New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-19
RACING IN MUD AND RAIN.
THREE FAVORITES WIN.
Right Royal Pins the Speculation
in a Dri0ing Finish.

Huddled in damp and dismal groups, under
anything that offered shelter from the ram
sorry remnant Of the army of regulars watched
the racing at Gravesend yesterday and wished
1t was elsewhere.
Officially the attendance was one OF the small
est-not only of the meeting. but Of the year
and this In spite Of the fact that seven con-
tests instead OF six were down for decision The
conditions over head and under foot could not
wen have been worse and that there was any
attendance at all was in itself proof Of the hold
racing has upon the public Rain fell incessant-
1y throughout the afternoon, and the track. al
ready fetlock deep in mud from the storm Of the
early morning, was almost nav1gable for small
craft by the time the field for the first race was
called from the paddock
In spite OF the rain and the mud. however. the
races were run near to form as they have
been OF late under more normal conditions, and
at the end of the afternoon the form players
found that they had three winning favorites to
their credit.
The seventh race was made necessary by the
overflow Of entries received for the sixth race
q five and half furlong sprint for maiden two
year-old FLIES and geldings. Thirty-six young
sters that had never won q race were entered
for this contest, and after 1t had been split
sn two and run In secJonS II was necessary 10
ercluce the names OF four would-be contestants
The more or less pretentious field OF high class
sailing platers which had been named over night
- e+erf an f1e SpAculation Stakes at one and
sixteenth miles more than cut in half
by Withdrawals, and only six out Of fifteen re-
sponded 10 the bugle call. OF these Maurice L.
Haynan's black colt. Right Royal with his well
known fondness for the mud, WIS unhesitatingly
chosen 10 carry the public funds, and was
backed from 8 to 8 to even money. Little
Perrine had the leg UP on the favorite, and al
though he managed to land him a winner, it
was not before he had given the colts followers
temporary heart disease.
In overhaulng Ocean Tide, which made all
the early pace, both Perrine and Right Royal
exhausted about all their joint resources, and
when old Judges Hines woke up and challenged
sn the stretch the pair put to it desperately
10 stall him off and beat him TO the judges
Etand by head. Mr.. Winners FLY, although
stopping fast, managed 10 beat the others.
DaYy Johnsons sprinte-. Roseben, gave an
other demonstration OF his wonderful weight
carrying ability IN an all age handicap over the
short six furlong course. He took up an i'm
post OF 137 pounds and galloped such shifty
sprinters as Schulauite. Mamie Hodge and half
a dozen others off their feet He had much the
worst Of the start but when once into his stride
caught the leaders before the stretch was
reached and won galloping.
After J. W. Colts Maiden had broken down
and Bonfire had raced himself into the ground,
Caloorahatchie the brown gelding owned by
George B. Hill, won q selling steeplechase over
the short course Mr. Stone rode a well judged
race on the winner and brought him from far
back in the ruck up TO first place in the last
quarter of e mile. Black Death was the run
ner I'D.
Roseben. Right Royal and F1ayigny were the
winning favorites