The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-05
GRENADE WINS THE RAIRYIEW
r,EES DICK BERNARD INTO CAMP
IN THE STRETCH.
uo,clle Easily Captures the COrinthian
s,eeplechase With MIR. stone In the
saddle-FOur FavOritee Go Down 10
Defeat at the Westchester Track.

,r,ther large crowd numbering 1900
,,,r.ons saw the racing at Morris Park yester-
Iy Irtcrnoon, and incidentally found the
n,nblem OF picking winners more dlnicuN
han usual, four favorites being de feated.
I'm, Fniryiew Selling Stakes. for three
v.lr-olds Mt mile and sixteenth over
irp hill. was the leading feature. The specu-
mion was narrowed down 10 that'er oi
'h,i,s between l.. V. Bells Grenade and
n L. Haymans Dick Bernard the latter
olosiur favorite ut IL to 10, with Grenade
heavily backed at 9 to s. Grenade showed
IN, way for the first furlong. but Trayers
wisely took hold of him and allowed DICK
Bernard to make the running over the turn
n, the hill. When Strengthened out for the
Journey down the long stretch Dick Bernard
led by several lengths, but as Travers quickly
cuf Grenade loose the result was not long In
doubt Dick Bernard swerved under the
Win and bumped Grenade, who as he rushed
10 the front crossed over to the rail and came
home in gallop victorious by length and
n half in the good time of iA8H. Dick Ber-
nard lasted long enough to be second by
length over Topic. a 100 to shot. who beat
Proceeds neck.
Gentlemen riders had the mounts in the
Corinthlan Stceplechase. and Mr.. Stone
brought Royelle. to ? favorite. home an
easy winner by half length in 4:37h. Mr.
Harris ran second with Conover. IL to s sec
ond choice. while Mr. Taylor took third money
with Flying Buttress. IL to 8, three lengths
back. 1t was spectacular affair. with no
nIshaps.
Willie Davis took Canteen, to /. all around
his field to win the first race. at mile. by
head in l:39H. Sidney c. Love, the IL to
fayorlte, was second. six lengths in front Of
Pronta. 5 to /, with John A. brakes 1shlana
"a to 5. who led into the stretch, three parts
OF a length back.
The third race. for maiden two-year-olds
at five and half furlongs, was nothing but'a
eallop for 5. S. Browns Druid. II to favorite
who had his field beaten from the start and
won. eased up. by length and half In o4.
The tioughacres Stables Sheen. backed down
to Is to i. ran into the place with two lengths
over sydney Paget's My Buela. to /. II. B.
Duryea's Myopia was three parts Of a length
back.
fortune was lost on Sir Brillar. to
fayorite, who was virtually left at the post
In the fifth event. for two-year- olds. at six
and half furlongs Withers course. David
Gideon's Escutcheon, 8 to /. made all the run
ming and beat Sir Brillar by two lengths in
1905. The latter finished a head In front
of Austin Allen. is to /.
Waterford, 10 to 1, and Water Pansy, to
l. ran first and second. respectively. In the
last race, for maidens. at a mile. the former
winning easily by a length and half In 40H.
Water Pansy had an advantage Of two lengths
over Good and Plenty, the steeplechaser,
who was hot favorite. but did not get into
his best racing gait until the last furlong pole
had been reached. He would probably have
won if there had been a sixteenth OF mile
further to go.