New-York tribune., 1905-06-08
pR0PER'S CLEVER RACE.
GAZELLE FOR TR4NSMUTE
Major DaingerfeId Forgets to SaIk
and RompS Home,

The conditions overhead and under foot could
scarcely have been worse than they
Cravesend yesterday, and as not favorite
cee6ed in catching the eyes of the judges first the
regulars-and the attendance was confined strictly
to them-had scant reward for their temerity in
Drawing the elements
The racing itself. however. was not devoid OF in
terest in spite of the unfavoring skies Not only
was there quality represented in Of the
tests. but iD prominent candidate for the
Suburban to be run week to-day, acquitted
himself credtably that his chances In the great
handicap furnished q subject for paddock gossip
during the rest, of the afternoon. The horse was
Proper. the dve-year-old son Of Prestonpans-Prm
I'd He was starter in a handicap the older
horses at one mile and seventy yards With the
withdrawal Of Bad News he became second in the
weight scale with III pounds. and in receipt
Of four pounds scale weight from the four-year-
old colt Garnsh- In the field were such fair over
night handicap performers as Go Between Butt
ling, Workman and others. AS Garnish had beaten
Beldame, Alan-a-Dale and GraziaiIo all prominent
candidates for the Suburban, in handicap
and one-sixteenth miles Monday, it was a bit
difficult for the form players to overlook his
chances, and they sent him to the post as their
choice at prices ranging around TO /. Proper
however, was not overlooked, and it is a question
he actually did carry more vyagers than the
favorite.
To those who watched the race closely Proper had
more to overcome than his seemingly easy victory
would indicate. At the paddock turn he was
Knapp all of furlong TO get him straight again.
When he settled down business, however it was
soon apparent that he could overhaul the leaders
at any time. and when he set sail for them at the
three-quarter pole the contest was virtually
so far as he was concerned He passed Buttling.
which had been blazing the way at the mile pole,
and. gradually increasing his lead. won eased up,
by nearly three lengths. Go Between came with
his OLD determined rush. and took the place from
Buttlipg Taking the line-es the handicappers
a-dale and GTazialo, Proper's performance yester-
day at least gives him chance in the Suburban.
Garnish, 1t is true. did not good a
back OF Buttling.
The running of the Gazelle for two-year-old
flies at nve-eighths Of mile was the stake feat
ure OF the afternoon and was won by E z. Srnath-
eTSs St. George hly Transmute IN such easy fashion
that it made her nine opponents look rather foolish
She left tna barrier on tiptoes and had her COM
Running Water, which, with her stable companion,
Auvergne, was the choice in the market, the
only one to contest her supremacy and she got
away from the post badly, she was never seriously
dangerous, although she made lot of ground
and finished a respectable second after running
good race Belle Of PeQuest was the runner-up
In stakes. found the company he met in selling
at mile and eighth obliging enough not
10 offend him by trying to steal the race before he
had made up his iuperious mind whether to play
or sulk in his corner. He beat them with the Ut
most good Will and without half trying. Jack Mar
tin, who has always been more successful in joliying
jockeys had the mount, and this was taken by
the pikers indication that his stable was
making strenuous efforts to win with him. Al
though De ReSzke was the nominal faVorite, the
black horse undoubtedly carried more money, and
closed almost even terms with him. The old
rogue seemed TO find a real pleasure in putting
and merely in hand gallop at the fnish-two
lengths and half in front of De Reszke