The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-04
KING JAMES WINS BROOKLYN
BEATS RESTIGOUCHE AND CELT
AT GRAIESEND.
Hildreth's Great Piaudit Colt Runs Mile
n n Quarter In 400 keene's
Champion Not nj Ills Hest 5000
See BIy Race without interference.

Champion Not nj Ills Best- $4,000
See BIy Race without Interf erence.
King James. the four-year-old son OF
rlaidit -Unsightty. owned by = G. Hit
dreth. who bought him from John r.. Madden
for Si5.0O last year. was victorious In the
$1,000 BROOKLYN Handicap, enc mile aud a
quarter, at Gravesend Yesterday afternoon!
II was under r.. Dugan's vigorous whip
ping that King James. carrying i?6 pounds.
flashed past the judges a length IN front or
his stable mate, Restieouche. II fo,r.year-
old csldinR, by Commando Dancing
Water. in the fast time of ":0i. \ new
record for the race, James X. keene's
Cell. the Commando Maid Of Erin four
year-old. who won the Brooklyn Handicap
last year. was third. three lengths away.
The defeat ,of Celt was a shock TO the
5000 turf enthusiasts who had regarded
him as n sure winner His downfall was
due TO several causes According TO MIR.
Keere. who was clearly disappointed. Celt
was not thoroughly seasoned for the race.
He would nave done better. in all proba-
bility, il he had taken part in several
races before going to the post for this old
classic. Mr. Keene said. but AZ the same time
Gets sport Snanlikc owner did not have
any fault 10 find with the mc hods Of Trsiner
Rowe. who in MIR. ke' eis opinion. had done
his best, as usual Celt was a top heavy
~favorite. heing quoted at | to 3. He took
up III po'i.ds, ConcedGnz one pound TO
King lanes, ten to Festigouche, thirteen
to Frank Gill, twenty-four TO Berkeley and
seven TO the three-year-old High Private.
He was ridden by Butwell, who said that he
was carried wide on the lower turn and was
also cut on on the far turn. an incident
that prompted the boy to lodge a protest
Of foul With the stewards. which was not
Allowed
The victory OF King James was ovid, utly
we'll planned. Before the race II Was said
that Hildrrth was starting Restieouche
for the sole purpose Of cutting out a killing
pace for Celt so that when the keene colt
had been run into the ground. so 10 speak.
James could move up from behind
and win the stakes. H'Idreth did not
declare tc win With either OF his horses.
which accounted for he terrific duel bet ween
their Jockeys all lite way down the home
stretch. King James. whose share OF tho
money was $1,000, has won seven consecu-
tive races and d total OF 500. 600 IN stakes
and purses since Hildreth bought him from
Madden. who had the great colt at Hamburg
Place.
King James and Restisouche were quoted
6y ths oral speeniators En- "a a. VIII
them with old time enthusiasm.
Celt comiIs in for a. special ovation. AZ
High Private. Celt and Frank Gin stretched
across the track to the outer rail in the
Starter Cassidy sent them away from the
barrier in perfect alignment;, In. a, iiTy
Gny Burns shot over to the rail with Gcsti-
S GI, \ bis re ridi Tes o a "qs pf bGrs :" lost osTG no 1ime
in h%ustlinE Ming James after him, 80 thai
when the first. quarter OF a mile had been
SoSsfsd t fre,t Hi Wits Gelt hG n . pot psssef Franz INK
Gill being on the outside and High Private
in the rear.
the en- na ihe w i9E'f ki h%sn James mes s SsaGed to n" oarfs
into the back stretch with a margin
OF a length and a half over King James, who
the others were beaten then and there. But
we'll drew his whip at this point and struck
Celt twice on the TANKS. bur the Commando
colt, usually a front runner, could not over
haul the swiftly moving Restirorche in
the rush to the far turn. There II was hat
Butwell began using his whip again, but
usual wonderful speed ard could not get
near the race maker.
=. At the head-of the stretch Dusan. who
Jet him down. and the remarkable Plaudit
horse was on equal terms with Rest Couch
IN tie ~ inElinE OF an eye; Again Butwsll
pll6Q the Wild IN II uPStttTdIe eHOIi 10 Hlnhe
telt run. but the Keene, champion was
TO gain a yard, and it was then ap-
parent to the crowd that he was beaten,
Rss'i kss moi s, s'' be f denie Of ho%eHef ana
when Guy Burns subjected him TO the merci-
less lash he bounded ahead. Dugan saw
in a moment that Burns was ont TO beat
him, so King James was put under a ter
rifc drive too. with the result that the Two
Hildreth horses ran like a team up to the
Snsst s II sseed RR Gls: J Thsn With With S s a =
and Naming nos,riis,. drew away TO
VIM extended to the limit by a length,
amid a wild demonstration such As always
greeis a Brooklyn Handicap winner,
Hildreth. who saw the race from the
grand stand. was quickly surrounded by
friends who warmly ,conRratulsted him;
in a cordial handshake. The first
half mile was run in o;ts. five furlonEs in
90 2-5, t~hree-Quarters in l:l3 rs. seven
mile and a quarter in o The brooklyn
Gry Monop9ie, The Bard. ,Exile. C%astqxas
Iioi s sad &a Merlp Tair D , Mann ar h' Gf:
nament, ,Bsnastars ,kinley Mack, Ccnroy.
Eelnea, Irish Lad he Picket Delhi, Toka-
thorities with the oral betting conducted
In accordance with recent court rulings.
! he RSit eem D @PIssioneI p wss Tsp pnd sofSu sS
plain clothes men on hand with orders to
arrest, persens who msde cash wagers or
also there for a similar purpose. But 80
we'll did the patrons CONDUCT themselves
that no arrests were made. II was under
stood that District Attorney Clarke had de-
cided TO leave the enforcement OF the Jaw
10 the police and the SheriN's men and to
merely prosecute those, charged with. vio-
lating. the. law. President Dwyer OF the
Brooklyn Jockey club was in perfect har-
.ony with the authorities. He instructed
The Pinkert ohs to look sharply for offenders
and promised TO bar any man who, failed TO
nsemen, the public enjoyed much free.
dom. for there was nothing OF the alleged
and oppression OF a year ago.
noon, and he expressed complete satisfac.
ton with the way the racing and specnls.
ton Ore managed. The c~lubhoGs &c was
the masnet for al the notables o. the turf.
under the existing conditions would soon
be on a sound basis.
Weodford Clay provided the WHINE,
fllies. five %fnrlongs, in ocean, Bound, by
Smoothly ing Ship. She had worked
he distance in better than 100 and was a
red hot rip in consequence, Scoville took
whicfNshe breeZed all the way TO The wire.
and In spite Of the fact that she bore out
at the hend OF the stretch she came home
D iSS tts"9A nserona. 'H BY Sir 'bixonrfai.
aska, the second choice, after a slow get
away ran a brilliant race and nailed second
in a dri We by half a length from
II. p. Whitney's Greenvale, who was the
a greater part Of the way. Pre-
winners of the Criterion were Viz
cinfa Earle, Cap and Bells, Grail. Mamari,
tS"rt Dress. Lady @inifred ana FIeelEd
Mouse,