New-York tribune., 1901-08-18
THE RACETRACK.
,AsTERMAN WINS THE $4,000 UNITED
STATES HOTEL STAKES.
BIrEs is NOT HEADED IN THE DELEvAN
HANDICAP. BEATING THE FA-
VoRITE ROCKTON
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event every seat the grandstand and clubhouse
,ros taken the aisles filled with people and
she lawn was also filed The magnet that drew
.bis blg attendance & splendid card of six
raees including the United States Hotel Stakes,
s,ee0 race for two-year-olds at five and one-half
,,r,onrs; the Delaware Handicap for three-year-
l5s and inward at a mile and a sixteenth. and
-ooe in which gentlemen riders had the mounts.
The United States Hotel Stakes Of course,
she main event of the day, and was third on the
r., Fifteen horses were carded TO start, but Au-
80, F2eluont withdrew Leonid and trusted 10 Mas
nen W C. Whitney withdrew Pretorius and
po,a5 King Hanover TO start, while Stranger,
I~nutor and Khitai were the Others scratched This
80, q field of ten. All of these appeared 10 have
. cbance and the betting on the race was very
rvsly on the strength Of report that he had
rl,sa a fast trial King Hanover, opening up an
al choice with Masterman, was sent TO the post
- favorite Masterman was so well supported
ho, he closed at l6 to 5, while LUX Casia was the
next best played horse
Tpe race went 10 Masterman, who won as ne
.,aosea There was quite delay at the post but
- Gag fell with the field in good order. Golden
c+age went right the front TO make pace,
,,ne Hanover, LUX Casta Masterman and Satur-
s.y beinr all in a bunch. Golden Cottage hau
,sa NJ a length. but the others were very close To-
~,ber. in fact SO close that the Ear turn there
Us some crowding. As a result Of the punching
s,r,5a,, stumbled and fell. while Queens Messen-
,sr who was going through the bunch win
surst of speed. went down on top Of Saturday.
s1cCue who had the mount on Saturday, la! Where
ne had fallen, but L. Smith, Queens Messenger
,.ser got I'D at once. McCue escaped with only
cut IN the leg but It was enough 10 prevent MN
,,om walking In the mean time Golden Cottage
had retained her lead, and there was no change IN
The position of the horses until the Hello was
s,-siphtened out for the run through the stretch
Then pullman made his run with Masterman. who
drew away from the field once he got his head in
.,ont The finish found him the easiest kind Of a
winner by four lengths. with Dixieline, who got
off next TO last in second place, head In front or
Caughna waga, who similar distance before
Baron. The Delaware Handicap had seven start
ers Knight OF Rhodes and Decanter being the only
ones 10 decline the issue. Rockton. the winner OF
the Saratoga Handicap, although having top
weight in the race, selected as the best OF the
field. and was sent the post the favorite. The
three-year-olds Blues and Black Fox were the
next in demand and We're second and third choices,
First Whip also being well played Blues, who is a
much improved colt Of late, won his second big
race since he became the property OF Frank Far
rell. He was off third when the flag fell but Shaw
sent him right the front, and at no part Of the
race was the result in doubt the further the
field went the greater became his lead. At the fin
ssh ne was eased up four lengths in front of Rock
ton. who beat Kinnikinic a head simply because
Turner was better hnisheT than McGinn. Black
Fox ran with his mouth wide open to the stretch
but when OConnor called on him he quit badly,
The gentlemen riders race was the second event
20 be decided. II at a mile and seventy yards
Six ran. Dolan6o and Macleod of Dare being
withdrawn. Carbuncle ran in the ana in
terest Of W c. Whitney, who had leased him
from TON" Healey for this race IN order TO allow
Sydney Paget TO have the best mount. just he
did in the at Morris Park, when he leased
Ten Candles from ]. 7. widener and Paget won
noon. 5gt oniy because he was or the best horse
-Carbuncle outcassed the Others to such an extent
HbgH ka ~dG a
and CogsWen the next best played horses. Car,
bunele was shut OUT IN the run 10 the turn and
who had gone ali around his field took command,
followed by Cogswell Although Deyereau outrode
Paget at every jump, Carbuncle was far superior
Cogswell. so that he won the race on his Own
courage by length and a half. with Cogswel
five lengths in front OF Dogtown. The win was
retain Carbuncle from Healey Carbuncle was
Of The second horse. Cogswei and r. \ Buckley
raised the price TO s45eo, so that Whitney had 10
The racing began with a dash Of seven furlongs,
for which there was an evenly matched field run
ming because OF the scratches Of lsdor, Dublin
picked Ch1ctanunda as the best and he was the
favorite al an times during the betting There
was quite play on both Caviar and Demurrer,
however, 50 that they were at short prices, while
John Ruskin. Chuctanunda the race for his
Demurrer would have won. Demurrer Went 10 the
front right after the start, and the furong pole
appeared 10 be winning easily But when chucta-
nunda and Specific closed Garrigan went all TO
Tictory for Chuctanunda by half length while
Specific took the place money from Demurrer by
neck.
The fifth race was a steeplechase over the full
course, with field OF four 70 run BUllingdon
q money bet on Bacchanal The last named
me NE race, but u was lucky win for had Bullng-
until entering the actsretc the last time aTonnG
where Bullingdon moved into the lead. followed by
6bacchansl 81 The pair had il out for furlong
where Bacchanal took lead Of half length. but
bullngdon had caught him before the last jump
was reached. II was here that Burlington took
neaoer, 50 that Baechanal had nothing 10 do but
gsllop the rest OF the way and win easily by fifteen
lsensgths ssgts from MI StoffeL Green Old not give
5oinngdon chance TO run away. and quickly re-
Sno1ntng him caught Governor Budd and after
marc drive landed him in third place neck in front
3, OK Governor Budd. The crowd cheered Green
race SO that be was at odds on, but he failed 10
VII, as Nitrate, purchased by John McCaferty
Nitrate and Dolando raced together for six fur
lo,1gs where Nitrate went 10 the front. and Shaw
with. with poapdo. 50 That Nitrate drew out and won
easily by three lengths
SUMMARIES.
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