New-York tribune., 1909-06-20
WALDO WINS FREMONT
ptCES FROM BEHIND LIKE
4 GOOD COLT.
Ioe Madden Beats Fayette a Head
after Stirring DriCe in
Brooklyn Derby.

7 Harrison's Waldo took up las pounds and
,-on,ing lot of interference won the fremont
s+skss Of $3.50 at Gravesend yesterday like the
es col; he is. The big crowd. quick 10 appre-
late sterling performance, cheered urroariously
s ,he son Of Plsnudes- -Salama worked his way
!, the front at the last sixteenth pole and came
,vsv TO win gsloping John WhaIen sent two
t,,sss out To carry the colors cr August Belmont
rurcare end Starbottle. two sons Of Hastings
,,s both PLAYED q prominent pant for FIVE furlongs
Nv alternating in the lead, but when the test came
% rhe stretch and Waldo found clear sailing they
we're forced 10 acknowledge defeat. Ducare hung
n, ssnlely and beat Glennadeane peculiar strid-
.rr FLY. for The place. buI Starbottle stopped
tsdly although he was supposed TO be the BETS
os tie
Waldo. with Nicol NJ, was in had pocket in the
VIZ up the bsckstretch and around the turn and
tuaered from some humping and crowding. Nicol
waited patiently, in the hope Of finding an opening
ar the rail but being appointed in this pulled
- the outside in the stretch. So soon however as
;. could give Waldo his head the sturdy colt
moved up with a rush. and Ncol then steadied
tin again let him win he pleased. II was
~ Impressive performance. and once more stamps
waldo as q tT-o-year-old quite worthy do battle
with James r. keene's unbeaten Sweep
Waldo has NOW won Eve straight races since the
season opened here. and Mr.. Harrison has every
reason 10 feel satisfied with the purchase Of the
:
Il head and weak neck the colt viii stand the
closest inspection. and IS lacking in class and
ouslity John z Madden sold Salama. the dam OF
Waldo, at q wedding out sale after she had been
bred 20 Plsnudes and Captain Harry Brown was
the buyer Mr. Harrison took q fancy TO the
yeungster partly because he was bossing the other
yszrIings At Captain Browns farm and secured
hin a reasonable price. Later. at the dispersal
ssls Of the Brown horses. Salaula sold for SOS
Is the dam Of Waldo she is new worth ten times
that sum. waldo's next engagement is in the FIRST
half Of the Double Event at Sleepshead Bay, when
he is likely TO meet Sweep for the first time
N g stirring head-and-head finish with Fayette
yos Madden added the Brooklyn Derby, worth
Ibo1t $500 net, to the winnings Of S. {. Hidreth
Only three horses went TO the post for the mile
sud half journey, and il proved slow sallep
FOR g mile and furlong and a sprint home. Harry
Payne Whitney's County Fair made the pace on
srferance. hut when Fayette and Joe Madden set
ued down 10 racing in the stretch the Hamburg
selding left far IN the rear. There was little
to choose between the first named two IN the final
drive, but Joe Madden appeared TO be the gamer
and won on the post b. a head. Because OF the
lack OF early pace the 9ine-2-3T z-5-Nas SLOW and
almost five seconds behind the track record of 252.
made by Blues
Fsvette which looked and acted better than at
any tine since Metropolitan Handicap day worked
g nile and half for this In 2:55. only 10 be
beaten in slower time. He showed decided I'M
movement, however, over recent races, ana MI
MADDEN. who stin has confidence in the colt, be
iieres he viii yet repay him for the disappoint-
reots that followed his defeat in the Withers, Bel
mont and other stakes. z. Dugan rode the horse
10 orders yesterday, but Joe Madden, the winner
OF the rich Belmont Stakes proved tust enough
better to win under Scovilles strong finish, com
irE from behind in she last furlong Mr. Hildreth
vii now point Joe Madden for the rich Tidal
Stakes OF $4,000. st sheepshead Bay next Satur-
dsy when ne must meet Mr. heene's Hilarious
Seven races were or the programme, but the
Empire State Steeplechase which did not ILL., due
70 the fsct that most Of the jumpers were shipped
70 Breokline for the Country Club meeting. de
te-orated into walkover for Paul J. Rainey s
sznctus Under the rules Of the National Steeple-
chase and Hunt Association Sanctus did not have
70 70 over the course alone. would have been
necessary in race the fiat. Instead the Jockey
took the horse to the starting point and back TO
the stand 10 weigh out. This formahty over, the
stakes worth something under 5000, was placed TO
the credit Of Ir. Rainey, while hundreas signed
that money could be made 50 easily
The Oueck Stables CoonskiD was probably the
St horse in the sixth race, for two-year-ods. hut
owing 10 some rough riding on the part Of CreeVy
or RssponsfuI, Harry Payne Whitneys Sandrlan
won the purse. Rounding the turn Eddie Dugan,
Coonskin and Responsible were racing head and
head. when the last named bore over Sharply
knocking Coonsin off his stride and almost putting
EDDIE Dugan over the rail. O. Burns, who had the
Mount the last named had his leg scraped' anu
after dsuounting. limped to the scales
Following the crowding. Responsful opened up a
gap Of TWO or three lengths, but she tired IN me
last sixteenth and finished third When straight
sned oG1 Coonssn closed strongly, but could not
wear ssndrian down.
George II Odom's new purchase, Prince Gal, was
whispered around as the good thing of the closing
handicap but De Mund took the track at the start
and gallopeG in front all the way, running one OF
his best races Pantouhe crowded back IN me
frst sixteenth or she would been closer up
AZ The finish.
No fewer than twenty horses went to the post N
tie first race and after the start the field looked
Ike disorKsnzcd squad of cavalry on the run
Tim Pippin was lucky at the start and made every
post winning one
crowd numbering fully eight thousand persons
was in attendance and the racing appeared TO meet
with general approval.
GRAKESEND SUMMARIES
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