The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-14
STAKES ARE
CAPTURED BY COOUETTE
Comely, Favorlte, Beaten by Overcautiousness Of
Jockey. Who Pulls Up to Avoid Crash. ..Fily
Speeds Up Then. but Loses by Nose

James Buffers Comely, rated as the
best two-year-old Any OF the year. met
with another setback yesterday when she
lost the Demoiseile Stakes, the feature OF
the Empire City Jockey club card, by
u nose. Blame for the defeat was placed
by a majority OF the racegoers on the
hesitancy OF Jockey kederls rather than
on any lack of courage in the fllly, which
closed a big gap in the stretch and after
dodging from the inside to the outside
only just failed TO catch the Brookside
Stables Coquette, which had pull OF
seven pounds in the weights.
Comcy was the favorite In the small
field of three. the greatest opposition being
expected from Briggs Sister. the Western
candidate, running in the colors OF Il.
H. Bradley. Coquettc, the outsider rushed
away and gained "A lead of three lengths
In the run down the backstretch. Comely
held Briggs Sister by neck, and In going
around the bottom turn began to close
on the leader. Buxton took Coquette n
little wide on making the turn into the
homestretch. and Kederis started TO go
through on the rail. Buxton swerved over
a little with Coquette and rather than
take chances Of collision Kederis pulled
round TO the outside. This lost consider
able ground for Comely. and though she
finished strongly she Just failed to get up.
Briggs Sister was four lengths back.
A fine field OF sprinters went to the post
In the third race, "A handicap at six fur
longs. Capt. Il. Il. Cassatt's Spring
Board, the top weight. was made favorite,
but there was plenty OF support for Hes
ter Prynne. we'll treated by the handicap
per with 100 pounds and II. J. Mackenzle's
Leo Skolny. Leo Skolny was quickest in
getting into his running and with Hester
Prynne At his saddle. set a hot pace
down the backstretch. At the end OF the
first furlong Hester Prynne took the lead
while Spring Board had no speed and was
next to last all through tho early run
ming. Hester Prynne never was in danger
and McCahey landed her an easy winner
by four lengths. r. +. Car1nan's Sur
prsng closed strong, but was beaten
a neck by Leo Skolny for TIE place
Spring Board also made up lot of ground
in the stretch and finished fourth. half
q length behind Surprising.
James Buffers Tamra and F. u. Weir's
Miss Fielder divided favoritsm in the first
race, for two-year-olds, but the former
showed little to Justify the confidence
placed in her Chanteuse led by two
lengths. with Tamira next. until entering
the homestretch. when Marco started his
run with Miss Fielder Twenty yards
, from the wire Miss Fielder got on even
terms with Chanteuse and gained the ver-
dict by head Chanteuse beat Tamira
| by four lengths for the place.
a poor lot of maidens started in the
second race. with Earlymorn a disap-
/ pointing favorite. +. J. Miless King Box
went to the front at the drop OF the flag
and galloped home ten lengths in front OF
Mrs. A. G. Mackenzie's Balgee.
! w. H. Congdon's Lohengrin opened ia
vorite for the fifth race at a mile and sew
enty yards, but there was SO much sup
port for j. Hogan's Reno that she closed
the choice at II to s. Lohengrin used UP
so much effort following the fast pace set
by Yodelng that he had nothing left when
Reno came along in the stretch with a de-