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UNCLE WINS THE TRIUMPH ; c i STAR SHOOTS GOOD SON OVERCOMES ALL OBSTACLES IN FINE STYLE. I Beats Spooner After a Grand Race In the i Very Last Stride Fine Afternoons , Racing at Brighton Beach. i Now York, Ociober A tremendous card of seven races, with the rich Triiiniih Stakes at one , mile, for two-year-ohls, as the chief magnet of attract ion, was rim off at Brighton Beach this after- j noon under perfectly ideal Indian summer .weather, a fast track, and in the presence of approximately 20,000 people. This unique and valuable juvenile event, although only of very recent origin, has gained such popularity in its short history that it , has become one of the most important and Inter-4 osling fixtures on the American turf. Todays sensational and thrilling race? will greatly enhance its prestige, in that it engaged immeasurably 1 ihe best lield of starters that has ever con- tested for the big added money prize and its alluring adjunct, the historic Iliarsalia Plate of the value or ,000. The lield included such real turf luminaries as Uncle, Alfred Noble, Firestone, Spooner, Meeliek and four others. The sturdy Uncle redeemed himself grandly and convincingly in todays exacting test of class in a two-year-old and wiped out his recent defeat at Gravesend by scoring, a brilliant victory with jockey Finn up, over eight lleet opponents in the fast time of l:39j. The chestnut son of Star Shoot The Niece, was seriously handicapped with an outside position at the post and enormously taxed to survive a collision., jit ihe start,, hut the .undaunted. -youngster, without waste of time set about the seemingly hopeless task of overhauling the Hying leader and supposedly most formidable opponent, Alfred Noble. It is on record that Uncle succeeded, for at the end of the first six furlongs the pretensions of the sizzling hot tip of the race was decisively disposed of and that Uncle, when confronted with a fresh opponent in Spooner,. gathered himself together for a mighty and final spurt to down the latter which he did in the last stride of a heartbreaking journey and in such fast time that the throng of spectators rose en masse and cheered the victorious horse to the echo. The winner was timed separately in 1:3S. This fact is vouched for by several experienced dockers. A big play developed at the outset on Alfred Noble, which probably carried more money In wagers than all the others in the race combined. Tlie price against the Ilildrcth candidate receded steadily, which had the effect of deterring many intending bettors from hacking him. Misguided plunges on Vino, Lad of Langden, Alfred Noble, Zipango and Cliulita failed to materialize. The public lost very heavily on this quartette of favorite. Vino, which was virtually left at the post and ran a winning race, is said to have broke down in the race. Voorhees, the winner, also pulled up lame. Lad of Langden was unable to raise a respectable gallop, which evoked severe criticism lor the inconsistent W. W. Darden stable. The long-overdue Sal Volatile made good finally for her connections. This filly was a wonder in her private trials as a two-year-old and E. D. Morgan, her owner, refused to entertain an offer of ,000 that was made for her. This is on the authority of Joint Boden. Sal Volatile lias worked miles in close to 1:38, but is of a nervous and erratic disposition. This practically ruins her as a race, mare. Maiden three-year-olds, several good ones among them, contested the first race. Sal Volatile, a fast illly by Disguise, showed superior speed and ran away from the others. Keenes well bred Summer Cloud took second money front George J. Longs somewhat unlucky Algelone. The favorite, Lad of Langden, was next to last at the finish. Voorhees made a runaway affair of the second race, leading from start to finish and scoring comfortably from Marster, but if Vino bad not got :iway absolutely last, Voorhees would probably liave been second. Vino was a hot favorite and made tip a tremendous amount of ground after settling into his stride, but third was the best he could do under the circumstances. Miss Doyle ran an extra good race iiere and is in form for a win soon. .Tack Atkin was unlucky at the start for the third race, hut under a good ride by Hadtke moved up fast, and in a grand flight of speed finally won off by himself. The time was 1:12, but, Jack Atkin ran his race much faster. Dreamer and Prince. Hamburg ran second and third, showing such marked and sudden improvement as would have produced trouble for more obscure owners. Uncle won the Triumph Stakes in a way that fully justified all that has been claimed for him. Off last and meeting troubles that would reasonably have accounted for a defeat, he finally got within hailing distance of the leaders, and in .1 great rush through the stretch finally got up to snatch the" race away from Spooner in the last stride. Spooner is a good colt himself, easily disposed of the others, only succumbed after a game struggle, but had Uncle got away well it would have been an easy affair for liiin. Alfred Noble was heavily backed and showed a great flight of speed in leading to the stretch, but failed to stay tiie mile route. The tabled history of the Triumph Stakes is ,as follows: Year. Winner. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1905 Lotus Hater . 107 T. I turns. . .,150 1:40 lOCKi Fountainblue 112 Shaw !,!r.O l:40j- ... 2107 Uncle 112 Finn 7,550 1:39? Woulstpne, at a long price, accounted for tin fifth race; This horse has been threatening to win 1 ; c i I i , i , j , 1 for some time, but was not expected today and was not the best horse. He vanquished Lord Lovat conclusively enough, but tlie unlucky Kilter was best and with good racing fortune would have won. Marbles, after running some remarkably laid races for her, recovered speed with a start today and won all the way from such a fast filly as Cliulita in the sixtli race. It will now be in order for her stahlemate, Please, to give another such acrobatic display shortly. The last race was for maidens and fell to a Whitney representative, Sea Wolf, winning somewhat easily. P.ut it was an accident. Constantia, Vrom the Forsytlie string, was leading by ten lengths at the head of the stretch and had the race won when she took a crazy notion to bolt across the track and spoiled a good thing. She had been well backed at long odds. a Miniota dropped dead at Belmont Park this morning at exercise. Tims. II. Williams, of California, acted as one of the stewards during ihe running of the fiftn ace. Mike P.ennejtt boosted marbles from ,000 to J2.000, which was retained by the owner. Jockeys Finn, Preston and Burns were set down for the balance of the meeting by the starter. C. I. Darnells explanation and reasons for equipping Sewell with blinkers in his last winning rai were accepted as satisfactory by the stewards. .President Fitzgerald took Walter Miller to task for the ride on Rye last Tuesday and Miller admitted that lie rode a bad race.
