Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-14
FLIP FLAP WON
GAlELLE STAKES
Heavily Backed by Wise Men,
She Easily 0utfooted
Perverse.

NEW YORK, June III A. Bennet's
Flip Flap. with Miller up showed marked
Improvement over her performance in the
broadWay stakes and won the Gazelle
stakes. for three-year-old f1ilfes one mile
ana sixteenth, at Grevesend yesterday.
she was real good thing, too, for the wise
plungers. who loaded their money on until
the price dropped from to to Is to 70.
On form 1t looked like H. p. whitney's Per-
verse. but the plunge on Flip Flap sent the
ODDS against the Meddler filly from 0 to 10
opening up to to 8. At the raising of the
barrier Lyme got off well with Perverse, but
allowed Miller. who began slowly. to cut
across in front OF him and take the rail
with Flip Flap After that 1t was boat
race" to use the language of the talent. for
Flip Flap galloped along easily in front
all the way to the wire. where she won By
length and a half in LIS Lyme did not
overexert himself on Peryerse who showed
little of the speed which enabled her to win
the Ladies' stakes at Belmont. Alex.
Shields Modelling Daisy was third ten
lengths back. white st. Ursula pulled up
lame.
w. HI. Browns Accountant picked up III
pounds in the handicap at mile and six
teenth and won easily. He opened an even
money favorite, but went up to to 5 be-
cause of the heavy play on Pater, who was
lowered from to to 1. Garnish, backed
down to Is to 1. cut out the running for
seven furlongs, where Martin took COM
mand with Accountant. winning with two
lengths to spare IN 1.47 80. Garnish had a
length and a half over Maxnar. 3 to l..
Pater was outrun and quilt badly.
Al Powell Romped Home.
Miller won the opening race. for two
year-olds. fve furlongs. with AL Powell. j
to /, second choice. He made all the run
ming and romped home three lengths In
front of F. w. Seeley's Black Mate. 80 to
1 shot. who got up In time to nail the place
from Halton. Is to 1. by three parts of a
length Sydney Pagets Mexican Silver, q
to favorte. was pinched off in the first
quarter. and then failed to get near the
front at any stage thereafter. The time
was 102.
Mr.. Cottons Knight OF Elway, to 5 IA
vorite, led always In the steeplechase at
about two miles and galloped home five
lengths before the Brownleigh Park sta
ble's Glengate. 60 to /. T. Hitch cocn, jr.s
Tom Cogan, backed down to 4. was q poor
third. but he might have done better had 1t
not been for the fact that he stumbled
after taking the paddock jump. Ray being
thrown out of the saddle momentarily. AL
though Ray scrambled back to his seat.
Tom Cogan lost so much ground that his
case was hopeless. J. w. Colts Fergus. 2
to 1, fell and was later on destroyed The
time was 1856 3-5.
Dropped Big Money.
A world of money was lost on Frank
Farrelrs Arklirta, backed down to even
money In the fifth race at about six fur
longs. He had an outside position and was
crowded in the getaway. that Miller did
not secure plain sailing until he had cover
ed a quarter of mile or so. Then Right
and True, backed down to 10. who. had
taken the track at the outset, was breezing
along easily in front and despite Milers
hard riding on the favorite Right and True
came to the wire an easy winner by two
lengths In 10 %. Arklirta hung on long
enough to save the place from Van Ness.
4 to L. by a nose. The latter was closing
with rush at the end. <
Oscar Lewishon's smart colt Yankee Gun,
backed down to tonJ favorite. set cling
ing pace in the last event for maiden two
year-oIds, five and half furiongs, and
won easily by a length and half. w. H.
Browns Elfafl. played down to II to 5. was
second all the way. with the Patchogue
stables Moyea. 10 to l. poor third. The
race was run in 1:07 4-5 Four favorites
landed the coin for the talent. The attend
ance was all of 12,000
The Summaries
First race, selling; five furlongs-Ai Powell 10Z
MILLER, TO l and even, won; Black Mate. 102
ssse 80 60 to ana and - 70 to ssp Tine
Captain limerick. Allowmase Xmas, Winston, Bill
sss T na as Fac
lert also
Second race, steepiechase; selling; about two
miles-Knight of Eiway, 1876 f0wensl, TO and
4 to 5. won; Glengate. l41 Il. o Brien), 90 to
and Is to /, second; Tom Cogan. 143 RAY. to /
and to s, third Time 1856 49, Navajo Gypsic
and Long Run also
Third race. one and sixteenth miles-Aceonnt-
ant, 121 MARTINI, to and to 2. won. Garnish,
9s (BrusseiD, Is to / and TO /. second; Maxnar,
los (F'inn), 80 to / and to /, third. Time.
147 80. Pater James Reddick, Samson Vino, Co
darstrome Brookdale and Confederate also ran.
Fourth race, the Gazeile stakes: one and six.
teenth mles-Flip Flap. 121 Miller, Is to 20 and
out. won; Perverse, 124 tiyne1 to ana out;
second; Meddling Daisy. 113 SHAW, so to and
to /. third Time. Las st. Ursula also ran.
Fifth race, selling. about six furlongs-Right and
True, 90 learner. 10 to ! and to l. won Ar i.
Ness. 103 tKnapp), to and s to s. third. Time.
1102-5 Varieties Colonel Rupert, Bowling
Bridge, Escuteheon. Blytheness. Mettle. Princess
Royal Hampton Lady, Miss Cliff, Sterling, General
Haley and Gentian also ran.
sixth race, Ave and one-half furlongs-Yankee
Gun, 1oS u. Jones). to and I to TO-. won; FL
fall l0S (Martin), IL to and to 5, second;
Moyea IoS Lyne, 10 to and to /, third Time.
Io7 As Prince Fortunatus Ellsdale. Harishot,
Waterbury, General Sherman. Little Minister,
George B.. Communipaw, st. Ambrose ana vinegar
Bill alsO