New-York tribune., 1909-11-01

Tuesday. even IL Mr.. Hildreth mas iose 10
some extent what appears 10 De whoie-
some fear of the great daughter VI DiS
e,Iise. Even without Fitz Herpeit anu
Nasketto the race is bound to DC Soou
90 os nler,tv of good horses are eligible
including Olambala, which. In my opi"iO",
would have beaten both Firestone ana
Maskette in the Aqueduct Handicap WIZ"
Rutweu instead of Creevy In the saaoie'
The biggest crowd of the meeting is sure
to be in attendance tom prov, as IL Is 'hs
last holiday of the racing season.
The meeting at Aqueduct which. by the
way. has seven more days TO run, is prov
ing highly successful and has not suffered
to any extent because of the conflict win
the fall meeting Of the Maryland Jockey
Club at Pimlico Some OF the helos nave
been small and badly balanced. but thefe
are still quite enough horses on the grouhd
20 insure good racing to the end. In some
respects Pinlico is suffering far more than
Aqueduct in the conflict of dates.
Harry Grant deserves d good deal of
credit for the splendid victory he won on
Saturday in the Vanderbilt Cup race. he
maintained a steady pace all through the
contest, holding his car completely In COM
mand at all times and was able TO come
i'm ahead of drivers who had tried for rec
ords earlier in the race. His average time
was not as good as Robertson's last year
Sixty-three miles an hour. against more
than sixty-four-but he had much harder
race to run. The number OF cars on the
course in the early stages. owing TO the
foolish attempt to combine three races in
one: the confusion that attended this pol
icy and the shorter course, all initiated
in a way against record breaking speed
One thing praise for the management
of the race and that was the efficient po-
lcing. of the course but there was much
to disappoint those IN Attendance. The
presence of so many cars made IT lfnpos-
sible to keep track of the contests prop
erly, and the mistake that nearly cost
Grant the race was not at all SURPRISING
Stock cars furnish good sport, of course,
but the race did not compare in interest
with earlier ones for the famous trophy,
although the fresh demonstration of the
possibilities of the car for everyday use
has its own value.
According to English critics. Nell Cow is
ranked the leading year-old abroad
this year. while Harry Payne Whitneys
Whisk Broom, which was beaten a neck
by Lemberg, half brother TO Bayardo
the acknowledged three-year-Old champion.
in the Middle Park Plate, and again in the
Dewhurst Plate, is highly spoken of and
ranked we'll up with the best two-year-olds
of the season. Whisk Broom is described
as a massive colt of fine conformation.
which is likely to improve and train on
into a high class three-year-old. He was
in receipt Of seven pounds from Lemberg
in the Middle Park Plate. but he beat Ad-
miral Hawke. another high class twO-year-
old and the brother to Pretty Polly. which !
ran second to Neil Cow in the Champagne |
Stakes.
Nell Cow, It appears, is a colt with |
temper determined will OF his own,
which is inclined TO be awkward and tricky /
at the barrier In spite of every effort that |
has been made to make him amenable. He !
was left at the post in his first start. and /
in his SIX races has never once jumped of |
with his field. This, no doubt, has done |
much to make his victories so impressive, |
and one race IN particular at Kempton has |
aroused the wonder OF the turf world |
abroad. "Rapier'' in ''The illustrated |
Sporting and Dramatic News" described it |
as follows:
L may briefly say that, one of three at |
the post. the others being Sunningdale and |
Santa Ffna, Neil Cow, on the right hand |
rails when the barrier was raised. twisted,
brought round in wide semi-circular
sweep, ending near to the left hand rails; |
was set going, tackled across the course /
once more to his original side, and finally 1
beat Sunningdale, in receipt OF seventeen !
pounds. Lord ROsebery would not guess /
how much ground the colt lost Arthur |
Coventry put it down at ten lengths only,
an estimate which greatly surprised me.
Amateur meetings have done much this |
year TO stimulate interest and make new |
recruits for the sport of racing. Under the /
circumstances it is a pity that the United |
Hunts Racing Association could not have |
open dates. The first day of a two-day
meeting is set for tomorrow at the at
Those who go down are quite likely to re-
peat the visit on Saturday. as much good .
sport will be enjoyed.
Frank Chance. manager Of the Chicago |
Cubs, is optimistic. He says: with one !
moro right-hander able to take his turn |
with Overall. Brown and Reulbach the /
Cubs should bag the National League pen /
nant in 191O' 1t is just possible that the |
New York Giants and the Pitts5urg /
Pirates may have something to say
Milwaukee may get Bugs Raymond" |
waukee Is welcome. HERBERT.