New-York tribune., 1901-06-04
THE RACETRACk.
GRATIS VICTORY OVER BLUE GIRL
CAUSES SURPRISE.

Flue Girl who is owned in partnership oy 'oih
J, Madden and William c. Whitney althoush enc
runs under the colors of the former anu " 60
by winning the Juvenile and the Eclipse STAKES,
her only two previous starts, made suoils ~
f roooq,iton as the premiere two-year My Vi
tho rresant season was neatly beaten yesteru"! "
Grayesend by Grail, who had not preNlousiS io
claim to high class. good sized OH ""S -.
saw the race, and to say that they "ele sup
&c ,uttfng il with extreme mildness- 1hey were 50
ozod that they could scarcely believe their eyes
Mr. Madden was as confident of the success Vi ms
fine filly as anybody else for he wi'hoie" -,
thinking that she would not be needed 1t Is uou' ~
full if she would have been of any use 1or ur'ii ran
a much better race than Gunfre has ever sho"h'
Af,er the scratches had been made there were
only four starters left and talent and bookmaksis
figured on Blue Girl and Hanover queen 10 ~ ui o'
two the former being made an almost pioii'O
favorite at 3 to and out Hanover queen w. VIC"
commonly thought be the only CONTENDER Wort"
attention and odds were laid against her chahceS
at ? TO l. Grail neglected at i 10 ahu i"
while nobody wanted Chirrup at 50 10 l, = ie
the sharps observed that Blue Girl did not sho"
quite her accustomed snap in her warming up
canter but it escaped general observation anu ''0
betting closed at the odds given above.
Mr. Fitzgerald sent them away to start d.
nerfect as the June weather. and IN fe" s'IIueS
Blue Girl and Hanover Queen drew away tose'hei'
and all the wise said, Il told you so II was
nip and tuck between the daughters OF oF DIXON
end Hanover for three furlongs. and Gran ana
Chirrup We're trailing along four and hVe lehsthS
behind apparently hopelessy beaten bu' the Two
leaders it turned out. were simply running each
others heads off. At the head of the stretch Blue
c,irl had baaten Hanover Queen, but there was
another dllv in the race. and her name was Grail
Under punishment she closed with burst OF speed
that electrified the beholders, and despite Vlgor-
Gus finish by Tommy Burns caught Blue Glrl' ana
passed the judges first by half length Hanover
Queen was none good third. The time-l:ol-
was only half a second over the record for the
track
II appeared most observers that Burns rode
a i'll considered on the favorite OF course,
it asking something of Blue Girl to call upon
her give fve pounds to Hanover Queen and ten
pounds each to the other two contenders, but most
horsemen who saw the race thought she could have
done il had not Burns made much use OF her in
of Grail. who has improved much since Morris
Park 1t will be interesting to see how she carries
Another favorte carried down much coin when
Beau Gallant, whose chief claim TO distinction (and
ne owes spencer Toy thap lies IN the fact that he
is the only horse that ever beat Commando, was
Boss Croker's colt not even in the money He
can and will run better than that. Bullman rode
to get TO the front and when the drive came Beau
Gallant had nothing left; Dr. Barlow got the yer
carving 12l pounds. made him travel for It. n
FIRST Whip were sound no1 many OF the big handi-
cap horses would 90 around looking for a chance
The most torrid of hot tips went wrong in the
race for three-year-old maidens. Here
along carefully and under cover until IL sup
posed be inVincble among maidens. Its
Golden Grain. il belonged J. q. FOansbee
and had neve- started in race. Its breeding. for
this fy by HanoYer-Fleur dor. all
that could be asked, and Shaw had the mount.
many fell to this tip But there another
/ tried racer in the lot. His Gold Spin
ner. and he the only horse in the He
took the lead the first jump, and easily
that Green b. Morris, his owner almost
ashamed TO take the money. AS the winner came
back 70 the stand he met Of the big field just
coming under the wire. Golden Grain not far
ahead of these. Gold Spinner w:ll be heard from
in some Of the three -year-old stakes
ConrOy. winner OF the Brooklyn Handicap, picked
up in his work Sunday. and is slightly
lame in consequence James Rowe, his trainer
fears evil results Of consequence Mr.. Keene
has yet decided whether ne will send either
Commando COnroy to in the American
Derby at Chicago June o. The summaries:
FIRST RACE-Hurdle handicap four-year-
upward one mile and three-quarters
flights Of hurdles
Betting
St. Pi.