The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-21
GOSSIP OF THE RACETRACk.
First water Wins % .ss5 80 for Owner
BENNINGTON.

Bennington.
The National Stallion Stakes In gross
value amounted yesterday to $3.50 OF
which s0.e97.50 went to the winner. newton
Benningtons First Water. The SECOND horse
Frank Farrells Clark Grifflth, got 1900, and
F. h. Hitchcock Vendor, third. won $500
The nominator Of the winner. j. B. hagsin
received q 900, together with S6ls7s for noni.
mating the winning stallion, Watercress, and
sail.e5 for nominating the second stallion
Kinley Mack. John E. Madden got s2o1 81
for naming the third stallion. Ogden. This
race was first run in 1898, the previous winners
being John Days Jean Beraud, Green u
Morris's Pupil. c. Fleisohmann's Sons Bonni'
bert. Green B. Morriss Cunard. August Bel.
morts Mizzen In 1902 and Magistrate In 1908
and II. B. Duryea's Tanya last year.
First Water. Yesterdays winner. IL mag
nifcent chestnut. not unlike the famous
Nasturtium In conformation and general
appearance. II is generally understood
that while he il running at present In the
name OF Bennington. he Is really the property
Of Mr. Haggin, who will retire him to one OF
his great breeding establishments when his
racing career is at an end. so iar FIRST
Water has won all Of his starts, but constant
training seems to have taken OF so much
flesh that the critics are inclined to predict
that he will be practically out OF the two
year old calculations by the time the crack
colts and fllies OF the Koene and Whitney
ables are uncovered.
Frank Farrell after Clark Grin1th had been
beaten head by First Water. was positive
that his colt could beat the son Of Watercress
at six furlonas or greater distance. Farrell
had intended to put Shaw on the kinley Mack
colt, but 1t turned out that on Friday Starter
Cassidy had suspended Shaw for week, Az
that IL Wa too late to secure another Jockey
other than little j. j Walsh. the regular
rider for the Farrell stable. II Shaw had
there might have been q different result.
Mack colt Minta also ridden by Walsh
had been beaten by lew INCHES In the prev-
gus event liehtenstein. Burke ana other
Backed vendor, Mhle the books In tho front
Tine AnoSd bird ns By
putting lip to 1, with to place and 10 20
10 show, against the sta bic, and taking all The
JJ Joe Ye ga SH' plunged on just in the second
race. getting down $1,000, II was said, at the
last moment. wheeloek. Lichtensein and ths
success. Yeaser bet on both Delcanta and
JerryC in the first race. Wheelock also falling
state senate, james J. Frawley wandered
into the betting ring Just before the ladies'.
Stakes was run. and seeing SO, ~ and ! On
Iys. ss n ssd , ,5 es ne r nna
got the none the Trainer Of the amateur
boxing bill which is awaiting the signature OF
Eov Higgins was $40 richer after the race.
The Ladies' Stake, ia a turf classic which
was run for the first time At jerome Park
in 1855 Since 1880 the winners have been
Sinaloa H., Castalia. lor kville Belle, Nnptha.
MAMMA ntermi.son. Divide, teisha. Pres
It'd igitatrice, 0neck Queen. Janice. blue
Girl. tirdle and Beldin doe IllWan lost
n sold place BET Oh. Coy Maid III this race
Who. by the way, threw Odom al the post u
The visa guys played Arisn for all they
could get down. said a prominent book
uuker after the steaplschase. while the
public went TO Flylrg Buttres.. who could MT
6c given away al the close OF the betting"
II has been arranged 70 have the well known
Mnater,i starters. Dick Dwyer and Jake
HoitMau. alternate with the barrier AZ lhe
b .ialo meeting. This may be the entering
w &c fCl Il elr ems aSement by the Jockey
tlan Tor ali ,f the New York tracks Text
year.
C. j. Fitzgerald. manager OF the Brighton
track, said YESTERDAY that in future no more
irotting or AUTOMOBILE races will be held az
the Beach. az that racecourse will be de-
voted in future exclusively to the runners.
Lloyd Fountain. fifteen year-old jockey
who weighs sS pounds. arrived here from
California yesterday.
Previous winners Of the International
Abercorn, Mars Chan. Shillelah Coy. Rndd
Van Ship. Pssse Partout. Jim Megihben.
Walter Cle8ry and Patio.