New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-28
ASCENSION IN FRONT.
SHE WINS P4TCHOGUE.
Large Fields of indifferent Horses
Characterize Racing.

A surprisingly large crow6-conzidergg that il was
sn OF day and the day after the Brooklyn Fandi-
cap-attended the races al Gravesend yesterday.
The fields aH N &c well hut the horses N most ot
hem were rather common LOT and the sport was
not keen except iu tWo finishes.
TIE renewal Of the Patchosuo Selling Stakes for
the better class Of platers, al about six furongs
os.ensibly the feature OF the afternoon. and.
as the added money amounted 10 HSe' fourteen
thought il worth while to- send their horses
after it. AS a betting proposition. The students
found il smple-bef0ro the race-tO eliminate al
gave Astarita. Gay BOY and Major Pelham.
Their calculations would have proved profitable
had they inadvertently left out Charles Fox 5
good old mare Ascension. at Is TO ]. II was an
oversight, but a costly as both Ascension and
Major Pelham caught Astarita, the favorite ana
beat her home. The Major came in in hurry. and
would have beaten the winner in a couple more
strides.
A dozen horses some az them with modest pre-
tensions TO class. made up the field for a handicap
at ono and oae-siNteenth miles. There was so much
crowd ding at the lower that II looked if half
the field might 60 down. and il Buttons
ana Duke OF Kendall. Tie Thomas pair, We're throwa
half across the track, and never again in The
running. Sweet Alice hurried along by Burns,
but Damon always kept her company, and finally
made her stop.
Stolen Moments was made the medium Of big
plunge and was hacked down from TO 10 ga 10 !.
equal first choice with tho Thomas pair. She might
have delivered the goods had Cormack made his
a little earlier. AS il was. she was only beaten
q head by Damon. with Dainty third.
Newton Bennington probably has few young
that viii win more for him than Blandy,
the sturdy young OF Observation-Disclosures. but he
has none more honest. more willing give all he
has whenever II is asked of him. He gave another
demonstration. Of these qualities when he 4.
i've turlong sprint from lot OF pretty shifty young
ones including 81. Beane Broadcloth. Martha
German. Golden Sunrise. Flybsck and others.
Golden Sunrise in iron; 10 the stretch hut
when O'Nef shook his whip Blandy IL was all
over lie by a little less than length from
Martha German, who caught Golden Sunrise in the
last jump
John Mccue's consistent platter Tnmasked spoiled
the plans Of F. f. Smathers and his friends 20
burn up the ring with Dick Bernard. Shaw. on
Cnmasked never gave the Bernard outfit much rea-
con 10 hope, and kept him out in front near
81 he could have gone there At any time, over the
entire short six furlong route. Dick Bernard made
his run IN the stretch. ard seemed TO be getting
up, but when Shaw led Unmasked down the little
colt could not get him. lie kept Naughty Lady.
however from getting the place.
The Plaudit three year-old fly Ancestor. another
Is To shot. her first brackets in the last
about six furlonEs. and incidentally beat the
ODDS faVOrite Alliance, a handsome big OF
hards coOrs and the hottest OF hOtt Ups
Alliance well for five EurlOnES but tired then
AND both Ancestor ana Sir IynnewoOd caught him.
Newton Bennington Materslde never had 10 eN-
tend himself to win a five fUrOng from lot
81 selling class youngsters. Wild Folly ana Runrlc
the nearest 10 him at the winning post
bennington, and Unmasked were the winning IA
NO}ltCS.