New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-10-01
DICK BERNARD'S STAKE.
FIRST IN THE SEABREEZE.
Four FaUoritcs Successful at Graues-
nd-StartiHg Bad.

,-,sre was little or nothing TO commend the rae
80 At Gravesend yesterday. and TO make matters
.-s-sa the starting was so bad that hardly a race
-, he said To have been truly run. The starter had
= Contend with big fields three of the six races.
-, his work was little better in the other events.
- IN the third event, when he sent the small
sos Of SIX horses away in two divisions. a cry OF
s-5sion went up from al parts Of the grandstand.
!, practically made it two horse race between
,s-.ursas and Wotan. and deprived Little En- Of
: least place honOrs. whereas she might have
fo,,ed Martinulas &c greater effort TO win.
ro1r favorites were successful. and this in part
made ND for the duh and s5iritless racing. The
ssabreeze selling stake al one mile and a six
.aenth was the only fixture on the programme
ans served as q feature Dick Bernard. the favor
10 was ridden out 10 beat The Southerner A head
yrbo. IS usual closed with "a rush While Dick
Bernard was probably best. the race was uusatis-
factory because Of the struggling start and the
-rs,zh and foul riding on the first turn. where
T7-oolzlvnte END Letola lost whatever chances they
might have had of winning. Letola knocked Brook
lvnite back. and she in 1urn almost went 10 her
t-7sss when Sailing. H. the most reckless Hammer
- o., On THROUGH a narrow opening on the rail
1900 made the running 10 the far turn. with
T,t.r Bernard and Seymour in close attendance.
We, Atwood stopped Dick Bernard raced 10 the
front and had a commanding lead ar the last fur
ling pole 20 that Travcrs vas looking around ana
taking matters 50 easily that De- all but lost the
-. ss rre southerner closed. fast through the
stretch under Redferns vigorous finish. Seymour
was third.
-rbe other winners were Han0zarra, Escutcheon-
Harlinmas, Coy Maid and Pronta- Handzarra
showed decided improvement over the last eftorL
although il could hardly be called a form reversal.
as she IS a hHy that only runs her best when she
can race in front and Lady Amelia the speed mar
vel carried her along fast IN her last start LlS
she st0rped. Yesterday HandZarra beat a fair neid
~ spr-nters in the opening handicap she was a.
u-svs I'm front and won. all out. by a length ST.
rriIa~ ran a Disappointing race. and had no e1-
--ses Ascension was practically left al The post,
bgt ran a brilliant race. and would have been 4
keen contender with even break
Gov Maid well handled by Hildebrand IN the
fffh race. beat Sunatra scant length; The latter
e such 4 slow beginner that she was handicapped
IN he Big field but closed Tesoluteiy. racing Up
from far back. Fairy Dance had early Speed OUT
stopped through the last furiong-
II ne last event. PT0Era. Fl a long price. was
s,sv well 10 "A Struggling start ana kNunz made the
most az his advantage. and kept her 81 front al
re yra- winning cleVerlT from Gray1na. the IA
,-rrirs Little En- ran a truly remarkable race
She was far back in the carly running, ana vas
rsrsa+e6Iv nterferad with. but Davis persevered,
and brought her into third place at the end