New-York tribune., 1904-10-26
CANTEEN BADLY BEATEN.
LITTLE EM WINS STAKE.
FiDe FaOorites Go DOScn to Defeat
The HWguenOt Surprise.

five Savorites went down to defeat in quick and
,srting succession at Jamaica yesterday and only
A. the last did FIRST choice score and then
euuray which won. had 10 share the place Of favor
,tsu with Inspiration. which ran second. Alto
-sther II was disastrous day for close followers
~ form. The defeat OF Canteen in the Amagansett
stakes was perhaps the hardest blow. She was
heavily supported from 10 3 TO odds on her five
consecutive victories and her last race, in which
she made q new track record for one mile and
seventy yards carried conviction that she could
beat the field opposed 10 her yesterday. She
badly beaten. however. and 10 all appearances has
stalled OF after her long and arduous campaign.
She is one OF the smallest horses in training. and
the surprise is that she held her form long
she did
TIE Amagansett Stakes was for three-years-olds
and at mile and sixteenth, with selling
conditions. Six horses went 20 the post-Canteen.
Little En-. Lord Badge. Irish Witch. Dick Bernard
and Broollynite. Canteen closed at to Q. while
Dick Bernard and Little En- al 10 and 70 !, re
spectvely were the best backed Of the others. To
good start Canteen broke in front. but Dick Ber-
nard outran her TO the first turn and made the
ning 70 the middle OF the hackstretch. at which
place Little I'm, always well up. raced into the
lead and. drawing away at will. showed the way
around the and into the stretch by ve lengths.
She only galoping all through the last furlons.
10 win eassd UP by eight lengths
Cantesn was we'll up all the way. and turning for
home was second. and her followers expected 10
see her come and take issue with the leader. but
she tired under the whip. and try she would
Lord Badge and Irish Witch caught her and beat
her 10 the wire, finishing second and third. respec
lively
The Huguenot, one Of the greatest three-year-
ods OF his year. q starter in the fifth race,
and caused a mild sensation by winning ia hard
drive with 90 10 ! against him. 1t only a sell
ing race and opposed TO him Glisten. Gar
nlsh C0urtmaid and Old England GlsIen was
elisht fayorite over Garnish. with Old England
well played also. The Huguenot was tie extreme
outsider. He started in sprint race early in the
meeting and showed q little speed but few there
were who thought ne had a chance TO win. Old
England the early pacemakeT, but at the Tar
Uas also as they turned for home. When straight
ened out The Huguenot ana Glisten drew away
from TIE others. and fought II out 10 the end
stride for stride. The HuguenOt earning the de-
cisiou by a short head. Carnish easy third.
Hidebrand and Merry Lark formed a winning
combination in the nrSt race, a handicap Tor two
year-OlGs. The start was bad, Diamond ana Jennie
McCabe being practically LETT al the post tIscOtcn-
con was al running ana he led Till well inside the
last sixteenth poe, when Merry Lark closing fast
on the outside. took command and won gong away
Jerry c. forced EscutcheOn ont 10 earn the place
bv head. Agile, the favorite. dun. disap-
pointing Burns hard at work on him
an The way but he could never improve his posi-
ton and finished bad last. Diamond showed a
good performance, ana would have been a keen
contender with break.
Ni0na beat a poor field IN the second race. She
lucky the start, and took a commanding
lead when Funny Side tired at the stretch turn.
Prince Ching, the fagorite. after dropping out OF
The IL the early running, closed big gap
and al but beat the fast tTfng Niona s. S. Browns
Druid took the third race in a common galop. while
l5elLgerent Was as easily second. II was strictly
2 fH1o-horse race. SunTay WIS graduated from the
Inalden class the last race coming from behind
IN the stretch when Lucy Young tired