New-York tribune., 1909-09-15
FITZ HERBERT GALL0PS
WINS RACE HARD HELD.
HRppe Has Narro7c Escape When
Sir BediUere Falls in Chase.

Aaliction. winner OF the Saratoga Handicap, and
Arondack were the only horses which went 10
the post with FitE Herbert in the First Special a
handicap for all ages at Gravesend yesterday. out
neither could make the good OF Ethelbert eK-
tend himself Afflicton stole up on the rail-
and ran head and head with FItz Herbert for a
few strides rounding the paddock turn, but she
Was there on sufTerance only, and p Dugan. once
his mount had raced out clear again. found II
necessary 20 go down for wraps 10 prevent the
three-yeRr-Od being too generous with his speed.
Fitz Herbert just romped along the rest OF the
way, but for all that turned the mile and a quar-
ter in the good time of 2:O5 is. Under the cir
cumstances the performance brilliant one.
as he had l2S pounds up and was conceding twen-
ty-one pounds Afliction and twenty-eight TO
Arondack Some disappointment was expressed
that James r. Keene, who went to the track to
see Afliction race. did not start her stable COM
panion Maskette instead the daughter of Dis
gulse. unbeaten this year is now considered Fitz
Herbert's only rival among the three-year-olds.
Not content in winning the First Special Of SS.00O
with Fltz Herbert, S. c. Hildreth sent WoOdcraft
out and picked up another purse in the closing
race. The OctagOn gelding looked hopelessly beat
en- rounding the far turn. but closed strongly and
won going away when QuantiCo. the good thing
OF the race. tired after trying Imitator into
submission.
The Brooklyn Jockey Club did not follow the
example OF the Saratoga Association and the
Coney Island Jockey Club and the winners Of
selling offered in front OF the stand
as OF old, and not sold in the paddock crowd
gathered after High Private. purchased last week
BY George F. johnson for $3.50 the fifth
race. expecting that the horse which was entered
for 5000 would be bid up but no advance was
forthcoming. High Private won rather easily but
Glass was hard at him OF the way 10 keep
him up 10 his work.
Huppe' the steeplechase jockey, had a narrow
escape from instant death when Sir Bedivere
turned complete somersault at the liverpool
directly IN front OF the clubhouse. The boy was
picked Up in an unconscious condition bleeding
from the nose. and mouth but soon revived
an0 later went 10 his home. Andrew Summers
won the steeplechase in spite of a disposition TO
bear out al most OF his jumps. Bobbin Around
which has been schooling well ran a fair race but
was not good enough 10 beat Andrew Summers
Bosom, than which there are few faster sprint
ers IN training. won the opening handicap after
pretty duel through the last sixteenth with Rose
Queen. which. usual, made the running most OF
the way. Il was practically a two-horse race from
the start. although Half Sovereign loomed I'D dam
gerousy at the head of the stretch and Mary Davis
gave her followers some hope at the last sixteenth
pole De Apnd in which Ed Peters had conf
dence, suffered from everything that could possi-
bly happen 10 one horse in race. Batweu was
not ready al the start fault which he seems un-
abs 10 overcome, and, following this, De Mund
was hampeTed. pulled about. jumped on and shut
on IN the most disheaytening way fog half a
mile or more. by which time any chance he had
was hopelessly endsd. He came out of the race
with several ugly cuts.
MeNoana made such snow Of her field in the
Flatlands Stakes for tWo-year-old FLIES that some
clever judges expressed the opinion that she would
be deserving CT respect in a race with Iivona and
some OF the best class OF youngsters She ran the
five and half furlongs in l:O7 and was hardly
more than galloping win by six or eight lengths
from such useful colt Billiard Ball. The lat
Ter was IN close quarters on the rail the run up
the hsckstretch. but could not improve his position
whep l. Dugan found clear sailing. Mexoana has
bsen beaten only once far can be remem-
Defea' although she has not started many times.
GRAEESEND SUMMARIES
FAftI HACE-tsandcaD; all ages $500 added About
--lto4iss start good Won driving. Time. l:O9St
eAteleE hT g. by Ben Brush-Noonqay owner
: +. Randolph