New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-31
CROWDS GO A-RAClNG.
a THRONG At GRAVESEND.
ButtEng and Jacobite Earn STAKE
Honors-The Jump a Farce.

There was abundant proof at GraVesend yes
terday that the holiday public VIII go a-racihs
at whatever cost. The Memorial Day throhs
was the largest that has been attracted 10 tiie
Brooklyn Jockey Clubs Enclosure since lhe
surtng meeting began, and was cons'oeraOiy III
excess Of the Brooklyn Handicap attendance.
II was rewarded with only fair afternoon OF
r.o,rc are as 70 often the case on holidays, 1t
had little luck IN hitting upon winning favorites
Jacobite and Kehailan were the only two that
succeeded. in the "piker's' phraseology, in
bringing home the goods"
Neither the running of the Parkway Hanoi-
can. one Of the oldest fixtures Of the Brooklyn
Jockey Club, nor the renewal Of the HUDSON
Stakes fulfilled the promise held out By the ISL
Of eligibles. and in the handicap quality gave
way to quantity. The Parkway is at one mile
and a sixteenth for the older horses. and OF the
eleven that had been named over night OXFORD
was the only one TO decline the issue The act
ual TOD weight fell 10 Mr. Belmont's Lord Of
the Vale. which took up an impost OF 10
pounds. According TO the scale, this honor was
shared equally by Dolly spanker and the West
ern colt Kurtzmann, the former with Ia pounds
and the latter with 100 pounds.
The Star Ruby three-year-old colt Buttling.
with burden Of ninety pounds on his back. was
the lightweight of the group and also one Of the
outsiders IN the betting. Those who had the
teraerity to throw out the colts last race and
TO form their estimate OF his ability his per-
1ormance in the Baychester at Belmont Park.
when he took up 107 pounds and beat Sinister
by five lengths, profted by their courage. But
Ting was looking for no hole in the fence yes
terday; he was all business from the moment
the barrier was released. and he set a pace that
had his field Keeling and giddy before the journey
was half over. The further he went the better
he seemed to like it, and at the head Of the
stretch he had increased his lead to a good four
lengths. Dolly Spanker, the favorite, had hung
20 the pace with some courage, but with the
Judges stand only eighth Of mile away the
hackers Of the Kingston gelding realized that
the only way their horse could win was TO have
Buttling drop dead, and this the unaccommo-
dating colt refused to do.
Old Major Daingerfeld, the winner or the last
two renewals of thu Parkway, seemed to recall
his glorious past about the time the thr~e-quar-
ter pole was reached. and he woke to a realiza-
that set the hearts OF his hackers a-futter.
From that point on be gave @ pretty good imita-
tion of the Major OF old, and, closing big gap,
came with great rush through the stretch ana
took the small end OF the purse from Ostrich.
which ran second TO Delhi in the Brooklyn by
almost g length. Kurtzman, which carried the
hopes and the dollars Of the Western crowd
almost to a man. showed some Of the qualities
that made him the two-year-o old idol the other
side of the Aleghanies and for six furlongs he
seemed to have an excellent chance. The pace,
however, too hot for him and before the
stretch WAS reached he had dropped out OF the
running hopelessly beaten. Lord Of the Vale
also ran a disappointing race; although he
showed some speed, he gave II up at the mile
pole and was quickly swallowed up in the ruck.
Forty to one could be had at one time against
Cuttings chances
The Hudson attracted only a half dozen young
eters TO the post, but. as Mr.. Pagets Jacobite
and Mr.. Bennington's Jerry Weinberg were In
cluded IN the number. the stake was less def
Client in class than was the Parkway. Both
Jacobite and Jerry had excuses for their last
defeats. The former swerved badly at the post
the day Vendor beat him in the Eclipse Stakes,
at Belmont, and the Watercress colt ran so
green IN his last start, which was likewise his
first one, that few believed it was his real form.
These excuses became potent factors in the
speculation and in the final quotations there
little to choose between the two. although
Jacobite went TO the post a slight favorite. Mr..
Wilson started NostroTno and Beaufort, and these
two coupled IN the betting, attracted some sup
port at tens. Mr.. Keenes Kingston colt Ian
castrian was also backed down from 80 to to
20 TO l.
Jacobite did not repeat his last mistake while
jerry Weinberg did, and it cost him the race
The latter was slow as in his other start to
get into his stride, and when he finally found
himself the Golden Garter geldng had obtained
a lead too great TO be overcome, and, although
Jerry was overhauling him at every stride he
could never quite get up and beaten a head
Nostromo relinquished for a moment the berth