New-York tribune., 1909-06-04
S4N HTLDRETH EL4TED
King James HinS SeUenth Straight
Tictoru IN Big HdpdiCdp.

: c Er6-et- z-5 his wife watched the race for
fhe BROOKLYN Handicap from the lower section Of
the r-sndsts1d ard did not hide their elation as
King James ar6 Restisouche fought It out for
the prize of S5aa7 L rnattere1 not that The stake
hsi been cut II value from $500 year ago: the
CORY o. winning Brooklyn Handicap was still
here
Nr Hf6re-h called attention 10 the fact that
King James has TOW won seven straight races
% which were stakes, and added that the good
four-yearold had earned SO 90 since he purchased
hin from John :. Madden last fall for price said
70 he $3.50 King James burst his hoof in the
First Special a. Gravesend last fall when Fair
Pay beat hin head in track record time. and
pulled u 50 lame that he could hardly he led TO
he stable Z took some time for the injury TO
heal but VI Hnd-erh worked over him patiently
and finally decided 20 ship him 10 California 10
-ecuoersre
After taking him yp again last winter the son
81 Plsudit vas beaten in two sprint races on the
Coast. but then began his winning career by TAX
ing an overnight -ace ~ Oakland From that time
until yesterday he is unbeaten. winning the rich
Burns Handicap. AZ mile and quarter; the Cali
fornia Handicap. Al the same distance: the Speed
Handicap a. Los Angeles in which ne took up
AZ pounds and defeated Roseben. among others.
IN The .ast time OF III 45 for six furlongs; the
Metropolitan Handicap, On the opening day OF the
season a. Belmont Park. the Toronto Cup. in Can
ada last Saturday, and yesterday the Brooklyn
Handicap. Il Is record 70 be proud Of. and one
which stamps King James with the seal OF great
ness
Z Dugar. who rode King James was all smiles
for the rest Of the afternoon He said that he felt
reasonably confident OF winning after turning into
The backstretch. as he could see that Celt
doing his best 20 hold his position while his mount
vas running easily. He said further that ne never
sal q horse which responded so willingly 10 his
every cali.
King James VAS bred By John f Madden at
Hamburg Place, in Kentucky. being by Plaudit. out
OF InsignIly, mare that raced with some degree
o. success on the Western circuit in her day, and
Olng So named because Of her lop ears and general
appearance. King James. like Cet and Resti-
souohe, 90 hack 10 Eirnyar. a son Of Alarm.
Ehlcn was bred in this country Of English stock
HrnFar was The sire II Plaudit. and the sire also
!" Domino The last named was the sire OF Com
Hahoo, and mat III fated horse was in turn the
tfe ot Celt and Restigc1che King James through
hs cam gees back u Lexington.
year ago Celt gave King James eight pounds
tna beating in he Brooklyn Handicap. the
Eiaoot horse being unplaced after following the
pace closely for six furlouRs King James did not
0E MS true worth until he ran a brilliant mile at
7leloga- but as good horse as he was last fall
= : even better to-day, in the opinion of many
gooi judges
esugouche ran the best race Of his career. and
aolsned the fact that he is something more than
ep'sn'er He bore the brunt Of the fight the
Hls and was not disposed 70 capitulate when
tsOe companion challenged in the stretch, but
01 vh and fought n out to the end.