The Washington times., 1902-09-19
Quoted at 20 to,1 in the
Betting, He FinishesTwo
Lengths in Front.
-FOUR FAVoRIrEs LAND MONEY
Good Crowd Sees Graves
end Races Despite ALL
Day Drizzling Rain.
SOMBRERO TAKES HANDICAP
soMBRERo TAKES HANDICAP
Green Morris Three Year, Old Picks Up
Top Weight and Beats Good Ones
Runnels Defeats Roxane and Belle of
Troy-G. Whittier Best in the High
weight Handicap.

Troy-G. Whittier Best In the High
weight Handicap.
NEW YORK, Sept 1s.-The races at
Gravesend this afternoon were run over
heavy track in q drizzling rain, yet
the unpleasant weather did not keep
the usual crowd of regulars away
In spite of the condition of the track,
four favorites won. the surprises being
G. Whittier, at 40 to i, and De Reszke,
20 to /, who were entirely overlooked
by the students of form.
De Reszke, carrying the colors of
Frank Farrell. captured the Specula-
ton Stakes. for three-year- olds and up
ward at mile and sixteenth. The
first three choices in the betting. Dixie
line, DR.. Riddle, and Rossignol, respec-
lively, all failed to get inside Of the
money.
Clonmell Makes Running.
Clonmell made the running, attended
by Rossignol and DIR. Riddle. but at
the last furlcng pole Martin cut De
Reszke loose, and the Lamplighter colt
ran over the three leaders with ease.
But as he did SO. Huntressa. at Is to !,
who had sulked for nearly a mile, came
with a rush and forced De Reszke to a
drive. in which he took the race by two
lengths, in Al 3-5, Huntressa holding
the place by half length from Merito,
who, because a stable boy was in the
saddle, was quoted at the false price
of IL to l. Clonmell was head be-
hind.
Three Lengths in Front.
Sombrero picked up top weight and
won the handicap for three-year-olds
and upward. at a mile and a sixteenth.
He was backed down to IL to 10. with
Zoroaster, who ran Major Daingerfield
to a head in the Annual Champion
Stakes, second in demand.
DAILY and Moor kept in front for
three quarters of mile. where Som
brero went to the front and won easily
by three parts of length from Car
buncle, who was three lengths before
Zoroaster The time. 1:46 3-5. was very
IdSI CODSluSIlES the Soiu6-
The sixth race. for three-year- olds
and upward, at one and one-sixteenth
miles, caused much comment because OF
the betting. Roxane opened favorite.
bu. her :.rice quickly went up. while the
money poured in so abuudantly on Run
nels that the latter went to the post
a pronounced fayorite.
Runnels in a Drive.
Four started. with Jim Clark in front
for half mile, where he had enough.
Then Belle of Troy led for the next
quarter. but Runnels and Roxane passed
her entering the stretch In the drive
home Runnels got the verdict by a
length, in the fast time of LAC 2-5.
Roxane being length before Belle Of
Troy Roxane pulled up lame.
G. Whittier won the lightweight
handicap, for all ages, at about six fur
longs. catching St Finnan in the stretch
and beating him by length and half
in ELL Belvino was half length away.
Grand Opera and Setauket. the first and
second choices, respectively, were not
far behind
vincennes. favorite, landed the third
race by a length. with Potente three
lengths before Miss Buttermilk, who
headed Animosity out of third money.
Gloriosa. another favorite, won the
fifth event for two-year- -olds by head,
Joe Cobb being second by a neck over
Sparkle Esher.
The Summaries
First lightweight Handicap;
all ages; six furlongs. G. Whittier, 119
tGannon). 40 to /. won; ST. Finnan. 1913
tRedfernl. to /. second; Belvino, 1872
fMcCue). to /, third Time. Ill.
Wealth, Biserta, Honolulu, Grand OPP
era. setauket, Cincinnatus. and The
Black Scot also ran.
Second race-Handicap three-year-
olds and upward mile and a sixteenth.
eombrero. 12s tshaw). 3 to 2, won; Car
buncle, III LANDRY, 4 to /. second;
Zoroaster, 11S tOdomD, to i, third.
Time. LAG 3-5.
Moor, ST. Finnan, and DAILY also ran.
Third race-Selling; mares and geld
jpgs; three-year -olds and upward: mile
and seventy yards. Yincennes. 1o5
nyne), even, won, Potente, 1U3 tCocn-
RAM. to /. second; Miss Buttermilk,
o. tMartin). Is TO j. third. Time.
l:451-5.
Ben Battle, Gibson Light, C. Rosenfeld,
Chiron, Khitai, May j., Brunswick, Iver-
MIA, and Animosity also ran.
Fourth race-The Speculation Stakes;
three -year-olds and upward; mile and
sixteenth. De Reszke. Sc tMartin),
20 to /, won; Huntressa. 1913 tMichaels),
is to /, second: Merito, 101 king, IL
tn 1, third. Time, 1:43 3-5.
South Trimble, Rossignol, Dr. Riddle,
Grand Opera. Clonmell, and Dixieline
also ran.
Fifth race-Two-year-o -olds: five and
half furiongs. Gloriosa (Smith), to
8. won: Joe Cable tRedfern), to l.
second; Sparkle Esher tShea). to /,
third. Time, 1907 3-5.
Ipse Dixit. First Chip. Queen of Ocean,
John A. Scott, Miss Dorothy. Dark
planet, Ring Dove. Courtmaid, Sheriff
nill. and Polite also ran.
Sixth race-Three year r-olds and up
ward: mile and a sixteenth. Runnels
{Iyne), to 2, won; Roxane tOdom),
even. second; Relle of Troy (Redfernl,
( to /, third. Time. LAG rs.
Jim Clark also ran.