The Washington times., 1902-05-25
O'CONNOR RIDES THE WINNER
Advance Guard, Off Poorly
Runs Splendid
Race.
BLUES, FAVORITE, NOWHERE
Forty Thousand People See Fine Con-
test for Big Handicap - Pentecost
Gets Third Money-Bad Accident in
First Race Mars Sport.

NEW YORK. May 24.--Albort Feather
stone, the millionaire bicycle manufac.
turer, scored another great triumph al
Gravescnd track this afternoon, wher
his four-year old chestnut fllly Reina by
Eshey Reflection, won the si0. 600 Brook
lyn handicap by n short head in a mos,
sensational drive.
1t was Mr.. Featherstone's three-year
old colt Arsenal who won the rich Met
ropolitan handicap at Morris Park three
weeks ago. and that achievement. while
1t was almost wholly unexpected. was
rot so surprising as his victory today
Arsenal was 20 20 i shot in the bet
ting. while as much as Go to ! was OBJ
tainahle against Reina. although the
general closing price against the Esher
filly was 40 to /. Mr.. Fetherstone had
two commissioners at work in the
crowded betting ring, and they placed
$1,000 across the boards for him. II was
estimated that the millionaires win
nings in bets amounted to about $4,000.
Reina is the filly who won the Bright
on Oaks last summer at a similar dis
tance in most impressive manner. so
that when turf experts had time to
think IL over they realized that in their
calculations the flly should not have
been so totally ignored
0'Connor Rode Well
Winfield Scott O'Connor. the hoy who
rode Reina, must be given the credit for
Reina g remarkable success, for he rode
the flly with splendid Judgment. kept
her well in hand all the way. and when
ii came to the final heart-breaking drive
in the stretch he had enough in reserve
to stall OF the giant rush OF Advance
Guard. who was whipped out and hard
ridden by Burns for the last quarter of
a mile.
Rcina ran the distance in 200. the
fractional time of the race being: First
quarter, 0:24 2-5: three-eighths. OBJ:
half 0:s9 2-5; fve-eighths. l:02; three
quarters. 1:1i 2-5: seven-eighths.
l.2T l-i;. and the mile in $40 2-5.
W. NJ Hayes colt. Monograph. whose
private work had been so fast that ne
was well backed at liberal odds, fought
1t out with Reina for a mile where he
had enough. though he struggled gamely
on to the end. Advance Guard got away
slowly and ran up the hackstretch in
the ruck. He came through at the head
of the stretch and ran good. honest
race. but he was fairly beaten at the
end
Two lengths back Of Advance Guard
came John f. MBddens three year old
rn1f tt-hp s-f-r .T-.
on his back. ran a remarkable race. and. /
incidentally. displayed conspicuous re-
vcrsal of form. Two lengths farther |
back the favorite, Frank Farroil's four
year-old colt Blues. carrying i24 |
pounds. and ridden by Turner. finished |
a neck before the rapidly firing Mono /
graph, who was half a length before |
Sadie s.
Blues Poorly Ridden.
Blles was not ridden with the best I
judgment. according 10 the sharp-eyod /
critics. lie had worked the distance |
in 2:O53i, and went TO the post as lit
as fiddle, which made IT evident that /
he had enough speed TO run the Esher .
flly OF her feet. but instead OF follow
ing these tactics Turner waited with .
him until the far turn had been reached. /
and when he let Blues down the colt
ala not possess the strength and speed .
TO make up the lost ground.
Herbert, another hcrse who was
widely played by the public. showed
Prominently for three-q quarters of n
mile, but after tha; he retired and fin
ishcd far back IN the ruck. Senator
Jacob Worth'G O1m Paul. from whom
much was expected. ran a poor race
iicedo, the winner Of last years Sub
urban. threw not only his hackers down
but also his Jockey. Shaw. the accident
being due to collision with Advance
Guard IN the preliminary rush for posi-
tons
Fourteen hcrses ran, and the rage was
run truly.
Great Crowd Present.
The greatest crowd that ever saw
race at Grayosend was present. Fully
10000 men and women crowded every
inch Of space wherever &, % possible
to secure a vantage point. Thc grand
staad. clubhouse. Gcld-staaa. lawn. and
paddock were packed with swcltcrlne ;
After the Empire sta:e Steeplcchase !
had been run as The second .
event, there was such a jam that the
gates Of the 50-ccnt field were opened. t,
and az least 1900 men rushed across the
rack TO the inheld. whore they stood d,
hree deep upon the grass looking over ,
zach Others heads FOR n passing glimpse I,
4 the flying thCrouEhbrcdg.
1t Was estimated that the gross re- :
,cipts for the day rs far az admissions I
,cnt. footed up in the neirhborhocd Of /
a.. coo.
with more than 200 bookmakers DO /
rg business in the two rings IL was ?
ignred that as much ms $l.0C0.O00 was In :
circulation during The day. As q betting =
,roposition the handicap provided more 4
more gucsswork. and NOR" ,
olid thinking than any race Of its KIND r
hat has been run In years. In the open
ug quotations. Blues was the fayorlte q
!. 3 10 /. with Ad7apcc Guard at TO I