New-York tribune., 1901-06-07
THE RACErR ACk.
FIRST 100 TO i SHOT TO WIN AT
GRAVESEND THIS SEAS0N-A PUPIL
OF FATHER BILL" N TROUBLE.

The first 100 to shot Of the season went through
yesterday at Gravesend His name was Hengis',
and he the second race. a selling AFFAIR Tor
three-vear-olds. run over six furones. His owners
and stable connections had few dollars deposited
with the bookmakers. for which they collected at
the above extremely remunerative odds, but. need
less 10 say no large spoil for the public resulted
from his victory. The profits from 100 10 SHOTS
are always confined 10 an exceedingly select circle
In The nature Of things. the JOY that flows from
hacking successful 100 10 chances must ne shareu
by limited number.
Hengist was started 1--WE times last season and
once this season and until his name was seen among
Yesterdays entries popuarly supposed 10 he
stil running He had not started before this year
He Is an ordinary looking colt of distinguished
breeding and is owned by NJ {. Homan He got on
well 81 the start and. vigorously ridden by Landry,
made the running all the and lasted just long
enough land the money by short head from
Bluff who from bad start came through the en-
tire field and challenged the long shot i'm the
stretch Master the favorite. looked the best. but
this colt needs a ride almost hard enough to be
called savage and O'Connor. who had the mount.
had been III TWO DAYS. and apparently was not equal
10 the emergency. for Mr. Featherstones colt never
threatened The start was very bad
Calculations were again upset when the Morrises'
Hanover two-vear-old Dolce Far Niente. won the
Nonhanse, Stakes from Jack De Mund. whose vic
tory was practically conceded though some bettors
pinned little faith 10 Somhrero. Meridian. who
was thought 10 have a chance was scratched. but
] T. Madden added Fly Wheel, who had never
started. The colt with the Italian name started
several times at Morris Park and ran like crab.
and il was universally believed that when the Nor
rises paid $4,000 for him as a yearlng they bought
as weighty and expensive a gold brick as was ever
disposed OF at public sale I'm this metropolis There
fore amazement was great when the despised sor
of Hanover-Holiday hung TO Jack De Mund and
Sombrero TO the stretch. and then came away and
won practically all alone. by three lengths. The
start was one of Mr. Fitzgerad's least successful
as Dixieline and Fly Wheel were good left
at the post and did have chance. Before
two furlongs had been run al least fifteen lengths
divided the first and last horses.
one of Father BnTs" pupils got into trouble
with the stewards for his riding of Alsike in the
third 1t obvious that Asike had more
run in him than he allowed to make, and
Brennan. who had the mount. was called before
the stewards to explain. His explanation did not
prove satisfactory, and Brennan was set down for
days. The offence announced as mot
STngng his mount @ pPn G the WAY II u should g@0 @
Alsike's next performance at long odds Ten Can
dies won the race in fast time easily, while An
dronicus and Rochester had and nose strug-
gle for the place the McCafferty horse getting the
The TWO mile and half gallop over the fences
MAS more than usually pretty steeplechase. Eight
i horses started. and none OF them fell, although
Walter Cleary went to his knees. and saved
y from falling only by the coolness and skill Of
and Or. Eichberg drew away from the field in the
hnshing in the order named in a drive. Westown
strained himself at of jumps and pulled
up. The injury not thought 10 be serious. al
though he limped badly. Red Path new At the
however he should make a good steepechaser
Smart Set was the fayorite IN the race for two
year-old madens, and won with consummate ease
Oliver Nc had A first class chance to win in the
milo and a sixteenth race that ended the days
sport-which. by the way, was not of high class
Nitrate made his bid in the last furong. and shut
up completely when Bullman went TO the whip.
and he will not be likely TO win except in the com
summaries:
longs.
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C. r PateTsqn's e5ers21 ,,s b Nugget by Gol5
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Cheat ,I;m. i5s s@ifb5S 80
s@ndsranas (MsGinn5 IS-i So
James Kssatins. I,1gshin5S 80
Time. I,ols q
start good. Won easily: place driving
SECOND RAcE-sening for three-year-Olds. About six
NJ G 1,lI Homan:s Oh. Hsnsizt. by Teu,on
n irslniS M Moore los n d.andry) ioO-l so-l
Blsse~ ssfisfac.ion lco - Gsuimsnl e-i 2-1
+ r. Maiden hf6aT' q T. SPY pEha%5 Wy 81
Maiz,er io6 .io;G,oDncr5 G
wsg%Sfd BOY. lol Mctiinn' IGEle, "a IS
Msugs 4h. ~ Cochran, lsl 81
GREENWOOD. "a tMichaelsl III
FRANK Neliahan los thompson o 200--i CO.
y" tFltzeerad)o o l00-l 30
CONNIE % -'-.----.-. .Creamer)O Go-l 2O-l
Start very bad. Won driving: place handny
THIRD RACE-Handicsp; for and upward
One mile and a furlone
j. r. Neideners 70. C. Ten Candles by
Candiemas-Tenerine. yrs. III n.
j. j McCsnertg's br b. Andronicus.
StrathInore-Ovation. =. ll3 Cochran
Mrs r. Roche & Co. ch. c. Rochester bv
Pete Pso%se-IaVinia Belle, Jos. Burns, s-i SIS
Tinae-i :5as -
Start fair. Won easily: place driving
FOURTH RACE-THE MANHANSET STAKES of 60 ooo.
for two -year-olds Five furloncs - N'V'
n ~ a D II. Morrfs's eh c. Dolce Far
Nerle by Hanover-Holiday lis n.
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Lonsstreet-Hones moon, 1i5 tCochran) . s-s "a
Z" IS Norriss ch. c. Somhrero, by star
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start had Won easily place sam.
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