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HILDRETH STILL WINNING HIS HORSES FINISH FIRST AND SECOND IN THE BROOKDALE HANDICAP. Joe Madden Wins and His Stablemate Also Beats Affliction, Kcene Candidate, Whose Chances Were Well Fancied. L# New York. June Iff. — S. . lltldrpth is just sis dominant :t factor in the racing on Metropolitan Hacks this season as lie was all winter in California. 1 lie prestige of the horseman from Missouri «M further eahnnced when his two brilliaat racers, Joe Madden and Restigouchc. monopolized the honors in the Brookdale Handicap, which had its twenty-second running at Gravosend today. Pita Herbert, originally entered and probably the best of the formidable trio. was withdrawn because, as Mr. Ilildrelh expKaaed It, he disliked to rob the race of all interest Inlaying him in. On paper, the opposition of Affliction and Tins and Needles seemed absurdly weak and inconsequential. In actual contention it proved the reverse. The Keene filly was seriously backed to beat the Hildreth pair and but for the fact that they collectively enjoyed a monopoly of racing luck, there might have been an upset. Suicidal pace making tactics by jockey Glass and subsequent shift iiig of position at critical points, together with pocketing at the end. all tended to hamper the Meddler filly. As a qualifying effort for the Suburban, Kestigouches race today was as disappointing as that of his victorious stable conpanion was OSS vincing. During the long delay at the post. 1itis and Needles was so badly kicked-by Affliction that she refused to break. The tabled history of the Brookdale Handicap since 1900 is as follows: Year. Winner. A. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1900 Jean Borcaud..4 127 Turner ,700 1:54 J 1001 Carbuncle 4 100 Cochran ... 1,680 1:53! 1*12 Morningside ..4 104 Cochran ... 3380 1:321 1903 Hunter Kniiie.4 102 J. Martin .. 3.185 1:5.v 1804 Herinis 5 12.". Redfem ...8.480 1:321 1905 Co Between... 4 110 T. Buans .. : .:S17 1:544 1906 Go Between ..5 Hi! Shaw 8.T25 1:352 1007 Zambesi 3 107 W. Miller. . 3,785 1 :53 1808 Gretna Green. 4 10H Better 8.8*3 1:52 1888 Joe Madden... 3 M8 B. Dugan .. 1.828 1:54. Another exeeBent crowd pall— part the racing this afternoon. The card was interesting, though there was hut one stake event. The course was in excellent condition. There was some little chance in the arrangements for the speculators. It was predicted that they would occupy the old betting r:ng. but this prediction was not realized. They Moved down toward the. end of the grandstand enclosure and Spread out over the lawn opposite the old ring. Proceedings began with a high-class sprint. Which Kins Cobal; captured in Impressive fashion. Interference at the start, for which iockev J. Bergen, on rantoutie. was suspended for the remainder of the meeting, helped to eliminate lie Mnnd from serious contention. The winner is generally regarded as the best sprinter in training in tins country at present. King Castle broke down hopelessly in his one sound foreleg during the running of the steeplechase and Sandy Creeker won. Impertinence fell after having established a long lead over the favorite for second place. Reybourn. fresh from Jamostovap,- showed up like a two-year-old of more than average class in the third. Glass, on Little King. wax abruptly crossed by the winner in the first furlongs but his claim of foul was disallowed. Scoville also made a frivolous attempt to persuade the stewards to change I lie order of the placing in the tilth race, alleging that I.awton Wiggins had impodd Boatrnm sufficiently to keep him from winning. Jacquelina was the heroine of a sensational victory over a big field of good youngsters in the closing dash. Almost last at the start and running on the extreme outside of her company all the way. Astes filly finally triumphed in sens.itioii.il fashion. Moorish King stumbled while Icing pulled up after the finish of tin- fifth race anil jockey J. Butler went •ver his head, but escaped injury. Ihilip J. Dwver acquired the good two-year old. lretciid. today from W. B. Jennings at private sale.
