Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-26
OSTRICH WINS SECOND MONEY
eraz'a''o Comes in Acknowledgements
of the Public indicated and Book
les" Drop Thousands of Dollars on
Race-Bester Time Than ploke.
Made Last Year.
(By Associated press.)

NEW YORK, May 25.-Delhi, last
years champion miller" carried tho
l<eene colors to an easy yi,:torv thl.,
AFTERNOON at Gravesend in the Brook
iyt' handicap. 'fhe speedy son of Ben
l'rnsh thereby enriched his owner in
the sum of $4,000. while Ostrich. from
The "!'ostot Stable" captured seconl
money, $2.50n. and Graziallo, the Col.
''nlbia stables candidate. won third
rioney, amounting to $1,000.
About 10000 persons we're on the
grounds, the attendance being soma.
what less than the average on hnndi-
cap days because of the advance In
prices at the gates.
Delhi was favorite in the betting
ana carried thousands upon thousands
or public money. AS good as 4 10 III
coui'i Ire had against his chances for
moment when the books opened, but
the Hood of wagers forced his price
10 to in q few minutes &
Ostrich and Gra2lallo were heavily
backed for second and third positions,
sc that the RIM of racegoers may bo
said to have pofited as they seldom
heve In their battles with the book,
makers over the big haldicaps.
The start was In chute into the
let OF the stand. Colonial Girl drew
The rail position. and when the bar.
rier went up Showed for a brief space.
III front. Not for long. however. were
the Rowe colors to lead, for Delhi
rushed to the front, under vigorous
urging anl when the racers sclIrriod
pnst the judges stand he already held
Il commanding position. Graziallo.
licely handled by fiildebrand. worked
into second place before Colonial Girl.
while Lord of the Vale was fourth with;
the others strung out behind. Iroper
ann Dainty were away badly and dill
net move up particle from beginning
TO end.
The mile was reele.i off in 1:4i, none
al The others had hecn able 10 get near
the leader, and Burts cleverly HELM
his PLACE close to the rail- saving
ground all the way.
Ostrich in a Rush.
Seventy yards from home Ostrich
came with great rush on the out. /,
sl'le. He hal been running nway
back IN seventh place, but slowly
closed III during the drive down tho
stretch and in the final great struggle.
MS rider, Willie Knapp, nwoke to his /
opportunity. s1S
The leaders. evidently almost ex.
hansted and under gruclllng from
The whip, Ostrich ran up to theln as
though they hal stopped. Half a doz.
ttn JUMPS from he finish he flashed
between Delhi and .Graziallo and
snatched from the latter the second
section of rhe purse. Colonial Girl,
also wcaltenei and Sir Brillar hnish.
cd stoutly In fourth place.
Debts race. made as it was. without
race from start to finish, was very
rre'li'ahe. the mile and quarter in
zoe 20, being one-ffth of second
betler than the Picket's time In tho
Brooklyn handicap n year ago
The summaries follow:
, First race, (about 6 furlongs) Ivan
The Terrible. won; Bohemia, second; n
Shot Gun, third. Time, 100 2.5.
Second race. Zone mile ana six
teenth)-Jacquin. won; Jane Holly.
second; Conjnrer. third. Time, AS. a.
Third race, (thc Expectation stakes.
8 furlongs)-Wollwich, won; First
Water. second; Water Wing. third 81
Time. 1902 1-5.
Fourth race. dhe Brooklyn handi-
cap, $4,000, mile and a quarter) Del 4
nj, won: Ostrich, second; Graziallo.
third. Time, 2:0G %. If].i \
Fifth race, (about furlongs)-
onel Rupert, won: Little Woods, sec
ond; Jetsam. third. Time, 1910 as.
Sixth race, Is furlangs) Voorhees,.
third. Time, 1902. ',.. 4
Results at Louisville. n
LOUISVILLE, KY, May 25..
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