The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-18
LONG SHOTS AT GRAVESEND
III KANThKA FILLE KILT WINS THE
OPENING DASH At 90 70 L

manuel Captures the RroHpect Stakes ana
A1Eo1 Beats q Smart Field for the Orien-
tai Handicap in Fast Time-Satin Slip
per IL Bid ~UpAManohester Misses n Coup.
Ideal September weather and one OF the best
filled cards OF the season attracted 5000
patrons OF racing 70 the Gravesend track ves-
terday. Those who went with speculative In
tent found a wide field for operations. but only
nominalsreturns II they played fayorites. as
only one FIRST choice pulled through. Follow
ers 81 popular jockeys Jared even worse. as
Maher failed to earn brackets. Tommy Burns.
however. put two over the plate. and adj
mirers OF the Western crack broke ahead Of
the game.
The first stake feature on the card was the
Prospect, OF $2.500. for two-year-olds. and
eleven candidates turned out, including Bln,k
| Venus. who was added. j. W. Schorr Il Sons
disappointing colt, w. 0verton. was again
made ~favorite. with Black Venus and the Mad
den pair equal second choices. Autumn and
Rhinelander alternated in the lead until the
last furlonR, when Manuel rushed up from third
position and won easily by a length and q half.
Autumn beat Rhinelander a similar distance.
and the other Madden colt. Frohsinn. cashed
his stable companion home.
This race was followed by the Oriental Han
dicap OF $4,000. for three-year-olds and up
ward. which brought out q well-balanced
field Of seven. Sydney PaRet's ally Buela.
with her light impost. was selected to do the
trick. but all the others. with the possible ex-
ception OF WhistlinR Con. were backed sub
stantially. Algol carried his top weight to
the front after iagfall and galloped his field
into the ground, winning by five lengths from
DR.. Catlett. who beat Whistllng Con half a
length. Twinkler made his customary strong
bid at the end. but lost show money by a neck.
Algols performance was the fastest ever
made in the stake except Clifrord's in 1895.
Both are now credited with 2:0Ih. The track
record Is 2;O8h. made Sept: q, 1889; The
stretch and finished last. Sir Walter ran
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a 7leso WIZ !or the RSsSS rs e : s shSt XII, wig SSs! WON S,i il
o drive from Blarneystone. The ~favorite,
Win dia seventh sSs Ii TR 1Sis All LpT Sb, TsnI & Il ins se Ss;9
second race. and he battered his hackers for a
by a length. from Mary Prince. who also beat
the ~favorite home.
fifteen rival two-year-olds in the nth race.
She proved a Z good oSf.dd investment as %s she had the
tenygt fs' from VIZ Rqy st T while EASE Easter ~ cara
the race george Murphy hi Bid Satin slipper.
entered to be sold, for $500. up to $500.
| no OWUeE DOuRnI.n bT IN lOT o1sOOO.
Baby Bill fell at the first fence past the stand.
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MANCHESTER. headed him in the stretch. Tan
furious drive beat Manchester q head. From
tiersman the f~avorite. finished fifth. Sum-
mary:
fo atsaT :4ao ad RinfiG a ;1 fSf ~ SIS nss' u 81, .So s1Sah' .a g
| SIG to third: six furlonRa.
GonghsereS. Stables, On. Z. Kilt. 3. by KAntatA-
81 Q: Hildreth's oh. c. BlarneyutOne. 8. ia OiAw-
O. L. Richards b. 2. Charentua, i. lis TaraD.... 8
Imperator, Lord zeni, Bpfoon. Sensational, Arma:
RR .Sniv Atlantis sn5 T FIs. ssHr1t%GG G;5 Rig Right of Way. Queen of
stone. 20 to i GhaTentus. 10 to / fmperStor, s to i
Lord Zeni. 10 to ! Buffoon,, so to ! Sensational. 10
Sqtto Right q Way. so to Queen Of Beauty. 1T;
Selling; for three-year-olds and upward; $500 add
ed. Of which 500 to second and $50 to third; allow
P. 7. Randolph's CHI, e. Manassas. 4. by Potomac
August Bioinonts cS. h. Merry Prince. 8. io6
a. T. Ieish.s CHI. h: simon W.: g. ios tTurnsj.:.::s
dain. Merlin and Millstream also ran.
B~ettine-rhirty to j Against Manassas. to / Merry
B BiaoS D q to 8 10 s tn : M M4ib 800 3 to to ! p aess S9. 7 100 to to ! !
Lady Disdain. 100 to / Merlin. q to 1 Millstream.
THIRD RACE.
Tho Prospect Stakes Of $4,000. for tToayear:olds;
second $500, and to the third $500; penalties and
allowances; siK furlonGs; ~.
panita. io1 Spencer.
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p1 ailee 81 DS M,d ESifisbSsTgbi FE %l oRsit0 Way Ma and GIN MoS s%s
Black Venus also ran,
B~etting-Six to ! against Manuel. @ TO / Autumn, 4
to 1 Rhinelander and Frohsinn. coupled as the Mad
den entry; 90 to ! HLlee. Ito l DR.. Eichberg. 10 to l
to 2 W.. overton. rs to / Mr.. Clay. q to 1 Black Venus.
FOURTH RACE.
The Oriental Handicap of 81. 800; for three-yeAr-
Winner $1,000. tc, the second $500. and to the
tht w s s9So; o = s6 mile eS and 3. 4 GSIiFt e BY ropu,,l.D.
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The Friar. Sir Walter. Baeia,r and f%infloSr also ran.
2 Walter to 1 8 % " i Bnef.' c 3 70 ! f f. I TsS FriAF' 4 to 1 Sir
FIFTH RACE.
Selling; for two-year-olds; 5000 added. of which
800 to second and $50 to third; allowances; ave
Z, ,PsPpsr's b; & Satin Slipper. by Kingston.
O. !. RieSardSis Blk c. Roystcrer. iol tCiGwson,.::
F. Abrahams,s b, G. nI Easter Gard: los taiTSch' Gi::s
Tut, cisptrap. Duke Of Baden. and Ben viking also
ran.
ed ns s,dHs : r q |, to R.St sF@d! 5Td, s Set In , se! aaS,fx 70 S. to !
40 TO / Miss Smith, 4 to Tender, 100 to spurs, 20
to ! Chemisette, 100 TO I Rose May. 10 to Mrs:
Tut. 40 to l Claptrap, 40 to i Duke OF Baden. 9 to L
Ben Viking.
SIXTH RACE.
Hurdle race; selling for three-year-olds and up:
ward: $500 added. Of whichS $50 to second and $40
10 third; allowances; one mile and a half over six
hurdles:
F. 4. Fontaine's br. G. Tantris, 3, by Sir Modrod-
Sister to Jim Douglas, lac Barry, ...."",...1
J. ". Colts b. 4. Manchester. aged, $50 (Finnegan) 2
W. L. divers b. x. Governor Budd, 8, LAT HoRanl 8
Marshall, Baby Bill. FrontiersmAn, Bergen, The
Widower and Duke Of Durham also ran.
Time, 2:514.
Betting-Five to / against Tantris, 20 to / Manchcs-
ter, 3 to1 Governor Budd. 8 to l Marshall, 10 to
Baby Bill, 7 to 8 FrontiersmAn, 100 to l Bergen, o to
/ The Widower. 100 to l Duke OF Durham.
Racing Mt Hawthorne.
CHICAGO, Sept. l7.-Judge Rees to-day ruled r. r.