The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-23
SALVIDERE IS THE CHAMPION.
CRACK TWO-YEAR-OLD WINS TEE
JUNIOR STAKES.
OverhauIs the Fleet Ne Mund md Beats
Him Easily In Heavy GOlng-Running
water Takes secO0 special SIX Fa.
vOrites Successful at Gravesend Track.

T. Hitchcock. Jr.is. salvidere. by BelvIdere
-Sallie Of Navarro. proved conclusively at
Gravesend yesterday that he Is far and away
the beet two-year-old OF the. year. Salvtdere
won the Junior Champion Stakes. at about
six ~furlongs, in the most impressive manner.
The track was heavy. but that made no an
ference to this remarkable youngBter. who
was pronounced after the race the best two
year-old. barring Sysonby, that has been
shown since the great HamburR's tims. Sal
videre picked up ia pounds, meeting Paul
j. Rainey's De Mund, Sydney Psget's Water
Pearl and James r. Keeneis Ballot on even
terms, at the same time ooncea!n= ter pounds
TO August Belmont's Okenite and seventeen
to II. p. Whitney's Dinna Ken. He ruled
a steady favorite at 9 to s.. while De Mund
was heavily played from S down 10 3. When
the gate went up De Mund with his usual
great turn Of speed crushed TO the front. but
Salvidere. Miller ~. was after him like q
fash. At the middle OF the far turn. where
De Mund was travelling at top speed. Miller
made his run with the champion two-year-
old. In a jiny Sslvidere o~verhauled the
feet footed De Mund and passed him 90
easily that the spectators shouted out In
enthusiasm. De Mund was game. howevcr.
and made q gallant attempt TO recover the
lost ground in the middle Of the stretch, but
Salvidere held him safe and came home Q
comparatively easy winner by two lengths, in
l Ballot FL /, % De /. WIN WIZ w ass Pearl fts lIs 9 e !. t 2Sss
when, he came back 70 the scales. he. cooled
anu ad@Dirins crowd q turfmen1
Go Between was scratched out Of the
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Tansle and the Newcastle sta ble's Ranntnf
T TsssFF: did IL a aSt c sss' Fot the E. s sas ft Rsna snas
quoted at ii 70 10; Miller took Runnins
U.s9iy to q m shs t &c ar ss 6 %ft Seia :iG run P n sla sss
Dixon mare down. sswsl put T.nsIs under
Of pluck. but Running, Water maintained
her advantage 70 the end where abe won By
Frank J. Fsrreu's Keator, even money
Hrst race, for platers, at about SIX furlongs.
Safra. ! to !. was second, three lengths bsfoTe
william Gerst,s Gambrinus, q % to shot;
Deutschland: to 5, was shut on end Gould
miles, vas a smashing good race. 7 Hitch
ESSahi S Weight Hy and ! So u 70 DO 5A NO Ssttte e1G tS SSS
BfroEaws Expsnsionist. . TO ;, and the Bonnie
90 S5O Close that It Sss not decided until the
last few strides, when Expansionist Eyon
dozen lengths in mont OF HyIas. who backed
David Gldeons Astronomer, hea Willy played
at I to ?, made all the running in the NTH
event, for three-year-o Odds, one m lie and 70
yards. Martin brought him home a very
easy winner by two and a half lngths in
1913, with Belle Of Jessamine, s to 1. beating
Woolwich, 9 tol three Myths for the place,
l.. o. Appleby' 3 Senator Clay. Ito s ~favorite,
class in the sixth event at 1ve and a half
furlonss. He broke IN front and quickly
he defeated James r. Keenes Philander
S TO ?. by a couple Of lengths in I.:i0. A. L,
Aste,s Herman. 8 to l, was third a len 9Th and
natus, IS 70 S. stopped In the last furlons.
W. W. Dardens James Crawford, another
7. 20 S favorite, came home in the seventh
event, also for maiden two-year-olds. i've
and a half f%rrlonss; He ed .lyeys and had
down to I. The latter beat Sally, 3 20 1. by
half a length. The time was ITO. Six
favorites were successful. and In spite Of the
rain the attendance was about 10000. The
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