New-York tribune., 1909-09-01
CLOSE FINISHES RULE
PINS md NEEDLES WINS.
Beats Arasee Neck in Turf Stakes
at Sheepshead Bag.

Close and driving finishes in four OF the six races
at Sheepshead Bay yesterday made amends 70
large extent for programme that wofully
weak In both quality and quantity. II seems nsr,i
10 account for the apathy OF horsemen in falling
to enter more literally. that the Coney Island
Jockey Club has met the general demand for ins
every weekday during the fall meeting The coudi-
tions for the races have been framed with unasti
care, and IL is hardly reasonable to contend taa,
there is any lack of horses Judging from the sssa
OF the fields at Saratoga Springs and from tine ~
Der stabbed at the various tracks in the metrCpsl Z
tan district There is some Improvement in too
card to-day, unless IL is to pieces by
Pins and Needles with which Bill Scully hOpei
to win the Saratoga Cup. even under 10 pounds.
furnished the surprise yesterday by defeating Ara
see. Beaucoup and Superstition in the twenty-third
running Of the Turf Stakes. at mile and
quarter. The old mare OF her occasional
good races. although much of the credit for the
victory belonged to Davenport for clever we'll
Judged ride. While Beaucoup and Superstition
doing their best to race Arasee into submission
davenport rated his mount along patiently in last
place and saved her much possible for The
hnal drive When Superstition dropped back beaten
on the turn and Arasee had about succeeded IN
shaking of Beaucoup. Davenport brought Pins and
Needles up. and riding a strong finish caught
Arasee in the last few strides and won by a neck
T. l. Wilson, ir.. and his trainer. Tom Heaiy.
were sadly disappointed at Beaucoup's failure to
come on in the stretch, both were confident OF
his ability TO win.
| Glennadeane won the Partridge Stakes for T. W.
OBrien. after being badly outrun in the arst
half mile by Henderson and Huda's Sister that her
chances looked wellnigh hopeless She closed
strongly in the stretch. however, and BY saving
! two or three lengths on the rail won going away
/ McCiee. on Henderson. opened the way for Glen
\ nadeane's success by devotng mis- attention To
Hudas Sister and carrying her wide at the head Of
| the stretch If he had Rugged the rail the chances
are that Henderson might have won. as Glenna-
deane would have been forced to go to the outsIds
distinct handicap the turf course
. Firestone Black Mate and Rockstore finished
l heads apart in the Potomac Handicap. after a long
I hard drive that set the crowd cheering Black
| Mate was probably the best horse at the weights
but h DuGan stole away with Firsstone at the head
of the stretch and clearly outrode Wilson and King
/ IN the whipping finish through the last sixteenth.
| Tony Romero had speed for half mile but stouped
badly, and in all probability has not recovered en-
tirely from slight cold he developed at Saratoga
| Springs. although mis- trainer. John Hyland thought
that he was in good condition after a clever mile
| work Sunday.
Many good horses including sunny slope Ar
| seual OrmOnde's Right. Electioneer a Futurity
! winner. and Lawrence P Daley. have won the Au-
! tuTn Maiden Stakes in previous years. and Ben
| Loyal which beat Hampton Court a head yester-
day, is quite likely TO train INTO a good one also
| as he gave an excellent account OF himself and
/ fought out the finish gamely after making most OF
the running. Hampton Court Is fair sort OF a
horse which has run prominently In better company
| but he seems to be of the unfortunate kind. He
came from behind Yesterday and would have won
in three or four more strides
Walsh earned tine jockey honOrs by riding two
| winners Royal Vane and Gennadeane. In both
! r1ces he used excellent Judgment. and appears %
be deserving Of more mounts.
( The only incident which marked the running oi
the steeplechsse was Meno's aversion to taking a
jump the backstretch after showing the way fcr
almost mile When he refused Rampant took
command and at the end won easily. although
Huppe rad trouble in forcing him TO take the last
| Jump where he tried to refuse. Dupee made about
| three different runs with Essex which brought down
| on him some unfavorable criticism
SHEEFSHEND BAY SUMMARIES.
| FIRST RACT.-THE HAMBURG BELLE: for al ages
4 six half furonss. main course. start good
/ driving Time. i ii Winner H. by Royal
/ FIusr, III-Flavaue owner. j. HynsS