Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-13
The FAVORITE Is BEATEN.
PREVIOUS WINS THE GREAT AMER
ICAN STAKES AT GRAVESEND.
Sloan Gives an Exhibition of Artistic
Riding for the $4,000 Purse
Hung Up for 2-Year-OIds-
Talent Backed FrOhman.

New York, Jun 12.-There was an excel
lent attendance at Gravesend to-day, the
chief attraction being the Great American
stakes for 2-year-olds. with $4,000 hung up
for the winner. AS has frequently been the
case this year among the youngsters, there
was another upset, and the favorite, Froh-
man, was away back in the ruck when
Previous, NJ. f. Dryers colt. capitally rid
den by Sloan, passed the judges mid the
cheers of the spectators. Handball, p. ].
Dryers good colt. was in second place and
the Morris colt. Varus. was third, the 9TH
ers being nowhere. There was a prompt and
good start, and by the time they reached
the timing flag, Handball was in front, with
Previous and Aratoma close up, all the
jockeys doing a bit of urging. During the
first quarter there was no change among
the leaders. but those behind changed
places constantly. AS they neared the head
Of the stretch Varus came out of the bunch
and set sail for the leaders. By the time
they had stretched out for home HandbaIl
and Varus were a little in front. with the
other two back a short distance, and the
rest trailing. Then Simms and Littlefield
began driving, and 1t looked as If they
would finish in that order, heads apart, but
Sloan sent Previous after them on the out
side and landed his mount a winner by half
d length.
First race-Six furlongs. Nick, 15 (Scher-
rer). il to 5 and even, won, by half a
length; Imperator, 40 CThorpe), s to l and
2 to /, second, by two lengths; Illusion, us
CNeumeyer), u to l and to l, third. Time,
1:l6. Harrington. Prompt, Concord, Ed
Kearney, Sir Play and All Over also ran.
Second race-One mile; selling. Lehman,
Ill CSlOan), 6 to 5 and l to 2, won; Alva-
RADIO H., 101 Martin). 20 to l and s to l,
second; Sun Up. 1l3 CThOrpe), 5 to l and 8
to :. third. Time, 1:4lA. Albanian. Alarum,
Jefferson, Free Lance, Judge Baker and
Petrol also ran. Petrol finished third, but
was disqualified for fouling Sun Up.
furlongs. Previous. I3 (Sloan), 6 to / and
2 10 l. won by half a length; Handball, lis
(Simms), Z to l and ) to 2, second by two
lengths; Varus, 1l3 Uittletield), 4 to l and
TO ., third. Time, 1:Ol&. KitefOOt, Hand
Press, MuriIlo, Frohman, Aratoma, Great
Bend, Archduke and Arquebus also ram.
Eourth race-F1ve furlongs. SWango, III
(Sloan), 3 to 5 and 3 to o, won by three
lengths: Mirthful, liz Uittlefield), s to )
and l to 2, second; Bowling Brook. liz
tScherrer), s to 5 and l to .. third. Time,
l:O212. General Maceo, Red Gidd, Sifieur,
Burnap, Nigenta, Lille Seals, Alantha and
Senator Weiman also ran.
Fifth race-One mile and a sixteenth.
Premier, us CTaraD, 20 to l and s to l, won
by a neck; Ben Brush, lis (Sims). 2 to 1
and even, second by one length; Caldron,
81 CMaher), 40 to l and 10 to l, third. Time,
1:4SA. Wolhurst, Cromwell, Howard Mann,
Semper Ego, Parmesan, Arabian and De-
clare also ran.
Sixth race-Five furlongs. Brentwood.
a head; Dogtown, 112 (O'Leary). s to l and
3 TO !, second by a head: Babieca, ll2
(ReifD. 5 to 2 and even. third. Time, lob,
WhistIing Coon, Ella DAILY, Countess Cor
iande, Maxine Gomez. The Juggler, Chang.
INDIAN and Tinkler also ran.