New-York tribune., 1903-06-12
OFF DAY FOR FAV0RITES
ONLY TWO SUCCESSFUL.
Stolen Moments Wins Ga2eLLe Stake
Poor Ride on HIS EDlinence.

Fair skies in the morning hours and the prospect
of 6 satisfactory racing condltions af'er
three days of heavy going, tempted ali the s'uoen's
and hest OF amateurs back 10 Gravesend yes
terdav afternoon.
-rf,e, found the conditions overhead and under
foot much as they had hoped. the track was rea-
sonaSly fast, and there were no symptoms OF
return Of the storm. but these favoring crcum-
stances avaied them little. II would seem that
II is essier 10 pick winners in the mud and rain
than under clear skies and on a fast track Inc
students succeeded in only two instances yester-
dav and in one case the price prevented any ma
teriaI gain
The spe-tal attraction was the Gazelle Stakes, in
which tEree-vear-old FLIES had all the glory 10
themselves The stake has a guaranteed value OF
SS0f0 but as il is at mile and sixteenth--a hard
journey for three-year-od FLY in the best OF 60
irc-it tempted only half dozen owners The
1or was none too select. and Stolen Monents, the
brown Kingston flly, owned by Foxhal P heene'
seemed 10 have SO much the best OF II that the
others were eliminated from the problem with little
hesitation- The market opened with II 10 % and
out quoted against Stolen Moments, to l against
both the Pepper Stables Love Note by Kantaka-
Lady Pepper and Green B. Morris's Gravina. a
Cffered against James CiaIyvays Lass O Linden. Is
10 ! against the Columbia Stahle's Gloriosa, and
lT 70 Nsrv Sfsi1Se sITeet 4r'ii0f
The contest was not interesting as a spectacle.
The favorfte had too much speed for her opponents
and the uncertainty that racing glorious was
wholly lacking Stolen Moments remained in third
position as long as it pleased Cannon TO keep her
there, but when he Inade his run she gailoped away
against whom I 70 was quoted Ior the place
Gen who al one stage had undertaken 10 show the
way. stopped the end OF seven furlongs, and was
A handicap over mile and half arranged for
the older horses VIII be recalled oy Iarge ma ma
The field was composed of five campaigners OF
her @ PIN Ting 9' FTeGericE Gebhards His Emihehce
was believed 70 have his COMPANY, which which was was
Colonsay, pretty much at his mercy, and he was
lsSsllel st ciolce IIS 5Ssa anu a. t++- 4be
Jockey was weakened by making the weight or
finished. His ride appeared Hstless and shiftless
in the extreme With Douro and Hunter Raine
along leisureIy in the wake of his companions, and
1essiT vide, the hackers OF His Eminence aban-
doned al hope. The two leaders had It hot and
FAST in the last furlong and Hunter Raine had TO
De ridden out TO beat Mr.. Colts gelding by a
n 2 ! Jennings furnished a successful 90 to
shot in the three-year-oId colt Shot Gun with
la- fo~ +bree-vesT-olds at about six furIongs Sir
Worries = the fsTorfte was not in the money The
other victorious ones were Hopeful Miss. in
in aHother selling affsir at mile and eighth
for maiden two-year-olds at five and half fur
SUMMARIES.
FIRST RAcB-#andcsp; a-year-oIds about fuTionss
Betting g.
v -ftfsPiaoess E 3S92-#sss Sa1ef5 SR' g 'n
5sza scout q q 55555Ss=5 81 II
bourne ia 4izrtinp ( 70 ana to J. Ink. los nIc-
e 80 TO 55 523 Z ia to ,Hs5e Igs9a 70 ts snd to t.
0sckev DwysT l2o nocue) 70 and sPss s9 /; I9 I42
oa5omi. Il TO and 70 ]. also Star fair. Won
SECOND RAcE-Handicap, years and over: ~ miles
AaP3sg . ses.5 s,s,-l 2 a. HGn'f5 100 Haine
a,s-s : % ,a.5=.s:7:?3 ;.s5s::3 = = ii i
Sc g q . oana2' @ 10 100 ana 5G 10 s?d g. :eo 2e to ran L
start good. Won driving Time 2So
THIRD FAc-F--selinq. -yesr-o3de ~ fu,l,ngs
II - 1-s Ilsr:55, dsrss8, al "a ID
>vee- Tone p ..--..-----.-- Coleman ID %
Day lo2 90 oEee D. e 7ns 70. {? ase 6satGE 10 20
ss 10 Ia - : e elefTs6s : los Jisses ? to
Es'rsl = 5,1sf 1Nsl er'' 40 - 70 and 70 to / and IadT
~ 50 & 5odsssl ss, $50 Tine 2 sn6 a = 70 l. also IA"
Tar-rTH RAcE-THE GAzEII.E STAKES -year--old
alies l-l6 miles.
r-zllar ? K4enes br stolen Moments ~ or.
s.e,oss ss,.5 li4 .55:Hs6 ,sEssai Il S 5
azna 1l& 5aac TO an5 @ 10. TO .; NaTg I5oe5 sTe. liz
~ ,odon' 10 to @ne to and Lass Sst roo6 Won
easily Time. 1:49@5.
l-1FTH RACE-serng: years and over Tniie and a
fgrlong.
raus;rs ssorzslrs p. Agnes p 4;;, by =, !,
sever < JOY -------- o'Neill . ,
T5aEa. g. fConnelD 3 ls-I
st Bsruaby / 1l3 fGannoHl, 10 and 70 .; HSs 90
. ~ tO'Connorl ~ 10 I and l9 70 /, Justice T. eS
HACK 90 70 and y 70 J. ana Blue Jay, B. IS GMo-
s-8rTe--y 70 I : J. starr good " On
driving. Time, 1:55tb
SIXTH RAcE-Maiden 2-year-oIds. 5is furionss.
D. o MorEsn's b C. Olaf. by C7eaT-Ihe,- = r
AaE-I'ania. IL -f Mem
Iiarblr. 112 -fC5annOat
I1& fdctueD 3 ID
Responsive 800 Je1kns). 30 10 TO J. Billings,
f1c fNiude1 90 10 and 20 10 !; Great tasteIf IL
- and 10 f. Sandhurst, IL NMarllrD,
ID ~ and ! 10
and % 70 J. Fortune Hunter. CByers) % 70 and
8 and Murphy. sf2 fBurnE). 20 ana , 10 o.
ar-s -sn. start fair Won cleverly- Time 1-oe