New-York tribune., 1909-07-04
SWEEP MEETS DEFEAT
LOSES HIS FIRST RACE IN
GREAT TRL4L.
Dalmatian Beats LoUetie a Head an
Hard Driuc-Fitz Herbert
Walks OUcr.

,srnes p Keene's Sweep. which has been ranked
as the best vo-year-old Of the season. was ADDED
70 the Great Trial Stakes at SheepShead Bay yes
rersy and badly beaten The good looking son Oh
7a-n Er1,sh-Pink Domino three straight races
st Belmont Park including the National stalhon
Stakes in such commanding style that he was
hailed as & second Colin Since his last outing ne
has been suffering with bucked shins. and Jimmy
Rowe denlurred al starting him yesterday until MI
keene reached the track and consulted Inc
rice-cllarmsn Of the Jockey Club decided IN faVoF
Of starting the colt. but Sweep showed plainly II
the race that he not himself, as ne hung
badly under the heavy irnpost Of 130 pounds in the
last furong and teaten four or five lengths Tor
The place.
The race full of interest and hard fought
1rom the start. Sweep made the running TO the
elbow, but Mrs LiviEgstons Lovetie was always 81
his heels and challenged sharply when Strengthened
ont For a sixteenth OF a mile or more the two
horses raced head and head. but just when Sweep
captulsted and il looked II Loyetie would come
away s. c. HndreIhs Dalnatian closed strongly
on The outside and got up in the last few strides
win by head.
Dalmatian, a son OF EtheIbert-Ionis. has
won four straight races, and always by head. and
the critics. who have not taken him seriously. are
beginning TO give him credit for being thoroughly
game consistent yoUngste-, with far more class
and quality than they have been willing 10 &C
knowledge. From a time standpoint the race was
slow, Danatian running the last six furlongs down
The FGlturity course in 1:13 2-5. Sweep was the
quoted favorite odds on, and his performance
Nss disappointing TO those who thought he had
mortgage on the race He is improve the
next tine he goes the oozt. but the followers of
Waldo talking loudly and confidently
than after the over and Sweep was
beaten
The Coney Island Jockey Club Stakes. Of $500
degenerated into a WaIkover for 8 c H6reth's
Suburban Handicap winner. Fitz Herbert John E.
Madden decided not send Fayette chasing after
'he Of Ethelbert- even for the second money Of
$50 Mr. Hiidreth took advantage of the oppor-
tunity 10 Jet FItz Herbert work the mile and half
distance part OF his preparation for the Reaiizs
tion Stakes for which he is being pointed. and the
colts fractional times follows o-55 1-5
los 70 11e 20 1:44 80 2b5 l-5 and 2:37 20 1t
. good work. Fitz Herbert galloped along
smoothly and not fully extended through the
last half mile.
Ninzbus and Rialto fought q stirring head
sndhead battle for the full length Of the stretch IN
the Jubilee High Weight Handicap. first the
card. and Nirnbus proved slightly ihe stronger OF
the two and by short neck E Dugan and
Powers were pitted against each other, and while
the latter won with Nimbus. it was not through
any superiority he showed over Z. Dugan Nota-
sulga with interference in the early part,
she closed strongly and threatened the leaders
~ the last sixteenth. finishing good third Live
Wire. top weight. under 40 pounds cut off at
The start. but showed little nothing to indicate
that he would have been prominent with clear
sailing. He have trained Off from his form
at Belmont Park
Nine horses went the post in the steepIechase
and nine horses finished-quite a record for the
Jumpers J l. Colts Reginald opened up a gap Of
fifteen twenty lengths i'll the first half mile. and
while he bundered badly at two or three jumps he
had speed enough the flat to hold his advan-
tage and win as his rider pleased. The time, 3:55
cut seven seconds of the record for the short
course, hut this counted for nothing. the start
was moved up and one jump was cut out to avoid
starting the field on the turn
Kentucky Beau disposed Of AlamansoT. the hot
tip Of the rounding the last turn. and held
Touchwood safe in the drive for the place. Ala
Tnansor as If he needed The race to tighten him
up He raced by Kentucky Beau in the Up the
bsckstretch the second tine, and 81 looked for
few strides If he might go and run Reginald
down lie tired suddenly, however, and finished
outside the money.
Footpsd. under the clever handling OF Page. made
all the running in the mile and sixteenth
The turf. and after shaking of Waponoca and St
Joseph had enough left Withstand the rushes of
Yankee Daughter and Miss Catesby. The last
named badly inisrfered with by Waponoca at
the stretch turn: otherwise she would have been
second ~ she had not Yankee Daughter
showed quick improvement over her Friday
Steve LaRier had Of his periodical good
things in the closing dash for two-year-olds in
Cllickasaw. which quoted high so TO L
but eventually closed at 10 / Page had the
mount, and he brought the Pontiac colt along in
the last sixteenth, TO win going away by a length
BlunGara had stormy Journey and was carried
wide the elbow. but May Florence and Eddie
Dugan had no excuses. SO far as could be seen.
sHEEPsHEAD BAY SUMMARIES
FIRST RACE-TTIB j -BILEE EIGHWEIGIIT EANDI-
CAP. for three-y -yea--olds ana upward: $500 added.
six and one-hsf furlongs main course. Start good
Won driving Time :20=E. Winner. b.. &, by
q. II.