New-York tribune., 1908-06-17
RUNNING WATER FAILS
ST4KE FOR GOLD LADY.
Simon Pure Wins the SteepIechase
Like q Good Horse.

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| looked on dangerous factor for the Suburban
| Handicap Friday after her impressive victory in
her first start few days was badly beaten in
the Marlboro Handicap at Gravesend yesterday.
She showed signs Of soreness on the way TO the
post. which may have accounted in part for dull.
spritless race. The cuppy track and impost of
129 pounds may have initiated against her chances
also, but whatever the of her poor race, her
stock went down a possible Suburban winner.
-Four horses to the post and nine out of ten
of those present expected TO Running Water win
as she pleased There a quiet tip out on Gold
Lady, however, and many bewailed their inability
10 get bet down the Goldcrest filIy, although
her form this year she did not appear TO have d
possible chance. Half Sovereign and Home Again
alterated in the lead and like team for seven
| furlongs, when Gold Lady, which had 10 be whipped
around the first in order to keep up, moved
up with rush and came away to win as she
| pleased by six eight lengths. On first glance it
looked like form reversal of the worst kind. but
| a close analysis of the indicated that Running
Water was not herself and that Half Sovereign
| Home Again found the journey far.
Simon Pure won the Kensington Steeplechase.
beating J. w Colts Kara, the winner of the
Grand National Steeplechase Belmont Park,
| among others. 1t his second victory of the
meeting. he his previous start backed
from - l L to /. lie yesterday like a
horse which would develop into of the best
| chasers of the season, he fenced boldly and
cleanly and had plenty of speed the fat Hen
derson rated him cleverly for a mile and then
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| paCemaker. The latter capitulated rounding the
| home turn and Simon Pure came away with
| enough in reserve TO hold Kara perfectly safe
| through the last furlong Kara blundered at two
| jumps and well handled, but, judg-
! ing from Simon Pures manner of winning it made
little difference. The race enough of a
spectacle to and entertain the crowd, even
| without the added interest of bet. Kara and St
| kevin ADDED starters. The latter was well
| up for mile, but tired badly
| Simon Pure has quite a history. He bred
| by Jimmy Cooley, who had bought his dam, Violet
| S, for So and entered in the Futurity of 1906
which by Electioneer- The colt did not
appear to amount TO much, and Cooley finally sold
him for 500 to George Saportas, who the
Bonnie Brook Stable, and who decided to train
him for jumper, with the result that he mas now
won of his three starts.
Alfred Noble, a horse which gave promise of de-
| velopng good three-year-old on two or three
races last year, made his first appearance of the
! season in the handicap the short six furlons
| course. He is big, well furnished colt and while
| beaten well enough indicate that with an
! other he should more than hold his own
in the best company. He had speed enough 10 fol-
low early pace closely with such fast horses IS
King Cobalt and Rosimiro. but for some reason or
other dropped back three or four lengths al the
turn for home when it looked as if he would be
beaten off He closed resoluteIy when straightened
| out. however. and running Rosimro and Ex-
plosioD finished respectable second some two
lengths behind King Cobalt The last named made
most of the running and handled l26 pounds like
| d high class colt.
Rye dsgraceful few days ago IN
a maiden jockey affair. He appeared TO sulk from
the start and beaten almost a sixteenth of
mile. He different horse yesterday how
ever. and the fifth al a mile and n fur
long in a common gallop ATusgrave waited behind
the pace until rounding the far turn and then let
| Rye step the front where he easily stayed TO
the end. Tiieing the quoted favorite, was pincheI
off at the start but this hardly accounted for
his rather Indifferent race. Miller. who had the
mount, did shine and came in for much un-
favorable criticism
James r. Keene's Selectman. which ran second
10 Sir Martin III the National Stallion Race but
which has been a gTevous disappointment since
| failed again yesterday in the condition race for
twO-year olds. Jimmy Rowe put blnkers on him
in the hopes that he might show Improvement over
his last two races. but they did have desired
| effect and Uncle Jim and Rostrum beat him home
c. J. Fitzgerald bought SILK Hose, a FLY by
Watercress- Hosiery, from Sam Iildreth yesterday '
for s2,"o. She will be shipped to Montreal to be
in the and colors Sir Thomas
Shaughnessy.
The screens were up again yesterday, Il
looked il the Brooklyn Jockey Club was con-
tinuDg its war against the poolrooms.