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SHOWS CLASS ON THE GRASS BONNIE KELSO DEFEATS GOOD OPPOSITION IN THE RUSSET STAKES. Creating of New Record for Mile and a Half Marks His Third Consecutive Victory Over the Turf Course at Shcepshcad Say. New York. . September 9. ltonnic Kelso, this seasons seemingly invincible racer over the turf course, achieved ;i cantering victory in the Kusset Stakes of one mile and a half at Slieepshead Bay today in 2:32?. which represents a new record for the Coney Island Jockey Clubs grass track, which, by the way. is the only one of the kind in use for Hat racing in this country. This was ltonnic Kelsos third straight victory over tin? turf course at the mooting, lie began by defeating selling platers of moderate class, steadily ascended the ciass scale, and finally has wound up by vanquishing highly tried opposition with the same ease that marked Ids first effort in inferior company. The three-year-old Watcrboy gelding excels as a racer on the grass and. in winning the Kusset today, got into good company. Some of the previous winners of this stake were thoroughbreds of high class, including Irince McClurg. Caughna-waga and Shorthose. The record of 2:3.!, which llonnie Kelso reduced, was established by Miss Crawford in 1.07. Last year the. race was won in live and one-fifth seconds slower time by Bedouin, a horse of good class, with ninety-eight pounds up. In comparison ltonnic Kelsos showing becomes conspicuously brilliant. He is the only horse jockey Upton seems able to Tide to perfection, everyone of this neglected lightweight riders winning efforts on the horse being marked by patience, skill and vigor. In todays race, ltonnie Kelso suffered costly interference at the start and was last to get into his stride. Killing his time until the straightaway was reached. Upton sent his mount into second place, then reserved him within striking distance of Gullying pacemaker until straightened out for the final dasli through the stretch to the wire. Then ltonnie Kelso Hashed into a commanding lead, which was maintained to the finish, ltchind the winner finished Iteaucoup, The Ieer. Tins and Needles and Superstition iu the order named and driven out to the iast ounce. The field for the secondary feature of the card, at a mile and an eighth, dwindled to two starters Kings Daughter and Hiding Belle. McDowells mare, quoted at the prohibitive odds of 1 to 4. galloped away from her solitary opponent at the will uf -her rider and covered the distance -without being-extended, lit 1:51, which, equaled the track record. K. Martin, the dimiiutlve --western apprentice, shows to advantage on "atreerunner like Kings Daughter. His seat is such as to offer little resistance to the wind, and he is so small that in a big Held of horses it is not easy to distinguish ids colors. Subsequentl.v the youngster displayed remarkable finishing powers on Fulfill, which he rode to victory In the last race, for two-year-olds. Because of his presence in the saddle in such a big field the betting public shunned Xtreetts filly, and there were exclamations of chagrin when the spectators saw Fulfill Hash out of the ruck In the stretch as if ler opposition was staudiiu still and win like the good one she undoubtedly is. Jeanne dArc, at evens, scored her first triumph iu the cast in the introductory six and a half fur longs dash, defeating a big bund of fair racers. JT former Forsythe liily is in brilliant form and placed properly should sweep the hoards tins fall, particularly over the Gravesend course, for which she lias shown a pronounced adaptability. Though Dr. IIolz-berg. with Dugan up. easily defeated Prince Gal, the Sehreiber-brcd horse was himself beaten by Harlem Maid, an extreme outsider, in the second race. The change of jockeys from Gilbert made a vast difference iu the running of Dr. Holzberg. which probably was unlucky to have lost. Dugan did not take Harlem Maid seriously enough to go after her In the early stages. Had ho done so, the favorite probably would have prevailed. The two best-backed horses in the third race, Rowland Otis and Calash, were both trained by V. M. Wallace. The former won a good race from Ialo Chiqueta. with Colonel Applegates colt a close-up third. In the west, the pair would have been coupled in the betting and players who backed Ca lasli would have benefited. Sheriff Bradley, of Saratoga, was a visitor at Slieepshead Bay today. "I came down here out of curiosity to see how the betting was being regulated." he said, "because I heard so much to the effect that the law was being violated flagrantly and that money was lcing passed and bets recorded indiscriminately. 1 find conditions here exactly the reverse." As a matter of fact, so many restrictions are placed on track speculation at Shcepshcad Bay in the fag-end days of the present meeting that the attendance shows a decided falling off. Racegoers are not now permitted to settle their betting accounts within the race track enclosure. Captain E. It. Cassatt and II. Carroll Brown were elected members of the Jockey Club today.
