New-York tribune., 1906-05-05
THREE FAVORITES WIN
( lST4KE FOR GR4PPLE.
Grace George GalIOps Home at a
Long Price at Jamaica.

Favorites Jared better at Jamaica yesterday
than has been the case in the last few days, as
three managed to get by the judges in front.
Optician. Grenade and Larabie were the sue
cessfuI first choices. while the beaten fayorites
were Economy. Diamond and Austin Allen. II
must have been the weather that served TO at
tract the big crowd to the track as the card
was made up OF four selling races and a cheap
maiden affair The racing had little to recon-
mend Il, as. with ore exception the winners won
much as they pleased, and there was lacking the
thrill OF hard fought and stirring finishes
John A Drazs's Grapple won the Newtown
Stakes for three-year-Olds and upward, at six
furlongs. Eight horses went 70 the post with
che bad tempered and erratic Diamond favor
ste az 20 / Grapple had a strong following
ana was played from 90 to 16 to D. The
others ranged In price from TO l on Benevo-
lent 20 90 90 1 reconsideration and Ballot Box
Diamond was in OF his worst moods, and
after Shaw had experienced some difficulty In
getting him 20 the post he reared and plunged
about the track as II ne had gone hopelessly
crazy.
After nve minutes delay the starter sent the
Geld away with Diamond four or five lengths
back. The start. under the circumstances. was
a good one Diamond had plenty Of speed but
was shut off in the first sixteenth, and Shaw
had to pull back and go round his field. This
settled Diamonds chances, as he never seemed
60 settle to his stride again and finished outside
the money Garner took Grapple to the front
at once, and he raced along as If it was only
plav and won as he pleased by three lengths
F1Istian was always second. while Radtke saved
enough ground on the rail with Benevolent turn
ing FOR home TO land him third. Emergency was
badly OutTEn all the way.
Five horses faced the starter in the third race
the only event OF the day over six furlongs
Grenade, Yorkshire Lad and Ebony divided
favor with those who felt disposed to wager
with Grenade slight choice over the other two
Horner had the mount on the St Gatien geld
ing and made every post winning one, al
though he had to ride his mount out to the last
ounce 10 beat Yorkshire Lad a neck Grenade
raced into a long lead Of six lengths in the
run up the backstretch, but Yorkshire Lad wore
him down through the stretch and would have
won IN a few more strides. Ebony was fairly
tiptoed, and did not close with his accustomed
Yush in the stretch.
Grace George. a good looking filly by Star
Ruby made d show OF her field in the second
race. Brussel had the mount, and he had TO do
little more than sit still to win by 1Ve or six
lengths A favored few profited well by the vic
tory as she was backed down from so to to
Is TO !. James R. Keene's Economy, the favor
ite and Taunt had little or no chance after the
first sixteenth, as both were knocked back in the
rush away from the post and lost enough ground
10 encompass their defeat then and there. Econ
onv closed a big gap and with better luck
might have forced the winner out.
The other winners were Opttc1an, Rob Roy
and Iarable. Rob Roy won for H K. Knapp
az the good price of 10 to l. A little stable boy
had the mount, but the race was run a
Radtke or a Miller could not have done better.
Wyeth. American Derby winner was a
starter in this race, and ran we'll enough from a
had break TO indicate that he is ready to win In
fair company.