The sun., 1901-06-11
ETHELDERT'S EASY RACE.
DEFEATS BEAU GALLANT WI1H0tT
TROUBLE nv STANDARD STAKES.
Ten Candies Makes a Show Of Several Other
subur ban Candidates In q Handicap Ven.
toro and james p. keatins win at Long
Odds-Fty ravcrites Bcaten at Gravesend.

,erday got fair line on the physical condi-
tion OF Perry Belmont's noted horse. Ethel
bert. that Nhl undoubtedly 60 to the post
fayorite for the Suburban Handicap to be
run at sheepshead Bay next Saturday. Tho
reports Of Ethclberts fast time while at work
during the past two weeks had stimulated
the interest 10 such an extent that when the
horse started In the Standard Stakes yester-
day hundreds OF watches were clicked at the
fan OF the yellow time nag Bonnibert and
Sidney Lucas had been withdrawn. which
left Richard Croker's Beau Gallant as Ethel
bert's only competitor OConnor rode Ethel
bert and Burns was In Beau 0allant's saddle.
the horses meeting at weight for age. The
distance was mile and half.
They we're sent away together and Ethel
bert started the pace at swift gait. Burns
kept Mr. Croker's colt close by. however.
and they dashed along side by side down
past the grand stand. around the hrst turn
and along the hack stretch. Once Beau
Gsllant's head was In 'front.' but the advan-
tase was short.lived, for when they got to the
upper turn Mr.. Croker's colt began to tire
and Burns had to hde him hard After
that Ethelbert came down the straight with
ease and grace that excited the admiration
Of the crowd. O'Connor sat up almost
straight and the horse came homo the easiest
kind OF . winner by three lengths. his time
being 2.3o. or two seconds slower than the
record for the track. In the betting Ethel
bert opened at 1 to s and was backed enough
at that prohibitive price to close at 70 Q.
Beau Gallant receded from fours 70 hves
particularly nS enjoyable for % those S who did not
bet But the defeat OF five favorites made
the talent forget all about the sunshine the
balmy breezes and the green foliage on all
sides
The handicap. for .three-ycar-olds and
upward. one mile and Q sixteenth which
several 1 % Suburban sub % eandidates. Sn % ali Of which
bert. Decanter. Ksmara and Ali Gold are
biz 1s0 rass Meedo w was III The pic Dick to win yester.
days race. being played from three to Is TO 5
Decanter was second choice at fours. with
When the dag fell to a good start, Spencer
into the lead Cochran on All Gold. IS to |.
When rss hat ms III ssa fSs % Ten
candles was leading All Gold by a length
while the next nearest horse, Bonnl5ert,
further on at the turn. but he was eased con-
sideraby In the last half furlong and won
BY two lengths All Gold finished second
three parts OF a length before kamara Ten
Candles il not eligible for the suburban
The Kenslneton Hurdle Handicap Of $1,000
NJ one mile and three-Quarters, was inquired
Be pretty DEss f9ss MaSs hE sss and st MS,t
Simpson and j W smyth's Cephalalrla
The DAILY COLTS were coupled in the betting
lie, Cephalalgia started OF with big lead.
which was gradually reduced until Matt
simpson caught him in the run home on
Magic Light was a head behind. Seventeen
selling paters went to the post for the second
event at ABOUT three.auarters Of a nlls
st to ? How the wise ones allowed Ven
toro, IS to !, to escape them nobody could
explain. but the fact remains that Father
Bill" Daly's gelding, getting away well IN
front, was never out Of the lead
g. Whittier was such pronounced favor
% io ba iae had HTd '9r ye 9Hd
half furlongs, that his price never was better
than 70 and out so much money Nas
The price against April shower receded from
twos to threes Burns had the mount on
April shower, that carried top weight
As soon as the field was Jagged April
Whittier and Halma B. were immediate runners
Though April Shower never was headed he
had - he driven In the straight to defeat c.
Whittier by length.
