New-York tribune., 1909-08-01
HALF SOVEREIGN WTyO
DEFEATS JACK ATKN
Loser Cheered EnthusiastcoD,,
"On to SaratogaY the Cry

Hal. Sovereign. carrying the maroon s,a
Of August Belmont. won the Mount Vernon rJe.s
cap. the feature event Of the programme t.,s' t1'-
BY the Empire City Racing Association vas+aE.'
for the windu OF IT'S meeting Her vtc,-. c,-a'aay
after furious drive from the head % ~. ans ans
stretch with Jack Atk.n. king OF sprnrars
idol OF every turtle ne
When the two joined issue for the anaf d-
looked for keen struggle. and there was ~ .'A 81
appointment. II was nip and tuck everv -. =.
the way. with the mare only half a Iensth ass-s
and O scant one at that. she dashed L,- -
finishing line When She came back "a +,a -. ~~s
for her rider TO weigh in. senerous zrseti,e -
tsndered her. bu. when Jack Atkin cantsras -. ss
crowd broke out with an outburst OF eo-rr.s- =
that reached from the clubhouse TO TIE fields -.r
up the stretch. where the stabla artenlaats v,s,v
the races It tribute a good hursa--ora =.
the best seen in years, perhaps He had ..r-,as
the crushing irnpost OF 133 pounds with Hale -.
ereign's allotment only 108 po1nds-a conces,ao.
under The scale OF 26 pounds, which Is somehtnv ),
give to mare that IS pretty close 70 being re,.
notcher herself and one which was oer-ainy be,rs-
suited by the distance than he was
II is not often that racing crowd gives nr,,.
TO a beaten horse and for this reason Yesterday.
outburst tells plainly that -hera is such a thnx =,
sentiment IN racing The cheers an1 apola1s.
came from hundreds who had lost heavily on tna
result. but they were satisfied Their ehaupon
had been beaten. but was far from disgraccd
In the glamour OF the struggle between Nr PAL
rnont's mare and Jack Atkin nearly every one Io,-
sight OF that sturdy little nlly Arondaek. She v,.
as usual outrun in the early stages OF the journey
but IN the hnaI quarter each stride brought her
nearer to the leaders At the hnish she was appss
on Jack Atkin and clearly running stronger VITA
another sixteenth Of mile 90. il is almost a
certainty that she would have Everything
considered IL was the best OF the meeting aut
one Of the best Of the year.
The special arranged for the purpose OF settling
the question Of supremacy among the two-year-olds
that had participated in the meeting upset calcuIa-
tions as The Fad. which odds-on favorts
came in IN third place. the winner being Colnes
whose victory was due in great measure TO the
splendid work of Scoville. He avoided the early
pace without dropping 100 far out OF the struggle
then IN the hornestretch came well out IN the track
where the footing was vastly better than nexr tns
rail. where The Fad and Donau we're during the
entire race The last named outgamsd The Ead
in the final drive. and beat him rather handty .o-
the place honors Placide, which coInplstea tina
field was never contender.
TIudas Sister won the opening race in driving
finish from ZacatecGs. which was the pacemaksr
throughout The latter's sameness came as sur
prise for IN all his races when challenged he has
shown a disposition 70 quit entirely. The start
this race was poor at least two OF those that
ran being hopeIssy out Of IL with the lifting OF tna
barrier.
Albert Star beat a big field OF rather ordinary
Iv out OF 1t on the backstretch but closed very fast
in the run home and won by a comfortable mar
gin This horse is now trained by James Bure, but
he has hardly been in his new stable long enough
20 give BIute credit for the imDrovenlsnr sowr.
KiIliecrsnkie, which should win race for Father
BIZ DAILY IN the near future. was second, and skye
third
When Earrs Court beat Queen Marguerits the
other day Powers's handling OF the latter was
generally condemned The fifth race yesterday
seemed TO Justify all the criticism for, under con-
ditions practically similar Queen Marguerite won
decistveIy with Earrs Court among the also rams
Austen had the mount on the mare yesrsrday
The day and meeting ended with victory for
BeIIeview from the stable OF H G. BedwelL Ha
won the opening race of the meeting with Richard
Reed, and many took this as hunch and Won
their expenses TO Saratoga Belleview beat super
stition. with Campaigner third
The move to Saratoga began several days ago
but last night and to-day will take the army q
raeegoers to the City of Springs Reports rom
there are most hattering and the prediction IS th1
all rhe old slortes OF the places will be rerevad
Charles Littlefeld will handle big barca o
yearIings for J. B. Haggin. Most OF them VII y
from the consignment that was sent 70 England anc
returned here.
The representation from American owners ID ls
English Derby and Oaks OF 1911 promises 70 es
generous one. Up to date there are thirIy-eas
the Derby and twenty-seven in the OAKS s'"e
OF these foreign bred. that is those OF as1.s
Croker and W. K Vanderbilt. the latters Being a'ea
AT his stud in France John E Madden, vao hss
been generous norninator for several years - MT
as Yet on the list.
EMPIRE CITY SUMMARIES
FIRST RACE-Sellias for two-yeaT-o-ds s+o a1- asas
ET,s Etgs ana 3 na7E W,I1e I4.eH by Bluss-Easasss
owner. Mr. Earle rrnstrx