New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-19
STAKE FOR SHOT GUN.
ING BsY SHORE EASILY.
~, E;,lHs Haze No Terrors for
pac;ng Fo'k at GrdUeserd.

,..-. decided 81 Gravesend yester-
l,r crowd % some ten thousand per
ga =. - ne track. Grm In the belief that
So - plciz winners and play them In the
x. - ,,ur.elay neids that went 70 the posi-
So. n say. they were more than usually
-, ss three cavorftes and two wei
- sssoud chooses got home - front, while
49,, and Prudential Girl the other Win
- nlenty OF followers. The sport was
=, exciting nature. as with one exception
= -s,,srs were so much the best n their re-
80, -sces that they won as they pleased
- ,nere uss lacking the thrill OF close and
hsra fought aI:ishss.
=. Rav shore Stakes. q selling AFFAIR. was inc
~ axture on fhe programme, and shot Gun
- r-sle trouble in winning. AS good as : 20
=, lssd against lis chances although WIZ
= no pounds up he looked like a legitimate
80 shot n the handicap he would have nae
!. c.--y q least I25 pounds. but this appeared
:. ~ forgotten. and Rye. Deutschland and quad
N. were AZ played 20 beat him The price
.,,iusf shot Gun looked tho good 10 be true 10
~ shreVd Spectators, ana the result was
=. shey ala not wager. thinking that something
rust have happened 20 hin.
-. kicked themselves mentally after the
- was vel under way as the big sprinter
- Deutschland into submission rounding the
-. srd Grew away 20 WIN gaIloping BY two
: .hrss lengths. Rye caught Deutschland turn
Tor home. ard went on after shot Gun n
..as s.era chass He hung Just az the END,
h,zsvsr. Is z he needed race, anc Kestor.
s,..,r With q rush on me ratl beat HIN q head
n DE rla0e-
ne handicap a. one Faile and a sixteenth, for
n ssss. furnished The best race OF the day.
Ns-sr DOYLE. with Miller Up was the fsvorite,
v-s Dor RovaI was quickly hacked from 9 70 !
.stoz by those who remembered his good
"a ssT days ago and knew shat he had been
r-tng fast. oxford and KiaInesha had plenty
=, s.,!overs also but the Others were more or
ss neglected az long prices.
por Royal was in ugly mood az the post, but
rhsn The barrier was released ne broke running
s.s earned the coveted position on the raiLsy
as rush 10 rhe frst turn. Vendor raced with
I'm sor I've furores. and when he dropped back
b-atsn Oxford moved up and gave battle
Rrnsing the tutn into the stretch IL looked as
eths gay horse had Don Royal beaten. but the
husr shook him OF when Williams drew his
WIZ ard seemed quite wiling 70 accept Mar
~ Doy.e's challenge il the last sixteenth, and
pYorsf able 10 Withstand Il and win in q hard
awe BIZ length Martin Doyle ran a good race
undsr his heavy iUpost. and but for some inter
ference on ALe turn lA-E-L nave been closer
although he could hardly have beaten the Win
ueI which showed clearly that he was back 10
he pest form Oxfcrd found The journey too far
Ene 4 begins 10 look as n he was e Splinter pure
ard simple. and not likely 70 win al any dis
iznce over a mile IN helds OF his own class
Lotus which had not been seen with colors m
Cor q long time was plunged on II the first
gnoe and backed from ! 10 : 10 70 g The plav
was more than justified. as he did uttle more
than gall0p n front al The Wav. 70 win easad
NJ by several lengths. Wes which might have
gwen hin race vas caught har footed az the
start which settled his chances then and rhers
Another kil.ng vas made on Prudential Girl in
TIE sixth race. she was backed from 70 i 10
70 J. and never gave her hackers q moments