The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-12
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OF GREAT AMERICAN |
Chestnut Horse Shows Fon5-
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VICTORY rs AN EASY ONE
Trap Rock Is Coupled With Babbler
But He Is Left Far In the Renr.
Fashion Plate Wins Brook
dale Handicap
VICTORY is AN EASY ONE.
BY ED CURLEY

New York, June 11-Babbler, a chest
nut geldng. showed great fondness for
muddy going this afternoon, when he
galloped home to an easy victory in the
$1,000 Great American stakes at Graves
end Nearly three lengths behind Bah
bier was his stable companion, Trap
Rock and bringing up the rear division
OF the money was House Maid. Babbler
and Trap Rock carried the colors of
August Belmont and were coupled In
the betting.
The race was only play for Babbler
When Cassidy started the field away
King Pin showed in front for fash
Dugan jumped Babbler's ribs with his
boots and at the first quarter the Hast
ings yotngster was winging in front by
a length and a half. Dugan took double
wraps on his mount and only allowed
him to gallop. Swinging into the stretch
It was only question of how far Bah
bier would win by. When the balance
of the field turned into the final drive
Garner hustled Trap Rock and he soon
overhaued all but Babbler. Trap Rock
was eased up when he had second money
home in the last furlong.
In the betting mart the Belmont entry
went from 10 to to even money House
Maid and Blackfoot were equal second
choices at to !. The talent got an aw-
full humping when Fashion Plate. at
the liberal price of 5 to 1. hreezed home
to an easy victory in the Brookdale hand
leap The great King James was lit
orally backed off the boards at 1 to 2 and
players The big Plaudit colt carried
the stupendous burden of 1876 pounds and
when It came down to the final tussle
was unable to overcome the lightweight
rivals and had to finish third
Summary:
First race 8-year-olds and up, selling,
$500 added, mile and three sixteenths-
Pretonius. 98 Garner. to s. to 8, out
won; The Peer 9s (McCahey), 10 to D.
even out. second; Pins and Needles. 10S
(Reid), 4 to l. to 5, out, third. Time,
2:03.
Second race, the Empire stake, steeple-
chase handicap, 4-year-olds and UP. $500
added, about two ard half miles
Waterway las QIeder), 8 to /, even, out
won; Thistledale. 153 01uppe). to l, 2
to /, 3 to ., second. Time, sos rs.
Third race, the great American stakes.
$1,000. 2-year-olds five furlongs-Babbier
1872 Dugan). to 8, / to 3, out, won; Trap
Rock, 1873 (Garner), to 5, to 3. out, sec
ond: House Maid, 122 (Powers), to /, 5
to 5, to 2, third. Time, 02 is.
Fourth race, the Brookadle handicap,
$4,000, 3-year-olds and up, mile and an
eghth-Fashion Plate 106 Reid). to l,
5 to s, out, won; Pretend 81 Garner. 10
to 5, 8 to 5, out, second; King James, 135
(Shiling),e Il to 2, out. third. Time, l:54 20.
Fifth race. gentleman's cup, selling.
3-year-olds and up, $500 added. about six
furlongs-Charlie Hargrave, 1875 (Mr. H.
Tucker. to /. TO 5, 4 to 5, first; Bar
None, ISL on. r. Belmont, to l. to l.,
even, second The Gardner. 143 (Mr Cas-
sidy) to l. to l. to 8. third Time,
rs 3-5.
Sixth race. $4OO added maiden. 2-year-
olds. five and a half furlongs-Meridian,
ITO (Powers). to l, to 5, to 10, won:
Rogon, 10 Ougan), 2 to /. even, TO .,
second; Fair Miss, 1O7 (GilberD, 8 to /, 5
to l, to 5, third. Time, Ill.