New-York tribune., 1910-07-16
SAM H|LDRETH At TOP.
Heads List of Winning Owners
When 0aImatian Wins.
SHILLING IN RARE FORM
Rides Three Winners and
Second Horse at Empire
City Track.

When Dalmatian galloped TO easy victory
over Sager in the Iroquois Stakes at the En-
pire City track. near Yonkers, yesterday. 5.
c. HfIdreth took place at the head OF the
list OF winning Owners for the season. with
$4,000 in round numbers 70 his credit
James R Keene had been at the top since
Sweep won the Lawrence Realization. but
was forced into second place when Dal-
r1atian earned the Hons share OF the $500
hung I'D in the Iro1uois.
Only two horses faced the starter-Sager
the Derby winner in Canada. going out TO
do battle with the good son Of Ethelbert
at even weights II was a race. too, for
seven furlongs, Sager under some pressure
hanging TO his rival IN a way 20 cause IN
easiness 70 those who had wagered on Dal-
matian at short price. As 1t turned out,
however, Sager was not able to hold mis-
position, and Dalmatian came away TO win
as he pleased ar the end.
Shilling, who IS riding in excellent form,
cleaned up half the card By riding Dal
matian, Magazine and Arctic 20 victory,
one after the other His qutckness at the
barrier and excellent Judgment Of pace
give him a decided advantage over the
other boys. His handling Of Magazine In
the handicap at six furlongs was perfect.
and the Mazagan horse ran one of the best
races of his career, turning the six fur
longs in the fast time Of liz
Paul ]. Rainey's De Mund. which shortly
will be shipped to France, made his first
Of the season in this race The
speedy but faint hearted son of Goldhnch
was a hot tip, too, on the strength of
working six furlongs on Wednesday in
1131-5. He tried to make a runaway race
of it, but gave 1t up when Magazine took
him by the head rounding the turn, and
finished far back.
Novelty Is hardly the high class colt that
8. C. Hildreth thought when he purchased
him from John z. Madden at Belmont Park.
He has had ample time TO recover from the
illness from which he suffered during the
Grayesend meeting. and he had everything
in his favor yesterday but was beaten by
Gauntlet in spite Of the fact that the latter
swerved all over the track in the stretch
Novelty has speed, but appears to be lack
ing in courage, a most important requisite
for a good horse. He had 40 pounds up
and was conceding thirteen pounds to the
winner, something more perhaps than a
useful horse, but he failed to respond to
Shilling's hard drive in the stretch in a way
that left an unfavorabIe- impression
August Belmont's Rogon is speedy colt
but a gutter of the worst kind He came
swinging around the turn as If he would
roll home" in the first race. but stopped
so badly in the last sixteenth that he fin
ished outside the money.
Red Walker bought Planter from Jonn
E Madden before the race, and failed only
by head to win him out at the first ask
ing. The Orlando colt closed big gap. and
would have beaten Fairy Story in another
stride.
Garner, the jockey. had a narrow escape
when Orcagna stumbled as the barrier went
up in the last race and tossed the boy over
his head He picked himself up. however.
and walked to the stand without a scratch