New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-05-30
RACING.
THE KEENE CoLoRs IN FRONT IN THE
MAY STAKES.


The white. blue spots Of James R. Keene
were in front yesterday at Gravesend at the finish
of the May Stakes, Deagoa, Kingston fly being
the instrument OF success. The Keene stable has
not been exceedingly successful this season. and
what success IL has had has been due much to
Delagoa TO any other inmate of the stable. It
this FLY that the opening Of the
Metropolitan at Aqueduct 1t a
very strong field that the flly yesterday, but
she a game and courageous and earned
her victory. Brunswick showed the way for the
first furlong two. accompanied by Ascension but
the two could not last, and when Delagoa
with a rush they both quit badly, leaving the flIy
fight it out with Jim Tully outsider with a
good turn of speed, who pressed her closely down
the stretch Clonmel, on whom Dave" Gideon and
his followers bet good bit of money, was fourth
Deagoa the liberal odds of TO /, and there
was considerable play her at that price. The
money made ClonmeI the favorite, certainly not
his public FORM and the talent were victimized by
his defeat. Burns and Shaw each fined $50 for
disobedience at the post before this race
Mr.. Follansbee's fast flly Daisy Green romped
away from her field. and big and clumsy it
was, in the second race on the card Cincnnatus
among the first to show when the barrier went
up, but he could not hold his place and Daisy
Green shot out in the lead and never in danger
of being headed thereafter. winning pulled up by
three clear lengths Eighteen horses went to the
post, and those that did not get off running had no
chance whatever 1t looked if Cincinnatus
finished third, but the judges Decoration first
Dublin was signify overlooked by the talent when
il came 10 picking the winner of the third race.
Ethics was strong favorite but this colt is only
good selling platter at best He has never shown
ability 10 carry weight. and there good
10 suppose that he would alter his record
yesterday. Nor did he His ia pounds anchored
him decisiYely, and he could not untrack himself
Arden and Sadie S. made the running in the early
part Of the trip. Then Dublin and Monograph. the
Western horse that ran so well for mile in the
Brooklyn Handicap moved up, smothered the
yrin in
a drive by half length.
Injunction looked the best among the two-year-
olds in the fifth race but Shaw's timidity lost him
the race This boy seems bent mainly on keeping
came TO crowding on the turn he took his mount
out of trouble. Injunction closed well. but could
not make up the ground thus lost, and Odom lifted
River Pirate home winner by a head before Monte
nerve seems to be still With him despite his bad
fan Of Saturday satres 1lS po1nds proved too
backed into fay0ritism. won by half length from
reasonably have been expected of a mere appren-
tice, Rocky would have won by lengths. The start
was poor MIR. Fitzgerald is not in his Morris Park
track and the stewards. noticing il. reflected that
bad accident might be caused in this way and
about The track should be shot. Dog owners VIII
please take notice
THE SUMMARIES
FIRST RAcE-Hurdle handicap; years and over: IL
miles.
60, Sc Betting F.
" sgythf b. g cephalalgia. by Mars
Boronsh' ,. LsO (Marab 81 al
semper Ira i50 Cyeitch). 10 even: Maryander
I57 fCsrson) Il 70 and Driver f46 (Aiona-
han) 20 and to s. Mr. storel CTIeiderJ 20 TO
and 20 l. 6eFoelons l3o Pendingl. IL ! and l;
Connolly 40 70 and 10 Lightning I3o CIfewett
30 ! and y 70 j; BeggaT Lady I34 0Ioulihan) 20
ana 20 ]; Festive 100 G'nes Is TO / and 8 to l.
and Frank Erne. l32 QIiggins), to and "a TO i
also ran start good Haadly by IA lengths Time
3.5I.
-ECoND RAcE-senng: maiden 2-yesr-olas; furlong.
J. 9. FollansP5.ee.s b. + Daisy Green BY
Mount Hope 30. Thompsonl ? I5-i al
Decoration, 102. Haedfernl 5-i q
wolfram IO2 OBooker). 10 / and 2 70 1. C;eore. w
Dssch, 1O1 (Wado) 30 j to /: preaLer ~
lsfurray) / /: Roseiand 100 1SXeisssl 40
] IS 20 !; coigny, (Jackson) 10 70 / ana
j: Solver 90 tcochFaI 30 70 and s 10 /; Onyx 90
Michaelsl, 80 10 and IL 20 J.; Wheeler 3 I64 TX uhnl
20 70 and 70 j; cincinnatus 100 Burns) 20 and
20 8; Lady Chariot. lo2 Smith u 10 and 10 p