New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-18
GALLAVANT ROMPS HOME.
WINS MAIDEN STAKES.
HuIas Beats Sandhurst IN Steeple-
chasc-Threc FavoriteS Vim.

z T Wilson jr's chestnut colt Galiavant'
bv Ornament-Spanker. won the Maiden Stakes
for ty,,-year-old madens at five furlongs at
belmont Park yesterday Gallavant was an
added starter having been scratched from Il
selling race in order to run in the stake. he
defeated field OF four two year-olds which IN
Guided Woolwich and Bivouac from August Bel
lnont's stable. The latter two. coupled in the
betting. were odds-on favorites, closing at I
10 10 They were both outrun. Gallavant got
away from the post in second position. and
being taken to the front by Travers In the
first furIong was never caught. and won by
eight lengths from Woolwich. which was half
length III front of BivOuec. The closing ODDS
against the winner were IL to D.
Thomas Hitchcock. jr.s. Hylas won a steeple-
chase for maidens and winners of one race only
~ two miles from j W. Colts Sandhurst and
six other steeplechasers Each carried 40
pounds. AS the field was making the turn for
home HyIas seemed to crowd Sandhurst. and
from the grandstand it appeared though the
latter was thrown out of his stride. Finnegan
got him going again and only a neck be-
nnd Hylas at the judges stand. Russell Sage
beat Patagonian for third place by twenty
lengths. w. c. Hayes's Flying Machine and
Ivan Fox's Allen Ferris fell. Neither horses
nor riders were seriously hurt.
Flnnegan. who had the mount on Sandhurst,
lodged protest of foul with the stewards. and
Ray. the rider of Hylas. was called into the
stand After hearing both jockeys the stew
ards refused to allow F1nnegan's claim. and
The horses were placed as they finished. The
stewards were S. S. Rowland. ". S. Vosburgh
and II. J. Morris. The winner was the favorite
in the betting. with Sanlhurst second choice.
Frank Farrels King Pepper. carrying 100
pounds, and ridden by J. J. Walsh, won the
INST race. a handicap of six furlongs on the
Stralght course. fo- three year-olds and over by
4 head from T. z. Mannix's Jerry c. Mrs. ].
Blute's Montreson third. TWO lengths in
front Of Katie Caffrey. Jerry c. appeared to
have King Pepper beaten and the race won
thirty feet from the wire but J. Johnson who
rode him. was either overconfdent, tired out or
desired 10 draw a fine finish ard virtually
Threw the race away. Spring, the favorite
showed little speed. and finished in fifth posi-
ton. length in front of Atwood AS high
as 10 1 was offered against the winners
chances although at post time he had been
played down to TO .
Leonard Joe Hayman the favorite in a two
year-old selling race at four and one-half fur
longs on the straight course, won by two lengths
from Miss Point, which was two lengths in front
OF Gentian- The first named set the pace after
The first eighth had been run
J. S Hoy's three-y ear-oId geldIng little
woods ridden by Hildebrand took selling race
az d mile from six platers from the older diyi-
sion h NJ. Taylor's Arrahgowan was second a
nan length behind the winner and a head in
'front.' or Lord Badge, the favorite Little Woods
closed at 10 in the betting
Both Chimney Sweep and Red Friar were
scratched from a high weight handicap at seven
31tlo14sS on the main course, and H Stover's
AtHHWorth and {. V. Crofts's Rostand were the
only starters keniworth, with 1876 pounds
]a KoStand eight pounds by the scale, and
80, 80 I'm py lnT7e parts OF length. The winner
den out W ii''u ~ oe Fld-
me track was heavy and the time for the
successful 'ii'eS were