In the ffth race. for maiden two-year-olds.
at five furlongs. the general public suffered
severe setback, while chosen few. who were
next 70 a good thing. were the ones to throw
The public plunged on Gold Seeker, which
was made 10 favorite 4 quiet tip in
circulation that T. Murphy,s Hastings colt
James p Heating. had royal chance was fol-
lowed 80 closely that when Spencer name was
hung up as the Jockey there was a determined
EFFORT 20 nail all the /? to In sight, the layer
be ~ good as gold, for Spencer got his mount
OF in 'front.' and rode him away from the post
though Gold Seeker was under the whip TO the
wir" The latter defeated Dixielina, by a
length too. Summaries:
FIRST RACE
Tn. Kenslngton Hurdle Handicap Of 81. 200; to
the Ninnci 5000 10 thc second $40, and to the third,
400 one mile aud three-QuaTters seven hurdles.
W. G. naly's B., E; Mau Simpson BY Himyar-
j. u. Smyth's B. 2 Ccphaa!.a. :, ii2 tBra1l6...
". G. ualy's B. c Magic Light = l53. (paytonl...
Bermuda Hundred and The Lost Chord also ran
10 the ofdrE named,
-, BETTING Nine to 5 and ! TO Mat' slmrson. and
go and 10 Bermuda hundrtd, : 10 ana 70
The Lost Chord
SECOND RACE.
Selling FOR three.yearOlds and upward. BY sub
scrpuon Of $40 each. With 500 added. about slI
". {. Dely. b vcntoro, by Golden GArer-vcn-
k Fss,strsroncs g Military 3 los (oConnor..
cold Lack, Oliver Nc, Ante ,. Anecdotc. Mauea,
ew,spstskes Sweet ioo.h WsSWsrd hoy' MO.
ragta and Dora +. also ran In the oIdeT named.
Time. III.
Betting Fifteen To . and TO Nenioro, 0 To :
and 10 Military, 10 and 10 Maiden,
ol,er Nc sS to and loI Ate ", 10 10 ! and
4to /, Anccdote. 20 to and sto Manga. 20 to /
and sto Yorkshire BOY 3O0 10 and 100 To Fresnal
IL 10 and TO Alpaca, 80 10 and 20 20 lnnoni-
inhtun, O. ~ and ~ to | Sweepstakes, z W and
5 to Sweet Tooth. 30 10 and l. to wayward Boy,
100 TO and ~ 10 Argohaua, 200 to | and 90 10
Dora +.
THIRD RACE.
For two-year-ilds that have not won ST. 500 by
subscription Of SO each, With sicO added i've and
half iuti0ngS
4. j. Joyurrs ch c. April Shower by An Es;ell-
Rsndfnp ii5 g. Burns. ......... ............ l
- B. MOr'S'S b. c. g. Whittier, l07 tOCOHnon. ... 2
=. T.. Maddeu's b. c. Fly Wheel lO7 Gsngmani. !
IIama H. and Santa Bonita also ran 10 the order
named
Time OS 3-5
Betting Three 10 | and to 10 April Shower, 4
t0 S and ont o. whittier to and 10 10 Fly Whef
santa Bonita,
FOURTH RACE.
fh, Standard Stakes. for three-year-olds and up
ward $50 zach. SIS forfeit. with Sl.30O added one
% <uda Eat
perry Bo'monrs b. h. Etheber. by Eo,hen-
"..;. :. ~ 20 Common zee, ....,....,..,.,. l
W-Hn-d Cfrkcf's br. E. Beau Gallant. BY Jim Gore
-hqr.a1 Belle, :, 100 Burns. nSl.......,..,..... ?
Time. 236.
beih1s one 10 and out Ethclber 70 and
out uca. Hausnt
FIFTH RACE.
Fgr iEg ,sAro.d maldens that have run at this
mtr"1t w '.'7r.giun Of SO each: with 500 added:
r. Mu-n ra q. James r. Heating. By Hastings
&. Lh'.r .-.'' 'r'' ra e. Gold Seeker. II. little
sTbs p.u... st...... t,,-t-,,..