Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-20
Snecfai Dfspatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 19.-1n one OF
the most sensational races of the season
August Belmont's Fair Play won the first
special. one mile and quarter, at Graves
end today, by a short head, from 8. Z.
Hildreth's King James. Fair Play ran
the distance in 2O3 2-5. a new record for
the track and race. There were only four
starters. with Fair Play giving four
pounds to King James, sixteen to Mas
ter Robert and twenty-six to Dandelion.
When the field was sent away to per-
feet start King James went to the front,
attended by Dandelion, who was only a
head back in the run down past the
Judges stand and into the back stretch.
Fair Play was third, meanwhile, length
and a half behind, with Master Robert
close I'D. Nearing the three-quarter pole
Dandelion had enough and DuSan began
to move I'D on the outside of King James
with Fair Play. AS they swung around
the far turn, King James, going at top
speed, led Mr.. Belmonts colt by short
head.
Whip for King James.
Ae the head Of the stretch ]. Lee drew
his whip and King James, with great
courage, drew away slightly. But Fair
Play was full of pluck. too, when he
felt the lash, and with a determined
rush regained the lost ground. Down to
the wire these star three-year-olds then
raced. like a team, the Jockeys whipping
furiously and the crowd, wild with ex-
element 1t looked at the sixteenth pole
as If King James might win, but Fair
Play, with bulldog courage, stuck to his
task until, stride for stride, they rushed
to the wire with Fair Plays head bobbing
1fyd on
lengths away, his performance being
big disappointment. The fractional time
of the race was as follows: OLA 10,
O.36 1-5, GAS 1-5, 1.O1. LIB, 1.26. LBS 2-5,
2.O3 2-5. The best previous time for the
track was 2,O4 2-5 made by Dandelion,
with 119 pounds. last year. The previous
record for the race was 2.O5 80 made by
Cottontown in 1906.
James Rowe's Suffragette made run
away of the Junior Champion stakes for
two-year-olds, about six furlongs. She
left the others as soon as the barrier
went up, and with Id pounds on her
back she ran the distance in LOG, new
record for the race. She was breezing at
the wire with three lengths over n. b.
Duryea's Mediant, who, in turn. had four
lengths over s. c. Hildreths Fitzherbert.
the top weight. Ethereal. a contender for
half mile. quit at the end.
E. R. Bradley's Bad News was at his
best in the fifth race, a selling affair at
place near the long pacemakers for about
seven furlongs when he went to the
front and galloped home with two lengths
to spare in 1.53 4-5. Lord Stanhope.
under a vigorous ride from Sweet, came
from behind in the stretch and beat
Castlewood a head for the place. Ami
mus and Rockstone, who started off to
show the way, blew up in the back
stretch.
]. p. Widener's Wallfower, a Meddler
oaSilv the hest in the last
for two-year-old FLIES, five furlongs.
Notter took her to the front at the start
and after that she held her own, winning
by length and a half from j. E. Mad
denis Lady Hubbard, who finished
strong. P. ]. Dryers Grania was third,
two lengths back. The time was 1.O1 10.
The attendance was about 5000
Summaries:
First race. three ear-olds and upward; selling;
about six MISUNDERSTANDING. los q. Duganl,
III u. Lee) third. Time. Ito. Ace High, Belle
Strome and Queen Marguerite also ran. 80,
cap: four year-olds and upward; about two miles
and half-Thistledale, 1d2 lynch, won; Sane
ney ; third Time. 4.4s. Coiigny and Bat also
ran.
tw inlfa oafs about six 1
(Notter). won; Mediant, III CMcCarthyl. second
Etis 1r0e Joe Madden Field Daisy, Madman
Statesman and Otogo also ran. >,
Fourth race, the First Special handicap; all
ages: mile and quarter-Fair Play, 122 tE. Du-
GAM won; King James, us u. Lee; second;
Master Robert, 1O8 Notter), thlrd. Ilme'
2O3 % Dandelion also ran.
Fifth race three year-olds and upward: sell
ing; mile and an eighth-Bad News 100 Not
Castlewood. 81 dang, third. Time, 1.53 As.
Cairngorm Still Alarm, Orphan Lad, Anmus,
Sailor Lad of Langdon, Kflliecrankie and Rock
stone also ran. A..
Sixth race, fillfes: two-year-olds: five furlongs
-Wallfower' 100 (Notterl, won; Lady Hubbard.
1Oe tSchillingJ, second; Grania, log CMcCarthy).
third Time 1.01 10. Mascarada, Top Note
and Bandello also ran.
Results at Lexington.
Good Crowd at Lexington.
LEXINGTON, KY, September ia
fairly good crowd attended the opening
of the fall race meeting here today. The
betting done on the pari mutuel ma