New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-14
Bad Racing Luck in Stretch
Causes Defeat of Mr..
Buffers FiIIy.
CLAIM OF FOUL BY
KEDERIS NOT ALLOWED
Reno Bid Up $500 and Bought
In by Owner After Winning
the Fifth Race.
b HERBERT.


James Buffers Comely was beaten
by the width Of a hand in the Demoi-
selle Stakes at the Empire City track
yesterday. but through no fault Of her
own. The i'll luck of racing brought
about her defeat. and George Odom's
Coquette. 20 which she was conceding
seven pounds. won the prize by a short
head. while r. X. Bradlcy's Briggs Sis
ter. the only other starter, finished a
distant third.
The critical point of the race came
after turning Tor home. Coquette. the
pacemaker. went little wide, leaving
an inviting opening on the rail,
through which Kederis. on Comely,
started to drive his mount. Buxton,
however, closed the gap just enough
to force Kederis 10 take up slightly
and pull 20 the outside. This proved
fatal to the long-stridins mare. She
closed gamely under none too strong a
finish. but just failed to get up.
kcderiS went before the stewards
and lodged claim Of foul against
BuXton. but it was not allowed. and
rightly. There was no direct interfer-
ence. although indirectly the boy by
pulling over to the rail in the stretch
saved the purse for the Brookside
Stable.
Coquctte must get all credit for a
thoroughly good race. She forced the
pace under ll9 pounds and hung on
we'll. too. although Buxton did not
give her all the help that could be eX-
pected from "A rider Of his experience.
Brigs Sister came on from the West
with the reputation of being about the
H.. of Ia, l. tctt n
is nicely turned. racy looking daugh-
ter Of Helmet Ella Smith. but will
have 20 show much Improvement to
deprive Comely Of her place at the top,
which she still holds, in spite of the
defeat yesterday.
Captain f.. Il. Cassatt's Spring
Board seems TO have lost his early
foot. II was thought he would like the
firm track and short stretch and run
better than he did at Aqueduct, but,
failing to break on his toes, he was
Dnched or and knocked about just
after the start in way To ruin any
chance he may have had.
When Davies got him Strengthened
out and in his stride he was last a
good six or eight lengths behind Hes
ter Prynne and Leo Skolny, the pace
makers. He ran up on the outside Of
his field and closed part Of the gap.
but was never a contender.
Hester Prynnc made her field look
cheap in the last furlong by winning
eased IN in the fast time Of ~ for
the six furlongs.
Jack Adkins was supremely conf
dent that Leo Skolny would win. but
the colt was all out to beat Surprising
nj
cause Turner. on the latter, was in
such close quarters on the rail that
he could not begin 10 do his mount
justice.
Tamira. good looking Peter Pan
illy, named after a friend Of James
Buffers daughter. disappointed in tie
first race. The girls went out to the
sadding paddock and patted the lilly
for good luck, but even this show OF
attention failed Of its purpose. II was
Tamira's first start. and while she
showed - nice turn Of speed in chasing
the pace for half mile she hung badly
in the stretch and let Miss Fielder 20
on 70 wear Chanteuse down and win Dv
a neck.
Granite. the -year-old son Of Rock
ton. which was reclaimed from the sud
for more racing, repeated his good per
Torrance Of Saturday by winning the
last race. at one mile and sixteenth.
Butwell handled him without mis-
take.
It cost j. Hogan sos more than the
purse was worth 10 win the fifth race
with Reno. Joe Lemaire bid up the
horse 10 81 900 from an entered selling
price Of 500 before he stopped and lct
the owner keep his horse for the usual
50 advance. T. was "A costly victory.
f.. x. Bradley said in the paddock
that Black Toney came out Of the Yon-
icrs Handicap in such poor condition
on Saturday that he had decided to let
up on him, in the hope that he would
return 70 his best form FOR the meeting
at Saratoga Springs. Mr.. Bradley
thinks the good horse went Off Will.
being shipped here. and regrets now
that he sent him to the post on Satur-
day.
District Attorney Winslow of Wes.-
chester County made visit 20 tn"
track and gave orders that no prices
must be exposed He seemed TO he
satisfied that the law against bookmak-
ing was being observed.
Il. T. Wilson received word yes,cr-
day that his sucking foals at kirkley-
ington Stud. in Kentucky, were dong
well and gave high promise. They are
by his good handicap horse Olamba!a,
which was bred to the following mare:
Mauviettc. McXoana, Madchen. Lady
Navarro. PAlloucttc. Witchcraft, Fan
tasque and NiGhtfall.