen pounds from Faif Play
and was the selection OF nearly oil b wise
men at the track. When the barrier went
up Schilling took Angelus to the front 70
set q fast. pace. 8. G. Hildreth Q Dandelion
and r.. A. Forsythe's Dorante, an added
starter, were after him quickly, but Fair
Play, when the horses came down past the
judges stand for the first time. was last.
On the lower turn Gilbert took Beir Play
so wide that he lost more ground. whpe the
spectators jeered and hissed. Going up
the backstretch Angelus assumed o COM
handing lead, with Dandelion the runner UP
until six iariongs had been covered. Then
Fair, Play and Dorante began to move up
sido by, side. until the latter was outrun
near the far turn. At that point Angelus
led by fve lengths and swept into the home
stretch In majestic style. Then Gilbert set
down to ride Fair Play In dead earnest and
Mr.. Belmont q great colt came with Q tre-
% M Il ~ mISbt under Sss III the ,o whie But 4 se lDGkss
went to q drive at the sixteenth pole and
Angelus lasted Just long enough 70 win by
four four or or Ave i lsnSsb. P PSss aI VS. 'n Me.
roundly scored when he came back to the
With s. G.. Hildreths ,Fitz Herbert going
Prospect Handicap, for two-year-olds. about
ceeded. for when Trance. had disposed Of
had nothing left to stall OF the rush Of John
r. Maddens Yankee colt Joe Madden. who
closed and beat her. half a length in q drive
R 4 IiSs ~ Who T bsss Salesman hss e isa ai,ssd 3ve JANE. mes
r, .Keene's Hilarious, an added starter.
had. some early speed. but quit.
Ida p ringing IN the heu oe eSs s q hs s. new sor
three-year-olds. at about six furlongs, In a
way thai. caused the gossips to get busy.
She was beaten the. other day with Sweet
she Just breezed home under wraps. At
the wire she had q length and q BALI oyer
Mr.. Whitney's .Burgher. who wes badly
,Sst o9 Py ss G,.ssTt tim 1ns ' snd Fl ,h hs,n lsosiv Rs,ns g
weak finish. Sweets ride on Biskra, who
was third, was another queer performances,
the boy having what looked like o firm hold
on the bride all the way. Queen Marsue.
rite, who beat Ida D.. the last. time out. was
just out Of the money. The time was i.io.
7. Hitchcock. Jr.'s. Bayonet, making
nearly all the pace, won the Kings Highway
Steeplechase Handicap, at abont two miles
and q half. Al the end he had q length to
spare over j. W. Colts Ironsides. who was
a false favorite. Rufus threw. his rider.
but was remounted got third money.
The time was as.
More bungling work by Gilbert may have
been the direct cause Of Duke Of Roanoke's
defeat by Juegler In the ffth race. at. a
mile and q furlong. The Duke took the
track at the start and wanted to run. but
Gilbert pulled him up short on the lower
turn and let Castlewood 70 TO the front.
On the far turn Gilbert made his run and the
whitney racer again took command. But
just then Gilbert. as Jpgsler began 70 close.
Jussier got re ooip by z length and q bali
from Csirngorm by three lengths. The
latter aes, peat 9 . riss1saY sSod 4 a sSins. was lief.
AZ ne post in the last race. for maiden two-
year-oid fllies, Ave and a ali furlongs.
Names MacManus's Rosslare was the WIN
ner OF this event, coming to the. wire two
lengths before Mr.. Keene's Tattllne. with
c. r. Elison's Yankee Daughter three
lengths away. The time was i.07 2-s.
Three favortes won and Schilling rode two
winners. About 5000 persons were In ct
tendance. The summaries:
YRSr RACE.