New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-16
THE RACETRACk.
,crrr-Ir AND HERMIS WIN THE BIG
STAKES AT GRAVESEND-
FORMER PROCLAIMED BEST Two-fEAR-ol'D
OF THE YEAR-Two F&.VoRITEs
IN FRONT


-, .a71 weather lishered in the second meeting
- the BROOKLYN Jockey Club at its track at Graves
y yesterday afternoon. The attendance was
- .,d two favorites In Difference to the
a,ine season the first race was started at ia
afteen minutes earlier than at Sheepshead
psy and in consequence many OF the spectators
=. .sko their time arrived ZOO late to see it.
Acefu1i the powerful striding son of Mtrthfui-
,,+,e darkness the property of the whitney
r,.-ves stable. captured the Junior Champio"
scales for two-year-olds in such Impressive s'y'e
-. ,s,,v enperts Immediately pronounced him the
-. +vo,-year-oId OF the year. That Acefull had TO
- ossed UP decidedly when his stable companion
r.sb lad defeated him recently was an additional
ESQ for proclaiming him the champion OF his
., 81 no aud
The Jrnior Champion race is worth $i9e"' ana
:. .Ae ton Youngsters entered only two-tauicon
- I'D TFyu1ettus-were kept in their stables
.sf,n with Corcoran IN the saddle, was always
an edison favorite opening in the petihs at
- ard soing 10 the post at il 20 70 Lore OF tiie
Vie was next in demand at to / with Blue KID
hon third choice. at E TO / The other odds ranged
., e IN AGAINST Merry Acrobat TO 100 TO
,-einst the extreme outsider Durazzo- Little u1ne
r,s wasted at the post and while Merry Acrooal
-e -he first away the release or the ealTleI 1te
ssvorite was at sent tn the lead by torcoral
r5+h clarion running second and Lord of the y ie
.A,-a scef,,u increased his advantage with every
.-,se ,Infil lie had a clear lead of five lengths at
,bs half mile mark. Clarion remained IN second
the
-. ,,r-in. him and he fell behind Lord or the
-. .,.ar,D+ss to overhaul the feverite, but the
- no could do was finish second. beating out
Fsf,e Ribbon by open length -aceluii won easeu
- -, tr-eo lengths He might have made II SIX
srecuIation was lively over the First Special Tor
- .,as and inward at a mile and quar-
-. ,po,-57,srt Par Excellence, Igniter, Col Bill
szold Cure and Andy Williams declined the issue
leaving Blues slight faVoTlte over f1elnlis' W.
as,-s1ce f7rsrd Cunire and Sombrero about equal
~ rfeo
- outsider but proved 10 be the real CONTENDER
~ the finish Blues was away flying With Herlnls
an close attendance and Advance Guard OH hke a
art horse and bringing up the rear as USUAL
F5e-mis placed his alongside OF Blues al the
-re and the Farrell colt suddenly concluding that
y. bsa run far enough curled UP. This was what
many had predicted would do when eood
,hree-year-od fought him. nose TO nose Blues not
only cuuled up then but he finished last herns
had clear sailing after that TO the end. He won
easily hv two lengths with Articulate second in
drive a length before C5uniire- Advance Guafd 50
Siysb sfr1T The rae was over and finished fourth:
Nj Bells victory was popuiaT one %5u after
The race Herms carried heavy commission Tor
s eS sess @ f Re S thousands Of dollars
Of the nineteen entered in the opening race. a
scramble for all ages a P sH Eas the e favorite
I'll Ill u!1 ~ ,be 49, dTisinn ali the way and
finished last as favortes have done this year with
tantalizug frequency. Young Henry led from start
wra beat The black Scot By half length.
ordinary lot faced the starter in the steegle.
chase, distance about two and a hali miles, ato II
2 procession al the way Glensar, at . 10 /,
led throughout. and won pulled up by Two iehetiS
from the favoTite Adjdaumo Who was zen Iesf III
bafere Nuto. Victor refused one Of the jumps pc
fore going half the distance. and Ioooka thre"
In ne ,ya-zear-old selling race Eva Russell had
the sDeed. and won easily by two lengths from
Right ami True with Captiyator third hentucky
better than fourth and finished fifth Jim Clark
favorite in the last race at one IllI ,e
and q sixteenth and won in driving finish by hal
length with Clonmen second and BrunsNadccFk
third lin Clark was entered to be sold for SZ 5Dd
went from the German the Kane stable.
TIE SUMMARIES.
FIRST RACE LIGHTWEIGHT HANDICAP; all ages:
''''' . '''''''' 7 3 Fl
' isars Young si.l- yoiander 4,' J. 800 90.
The Black scot :. IIo------.. brennan 90 10
coloael Pa5den. 100 Martin, to and 70 >; Jack
Rs'ln lS Lyme, 70 and 10 TO- Rnff 10 Cochran
and also ian. Start good Driving by one length
SECOND RACE sTEEPLE-HAsE HANDICAP; about
G Demels tr g. Glengar by Dutch
S Ssea assa = fsi5sz' ID q
Fsgss 20 'en61Hg 70 And to IA T Ss9
le silent Friend. iSs CPines). TO and
also nan Start good Ess5 6y lengths Time 45l=s
THIRD RACE-THE JUNIOR CHAMPION Of $4,000: .
Eesr-5lds. sbout g fBrlongs.
MiTthfui1 Myrtle Hardness. lio....:..,.
Has R5 5s vie no B9 5oaa@, al So
nerr7 Acrobat 10 lyme. - and 70 ]: Clarion,
100 10 and 70 a I T iS7 sits so "a to and
70 s sH2 r P9s Fegs 5 lg RsdSr! lengths rs t5 me
1893. Love Note Fleeing Venus coupled in betting
FOURTH R.iCE-TFE FIRST SPECIAL; : years and
oTer: IA miles
L k : Bs 81 $, ch n, iiermis by iiernasnee -,
5aasTe. 3 ia 55,oeiyan al q
,o Adysncs Guard. l2G dandry}. TO and to / Blues
- MARTIN. 70 and and Sonbrero ia tItea-
lengtlIs Time. e.eGlE.
FIFTH II ACE yoar-olds. selling; 51z furIongs
'o6n " Schorrs ( f2va Russell, by
s' sBl E. R ss 5 5gsT,n, ID 81
eapiiTatar. 500 Rice ii -
first og 800 eo'Connore. j. 20 and 70 1 Hacker
shaw - ana !; simon 1903 d-ynel, to
and ~ Franklin c IO4 Cochran. 60 and 20
Turnpike 70 6sheaD. Ie TO and TO /; Tiosa - u
FERN and to 3: Bride card. Ioa CNelson), 200
also ran Star Easily by lengths Time I;os
SIXTH RACE-s-year-olds and upward: selling: 1-1e
miles
P J. Germans br. g Jim CLARK. by
cy e1Ist allnore-I-stunah. 3 III 1l1andrSl -
hrunsw1cl 3 -. .1smith) al s.
s p z e; s. dsp 70 SANE sRa ,6 e ,a TTp 10 q
snd 10 Pearl Finder. 81 Csedfern 20 and 10 g.
AIR p PgS 81 b. sShe4 length he r ane sR also
ENTRIES AT GRAvEsEND TO-DAY.
FIRST -Two-yesr-olas: handicap. Five and one
halt furi
Name VIZ Name VT
sasonha:st lie lie M M2isie III
shoi can-..--.--. ia jack O Lanern..--.---. los