New-York tribune., 1908-10-11
FAIR PLAYS BEST RACE
Earns MORE TURF FAMp
Agent Wins Leg on Brook Gun ],
PRETTY Steeplechase.

August BeImont's Fair Play. which has siam.
himself great horse In several races this vo.
set the seal to his greatness and the right -
place among the best horses ever bred ana rso.s
In this country by winning the fourteenth rrn,t.
OF the Municipal Handicap at Belmont PARK =
terday. RE took up 1z7 pounds and. concecfpv ~
weight to hts opponents. including tvertv-s,s
pounds each to Frank Gill and Master Rober- -
the mile and three-quarters in 2:5s, which v
within two-ifths Of a second of the track raco,s
In view OF the fact that he was shut of a. =
start. forced 20 the outside OF his field ~
OF the way and had to buck half a gale OF wind /.
the run up the backstretch. the performance -
particularly creditable. If not brilliant
Lee had the mount on the son OF Hasr,,
Fairy Gold and he rode we'll judged race =
waiting patiently behind the pace for a nile .,s
half and sending the good tEree-year-old m "a.
front at the turn for home. when Beaucoup vbrs
had forced the running. began to tire. Hall wa,
down the stretch Frank Gill, which had been a..
most OF the way. moved up resolutaly but F,,
Play shook him off and had plenty left to xtr5
stand Master Roberts belateI challenge in ~.
last sixteenth
Fair Plays share OF the Municipal Hsnde,,
was s350o. which brought bis total winnings TO-
the season up to $4,000. in round numbers n.
was beaten neck by Colin IN the Belmont stakss
ran second 70 Cet in the Brooklyn Handicsn a,S
won, among other races the Coney Island Ioess,
Club Stakes and the Lawrence Realization
The day raw, cold and gloomy. but The n-o
SfaIlnle was one OF IIl@ DrSI OF Eae S1S0n.
biggest crowd Of the meeting was in attendance
The clubhouse inclosure was particularly -.n
filed and the huge grandstand did look =, 5e.
serted usual. The paddock. between races
ltveiy a year ago. and out there fl va,
hard to believe that racing was going through il,
darkest days.
Bartlett McLennan won leg on the gold cua
valued at S2-5GG and offered by the Brook C7.,
when hts erratic jumper Agent won the stseDla
chase over course of three miles ". c. Hayes
who won the first leg on the trophy with ~-andrs
in 1915. bought WaterSpeed in the hope Of win
ming the cup for his personal property but TIA
WatercOlor mare was not quite good enough a.
though she beat Mark Gumberts a head Tor TIA
place. after fighting in the van most Of the Eav
Agent was a good horse yesterday and Won r1n-
ming easily through the last mile that II vas
only question Of not refusing one of the jumva
habit that cost him race on Thursday. II not
several others this year. He on his good be-
havior, however. and although he showed a dis
position to bolt at the last jump Keeher got hin
over safely, and he came % win by three or
four lengths.
II was a pretty race from start % finish Denisr
stepped in a hole and fell rounding the lower
turn. but the seven others ran IN close company
for miles. with Malacca sanctus AMI Water
speed alternating In the lead Going I'd the back.
stretch the last time, Waterspeed. Agent and Marx
GUmberts drew away from the others and fought
II out 70 the end SanCtUs feI in the bacAst-suca
home but the Jockeys escaped with a shaki1g-up
The speedy. honest and consistent Trance won
the forty-secOnd running OF the historic Nursery
Handicap for two-year-OIds. which had ar added
money value OF s4.00- She conceded from nine 10
twenty-five pounds TO her opponents. and making
most OF the pace. won rather cle-erly BY Two
lengths from Selectman. which beat August Bel
monts Field Mouse a short head FOR the place.
The last named appeared TO have Trance besten
at the furlong pole but she hung in the 5Hal drive
Lee made too much use q August Eemonts
Half Sovereign IN the Manhattan Handicap. for az
ages. six furlongs. After the Hastings fly hsS
disposed OF such speedy horses az De lIuHi and
Besom she did not have enough left to Withstand
the late challenge Of Harry Payne Whitney De-
lIrfum. The two-year-oId Fashion Plate may have
been the best horse in the race, but he had a 0t
do in making up four or five lengths IN the s1-
treme outside OF his field. and was beaten neck
for the place.
James r keene's Affection. the vel turned and
racy looking daughter of Meddler-F FIeartachs
which enjoyed d waIkover for the ri-a Matron
Stakes last Thursday with her stable companion
Maskette was a starter IN the first race. and the
oral bettors appeared 70 think she would walk
home Royal Captive ran her or her feet how
ever. in the first quarter and then came away TO
win easily. Notter drew his whip far up Tire
stretch. but it avai'ed nothing a question arose
as 20 the right Of Affection to a maiden allowance
Of pounds under the rules for walkoyer, a1a
IL she had a protest might have been odSsl
against the payment of the purse 20 JLr- keene
Samuel Il. Harris furnished enc os his occasional
surprises by running kindly for TRIAL IN the closing
race and beating BeaucIe-e which was the ancnor
10 windward OF the oral bettors. among others
Sweet waited too long with Beauce-e. and the sal
vRtor geIding had too much 20 60 IN the stretch
BELMONT PARK RACING SUMMARIES
Weather clear Track fast
prices quoted BY professional naEdicsppsr'