Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-08
lie teams stand as follows:
GRAVESEND RACES.
Major Daingerfeld Captured the
Standard Stakes.

Twenty thousand persons saw Major
D&ingerfield, running in the colors of W. b.
Leeds, win the Standard Weight for Age
stakes, one mile and a quarter, at Grave
send yesterday. The race was run over a
heavy track. and, with Irish Lad, The
Picket. Highball and Mizzen scratched, the
form players were divided in opinion as to
whether e. r. Thomas Hermis or the
Hampton's stables Africander would carry
the day. Africander with Fuller up was
the choice at to ), being lowered a point,
while Herlnis. with H. Phillips in the sad
Ole, was backed down from to ) to to 2.
Major Daingerfield closed at skies. The
three-year-olds S. 8. Browns Broomstick
r. L. Wilson, Jr.'s. MOntreson and the Bos-
ton stables Ostrich. an added starter were
all passed up.
The start was good and there was a fierce
rush for the lead. Going past the judges
stand for the first time Herms and Montre-
with Africander and Major Daingerfield in
behind them, and the others trailing in a
shower of mud. AS they turned into the
back stretch Montreson led Herms by a
head, with Africander in advance of Maj
Daingerfeld. Half way to the far turn At
ricander began to overhaul Hermis. while
MCEtreson, unable to stand the pace, drop
ped back Martin meanwhile. had tight
hold on Major Daingerfield and seemed to
be waiting for the two leaders to run each
other into the ground. Africander finally
secured command on the turn. and Hermis
for the first time felt his jockey hard at
work
AS they rushed into the stretch Africander
swung wide. Major Daingerfield took ad
vantage of this and got UP to the Star Ruby
colt on the outside. AS both jockeys went
to the whip. Major Daingerfield bore in to
the rail and clearly bumped Africander,
who was firing with every stride. 1t was
case of hammer and tongs to the wire.
WI ere Major Daingerfeld was victorious
T., three DartS Of length in 90 African
der being fifteen lengths before Hermis.
who stepped as if shot in the stretch and
was eased up to a walk, taking third money
from MontreSon by five lengths. ostrich
was next with BroomStick, all out, bring
Ing up the Africander was so sore at
the post that he wanted to lie down. which
pCs sibly accounted for his disappointing
performance. The winner was generously
played because of his recent performances
in lust such going
Newton Benningtons Waterside, by
Watercress-Troyenne, won the handicap
for two-year-olds at five furlongs. in a
way that stamped him one of the best
colts of his age yet seen in the east. He
was Z to 10 favorite. picking up 12l
pounds and giving all the way from eight
to thrty-three pounds to the others Am
berjack was backed down from to to II
to ) to beat him. and broke in front when
the gate went up, but Waterside quickly
left his company and spread-eagled all the
way having six lengths at the end where
he was timed in 1.o2 As. r. T. Wilson.
jr.'s Gamara, by Sorcerer-Pixy, 20 to l..
took the place from Amberjack by five
! lengths. John E. Madden's Flyback did
| not get away we'll ard was last
Seven were scratched, including Pulsus.
| from the handicap for three-year- olds. at
| about six furlongs. and James v, was
| made the choice at . to 5. He was never
| dangerous finishing next to last. John F..
| third choice at 81 to ). after shaking off
| Collector Jessup at the head of the stretch.
won easily by two lengths in LII As. Sgd
ney Paget's Ormon1e's Right second in
favor. took the place from Collector Jessup
by length.
The second race, for mares at a mile and
a sixteenth. went to the favorite. w. H.
Krafts Flammula. but only after a hard
drive in which she defeated Matte Cor
belts Coppela. 10 to l, by a head With a
stronger boy on her back Coppelia would
undoubtedly have taken the big end of the
purse. But Shaw was McFadden's master
Ella Snyder. second choice, was third two
lengths away. The time was / 81 80
Apprentices had the mounts in the fifth
event, at a mile and a sixteenth and Gin
cinnatus. second choice. with Corr up, was
an easy winner by five lengths in L. "a. The
Rhymer. to l, was second in a fierce
drive. beating Dapple Gold, to l. a head
McMeekin; the favorte, stopped "a the end
of mile.
Newton Bennington's Salvage. by SaIval
-Meriden. was an overwhelming favorite
| at I to 10 in the last race for two-year-
olds. at five furlongs. but he got the worst
| of the start and could not make up the lost
| ground. Z. r. Thomas Nblick, backed
! down t. q to D. looked the winner at the
| last fur1ong, but j. S. McGinnis' Buttling
| 90 to l shot collared him and under
| Bruce's whip won in a drive by two lengths
| in LOB 2-5. Niblick was the same distance
| before Confessor. 80 to 1 choice. Four
/ favorites were beaten.