New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-20
RACING IN THE MIST.
FOG At MORRIS PARK.
Dolly Spanker Takes Pocantico-
Hydrangea Wins at 80 to I.

AZ though the weather were in sympathy with
che reforners who would stop horse racing alto
setfer Il dropped a veil over the Westminster
s,closl-e yesterday so heavy that the various
a,'rs.s --e-e almost completely shrouded and the
torsas hat performed over them might have been
,3esian ha-es or Angora goats, so far as tie pup
y, could see Ard n majority Of ;hem were pos
ssss5 OF about rs much class a good goat or
rabbit. IN two races no attempts were made TO
.ake the time. and IN two OF the others there WAS
q qood deal Of guesswork about II.
TIVE renewal Of the Pocantico. stake al one ana
..six+ee-tl miles over the hill. which was framed
,n fen or eleven years ago for non-winnlng three-
,.s.r-ol6s a, the year before. brought out a half
avon horses with modest claims TO class X. l.
v-1so, II : Dolly Spanker. the Kingston geldins
which he bought from the heenes las' autumn
r-,s on torus the most likely winner and the STU
dents made 10 mistake IN selecting MIN 10 carr
their money. - =.
= II. Walden's col; The SoutherneT appears 10
- oor,nletalv reversed his way OF racing since
rs two-vear-old form and. instead OF closing Win
8 r,,sh as he almost invariably die last year ne
makes his running in the early stages ana qults
uben The test comes. He did this yesterday N
,bo Pocantico and. after setting the pace 10 the
snot where the field disappeared into the mist he
resigned and Vas beaten by both Dolly spahhe'
and Robin Rood Robin Hood. IN fact, made the
ssvorito extend himself and Redeem was com
PEELED 10 rouse him. all through the ina! siNteehth.
The Sautherner beat the other three for third
place.
II beating 81. Bcllane. Rose OF Dawn. Veto ana
some other shifty youngsters over the last four ana
and one-half furlongs OF the Eclipse Course Gor-
Ser added materially TO the fame he has already
achieved in his brief acing career. The colt was
second choice TO St. Bellane in the market ana
probably carried quite much money. Rose OF
Dawn. chestnut FLY by Hamburg, out of Poetess'
a good mare which raced number OF years ago IN
William Laimbeer's colors carried the Duryea
Jacket and carried it moreover in front for four
furlongs She tired, however, and Glorlfier and
Veto both beat her home The Ben Brush gelding
came down the hill IN much better form than ne
has shown. and justified Jimmie Rowe's predlc-
tion that he a pretty fair yOungster. ST BEL
LAVE seemed 10 tangle himself into several bow
knots and was not Included in the first three.
Neither the third the sixth filled, and
other contests were substituted. The third was
made a sprint for The platers down the Eclipse
Course. and was won by John McCue's aged son %
Domino Tnmasked. Who was second choice 10 r
r. Thomas's Palmbearer. The keene CASTOR. In
Outrun by OriSkany. and finished third
s J. Doggett's bay FLY Hydrangea, after being
backed from 90 10 10 30 TO !. selling race at
GeVen and One-half furlOngs over the Withers Nile
from horses ridden by maiden jockeys. The fog
was dense that little could be seen OF the race.
but Hydrangea's boy announced that he was in
front all the way. Ella Synder. equal first choice
with BOhad. finished third The Other winners
4 pril Shower. in selling affair. over seven
suronEs II the Withers Mile, and Ascetic in race
Cor three Year-cld naidsns over the same route.
SUMMARIZE