Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-21

won the Myrtle Stakes. one mile and sew
enty yards. at Gravesend yesterday. Dish
abille opened favorite at O to S. but receded
to 2 to l. because OF the heavy play on
Aleck Shields Ormonde's Right, played
from down to to 8. Garnish was also
web taken at 13 TO 5. At the start Water
Tank cut out the pace. followed closely 10y
Garnfsh Dishabille and Ornonde Right
raced close together behind them for nearly
three-ouarters of a mile. where Sewell made
his first move with the Bennett inars. She
responded resolutely and swept into the
lead as she reached the head of the stretch.
Garnish and Ormonde's Right then closed.
but Dishabllle kept on and won handily by
half length in Lao. Garnish beat Or
monde's Right for the place by three parts
OF a length. The latter sulked q greater
part of the way
4. Hitchcock. jr.'s ORC. coupled with
Phantom. at to /. was victorious In the
Kensington Steeplechase. at about two
miles He did not take the lead until he
had gone over the last obstacle. and then
In a smashing finish he beat Mr.. Cottons
Delcanta. to favorite. ]. e. Wideners
FL Cuchillo. 80 to l. was two lengths away.
after running a fine race Balzac, IL to 5,
stopped as II anchored by too much weight.
The time 3.5s.
Gamers Good Ride.
Little Garner put up a fine ride on L. -.
Sullvan's Frank Lord. to /, in the first
race. for two-year-olds, five furlongs. lie
came from behind and won In hard drive
by a length in 1.02 3-5 Al Powell to
fayorite. got the place. two lengths in front
of Russell T., II to 1.
II was not until the very last jump that
J. H. McCormick's Monet. to favorite
won the handicap for all ages. about six
furlongs. by a nose. Martin took him up ON
the far turn. fearing a shut-ofr. Thon lie
went around the field and rushed through
the stretch in great style. Sewell, the first
two-year-old to run In all-aged event
this year. well backed at IL to 5. beat Dia-
mond Flush, played down to to z by an
eyelash. The race was run In LII As.
There was nothing to the fifth race at
mile and a sixteenth. but Grenade. to
favorite who made all the running and
won easily by a length In 1.50 3-5 Lady FL
lison. to l. ran into the place. with Pal
cite, II to /, two lengths back.
Coming from away back In the stretch
Woodford Clay's Single Shot, to favor
ite. graduated from the maiden class In the
last race. at a mile and a sixteenth Sewell
put up a great finish, the Star Shoot flliy
winning by head from Nathan Hale.
backed down to 10 to 8. John E. Madden's
Gaylor. 10 to l, after leading for seven fur
longs. dropped back and took third money.
three lengths away. The time was 152
Three favorites won and Sewell carried OF
the riding honors. The track was slow and
the attendance was about 1900. The sum-
maries:
First race; selling: nre furlongs-Frauk Lord,
1O9 tGarner), 8 to 1 aud to /. won: Al Powell
log lMiIler). o to and 4 10 8, second; Russell T.
30 (McDsnieD IL to l and TO l. third. Time.
LOO 3S. Master Lester. Blue Bottle Joe Fallert
Abingdon La Rose. Fay. Josephine, Louise DAILY,
Kenny Saw and Dele Sfrome also ran.
Acrobat and They're on fell.
Second race; the Kensington steeplechase; about
miles-'oro. 1874 tstone). to 1 and to 5.
second; Ell Cuchilio, 1874 eE: Heider). 50 to and
10 to 1. third. Time. 1853. Baizsc Gamecock.
'Phantom, Buckieya and Loney Haskell also
Third race. about ST. furIong--sionet, 11s MAR
TIM s to and to 9, won; Sewen 30 Miller,
II 10 and to 10. second; Diamond Flush. 80
lBrusselD, to and 10 3, third Time, LII As.
Mamie Hodge. Pirate Polly. Bishop Poole aud
Nicetas also
Fourth race, the Myrtle stakes mile and seventy
yards-Dishabille, Ill (SewelD, TO / and 7 to
TO- wen; Garnish. lo9 (Horner1, ID 10 and TO
10, second; ormondes Right. 113 SHAW, o to .
and to third. Time. Lac AS. Water Tank
and john Lyle also
Fifth race: selling; and one xteenth miles
Grenade, Ill lHornerl, to and out. won: Lady
Ellison, "a Garner, to ! and eyen second;
Palette, % tNoonel, u to ] and 8 to 2 third.
Time, 150 3-5. ADMINISTER, Little Ben, Del
carina. Janeta and Uncle Charley also ran.
Sixth race; and sixteenth miies-Slngfs
Shot. 107 lSewelD, to and 70 5, won: Nathan
HAZE, 100 Shaw, 16 10 8 and TO o. second; Say
lor. 100 q. Williamsl. IS TO / and to l. third.
Time. 1.52- Bluestone. SPEAKERS, Markie Mayer
and Royal Sceptre also
Escort and Penguin fell.