New-York tribune., 1909-06-27
HILARIOUS In A ROMP
WINS RICH TIDAL FOR
J4MES r. KEENE.
WaterSpeed Breaks Doscn litter
Beating SaRciGs a Head in
Stirring .StcepiechaSc.

Ja7rcs r. Keene-s hilarious gaIlored home an
easy winner OF the rich Tidal Stakes Of $4,000 at
SheeTsheod Fay yesterday. and stamped himself a
worthy r.rc' II Fitz Herbert. winner Of tn Sub
urbar Handicap Thursday. He raced right 70
TIE front the start and. making the pace n suit
himself. With plenty reserve 10 all appear
ances. from John r MaddHn's Fayerte. which
showed ir1pra,-ernenr Over rce1- races turned
the tables on s. c Hndr-5a's Joe Madden County
Fair. the only other starter. which was bought BY
Miss A. n NarrCne Tor S-.s92 At wedding out
sale OF the Harry Payne Whitney horses before
the days racing began. was beaten OF after show
ing some e.rly speed
Hilarious. which ~ equine giant in build ana
coafornatlon. was greatly admired IN the paddock
and outIogke5 his opponents TO such an extent
that they suffered in comparison He was quoted
al a short price, although some good judges eN-
pressed a doubt 70 his ability 70 go distance
This doubt quickly dspeiled, however. as the
son OF Eoier-ffsrp~iclar ran the mile and quar-
ter over somewhat dead track in the good time
Of 2:0s. and u all appearances was not fully eN-
tended through -he Iasi sixteenth. Fayette l"oNeI
dangerous at 1Ee head of the stretch, and asal4
at tie last furIoDg pole. but he doing his best
81 the end 20 finish within three lengths of the
winner His performance. however gave Me. Mao
den fresh hope tlSt he win YET live up TO ths
promise # his work IN sle mornings
James Z. Keeng is again pressing : C. Iiildret1
closely =. te interesting struggle TO head the hsI
Of winning owaers. as the victory Of Hilarious
added $1,000 10 has earnings fo- the season. hlliE
:ng The total up 10 $3.50 Joe Madden earned Sl''
lv running third yesterday. IEidreth still heads
The list with $500. John L Nad6ons share u
the prize was 5000. 500 Of which came Tor b''lHs
the norninstor OF the second and third horses
A biz crowd which closely apqroac 81 in nIrl-
hers the one that the suburban HaneleaP Oh
Thursday. in attendance. anc those VINO l,,1- NJ
the Journey the track had reason ~ ne 'ha'N ~
outside Of the entertainment provided. as reIEeS-
ing breeze of the ocean made one forget The bis
tering heat Of the last few days.
Il X NingUts Naferspeeu beat fall d. l''i-S' :
ssnctus a short head il the Beacon stespleohase
.~-ar 7.-at+v race which resolved itself into as
stirring =. turf duel between tvo jumpers as mas
l,.aa seen ~ many day WatersTeea naoe lhoS'
of .ae running for TWO miles. b't gong up t-e
bsckstretch The second time Sarctus j9lI-ea -er.
and lie two horses ran Ike q team lhe resi- Of
the var 1ghting along head and head Turning
-s.--sen The gap iu-1 tEe main track after Gear
ing the last jump, stone had - Tut his whip down
70 pull his mount out sharply. and this pT"'aOlE
cost Sanctus the race. as every foot O. gI'"ii1
counted in the final drive to TIE wire a IL was
WarerEpeed. responding 10 every can 'l -t- i'u''
won by a short head.
The performance was the more cTeciiaoie ioT !
waterspeed as she pulled up 50 lame That Dono- 3
hue was forced GsTH0uni before coming p1Ch +
10 the stand. Fears were expressed taat tne g'od
7ll77per had broken down hopolessly ana might |
never race again Sanctus also pulled Up nodding
and appears 70 be or the verge q breaking down 4
Grandpa and Pretty NicfaI raced well Tor Z mile !
and half and then dropped far out Of It.
After Greenvale and Schoolnla-n, the choices /
in the opening race. had fought ii out neck and /
neck most Of che way. Mrs / A Lvingston's
KfrEslip. nicely turned colt by ndrim came /
from behind in the last sixteenth and won driV-
irr by q scant length Medallion. well up all the !
way kept trying under punishment, nut found the /
weight too much and finished outside The money /
ss,,,-;l1a.s 4rfsl On Schoolrnarul lamentaby |
weak which may have been accounted Tor by the /
fact that he was rather close quarters on the J
rail most Of the way.
zzcarecas was probably the best horse in the
second race, al five and half furlongs on the turf
but after being shut Of al the start and again on
the far turn he was forced TO around his field
turning home. and al this proved TOO much
The finish was Of a sensational order Huda's Sis
ter Jacquelna and Csilaret being heads apart with
the Jockeys driving 70 the limit The last named
hooked all over winner inside the last sixteenth
pole. bur appeared To hang n the closing strides
and Russell got HuGa's Sister home in front
Jaguellra was hanpered slightly by being jamned
up aaainst the rail in The final drive. but other
wise sn- had 10 excuses
Sir John Johnson, the quoted favorite at odds-on,
tl-a NTH for the Beverwyck Stable but
Berkeley, his stable companion, another hot choice.
proved a disappointment II the closing event, at
one mile and a tUrlong finishing outside the money.
Lord Stanhope brought about the defeat Of Berke-
ley all I liability by racing head and head with
him for furlougs al q fast pace. The pace /
vas fas-. 81 fact that both horses stopped and |
Norhitr- coming from behind, driving by a
length from Lad Of Langdea in l52 for the mile |
and a furlong. This time within three-hfths /
Of second Of the track record, made by Firestone
last September
Tie Coney Island Jockey Club announced yester-
day that extra days racing would be held on
Friday. with q programme made up overnight.
Tie -four mares which August Belmont will ship /
his stud in France a-rived a. Sheepshead Bay |
yesterday, together with some Of the yearlings !
which Tom Welsh VIII 5reak al Saratoga. OF the /
mares which VIII be shipped abroad Lady of the |
Vale. Wood Nynph and Golden Dream in foal.
Sixteen yearIings the property Of Clarence H 4
Nacksy also arrived the sales paddock. Five !
vii be sold here and eleven shipped to England TO |
De offered at auction.
sHEEPSHEAD Ray SUMMARIES.
FIRST EAgE-T5E FOAM -year-olds; 500 /
sdSed- rive furlonEs, FuIUTlty Course Start good |
Won driving. Time, lo1@s Winner br c. by /
Ii1riul-Alcyone Il Owner, Mrs. /. a Livingston.
Closing Z