New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-14
CHRYSITlS'S ASTORIA.
FINS THE SUEEPSTAkE.
Sporting Turf Feature Goes to
Mr. LlOriNard.

The Astoria. which was framed in 1902 by few
:, ,be Weather anS more conspicuous members Of
,se turf MS q pr ~ q sweepstakes to be contested
oar nv tvo-year Of fllies, over five furlong dis
.,,ce of ground was run at Gravesend yesterday,
- according to. an unwritten condition OF the
Inc the dinner is Pierre Lorillard. II has
,l,svs Do r. -. 1erstood that the winner Of the
astoria s Il i've a dinner to the owners OF the
,her sta 9 ID spend as much on il as the race
- yvor its gross value something like
zoos We t.y, exclusive of the huge plate which
- - cinner. there is no real reason why the
re,,ast-z-hc Mr.. Loriard is 10 provide should be
,-nral rIIs Golden Garter FLY Chrysitis. one OF
~ dozen starters for the stake. is responsible
Cor the pleasure Mr.. Lorilard may take in enter
;orFng his brother turfmen.
To the CONSERVATION Of the many and elation Of
she few, Chrysitis. at 10 l. won the race from
start 10 finish, and won il. moreover. about as she
D,aasea Each OF Tho fillies carried ia pounds.
TIE Winners opponents were W. S. Fanshawe's
sc,.lsnlite Andrew Mllers Incarnation, j. G. Fol
',rbss's Bellatrix and ". 4. Charler's Novena-
: P Hitchcocks Mirthless. ". r. Leeds's Sim
,rri,r P j. Dwyers Jennie McCabe and s. s
provrs Fountain were withdrawn. and the Oneck
s,shs a6dod it's FLY Virgo
Ir,,-est in the speculation divided between
psrsnaite and Incarnation. and the latter finally
ia favcIite al prices varying from even money
tgto4 on.
rah his usual aiertucss O'Neil sent Chrysi;is
SAY flying and. keeping her al her work, had the
,hers ganoping hard after her from the start
fantation was the only one I'm the lot that seemed
q have any chance OF beating her and she gave it
II when the middle Of the stretch was reached
schulamite was whipped out 10 take third place
from BellatrIx.
The students were grievously at fault IN their
efforts 10 select horses that could win. and in not
one Instance did they succeed The shocks caused
ey The outsiders came in swift and sickening Sc
rssnce Witchcraft, in a selling about six
.srlongs came pell-meH her field and beat
the short priced choices Mimosa and Astarita, and
G crowd OF others at longer odds. "Bill' DAILY
played another joke with Himself and took the
measure this tine Of ConquerOr, Shorthose Car
bunce and others in handicap at one and one
eighth miles. Carbuncle's second next TO Him
selfs victory the biggest farce OF the race
shorthose hot favorite at evens but after
" and tried TO go around his field 81 was that
he would not DO. Through the backstretch he had
no speed Al all and 1t only by riding him des-
psrately though the homestretch that he was able
70 finish third
oconnor followed Days stereotyped orders and
Ns4teo out IN front all the way Mllnano Lake.
anos Little I'm, second choice to Mneola I'm a
contest for threeyesr-old hllies. at one mile and
seventy yards. waited until the fayorite began to
SOP. and then went out and won the race in a
erive. The other winners were Parnbearer. in a
selling race, at one and one-sixteerth miles. for
pRters. and J. z. Madden's o-year-old colt Coun-
Gilman played from % 10 10 Is 70 J. He literally
zn away with the race.
SUMMARIZES