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UNDEFEATED PRISCILLIAN HELMOKTS GREAT THREE YEAROLD WINS THE OCCIDENTAL HANDICAP UNHEADED Fashion Plate Takes the Flatlands Stakes in a Can ¬ ter Gravesend Meeting Opens with a Fine Attendance and No Trouble New York September 1J President Philip T Dwyws welladvertised aiinonnccincnt that every Ixidy would be welcomed to Jravesend provided they lived up to Ilie antibetting law as interpreted by 1he Supreme Court decisions oC Justices HiscJioff Cuyiior md Iloyt had a stimulating effect on tbe attendance at the famous old race course on tbe opening day of tho fall meeting Approximately 4OOO devotees of tlie sport were present when the bogle called the horses lo tbe post in tbe first race and mauj belated arrivals swelled these figures con ¬ siderably It seemed like the old prosperous days of racing compared with the meeting just over at Shcei shead Hay and an air of joyousness pervaded tho phice The crov l was intensely interested in the police interpretation of the law and when noth ¬ ing of an untoward nature developed as the day wore on no one was molested or interfered with und no arrest for alleged violation of tin law made UK iientui feelings of the big crowd finally found expression in tumultuous cheering for the horses and riders in the hist raets of the day Inspectors dayInspectors Flood and ORrlcn who were on band with i greatly reduced force of police were interro ¬ gated as to what line of conduct they would pursue in tho matter of betting on the races We racesWe will simply look for violators of the law and arrest them said the former Of course with due regard for the Supreme Court decisions rendered affecting the law lawMr Mr Dwyer was very much pleased with the way speculation had been carried on during the after ¬ noon Not that I know that anything of the kind really existed but assuming that it did I must congratulate the racegoers on their behavior and slrict observance of the law Mv employes and the Pinkortons will not relax their vigilance tbe least hit during this meeting Tliev have imperative orders to expel any one een passing money or re ¬ cording a wager and if every one will exercise a little common sense I have no doubt that good lacing under the present conditions can even be made to pav pavAssistant Assistant District Attorney Elder was not at the Bourse He is said to have gone to Rochester in connection with tho democratic state convention A number of his detectives were present and in charge Of Laugan as usual The latter is reported to have put in his time in getting evidence for the purpose of serving a number of layers with snbpoenaes to appear before Kings Countys grand jury dateThe which will convene at an early date The Brooklyn Jockey Club following the precedent established at Sheepshead Bay refused to allow odds to be sent out from the track trackWith With a splendid card of six races including two stakes and ideal weather for racing highclass sport resulted August Belmonts gelding Pris ciliian carried top weight of 12G pounds and won the Occidental Handicap at one mile and an eighth in Iri2 The unbeaten threeyearold made prodig ¬ ious weight concessions to six highclass horses in ¬ cluding Firestone Dandelion Master Robert Tour tliue Far West and Tony Bonero That Prisciliian lias not raced since the Sheepshead Bay June meet ¬ ing made no difference to the speculatively inclined turf devotees present His private trials have al ¬ ways been public property and there was no doubt in any ones mind of his fitness Trainer A 1 Joyner enjoys a reputation with regard to depend uhlencss in the important matter of getting a horse ready for a best effort at his first attempt and therefore everybody who could got a bet down on the great Belmont horse and at a comparatively short price The race was truly run It was Pris eillians from the first to ithe last stride lie de ¬ cisively outbroke outpaced and outstayed every one of his lightly weighted opponents Master Robert which for nearly if not quite the lirst time of his career in an important race enjoyed complete immunity from interference or bad racing luck of any kind loomed up with a menacing challenge midway of the stretch but strive as he might Mr Emerys colt could not make an impression on his gigantic opponent in the closing furlong of the race A keen struggle took place for third honors between Dandelion and Firestone the former just lasting long onougli to gain the decision Mr Belmont was not present to witness the seventh consecutive victory of his wonderful horse horseThe The complete history of the Occidental Handicap Is given below belowYear Year Winner A Wt Jockey Val Time JS1 Previous 4 1211 OConnor 1850 151 l 00 Pink Coat 0 102 T Burns lSJO 153 j 1901 Herbert 