The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-01
CAlRNGORM WINS CARLTON,
SYDNEY FACETS colt EASILY
DEFEATS MERRY LARK.
Bennington Takes Two Purses with Green
Room and sidney F.-FOrm Reversal
ny Lad Amelia--OArsman Beats
de ReSzke In Hot Finlsh-Ent ries.

Room and sidney F.-Form Reversal
ny Lad, Amelia--Oarsman Beats
De Reszke In Not Finish-Ent ries.
Gloomy weather and the natural falling
OF In attendance following holiday seemed
to restrict the crowd at Gravesend track
yesterday to the regulars. Is per cent. of
whom were patrons OF the field. In all but
one race the fields were large. which pro-
vided plenty Of speculation as tothe winners
The Carlton Stakes, for three-year-olds at a
mile. further demonstrated the sterling
quality OF sydney Pagets CaifngorIn, who
has been hard horse to beat. under ell sorts
OF conditions. all the spring. In the Carlton.
for which he was an odds OH fayorite. Cairn-
germ met Andrew Miller's Merry Lark. IS
|. to S; James II keene's Van Tromp. to l..
and X. T. Wilson. Jr.'s. Sparkling star. IL
to L. They carried even weights. but Cairn-
Gorm. under wraps, ran the others into the
ground BY setting the pace from the start.
Won Troup. who was widely touted, stopped
early, but MerrylIark nadsa bid iii the middle
OF the stretch. which caused Davis to shake
up the iavorits long enough to win easily by
two o, lengths ana mar s IN ~ ~ merry
Sparkling Star.
Newton Bennington won two races. the
ir.t with Green Room and the fifth witt,
Sidney 4. Green Room was IL TO second
choice in a big field OF two-yeAr Odds: who met
y a five iuriong sprint. with j. hardi ,a
was shut in ut the star, and never had n look
in while Green Room quickly made show
Of the rest und won oil the way. rompln9 home
before sydney Pagels Montanus. 3 to i,
sidney f.. a heavily backed favorte at
II to s. was victorious over anot her big bunch
of two-year-olds, " no ran five furlongs.
Rapid transit the early pace maker, had
bo[ed. and the Bennington colt took the long
end of Me purse by length frSgm Woodl9rd
snea Sesd Gaoe Kansas rc e EXT Heden
~ TO !. with +. Il Smathers's Panic. a nose
out Of the money. The time Was i;Qi As
showed a startling form reversal in the
handicap at about six furlongs. She was
backed down from 10 TO ! t. to 2 and WIN
Ray to- the w Ie Where she AZ an easy
by couple Of lengths i'll IL. loscan. Is
TO |, with l?e pounds. stood long, fierce
before Big ben. back ed down TO lo,rs. Wotan
and Goldsmith both good things. were not
far away.
Oarsnan. backed down to s to /, after fol
lowing Atwoods pacslnaking for, nearly
three quarters OF d mile. went to the front
and under fierce drive won the third event
mans DE Res2ke the iavorite, by nose.
Joe ieager's Canteen. to !. was third,
length away. and the same distance before
backed down TO q to Was In receipt oil slip
shod ride from shaw who took the overland
route from the outset. The time was l47 as.
X. keene's Masantelo. the favorlte. IN the
last race. for maidens. at about six furlongs,
lie had good lead al the sixteenth pole. but
did not see Willie knapps rush with Colossal.
Sto |. until the latter was right on top OF nun,
Then Nicol Went to the whip. but Colossal
won by nostril In the last jump In ~ 3-5'
John Bolens My Bu-la, 10 |. MAS third.
Three iavorilcs were successful, The sum
mares.