Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-15
GRAVESEND RACES.
Hermis Captured Brookdale Handicap
in Hollow Style.

Hermis, carrying 125 pounds, won the
Brooklyn handicap at Gravesend yester-
day afternoon, running the mile ana a 1ur-
long in the fast time of l 80 40. 1t was an
excellent preparation for the SUBURBAN, ana
the. $50 900 horse was worked out extra
quarter of a mile after passing the judges
He opened at to 10, and was quickly
pounded down to II to 20 Africander, who
gave Hermis four pounds by the SCALE went
begging at s to l, while Eugenia Burch,
who received six pounds from Hermis, was
heavily played for the place. Dainty, who
had a big pull In the weights, was also
hacked generously in the place books. Her.
mis- made all the running, setting such a
fast pace that the others were never able
to threaten him. Dainty passed Africander
in the middle of the backstretch, and then
went after the favorite. but Hermis, under
wraps all the way. simply galloped home a
winner by a length with Dainty four
lengths in front of Africander. Eugenia
Eurch had nothing of her usual speed. and
was badly beaten.
Reliable picked up 40 pounds in the han
dicap for all ages, at about six furlongs
and with j. Boland, a western boy, in the
saddle, he showed the way from start to
finish. He was favorite at ID to 10. and
won, eased up, by three parts of length
in ]: 10 %. E. r. Thomas st. Valentine,
to L. got the place from Fred Gebhard's
Pulsus, to l. by a neck. LUX Casta,
backed down to - to 5, was a length be-
hind.
Hardy Durham's Dekaber, 8 to favorite,
landed the second race, at a mile and a
sixteenth, in a gallop by three lengths.
Martin let her down at the head of the
stretch, and it was all over in a moment.
Seymour, ) to l, under the whip, took sec
ond money by a head from Hydranga, 20 to
l. who in turn was head in front of Cot
tage Maid. E. R. Thomases' Lady Potentate,
IL to 5, second choice, got the worst of a
POOR start and never got up. The time was
14S
Newton Bennington's Right Royal, hot
favorite in the third event, for twO-year-
olds at five furlongs. after setting the pace
from the outset, was caught at the last
furlong pole by Sydney Paget's Tongorder.
a Is to / shot, who beat him in ding dong
finish by a head in OF 20 Eight lengths
back Don Royal, 100 to /, secured third
place from Gamara, to /. by head.
After being bumped on the lower turn
E, E. Smathers' Dick Bernard, 16 to 5, Sc
cured big lead going up the backstretch
in the fifth event, for three-year-olds, at a
mile and seventy yards. but he became leg
weary In the stretch, and Gordon. an ap-
prentice, could not help him. AS a result
Matte Corbett's Coppelia. to l. second
choice under hard ride from Crimmins,
got up in the last sixteenth and won in a
stirring finish by a head. Dick Bernard
was four lengths In front of Possession. q
to /. Champlain was almost knocked down
when prominent at the three-quarter pole,
and had no chance afterward. The time
was l 40 20.
Knight Of Pearl, to favorite. took the
last race, for maiden two-year-olds, at five
and half furlongs He was always the
leader except at the three-furlong pole.
where Diamond Flush, @ to l. went to the
front Knight of Pearl came again in the
stretch. and in a sharp drive took the
measure of Diamond Flush by half length
in .0S As. The latter had six lengths over
Jerry c., to l.