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RULING IS UNSATISFACTORY. ACTION OF STEWARDS IN DISQUALIFYING DINNA KEN CAUSES PUBLIC PROTEST. Miller, Rider of Dashaway, Claims Foul and Autumn Stakes Go to Arcite Fountainblue s Withdrawal Causes Disappointment. New York, September 11. The withdrawal ot Pe Mund and Fountainblue from the Autumn Stakes carried disappointment to the racegoers who thronged the Sheepshead Bay course this afternoon In the expectation of seeing a race between these two juvenile celebrities which might confirm or reverse their running in the Flatbush Stakes and clear away the mystery that envelops the defeat of Bradys colt. Early rumor credited trainer May with a -natural disinclination to submit De Mund to the severe ordeal Involved in carrying 129 pounds as against 112 pounds or less on the others for a comparatively small stake. Hence no particular surprise was manifest over his absence, but with Fountainblue It was different. Matt Allens exploitation of the Flatbush favorites speed at Gravesend in Sundays workout and the accusations against jockey Jack Martin had prepared the public for a treat from Fountainblue in the way pf speed and a triumphant vindication for the trainer. Therefore it was a disappointed lot of racegoers that received the announcement that trainer Allen had "scratched Fountainblue in order to give him time to recuperate after Sundays trial- against time." Another and greater trial awaited the public,, however, when pinna Ken, the winner and much the best horse in. the Autumn Stakes, was, disqualified for ii foul" nlleeTfTxThaVefieeri committed at tli start, il. KV Kiiapp, Schuyler Parsons arid F. C. Bishop were in the stewards stand and for the first time In many years the public refused to accept an official ruling without protest. Press comments in the afternoon papers are particularly bitter. What occurred at the start was not visible to the public or the .stewards, and it was upon the unexpected claim of foul made by jockey Miller and the testimony of the starter that prompted the stewards to take their action. The. claim made was that Dinna Ken had cut across in front at he start and bumped Dashaway. Arcite, running on the extreme outside throughout and finishing in steady fashion, earning a distant second, was awarded the race. Aside from, the two-year-old fixture, the .card was excellent and favorites scored four times out of five. The exception being the 30 to 1 shot, Dainty Dame, in the first race for two-year-olds, over the unaccustomed full Futurity course of seven furlongs. Miller got away badly with the favorite Monfort and could tlo no better than second. Belle of Jessamine, the best three-year-old maiden in training, followed with an easy, victory at a. mile. Maddens Lady Tarantella was the leisurely runner-up. Both are fillies of good class, evidently. Go Between engaged in an exercise gallop to dispose of moderate opposition in the mile and a quarter handicap. The famous horse showed a sudden return to his brilliant spring form. Belligerent, which has been knocking at the door in his last several efforts through the field, finally won a poor race under a poorer ride in the steeplechase at about two miles. The heavily backed Desert Chief put up the most erratic and inconsequential cross-country exhibition seen this season. Ginette wound up the days racing by a brilliant performance on the grass course. This was her .ninth consecutive victory and, judging by a remark made by one of C. T. Ilenshalls friends after the race, she has brought home over 00,000 in wagers for her immediate connections, which include the Bainey Brothers, Radtke, Koerner and Beckman were suspended for the meeting by the starter. Harry Payne Whitney occupied a box iu the grandstand at Sheepshead Bay and did not leave It once during the afternoon.
