New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-11
rRAVERS FOR NJ R.kEENE
urr 5BIOUS BARELY UINS.
n,ob Work and Poor Ride
Tbreaten Chances of Voter Colt.
40 relerranh % The Tribune. ]

\ Y. Aug 1o-The Travers Stakes,
'.L-sa-vear-olds, with guaranteed value OF
10 70, ~ which the winners share was 5000. was
So in,no-tant OF the six events run here TO-
u The winner was James r. keene's Hilarious,
Gay :. voter and Harpsichord. with August Bel
sol :. prsc,iesl in second place. and so close up
mon .ry N the crowd were in doubt as 10 the
ue ,,,n the Official placing was made. Fayette.
,,,, other starter. running In the colors Of S.
l r,ra-eth for the first time, was third.
Z &c, that Hilarious won by so narrow a mar
= ,rorn a colt that WAS only the other day
tsstAs from the maiden class. after many at
80. both this season and last does not mean
w. ,bs son Of Voter has lost any OF the great
i the, carried him 10 victory in the Tidal
S..,.s At sheepshead Bay the Carlton Stakes az
.ssnd or the Wlthers at Belmont Park. II
%. simply that he did not get chance 10 show
~" h.st form through some rough work on the
s. n Powers with Fayette. and some laundering
q scoyille 10 who Jimmy Rowe intrusted the
colt
The most serious 81 the troubles came at the
,-r ont Of the hackstretch Here Fayette had his
go IN front and Powers rode pretty close This
as completely 10 unset Scoviue who made a
.ssen tug al his colt and he lost length OF
-. before he really settled down 70 riding again
bounding into the homestretch. Hilarious began
!, close again, and once more Powers took 20
Questionable methods. going wide with Fayette and
n IN
" the mean time Practical was saving lot OF
,-ornd nv keeping the rail- and this in a way
.,ounts for his forward position Al the end After
,hs finish scoyille went into the stand and lodged
. co-nrlatrt The stewards did not disqualify. for
!, would not have any bearing on the result other
,hsr ~ save the association the 500 OF third money
rbsy did however. talk 20 Powers. and their rep
,msnd was most severe He was made 20
,s.rs,and that another case Of the same sort
,,,ds mean serious trouble for him. Rowe was
,,.srsed at Powerss work and he had every right
n h in the judgment OF many horsemen who
xsis hist such tactics might ruin horse
NJ Keene's colors 10 the fore I'm another
,v,rt Grssmere winning the race for maiden two
y..r.olds His showing would seem stamp him
eolt out Of the ordinary. for he practically made
/, show Of his field. and II included some OF good
,ph-s (srasrnere is 10 make bid for some of the
Cal stakes and his running to-day would seem 70
hss- out the claims made for him. He ran his first
.r-,ong IN ell, covered quarter IN O:3 and
showed three nlrlongs in o.Sa Then scoville took
him in hand and he little more than galloped the
resi- Of the journey
sslvosue won her race in good style This
rsr. seems 10 have learned 70 run gamely during
Ne, Canadian campaign. In the old DAYS she a
ertter BAT to-day she came from behind and stood
long stretch drive This mare is a very bad actor
!, The post II she could he relied 10 leave the
,Os she would be rated among the best Of the
fpnnters Sir Cleges's victory in the second race,
after his pronounced defeat yesterday. caused some
ntt. talk Musgrave rode him yesterday. but to-
6sv Powers was put up. The change Of riders Ger
tsrlv worked wonders.
Nav Florence carried julie GArson's colors IN
Chs 9Th race This lilly he claimed from Harry
Payne Whitney during the Empire meeting.
Ms Livingston has sold the two-year-old Bang
% Ed Henner. The price. $3.50. would seem 10
Indicate something IN work out Of the ordinary.
IL
FIRST RACE-Ssliug; for Niles ana three y-sTs
od and upward $500 added six furlongs. start
gooo Won easily. Time. l:l4s. Winner. b. m. ~
lixgute-Hesrt0uru. owner. J. W. Colt