The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-06-14
ON THE RACE TRACK
George Ksssler Wins The Great Amer
lean S.ake3 al GIaysSend.
DON DE ORC DISAPPOINTED
1t Was Pretty five-Furlong Run
-Arbuckle second. Rhodesia
Third = Events In Other
Parts OF the Country.

New York. June i3-The great Amer
lean stakes. worth TO the winner si0,-
900, was the chief attraction at Graves
end to-day. When IL had been run.
there was great disappointment for
the crack OF the year. Don DE Oro
was Ia the also rams. a badly beaten
horse. who could not show a bit OF the
speed he had at Morris Park when he
looked like the coming 2-year-old. The
turns at Gaveseud are short. however,
and the big. striding. ls-hand SON OF
Rayon Dor was unable to negotiate
them, as was the case a year ago with
Handspring.
There was a long delay at the post,
caused chiefly by McCafterty, Lamley
and Clayton. which cost them $50 each.
and then Flynn caught them in line
and away they went. RhCdesla. the
smart heene fllly. was the first 10
show out Of the ruek. followed by Ar
buckle. The FriGr, Don DE ORC, George
kessler, San Mateo and Haphazard
In the first furlong Rhodcsia took
lead Of two lengths. running the dis
tance In i2 seconds. san Mateo was
second. length In front OF Kessler. he
half n length In front OF Don De Oro.
while, for some unaccountablc reason.
Arbuckie had Joined Haphazard in the
last place. The next furiong was run
In IL seconds as well. but Rhodesla
was slowly coming back 10 the others.
as the pace was hot and something
was needed for the finish. Tnral con-
cluded also that he would better cave
something for the rush. and as they
passed the quarter pole he was In tire
fifth place watching Griffin, on De Orc,
just in front OF him. and Canerty rid
ing at his bootlegs with Arbuckle. At
the three-furlong pole. which was at
the turn into the stretch. reached In
36a seconds. Rhodesia had but a neck
the advantage OF San Mateo. with Don
De ORC n length behind him. followed
by Arbuckle, whom McCafferty was
taking to the outside for a good POSI-
tion for the final run. Then came
George Kessler followed by the other
two. done up. The race was begun in
earnest and desperate urging was In
order. Rhodesia had got too much OF
Il and was anxious to quit. but LAM
ley would not let her. san Mateo shut
up like jaok-knlfe. and Don De Orc
: began TO show signs of distress. Tarul
saw a hole near the rail and like Q
shot. he went through Il and assumed
the lead by a narrow margin. after
pasSlng tne ntlI mis- pote, WINCH W.
reached In lsh seconds. with only four
left In. There was but furlong to 60.
and with the $4,000 hanging IN front
OF him. Taral rode his hardest for Me-
Cafferty was coming on Arbuckle with
one of his wild rushes. But Arbuckie
could not get up and had TO Be con-
tent with second place while 0eorge
Kessler carried of the race.
Five furlongs-fAna II. won, Pieu-
ruse second. Mistrai II. third; time.
l:Oi. Mile and quarter-Gold Creee
! won. Sir Dixon. Jr.. second. Landsdals
third: time. 2:09N Great American
handicap. five furlongs-George Kess-
Ter. 1ls (TaraD. 10 to 1. won: Arbuckles
iis tMcCanerty). 8 to l. second: Rho
desia, lis UIamley). Is to I, third; time.
i.02Is. Mile-Margraye won. Ham1i-
ton ii. second. Volley third; timA
l:42X. Six furlongs-Buckrene Won
Tinge second. Buckwa third; time.
i:i5js. Mile and one furiong-Charads
won. st. Maxim second. Lake Shore
third; time. 1855.