New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-19
A STAKE FOR CAIRNGORM.
HE WINS THE POCANTICO.
Oxford, Poorly Handled, Runs Last
-FaUorites=BadIy Beaten.

THE Pocantioo. for three-year-olds, at one mile
md q sixteenth on the main course was won
res+erdav by Sydney Pagets Star Ruby colt
Cairngorm from Right Royal, Cederstroine anu
Oxford Cairngorm and CedeTstrome' each car
r,,tng 116 pounds were in receipt OF ten pouil"S
frou1 the other two starters CalFhgorh was
HE favorite in the betting, and was at oods on
although even money could be obtained al one
ner5od in the speculation. He was ridden by
". Davis. the regular stable jockey, and at the
s5r,sh was a length and half in front of Right
poval which beat Cederstrone a head for the
rIsoe LYME did not ride oxford with marked
ability. and extricated him from one pocket
merely TO run him into another. His mount was
second choice "a the betting.
Frank FarrelPs two-year-old colt Clark Crit
eth was beaten by both St. Estephe and Merry
Boy IN a four and half furlong race on the
straight course. The colt, ridden by Shaw was
an odds-on favorite, while TO 1 could be had
AGAINST the winners chances. The latter was
coupled IN the betting with the MargraVe geld
ing Film F1am. ST. Estephe beat Merry Boy
q head after a long drive. The two made prac-
ticslly all the running. The favorite was away
from the post poorly and firing before the race
was over could never catch the leaders.
A race for maiden two ear-ods at five fur
longs was won by J. Grant Lymans bay colt
Gold Sitter, by Gold Spinner-Roseng, second
choice TO H P. Whitneys The Irishman and
August Belrnont's Don Diego, which were equal
favorites in the closing betting. Gold Sitter
stood hard drive without finching and at the
finish WAS length in front of Timber, which
made up considerable ground and beat Moon
shine by about three lengths. The Irishman
had speed, but lost ground in the last sixteenth
by sW6rving. lie was beaten by Don Diego.
With impost Of 106 pounds. r. T. Wilson,
3r.'s. Gamara took a handicap for the older
horses at six furlongs the straight course
from Merry Lark, Pasadena and two others.
The latter a TO favorite The winner
was at u 10 ] in the closing quotations. Ga
mara showed startling improvement over his
last effort of q few days ago. when he was
beaten of. On that occasion he had no speed
and trailed his field all the way. Yesterday he
broke third. but rushed TO the front and always
held the race safe, although he was straight at
the end.
The Meddler gelding Go Between. running in
the colors OF c. F. Fox. made his first appear
ance OF the year in the East. and the last
race. condition affair for four-year-olds and
upward, at and one-eignth miles, from a
field which included Adbell, Nine Spot and
Dellaber. Burns, who rode Go Between, had
his mount pulled almost to q walk at the finish
Adbell was second and Nine Spot third five
lengths in front of Dekaber The latter was an
odds-on first choice and was backed from 8 to
10 10 4 10 10. She broke in front and ran with
her head in the air for quarter of a mile, but
thereafter dropped further and further away
until she was disgraceful last. 1t was not her
true form.
The three-year-old FLY Carrie Jones third
seven furlongs. took commanding lead in the
first part of the struggle and lasted long enough
TO beat Whorler, the favorite by about three
lengths. The latter swerved a sixteenth of a
mile from the finish and shut off Consideration
causing Crimmfns. who rode the gelding TO puII
up sharply Carrie Jones backed from 3
Fields We're generally light and Of inferior
quahty, and the racing was far from being high
class. Inc track was dead and cuppy and slow
winning favorite. --'