Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-24
GRAVESEND RACES.
Pulsus Finished First In the Holly
Handicap.

The only stake on tho card at Gravesend
yesterday was the Holly Handicap for two
year Odds at about six furlongs, and j. e.
Madden's Pulsus, carrying top weight, won
1t by three parts of a length after O'Nsiil
had committed what looked to many to be
foul in tho stretch. E. r. Thomas st.
Valentine. who was in receipt OF eleven
pounds from Pulsus. wassthe favorite at IL
to 5, while Madden's colt went back In the
betting to 18 to 8. Andrew nailler's Divina-
tion, 8 to /, made a fast pace, attended by
st. Valentine and Sweet Gretchen. to the
head of the stretch. s'ONetll then rushed
Pulsus up on the outside and took the lead
after clearly dumping Sweet Gretchen. St.
Valentine dropped back. and Divination
went after Pulsus, who was driven all the
way home to win in Leo As. Divination
was two lengths in front of Sweet Gretchen,
who beat st. Valentine head. The crowd
expected to see Builman go before the
stewards with a protest OF foul. but the
Jockey went OF to the paddock without say
ing q word. ~ 80
Surmise was the selection for the handi.
cap for all ages at a mile and half. clos
ing at twos. Janeway and Warranted also
were heavily supported at Is to and Ia to
Gold Bell. IL to /. went 60 tho front and
stayed theirs for nearly nnfae!ss At tlle be-
ginning of the far turn BurnS made his
run with Janeway and took the lead. but
only IOr H1OInS0g. as De90H4a H1OvSQ up
from the back OF the bunch with Lord Tur
CO, to I, who quickly ran over the others
and won gafloping by three lengths In 2-35
Janeway was two lengths before Sarrrise:
William Aston chanler,a salyatella.
handicap at about six furiongs-s Redfern
lay back with her while Memoriam and
Little Jack Horner rsu themselves into the
ground. and then came on through the
half length over Woodford clay's Out
come, 10 to 1, with Damon, 10 to /, half
q length back. Ice Water, the, favorite,
stopped at the head OF the stretch. and
Captivator. a good thing at fives, was left
at the post. together with Biserta. The
time was 10 90. So. -. a-s ,.-
J. w. Colt Amur. fayorite, captured the
steeplechase. ridden out. by two lengths.
Mcmillan, second choice. after q narrow
escape from foul at the last Jump. ran
second. twenty lengths IN front OF Mr., Cot
toms Gontnagalian, 20 to 1, who showed
marked improvement over his previous race.
The distance waS about two miles, and the
time was 4.O6 3-5 .-..-
Fred Burlew cut loose a real good thing
In the fifth race. for two-year- olds, at about
six furlongs, in Hello. flne-looking colt by
Pontiac-Salutation. He was backed down
to flves. and securing the rail- az he turned
into the stretch, he passed Mordella, the
favortte. who had made all the running
and beat her by two and a half lengths.
Monet. who was always close to Mordella,
was two lengths behind. The time WIS
LII.
After suffering two defeats in heavy 60
ing. Frank Farrelfs Watercress fly. Hood
wink, found the track suitable and took
the last race. at a mile and a sixteenth. at
ter q skil1ful ride from Fuller. Our Nugget,
20 to I, tried to make a runaway of It,
leading the favorite, McMeekin. to the last
furlong. Fuller had kept Hoodwink. who
was second choice, under restraint up to
this point. but ELS soon as he let her have
her head she dashed up en- the outside and
won by a length in drive in 1.4T1-5. Nc
Meekin was length and a half before Our
Nugget. with E. R. Thomas Stroller a
length and a half away.
O'Neill rode two winners, and FIVE favor
ties lost. The attendance was about II OO0