The Washington times., 1902-06-08
Keene's Colt Gets Home
a Head in Front OF
Morris A,tviS.
MARTIE LEWIS FINISHES THIRD
Broadway Stakes Proves an
Easy Thing for Old
England.
HAS ONLY TWO TO BEAT
MARlIE LEWIS FINISHES THIRD
HAS ONLY TWO TO BEAT
Race Is Reduced by Scratching to
Three Starters, and the Morris Colt
Galiops Home in Front-Burns Set
Down-Mizzen an Absentee.


NEW YORK, June THE weather at
Gravesend was threatening all the af-
ternoon. yet 10000 racing enthusiasts
went to the track, attracted by partic-
ularly fine card and what seemed fair
ly easy problem in the way of picking
winners.
The Great American Stakes OF $500
for two-year-olds. at five furlongs, and
the Broadway Stakes for three-year-
olds, at mile and one-sixteenth, were
the special features, and public favorites
won both of them. In only one other
event, however, did the first choice come
hcme in front, and the battle between
talent and layers was about a standoff.
j. R. and F. p. keene's Dalesman. by
Ben Brush Innerdale, who has all along
been considered the best OF the two
year-old colts, barring August Bel
mont's Mizzen, was the winner of the
Great American, but it was only by a
nose in a drive that extended the colt to
the limit of his speed and endurance
Mr.. Belmont did not start Mizzen. much
TO the qualification of the other owners.
for had the celebrated Hastings colt
sported silk, the race would probably
have been won by him. With Mizzen out
o. it, there was increased interest and
much. heavy betting.
Keene Entry Favorites.
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junction, by st. Leonards- Prohibition II.
were coupled favorites. opening at to
5, but going back to a general closing
price of to 5, and in some books . to /.
Mr. Browns Martie Lewis, by Sir Dixon
Lady Wayward, who is thought to be
about the best of the two-yea old flIies
was widely played at threes and was
second choice, while Green B. Morris
Artvis, by Golden Garter Memento, was
backed down from fiyes to to ,.
A pile of money was also placed on C.
H. Mackay's Mexican, at eights, with
the others scattering. Mexican carried
122 pounds, conceding weight to all of
the others.
There was quite delay at the post.
caused by the unruly conduct of Mexi-
can. whose rider. Bunrs, suffered a PEN
atty of three da-s on the ground and
fine of 800 IN consequence
When Starter Fitzgerald raised the
barrier, Sir VOORHEES, and Dalesman left
the post like a flash followed by Artvis
and Pebble.
Martie Lewis OFF Badly.
Martie Lewis disappointed her array
OF hackers by getting away so slowly
that she was cacond from, lac. NJ ,t,o
start. AS IN previous races, however
Captain Browns FLY soon got into her
stride. and began to make up the lost
ground in marvellous style. The task
was too much for her. however. and
after the first half mile had been run
r. was seen that she had no chance TO
win. -~s
Z Before the first sixteenth had been
covered Artvis had assumed the lead
at a cracking pace, with Shaw keeping
Dalesman we'll in hand, and the leader
always within reach. Sir VOORHEES, and
Mexican came next. with Martie Lewis
overha,iling them at the middle of the
turn -
McCue began riding Artvis at the head
of the stretch. and Shaw let Dalesman
down. The latter quickly rushed TO the
front, but Artvis responded to another
rninaticn that Shaw did not have such
an easy thing after all. Artvis made
a gallant fgh,. and Shaw was compelled
to ride the soa of Ben Brush with all
OF his skill. Even then Dalesman found
II imncssihle TO shake off the Golden
Garter cClt.
4 Hot Finish.
Three or four strides from the wire |
their noses were even. but Shaw got just |
one more effort out of the Keene colt,
and he got the verdict by about five
inches. There was a tremendous cheer
when the numbers were hoisted. Martie
Lewis beat Mexican by neck for third
money, with Sir Vocrheis fifth, a length
back.
Dalesman's time-l :O0-was new
record for the Great American. and
only two-ffths of a second slower than
the track record.
Last year J. Z. Madden's Blue Girl
with 122 pounds. won the Great Ameri-
can from the lamcnted Nasturtium. who
was knocked to his knees soon after
leaving the post. but made a superb
finish.
Race Scratched to Pieces.
According TO the original list of en-
tries the Broadway stakes looked to be
q most interesting affair, but when the
scratches were announced it was ruined
Among the best three-year -olds with
drawn were General McDoweIl's Major
Daingerfeld Green B. Morris Home
stead J. (. Madden's Pentecost, W C.
whitDey's slipthrift and Frank Far
relPs De Reszke. This made IL a vir-
tual waikover tor Green B. Morris Ola ,
England, by Goldfnch- Queen Bess. who
was sent to the post a ! TO 20 favorite
10 beat Sun Shower and Connecticut
The public at large confined its specu-
lation to choosing between the two
latter for the place. with Connectica;
having the preference.
Old England simply galloped out in I
front, with a lead OF eight lengths