New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-06
81 SPORTS AND 80
MDRfCPfATI0N88HhHz 81
ORT WELLS WINS AGAIN.
TAKES THE REALIZATION.
Veto First an the Double ETent-
BobadH IN Front.

In contest as dull and apathetic as q struggle
,erveen thoroughbrcds well could be john A.
brakes three ear-old colt OFT Wells by King
Fric-Tea's over won the Lawrence Realization
Al Sheepshead BAY yesterday afternoon frcm a
Geld which was composed Of IL y. Duryea's Mer-
.,,rv the Columbia Stables Graziallo, 4 X
Thomas's ST. Valentine and the Boston staDIe
ostrich Mercury TO whom Ort Wells conceded
ten pounds scale weight was second. and Grazia4Io
who received four pounds from the winner was
third.
Even had Ort Weiss most formidable rivals
started II was conceded in advance that the STAKE
was at his mercy and in The absence OF uleSe
rivals It may be admitted that ne might es "@l
walk over the one and dve-eighth miles Journey
az the Realization, as go through the folmaAty
OF racing for it. And walk over could not have
been much less interesting. The race Itself was
devoid OF pace, Of speculative interest. ana even
4 the element Of uncertainty. Almost al the con-
ceIvable accidents the form players decided could
happen 10 Ort Wells and he stil would be returned
the winner The layers shared this belief, and the
ORIGINAL quotations Of 10 or were quickly
hanged 10 70 TO 8 On at the first sign Of an in
clinaton on the part Of Mr.. Drake and the public
10 accept these odds. The other four were held at
comparatively long figures. with Mercury played
rather confidently at TO for the place.
AS the race was run. the other owners could not
have given their jockeys orders which would nave
assured the stake Mr.. Drake more completely.
Had st. Valentine or Mercury even Ostrlch' Win
their light imposts gone out ana made a fast pace
rhere might have been a chance that one OF them
might have lasted that the son Of King Eric
would have been killed off in his effort to follow It.
Instead OF doing this however each boy apparently
had waiting orders, and when the starter sent
them away each was waiting for some one else 10
make the pace.
Coming through the stretch the first time the
five horses were scarcely hreezing, and O'Neil, on
the favorite having his hands fun 10 keep his
mount in behind ST. Valentine where he had
placed him as soon as Phillips gave him the OPP
p0rtunty, The pRcemaking finally deyolved upon
ostrich and ST. Valentine. but the two made
effort to lose their company. and. with Mercury
and GraziaIlo bringing up the rear Ort Wells was
surrounded by q bOdyguard that finally placed him
safely under the wire winner by nearly q length.
only after the field had entered the quarterstretch
and ST. Valentine and Ostrich had retired was there
any semblance Of a struggle Hdebr&ud made his
move then. and sending Mercury along sharply
caught Ort Wells IN the next hundred yards and
for q moment seemed TO have him in distress.
0Neil evidently was disturbed for second and
he went 10 the whip without delay. His mount re-
sponded so promptly that he put his whip up after
striking the colt once twice and for the rest
% the distance rode him out with his hands and
Cor the place AS Mr. Drake both owned and
nominated Ort Wells for the Realization his share
curry was the late William { Whitney; Of st. Val
entine John Z; Madden; and Of the other two.
Gates. were said 70 have bet all the money tha'
The Realization and the second half Of the
Double Event were the fixtures with which the
Goney Island Jockey Clab marked the end Of its
June meeting, but the attendance, possibly because
OF The intense heat. unusually tight.
The Double Event the first half II which was
won by Song and Wine on the opening day OF the
meeting. brought out i've youngsters. with the
winner Of the first half coupled with his stable
COMPANION Elandy, favorite AZ 20 10 10 on. The
Goldtnch colt had 10 take W a en-pound penalty
which made his impost - pounds. Even with
Shis he might have Won had racing luck been with
MIN. As i was he bumped about so much
that before the elbow reached he was beaten.
and finished last With Song and Wine out OF
nd Vi.gOr-
Gus hand ride and beat Blsndy a length and half
with Councilman, who stopped usual. third.
The whitney bred FLY Mneola a handicap
At six and half furOngs. in lis 2-5 which
breaks the record made by Ancestor the other day
by a nth Of a second. ROsetint. a warm favorite
N a handicap al one and One-sixtesnth miles on
the turf, defeated New-ToTk, Stiiicho and other
-.Lr performers by an easy margin. BObadn was
ne medium OF successful plunge the part Of
M Drake and his friends. and beat his big field
@; platers at and one-eighth miles after being
backed down from skies 10 threes.
60. SUNNI PITS