New-York tribune., 1906-06-09
CHOICES RACE TO FORM
STAKE FOR TOOTS NOOK
Close and Stirring Finishes the RaLe
at GrQrescnd.

In spite % the fact that the feds were large
and unwieldly a Ciravesend yesterday, foui
faparitcs and two well played second choices
,von The only upset came in the sixth race
when MoUasline came home al the lucrative
price of 20 10 Five of the seven races Enrnsheo
finishes so close that there was more lhan the
usual excitement and pleasure for those who
like 10 see the thoroughbreds fight It out
through the stretch under whip and spur
There was only one stake on the programme
and that a selling affair for threc-yeaT-olds At
about six furlongs, but what the card lacked in
class was more than made up in quantity and
spirited racing.
Toots Nook won the May Stakes from field
OF eleven horses She was the favOrite at IL to
Q. and after following the pace closely to the
head OF the stretch. where Brother Frank be-
gan 10 tire, came and driving by a
length from the 90 to / shot Water Tank, which
closed strong through the last furlong. Arklirta
had a strong following in this race, but he had
al! he could do to beat Brother Frank head
fo- third money. Sterling and Lord OF the
Forest We're in such close quarters all the way
that they could not show advantage. Ster-
ling running strong through the stretch,
and would probably nave been keen CONTENDER
but FOR being cut off AT a critical moment.
Diamond. the eYrgtic Of Hastings. won the
1rst race from Keator, the strong favorite.
Diamond after delaying the start usual for
some little time, broke with his field and raced
head aad head with Keator ali the way. At no
more than a short neck and first one and then
The other looked like the winner. At the end
Diamond earned the decision by the narroWest
of margins. Emergency closing strong, a
is5r third
To The majority Of persons back of the finish
line il looked as if Harry Payne Whitney's
Jilliecrankie got up in time to beat August
13eimont's Okenite a head the post in the
second race. The judges differently, how
ever, and Okenite got the decision. The finish
appeared TO be unnecessarily close. as Radtke.
who had the mount on Okenite. was sitting per-
sectly still through the last sixteenth. as if su-
premely confident that the race safely won.
Little Garner on killiecrankie all but caught
him mapping, his mount closing with a
rush. Clare Russell hung through the last fur
long after sharing in the pacemaking most Of
the way.
Sidney Pagets Tradition made her first ap-
pearance of the season in the third race, at a
mile ana a sixteenth. She ran as if short, how
ever. for after following Accountant closely for
seven furlongs she began to tire Logistilla
raced up 10 Accountant rounding the stretch
turn, and they fought il out all through the
stretch. Accountant earning the purse by a
short head. Logistilla headed the Fiigrane colt
the last furlOng pole, and It looked If she
would come on and win cleverly, but Accountant
responded to Martins vigorous finish in the
gamest manner.
The other winners We're Mexican Silver. Moon
shine and Varieties. MOonshne lucky 10
win, W. H. Browns King Henry plainly
the best. He cut off at the start and suf-
fered from lot Of crowding at the first turn.
while Moonshine racing along in front The
Sir Dixon colt made up eight ten lengths and
was pressing the winner hard at the end. Bay
onet another which might have won with
. better luck in the first fuTlong- He was knocked
hack from fourth TO almost last place in a doZer
strides the field swung round the paddock
turn but Al the end only beaten head
by Royal Sceptre for third money.