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SPECIAL IS FITZ HERBERTS HILDRETHS BRILLIANT THREE-YEAR-OLD CONTINUES HIS VICTORIOUS CAREER. His Owner Unable to Come to Decision as to His , en Ability as Compared with Kins: James Mexoana Wins the Flatlands. New York, September 14. The fall meeting of the Brooklyn Jockey Club had an encouraging beginning toilay. Tin; popular ohl course looked fresh and inviting and its compactness was a distinct relief from the niagnilicent distances at Shoopshead l!ay. The grandstand, clubhouse; and lawns were well filled witli spectators when tin; bugle called the Held 1o the post in the first race, the attendance being extarordinarily good and approximating 10,000. The betting restrictions which marked the meeting just ended were not carried to such extremes and, as a consequence, interest and enthusiasm in the racing increased as the afternoon wore on. The card is attractive and varied, with a sprinkling of high-class horses throughout. The First Special, a $:S,U00 fixture at a mile and a quarter, had three starters, including Fitz Herbert, Alliiction and Aiondae-k. There were twenty other eligibles that dodged the issue, among them Maskette, handicapped at 117 pounds, or eleven pounds less than Ilildretlis great three-year-old. The sending of Miiskettcs stable-mate, Alliiction, to the post indicated that trainer .lames Uowe thought lie had a chance to beat Fitz Herbert with the latter at a difference of twenty-six pounds. The remarkable ease with which the Etholliert colt disposed, of James It. Keenes filly evoked exclamations of astonishment on every hand. Inclined to be fractious at the post, Fitz Herbert delayed the start several. minutes. Dugan sent him to the front at once and as the trio swept by the grandstand the leader did not seem to be running faster than at a two-minute clip. He covered the half mile in 4SJf., however, the mile in 1:3!. and pulling up in the final quarter finished in U:0n. The winners race was even more impressive than yesterdays performance of a mile and an eighth in 1 :Ci! by his illustrious stable companion. King. James, with 130 imhiikIs up. When asked which of the two is the superior horse at even weights. Hildf-eth replied: "I dont know. At weight for age 1 am satisfied that Fitz Herbert can beat King James nd I would not bet against the .younger horse at .even weights, eitlier." It if- said that K. 11. Smathers combined wagers on the pair, in the past two days "approximated 0,000. The running of the cards secondary feature, the Flatlands. for two-year-olds, under selling conditions, uncovered another juvenile star in Mexoana. The Alontpelier Stables lilly was opposed by at least one good trial horse in Billiard Ball in addition to Hen Loyal and Intrinsic, yet she romped away from them all as if they were hucksters horses. She was entered to be sold for ,500 and failed to elicit a bid when auctioned off. The old-fashioned method of auctioning off winners in selling races in front of the judges stand after a race is still in vogue at Oravesend. A brilliant band of splinters, including Ilesom. Kose Queen, Do Mund. Mary Davis, Half Sovereign and others, faced the starter in the introductory dash over the five and three-quarters furlongs course. It was an open betting race with Besom, the ultimate winner, fractionally preferred at the close. It was apparent that Besom coiild have passed Kose Queen without urging at any stage of the running. Mary Davis showed a sudden return to her good form by running a close third. The steeplechase was marked by an accident which befell jockey Ernest Huppe. the rider of Sir Iiedi-vere. When making the second circuit of the course, the latter blundered over the Liverpool and threw Huppe over his head. , Tin; horse turned a complete somersault, landing, witli crushing force on the prostrate rider. When picked up the injured man was unconscious and bleeding at the mouth and nostrils. Late reports from the Coney Island Emergency Hospital, whither he was taken, are favorable. The race was won by the second choice. Andrew Summers, principally liecause jockey Davidson delayed too long in going after him with ICobbin Around, the favorite. High Irivate made ids first appearance as a selling plater in the fifth race and. quoted at odds-on. carried off the honors with decisive ease. The former Forsythe crack ran in the name and colors of J. F. Johnson and Is trained by A. G. lilakeley. who has spent much time since the horse came into ids possession in trying to alleviate the pronounced soreness witli which he is alllicted. High Irivate pulled up apparently sound and from now on should give a good account of himself iu any company. S. C. Ilildreth captured another purse with Woodcraft in the closing race. The winner was a receding favorite in the betting and the fifth successful public choice of the afternoon. W. S. House has announced a sale of Ids horses in training to take place Septemler 2.!. when J. L. McGiunis will also dispose of his stable. McGiunis contemplates transferring his turf activities to the Argentine Republic. There is an unconfirmed report in circulation here to the effect that Oakland is the California track where racing will be resumed the coming winter, that Thomas II. Williams will arrive in New York within ten days and that the books for the projected Oakland meeting will be distributed among the horsemen in advance of his coming. Ocean Bound has been retired for the season. She is an eligible for the Matron Stakes, but Woodford lay has decided to pass up that rich event rather than take a chance of permanently injuring his filly. W. J. Young today shipped to Lexington and C. C. Van Meter to Louisville. John Dyment and IM Whyte shipped their horses to Toronto last evening. Both trainers, since coming here, lost through death the Iest individuals of their respective stables, Dyment losing his crack two-year-old. Star Wave, and AVhyte suffering the loss of the useful racer, Tourenne.
