Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-12
SIX FAVORITES
LOST AT GRAVESEND


defeat at Gravesend yesterday. where 10000
racegoers had tough time looking for win
ners. Long shots had an inning. much to
the satisfaction of the bookmakers The
Bedford stakes for -year-olGs. 1--WE fur
longs. went to II. X. Vingut's Acrobat. a 40
to ! shot who got up In hard drive in
time to beat Senator McCarren's Master
Lester. to fayorite. by nose. The lat
ter also nosed r. T. Wilson, jr.'s Red
Rover. to 2. out OF the place, with the
Oneck stables Clare Russell. to 1, head
back. Berkeley. 100 to 1 shot. led up to
the last furiong pole and then exploded. The
time was 102
J. H. McCormick's Grenade, neglected at
10 to /. made nearly all the running In the
handicap at a mile and furlong and Just
managed to beat the Newcastle stables
Bulls Eye, who closed an equal favorite
with Masaniello, at : 10 g by an eyeiash
Oliver Cromwell. 10 to /. was third,
length and a half away. Lynes ride on
Masaniello was roundly censured, as he did
not seem to exert himself at all after being
carried wide at the lower turn. The time
was 1.53 1-3
Janeta, 20 to 1, was successful in the
| fifth race for mares at a mile and six
teenth She was cleverly ridden and came
from behind In the stretch, beating Palette.
30 to /. by two and half lengths Paie.te.
under drive from little @. Burns. nailed
the place from Edith James, to favorfte,
by head. The heavily played Memories
was short. The race was run in LAB do.
Bad Ride on Keator.
Lyme put up a bungiing ride on Keator.
II to 10 favorite in the first race at about
six furongs, the Charaxus gelding being
easily defeated by c. Sullivan's Rye. 10 to
D. who. on the other hand, was splendidly
ridden by Miller. Mamie Hodge. Q to z.
broke in front. but Keator went after her
and had her beaten at the head OF the
II r-al Ian
Ter ran over him with Rye, who galloped
home two and half lengths to the good In
LOO 3-5. Keator had three lengths over
Mamie Hodge. with Emergency. to l.
Mr.. Cotton's knight of Elway. to l.
raced j. E. Wideners Dromedary. to D
favorite. of his feet In the steeplechase
handicap at about two and hair miles,
and then romped home four lengths in front
of him. 7. Hitchcock. jr.s. Orc. to e
ran well for his first time over the jumps
and was third beaten length. The time
was 453 3-5
Miller took the last race for two-year-
olds, FIVE furlongs. with Fountainbiue IL
to 8, SECOND choice, who ran over Bat MAS.
terson to favorite, in the last hundred
yards and beat him in sharp drive by
three parts of length in L0l. George s.
Davis 20 to /, was half length away.
The summaries:
Tynel, IL to 10 and to s. second; Mamie Hodge
f09 SO. Stmulant Sovereign, Renaut, Beiie
Strome, Stole, Fretchie, Mark NEEDLE, water
Tank and Emergency also ran. -.
Second race streeplechase; about two ana nait
miles-Knight OF Elway, l4T tOwensl, TO ana
@ to s. won; Dromedary, l5I Oayidsonl, B to
and to g. second Orc. 139 tRayl, 10 ana
even third Time 453 35. Mamie ii. also
ran La Danzada fell. -. -,
Third race mile and furlong-Grenade III
Garner Is to and to l. won; BulTs Eye,
100 Afer) to and to s. second; ohyer
Cromwell 102 (Burnsl, 10 to and 70 ], third
Time La Is. Phil Finch. Content, Masanieilo
Ostrich Cederstrome, just So. Samson, Lotto
wanna and Priority also ran.
Fourth race. the Bedford stakes; I've furiongs-
Acrobat, lo2 tseweip, 40 TO and u to J. Won
Master Lester. 1e3 Knapp. TO and 70 ~
second: Red River. 1902 (Aillerl, to and 9 70
s. third. Time. 100. Pierrott, Berkeley: Hoot
Mon Nettie Carlts, Clare RUSSELL Harry Wilson
and Botanist also
Fifth race, selling; one mile and a slx,eenth.-
Janeta "a (Hornerj 20 TO 1 and to L. wons
Palette. SO &c. Burnsl. 30 10 and II TO J, sec
ond: Edith James. SO u. Hennessyl 70 and
0 to 10, third Time Las As. Memories, Our
Sister. Jennie McCabe. Ocean Spray. ripping
Leila, Dont Ask Me and Lady Ellison also ran,
Sixth race. i've fHriongt-Fountainblue, loi
tsfler} IL to and TO s. won: Bat Masterson.
ITO fO'NeilD 3 to 2 and to 5. second George
S. Davis. 1O4 fHorner,. 20 to and 10 L, third
Time lo1. curricuium orsculum. Ben Strong.
Cyclops, Lad OF Langdep. Belle of the South.
Adelbert Belle Anna C. and Bsiston Boy also
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