New-York tribune., 1903-05-23
GATETY FOR DOVEC0TE
EQUALS BEST TINE.
Old BIaeS Beaten at 9 to 20 On
Norris Park Results.

Tie good looking flly Dovecote added her name
yesterday to the triumvirate Of two-year-olds who
have hitherto enjoyed the distinction OF having
galloped down the last four and half Turlongs OF
the Eclipse Course in faster time thar any of their
rivals have made the same distance Dove
carried the younger 8T. Keene's colors in the
Gzety Stakes for 2-year-old FLIES, and met posi-
bly, seven Of the best FLIES that could be brought
together from the present not overabundant sup
ply She carried rs pounds. and ran the course
Il g seconds. which equals the record made by
Randqress Hazelvood and Iuhexible at different
times As she carried five pounds more than
Hardwood. fifteen more than Hsndpress and seven
more than Inhexible, her performance must be
looked u5on as altogether credtable.
Her held composed OF the Lotos Stable S
Tshlana 70 pounds; T. +. Hitchcocks Tepee IL;
2 LoriIlard's The Lady Rohesia, 1l2; James Nc
I-aughlin's N. Theo, r. =. Smiths Ponapa, X W.
Nalden's Contentious each with l12 pounds i'm
post and Andrew MiIlers Julia NJ with III pounds
The youngsters hung together in row tnat
stretched clear across the track until the dip was
reached when Burns on Tepee, Cochran on Ish-
lana and Odom on Julia n. tried 10 shake their
company As the three drew away Dovecote
seemed TO he hopelessly Of the hunt but
Cannon went TO his whip and brought the hIiy up
with rush that was not be denied
Size won on the post from Contentious VINO nae
SET satl with her when she first made her running
bv short half length Tepee was third Julia NJ 5
race was particularly disappointing. and the sus-
plcion that she may not be as consistent per
-
warrant was rather strengthened she ran kindly
down The hill and one time was in front, but
she had had enough a hundred yards from nome
and stopped badly The students made her hTsI
choice il the betting and she carried the buIk o. the
money at odds Of i 10 ;.
A race for raidens and winners Of only one race
in 1872 or 1893 between thOroughbreds IN the three
yezr-old and upward division resulted in capital
contest Il brought the post eight candidates. OF
which James Galway's pair Meltonian and Brig
and each with s6 pounds up. seemed 70 the haIdl-
cappers TO have the most attractive look Frederick
Csehhard's four-year-old St Saviour colt Gay Boy.
OF the strength Of his good race with Reliable the
other day was heavily played second choice at
fours z r. Thomass colt, Pentecost essayed to
make The running for the seven furlongs and re-
rnained out IN front TO the last sixteenth |hefe
Meltorian Joined him and gailoped him of his feet
Ingold got up 81 time to share in the purse Gay
Boy was cut Of early in the struggle and when ne
returned to the Judges stand il found that he
hsd received three severe cuts mis- OF hind leg
below the hook Brigand suffered with him so IaT
as his chances were concerned but escaped without
INJURY
the last race evidently frightened of the trainers
and of the original field Of eleven only FIVE re-
manned at post time Although the Sir Dixon horse
was asked TO 20 q mile and sixteenth over the
hiu with I2s pounds. the form players decided ne
could do II II he chose and the best the market
offered was 2 to 20 on Those who went 10 the
barrier with him were Injunction. los pounds; sur
mise, Se pounds. and Red knight and Dr savior :,
pounds each. Blues WeT1f away @ laAt a, q IN . "
horse. and set heart king pace over tle mn
II the drive 10 the wire Surmise came with q
apparently had decided that II areaoF was az oEI
De threw Il up when Surnise challenged ana lheH
again II was too late however and although ne
made up enough ground 70 beat on the Test OF l.s
field ne could never get to the ieaoef- 1HJ
s1eTedore repeated his performance Of the day