New-York tribune., 1906-05-25
PATCH0GUE FOR KEATOR
O'NEIL BADLY KICKED.
Faporites Keep Right on Winning
at the GraUesend Track

There were more incidents in the running of the
pa,chogue Stakes. the feature OF the programme
a. Cravesend yesterday, than usually occur in q
hole day's racing. O'Nen, who had the r,o,,,1
:, Jocund. was kicked in the leg and had N ha
.sken back to the paddock in the starters wagon
Williams was brclled off Shot Gun but fortu
-.,elv without any damage; there was a long de-
r,, while J. Jones was substituted for O'Neu
while some FIVE or six Of the horses did all thea,
orld 10 make trouble for the starter and spoil the
h-eak Aeronaut. the only favorite of the dav 20
l,se was soundly beaten and Frank J. FarreII,s
Keator won and was then bid up 900 over his
entered selling price. but retained by his stable for
s2505-
The stake was for three-year-olds and upward
With selling conditions, at about six furloncs and
eereuteen horses went to :he post Aeronaut
With Miller 10. was the favorite. with Shot Gum
me second choice and Toots Nook. Keator ana
Prince Frederick the best liked Of the others Onco
al the pest Andrea, Incarnation. Ballotta ana
shot Gun acted as if possessed. They lashed out
v1th their heels and plunged about to the inomf-
bent danger Of every other horse in the race. In
canation finally landed squarely on ONeirs leg
ard The boy was forced 10 dismount in great pain
He hurried TO the paddock. where il was
found that no bones were broken. although he was
badly cut and bruised. J. Jones was substituted
On Jocund after delay Of ten minutes, and then
the trouble began again n the post
When the start did come il n fairly good
one all thifEs considered Slot Gun and Brother
Frank forced the pace. With Aeronaut well up in a
good position. Brother Frank dropped out of il af
the head ot the stretch. Shot Gun quickly dis
posed Of Aeronaut: drew away and appeared TO
have the race safely run. but Keator closed win
2 great burst n speed. and catching the Artillery
horse the last sixteenth won going away bv two
lengths Shot Gun held the place safe and Sterling
outgamed AerCnaut for third money. Toots Nook
in such close quarters most Of the way that
she could not do herself fun justice Radtke was
fairly pulling off the horses through the Iae
turlong and with clear sailing she would have been
sharp contender Prince Frederick Sas pirchcd
Of At The start but seemed to be entirely lacking
IN speed al any part # the race
-Four pronoGnoed taVorites and a split choice
Won and the majority of those in attendance had
only themselves 10 blame If they did not 60 home
with buging pockets. The biggest mdweek crowd
ances Il thoroughly enjoyed the racing and the
weather conditions.
InQuistor won the handicap al a mile and soy
enfy yards. Miller got him away flying to poor
start made al the running and won RAJ her claverlv
from Vino and Quorum The last named was roa k
irg his first appearance Of the season and ran
surprisingly good race He was badly outrun in the
early part, being some five six lengths behind
was c-osinE WIN rush al the end. however, but
Ra6tke tried To squeeze through an iTnpossibla
opening on the rail in the last sixteenth and was
forced 10 ease up- This cost him the place at
least and there We're some who expressed fhe opir-
l0n that he might even have beaten the winner
Parique had q rough and stormy Journey He had
backed from 10 10 l II TO l as the field went to
the post.
Pater won the handicap over the short ei,,4,,r-
long course fIsi on the card He took up l22
pounds. conCedinE from Il to 50 pounds to the
Others Il was outrun in the wild rush up The
bacEstTafch- put moved up strong. turning for
home. and Won driving by a length from James r.
hefne s pFama- he last named lost two or three
lengths tn going wide Ire head of the stretch
badly shut of on the turn at a critical point Of
The race Only for this he. too. might have been
and Bat Masterson.