4 122 L Smith 1C9T 153 1902 Herbert 5 IIS I Smith lKJO 155 155IJHKt IJHKt Caughnawaga 4 114 Odom 1705152 1904 Dainty 4 111 Oritnmins 29SO 152J 190 Proper 127 Hiidebrand 2870155 28701551W 1W Coy Maid 4 11 Garner H iXlf 1907 Gold Lady 100 Notler 151 j 1905 Prisciliian I 12C E Dugan 1S75 152 Tho Flatlands Stakes for twoyearolds proved a agift gift for the Oneck Stables improved colt Fashion Plate which successfully spreadeagled eight young ¬ sters of his own age in new track record time for the distance lOCA The showing of Royal Cap ¬ tive the oddson favorite which finished a distant third in the race was surprisingly poor poorThe The Flatlands Stakes was lirst run for in 1894 and won by Galilee Its condensed history since 1000 is tabled below belowYear Year Winner Wt Jockey Val Time 1000 102J3Hl Colonel Paddcnl05 Slack 1450 102J 3Hl Lady Holyrood 94 1 Daly 1450 101 J li2 Lady Albcrcraft t S Rice 2155 1OS 1OSIMK i08t1H4 IMK Ixjtola 4 Creamer ltdO i08t 1H4 Teacress 105 W Davis 1715 1OS 10981IOC 1005 Hooray 100 Mclntyre 2090 1098 1IOC Momentum 07 W Miller 1020 1078 J907 1078J907 Please 9 R Lowe 1705 1M ms Fashion Plato 100 II Smith 1150 1001 In 1001In 1002 distance was increased from 5S mile to Ji 12 furlongs furlongsThe The racing was inaugurated with the usual high class sprinting attraction Bar None survived seri ¬ ous mishaps at the start and during the early run ¬ ning and got up in time to head De Miind right it the end The hitters wellknown predilection for this track was generally known and resulted in his being backed into pronounced favoritism He quit as usual however afler leading by a wide gap for Jive furlongs of the short journey When journeyWhen Economys only serious contender came to grief at the Liverpool Colts mare was left to come home practically unmolested in the steeplechase The steeplechaseThe Squire was backed to the exclusion of every other horse in the fifth race and not only rewarded his backers but never permitted them to have a moments uneasiness during the running runningIlio Ilio real plunge of the day materialized on Wall Kver WallKver in the closing race 1 K Widcner the cuer of the filly was on hand and his commission ¬ ers offered a bet to everylwdy who would accept 411 loe Xotter took liberties with the starter and virtually won the race at the start The best horses won their respective races Four of them wore legitimate favorites and backed accordingly The other two winners were second choices choicesF F K Taylor has been engaged as traiuer by S C CW W wl Darden is thinking of racing in California this winter In anv event Live Wire and Miss Crawford will be sent out there thereAlbert Albert Simons intends to campaign Gretna Green Woodbine and Higginbotham on the coast and ex pcots to ship there about the first of October Gretna Jwcii and Woodlane will be nominated in the big California Jockey Club stakes stakesS S C HildrctU said that iluill Ilerz Lad urged him to buy Mediant for Iheir joint account last vear Ilerz had seen her dam Ballautrae race in England and said she was one of the greatest race mares in the world worldBallot Ballot is going absolutely sound said James Rowe today By the way it turns out that Select ¬ man and Suffragette were bought for Mr Rowes account at Saturdays J R Keenc sale and for racing at the coming meeting at Oakland Mr Rowe intends to spend the winter in California and will have his family along with him himHerman Herman B Durvoa will also contribute his quota of racers to the Oakland meeting meetingW W II Fizer Companys and Woodford Clays stables of racers were shipped to Lexington Ky today W T Youngs were sent to the same place last Saturday SaturdayNo No race track trains will be operated by the Long Island Railroad during the present fall meeting at Gravesend GravesendJohn John Powers bought Animus from W IT Langdon this morning for SlCiOO Animus a good mud run ¬ ner winterSix will be campaigned in California next winter Six running races will bo given on the opening day of the fair to be held at Red Bank N J next Sat ¬ urday urdayThomas Thomas Welch who expects to sail for France next Saturday will be gone for three months John Ilynes will train the Newcastle Stable horses during Welchs absence absenceA A telegram lias been received from Thomas II Williams saying that he will not come oast until October 1 1The The announcement that Roseben would probably lie started in the Bayshore Stakes tomorrow created much surprise Owner D C Johnson insists on starting the big sininter against tin advice of trainer F D Weir The last named said Rosobens off foreleg is the one affected but the horse suffers no pain the only effect noticeable is that he walks stillly on it The injury is exactly similar to tin one McCartor was troubled with last spring
