New-York tribune., 1909-07-09
TURF IDOL SHATTERED
FITZ HERBERT CROWNED
Hilarious Badly Beaten IN Race for
4dvdnce Stakes

c r 5ydreth.s Suburban Handicap winner, Fits
Herbert. gave James r. Keene's Hilarious ana
incidentally John F. Madden's Fayette' sucn an
awful beating in the Advance Stakes AT weight
for age ar sheepshead Bay yesterday that "hat
promised to be the greatest turf duel IN recent
wears degenerated into procession. The son Of
E,tbsIbert- Noreanatic not only shattered turf
tdo, ,r 4IiIario,s hut made the Voter colt loon
like tho cheapest kind of n selling plater' II ~
almost ptiable to Hilarious, unoeaIeh ~
races this year struggling along tHoue 1-i.z
stretch some six or eight lengths pei'iiu
Herbert, which was hardly more 'i'0ii
20 win ne pleased -, ,-
John E. Madden added Fayette not for the Pul
pose of winning third money OF >i9o out -,
lie thought that the son OF Cgdeh iIhe"' =
chance TO come from behind after the 'tler '"'
had raced each. other to death ana WIN pu
ette was distinctly out of place, ana WINE "'
kent Ip fairly we'll for six furlorGs NJ i'' -
badly at the end and was beaten SOM ~ 80
lengths for the. place by Hilarious. w J. -
wisely scratched Ehendi rather INA" ~
after the stars of the turf.
Hilarious broke in front at the start oat Fo"e'
took FTtz Herbert out to force the pace 'hu 70"
riod the son of Voter along to the nan "'iI9 :"
IS seconds winning the race then ana uie'r -
rous hung on fairly well until rounding the tul"'
b,,, not baipg able to get to the front he caple-
ulsted and Fftz Herbert came away to win III q
common gaIlop. To all appearances the last ~'i'eu
was never fully extended, and his performances "'
irnnrasoie enough to leave little question about MS
heinz, tie host three-vear-od In training. With the
nossi,Ie exception of James r. Feene's Maskette-
James r. Koene went down to the track 10 SO
Hilarious race and was keenly dlssppol"'Su "' no
poor showing. The conditions were perAec' ioi 20
time and the track was freshly narrowed 1or tha'
race but Fftz Herbert was not called upon u
break anv records. as there was nothing 10 1oIce
him out SO that he covered the dstance-one Hlie
and fve-sixteenths-in Phi, the track record Derns
2:09 3-5 made by Ballot in winning the same i~0
a year ago.
IIuario,1s was so badly beaten that the sugges-
tion was made to Jimmie Rowe. his trainer that
the colt had not his race. 10 thls F1o"o
su,ilingIv replied Il guess he never VIII run ms
race when he meets Fftz Herbert" This indicated
clearly that Mr.. Keeues astute trainer was COM
nletelv satisfied that Hilarious was ready to run
TO his best form and that he had been souhuly
beaten by better horse ,
s g. Hdreth who bought Fitz Herbert last fall
and paid good price for him. too. when the out
look for racing anything but bright was
supremely confident before the race and quleuy
eIated afterUard. He expressed himself after the
Suburban that Fitz Herbert the best horse III
his barn If not the best horse he had ever Owned
and trained lie had nothing to add TO that state
,,,ent YESTERDAY Barring accidents titz Herbert
has che rich Realization Stakes on TUESDAY at MS
mercy as II is unreasonable TO believe that llla-
rious could improve enough in the next few days
TO trouble the good of Ethelbert. which has
now won four straight races since the season
opened here
A bad accident. which cost James + C'affney his
good mare Julia Powell. marred the hrst race IN
rounding the turn Crowley. on Llypad. in racing
- the front cut across too sharply TO the rail, in
terferiDg with Julia Powell snd causing her TO
starrer along for few strides and fall heavily
Butver who had the mount, was pitched over the
mares head directly in the path of the hyins heo'
but he vas on his feet in a moment and walked
hack TO the stand none the worse beyond shak-
ing IN for the spectacular fall In which he faced
instant death The stewards waited 10 hear ms
version Of the accident. having previously talked
10 Powers who had the mount on Ida D., ana
Crowley. After Weighing the evidence. which bore
out what was seen from the stand. the stewards
s,Isnanded Crowley for the Of the meet
Ing thus holding him responsible for the rough
riding The punishment tempered with mercy
for the reason that the horse, which bore in' was
more responsible than the boy for the accident.
While But4eU escaped Julia Powell did not fare
90 we'll In falling she hit one of the posts OF the
rail and broke her shoulder. A bullet put her out
Of her misery. James f. Gaffney, who bought Julia
Powell at Csravesend TO start racing stable. felt
the loss Of the mare keenly, but in spite of the
I'll luck showed signs OF discouragement.
When Julia Powell fell Adriuche worked her way
10 the front and appeared to have tho race safe
" Won at the last sixteenth pole She tired, how
ever and Ida d. closing strongly on the rail, got
up in time TO win by half length
George j. Longs Arctic made show of his field
in the second race at mile. running the dis
tance in the fast time OF 1:39 10 He had scant
speed in the Commonwealth Handicap a few days
ago but that effort must have done him lot OF
good ar he plenty of foot yesterday, and after
racing head and head with Prince Gal around the
+,Irn came away 10 win marching by much as
his rider pleased. Maltbie the quoted favorte. was
badly outrun all tho way, and to ali appearances
could not handle the weight.
Powers earned the jockey honors b. riding four
winners in many mounts. He forced to
ror on Ida d. but
with Arctic, Fitz Herbert and Nimbus. The boy
s riding in good form and his services In de-
mand.
August Belmont, jr., was duly elected a member
of the Jockey Club at meeting Sheepshead Bay
yesterday.
sHEEPsHEAD BAT SUMMARIES
FIRST RACE.-THE ASTARITA: selling; for hllie. and
three years ola and upward: 500 added