New-York tribune., 1909-06-09
FITZ HERBERT WINS
TAKES BROADWAY STAKE.
King Cobalt Beats De Mund =
Record an Jumping Race.

S c Hldreth's ;hree-year-old Fitz Herbert. son
Of Acknowledgements had everything his own
way in the Broadway Stakes at Grayesend yester-
day and won rather easily from Fashion Plate,
carrying the colors of the Onec& Stable, with H p
Rflitneys Petticoat third. The race. which was
first run in 1897 was mile and sixteenth and
worth s25e0.
Harrigan owned by H. R. Brandt, and expected
10 be Fftz He;bert's most serious contender was
scratched leaving I'VE horses TO parade TO the post
Fitz Herbert was a prohibitive favorite. with the
others ruling long odds Turncoat carrying James
r. Keenes popular colors opening second choice
and going back IN the betting until al the close he
held al 20 i
When the barrier was sprung Turncoat sWerveo.
just as he did in MS last and was left at the
post. woodford Claws Marcellus and Fashion
Plate We're quick 10 break and raced out IN front
with Burns Fitz Herbert. satisfied TO trail along
IN tiIird place and ride waiting race There was
no change in tie order until the threequarter post
when the fsvorite began to move up Marcellus
had had enough ana dropped back beaten at this
Point Fashion Plate also began 10 tire and Fftz
Herberr had no trouble in going to the front and
winning easily under gentle ride. Petticoat closed
fast and got third from Marcellus- The time was
a.
Among the former winners Of the Broadway were
Ethelbert, Irish Lao. Oxford. Ormondale, Mont
genIe-y and Master Robert
Paul J. Rainey's Sanctus and H K VinEuts
gYaterspeed fought out game due over the two
mile jumping race. Sanctus. the odGs-on favorite
winning by TWO lengths. with Jay O'Brien's Sandy
ereeker poor third. SanctUs and Waterspeed went
70 the front soon after the and raced together
siInrling the barriers IN almost perfect form They
set terrific pace, and the winners time ) minutes
z5 seconds, four seconds better than the track
record made by Waterspeed in September of last
wear Harry s. Page rode his oNn jumper Oak
lawn and trailed along in third place for mile
and a half bur the pace far too fast for the
gentleman rider. Bel the Cat nad a nasty fall IN
front Of the clubhouse the second round, but
fortunately neither jockey nor horse was injured
The third race, handicap for all ages at six
f;,rlongs was won by King Cobalt, from the Brown
leigh Park Stable. ridden by E. Dugan- Paul
Raineys De Mund second, length back
Rialro which closed fast in the stretch. got the
short end Of the purse De Mund which was asked
10 carry $50 pounds found the weight TOO much
and was stopping in The stretch hanging on JUS
long enough get the place from Rialto by a head
King Cobalt was favorite At TO 8 with De Mund
second in demand al 10 l.
Our Haprah. owned by George J. hraus. and
ridden by ] BUtweH, was first nome in field OF
twelve two-year-olds which raced in the hve-fur-
lenE dash, TIE first event on the programme
Zacatecas got the place from Elizabethan. H P
whitney's fly. the favorite in the speculation
Zzca5ecas was also well thought Of. Our Hannah
had few admirers, but there were some who re-
nerbsred her work al Pimlco and took chance
al 20 ! OF TO q good start Zacatecas showed
the way 10 the eighth pole, when Our Hannah
caught him and going away
Dreamer the class in fair field Of selling
platers which d mile and a sixteenth
= 3. Duryea's aged son Of Hamburg-Forget raced
The Squire into the ground, and then had no
difficulty in staving of the challenge OF Norbitt in
the stretch Lad Of Langden made up lot OF
ground and took third honors. The time was
1-4S 1-5 Dreamer the favorite closing at 10 3
Firebox, owned by J. LOughlin. won the last race
e five and half furlong dash for two-year-olds.
He the fifth favorite OF the day win.
Although a chill wind blew in from the ocean, it
in the and unusually good crowd
was attendance the lawn being entirely covered
ard the grandstand partly filed It is thought that
The Brooklyn Jockey Club viii add al least another
day in each week its meeting.