New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-30
COMMENT ON SPORTS
Fifz Herbert Favorite for the
Brooklyn Handicap.
GREAT RACE IN PROSPECT
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words Of a well known horseman in the
maddox at Belmont Park On Saturday
He has been working great guns since ne
best Grasmere a few days ago, ana no
mans horse can beat him when he Is at
his best" This appears 10 be the more
or less general feeling, and there Is no
denying the fact that the great son OF
T-thelbert-Af organatic can be counted on to
do great things but il must be remen-
bered that FItz Herbert must shoulder $50
pounds and that weight is q great leVeller-
i might be recalled also that the Brooklyn
Handicap has ever been a hard race TO win'
and the favorites have Jared badly since
Dry Monopole beat Blue Wing and hloa4go
IN a head and head finish on its first run
ming, in 1881.
Fitz Herbert is almost sure 10 so TO the
,oost favorite in the historic fixture, winch
viii be run tomorrow, on the opening oos
Of the spring meeting Of the BROOKLYN
Jockey Club at GraVesend- It could not Dc
otherwise, in view Of the fact that ne Was
l,eaten only once last year as three-EedI-
old. and showed conclusively IL MS Only
race This year that he was in fine condiuon
20 continue on his all-conquerlng way
When James r. Keene's Affection took MS
measure at Ciravesend last fall he was
Handicapped by an unfortunate start III
which he was knocked out of his strloe as
tl,e barrier went up and the defeat was NOT
held against him s. G. Hildreth, VINO SOLO
his favorite horse TO John T. MAIDEN laSI
winter for $4,000 and bought hun PACK Oh
"Wednesday for $4,000, has the utmost con-
5dence in his ability. believing that ne Is
the greatest horse he ever trained ana I--e
greatest horse in this or any other country
r-i+z Herbert will have worthy opponents
,n the big mile and e quarter special as al
the present writing il looks as II ten OF
twelve horses would so 10 the post WIN
.he son Of Ethelbert, including James H.
1xesne's AIaskette, R T WILSON, IT %
nlarnbala. Harry Payne Whitneys DIliia
Ken. the Oneck Stables Fashion Fla1e'
which ran such a brilliant race IN winning
the Metropolitan Handicap; the WooohaFeh
stables Prince Imperial and William wal
lzer's Stanley Fay. Grasmere may also
carry the colors Of James r. heene' WINS
the Newcastle Stable may take chance
---t+r Glucose. which ran such q good race
hehind Ballot last week. Mr.. Hildreth may
decide 10 start Restigouche 10 make the
mace for FTtz Herbert and altogether
spectacular race is in prospect
Fi+z Herbert and Maskette did not meet
last wear, TO the disappointment Of race
eoers. many OF whom are divided concern
tne the respective merits of the two horses.
For that reason the Brooklyn Handicap
VIII have an added interest if both go TO
the post Maskette was beaten only once
last year and won her first start At AQue-
duct this season in track record time. She
nroved disappointment in the Metropoli-
tan Handicap. but some excuse could be
o+4ere5 ,rasrnuch as she suffered from a
slight attack Of influenza, which played
euch havoc with the Keene horses Since
then she has been going along smoothly IN
her work and should be ready 10 give OF
her best if Jimmy Rowe decides 70 seno
her out TO do battle with Fftz Herbert
she Will take some beating, too, under H3
pounds as should Fashion Plate. Olarr-
bsla and Prince Imperial, which look most
dangerous Of the others.
One Of the best and most successful meet
trgs ever conducted by the Westchester
Pacing Association Will come TO an end al
Belmont Park to-day with the running Of
she National Stallion Stakes, for two-year-
olds: the Grand National SIeeplechase. and
the twenty-fourth Belmont, one Of the rich
est fixtures Of the season. Under the con-
ditions providing for early closing the Bel
mont is at the mercy Of James r. Keene
Sweep, the Futurity winner last season, as
Duke Of Ornonde is his only opponent
Under the circumstances, chief interest Will
centre in the running Of the National Stall
ION Stakes. for which such good young
sters are named 10 start as r T Wilson,
rs. Naushon, which is unDeaten in three
races; August Belmonts Babbler and Foot
rrint. R T. Carman's Semprolus and G. W.
Be-ry's Antenor.
James r Keene's Ballot which raced in
England last year. appears 10 be the same
good horse which racegoers knew so well
and admired so much in 1908, when he was
7fnbeaten in five races. including the Sub
urban Handicap II seems a pity that some
time ago he was declared ont Of the Brook
1vn Handicap tomorrow, as q meeting he
tween him and F1tz Herbert would settle
g much rnooted question as TO which is the
better horse. This question may be an
syyered, however in the Suburban Handi-
cap on the opening day OF the spring
meeting at Sheepshead Bay, as both horses
are eligible under an lmpost Of 129 pounds
each. Il is a race TO look forward to with
keen interest
The Giants viii be home on Wednesday
for long stay at the Polo Grounds, and
the opportunity VIII be offered to even up
with the Western clubs for some OF the
games lost on the more or less disastrous
tu,o which came 70 an end IN Pittsburg
last week The Cincinnati Reds will lead
the Western forces, and they VIII be fol-
lowed by St Louis, Chicago and Pittsburg.
The Giants are over IA Philadelphia to-day
and they viii wind Up that series to-rnor-
TOW
As Il happened. the long journey through
The enemy's country did not turn out so
badly after ali, so far as standing is con-
cerned. The Giants were 81 the lead when
they left New York, and came back to the
East IL third place, in spite OF losing eight
ont Of thirteen games. As a matter or fact,
they mere than held their own IN Gin
s.inratl and Pittsburg by winning two out
Of three games IN each city, and further
than that, they had the satisfaction Of
pulling the Pirates off the top rung OF the
LADDER II was the loss o. three out of
four games TO Chicago and four straight
20 St Louis that played such havoc and
kept them out OF first place. A change for
the better can he looked for from now on,
as the men can get the much needed morn
sng practice and they viii be playing on
bone grounds.
There IS every reason for the fans 20
grow enthusiastic over the playing Of the
Yankees. The team has been travelling
aicng at pace which Indicates that It is
bUiit In championship mould, and there IS