Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-19
KEENE'S MENTHA
WON VENUS STAKES

NEW YORK, July l0.-Jamea r. Keene'e
Mentha. O smart fIly by Communicating
cake. hence q half-sister to the stake win
ner. Wild Mint, was victorious In the Venus
stakes OF $500 for. two-year~oad dlliss. FIVE
and half furlongs, run at brighton Beach
yesterday She was backed down to to
favorite, with the Oneck stables Clare Rus
sell. handling top weight. second Ia favor a
l3 to 8. At the start Mantha broke In
front and Radtke kept her there to the
end In spite of a great rush In the last six
teenth by @. ]. Longs Victoria B. 10 to l.
an added starter who was beaten scans
length by Mr.. Keene's FLY In 1.0l 2-5. VIC
toria was three parts OF e length IN 'front.'
OF c. r. Ellison's Yankee Girl. to /. Clare
Russell, who gave fifteen pounds to each OF
her rivals, seemed unable to extend herself
August Belmont's Glamor. to l. was slow
to begin.
J. W. FuIler's First Premium. to 2. won
the handicap for all ages. six furlongs. He
came from behind on the outside and ran
over Tiptoe. to 2. and Lady Anne. 8 to 0.
who had raced themselves Into the ground
in q Wild dash to the head Of the stretch
First Premium was going easily at the end.
beating Tiptoe q length. with Lady Anne
head In front Of Handzara, 10 to 1. The
time was liz 10.
Red Friar by q Neck.
Lancastrian. receding favorite In the
third race at mile and quarter. was
taken to the front by Miller and remained
there for nearly seven furiongs. Then
Fred Cooks Miss Rillie Z to 2. assumed
command but she was just bit short
and Martin. moving up with Red FTfar.
to 2, in the last quarter. beat her a neck
in 2.O6 3-5. Lancanstrian was third, three
parts Of length back.
The steeplechase over the short course
was easy for T. Hitchcock, jr.'s. Hylas,
Vxybr All witt a l x =.
Hitchcock declared to win with Orc. but he
refused one Of the jumps on the back
stretch when he was In front and that
put him out OF 1t. Then Hylas had no trou-
BILE in disposing of J. w. Colts Ike, the
former taking the race In gallop by three
lengths in 400. PURE Pepper. 7 to 3 got
UP in drive and took the place from Ike,
II to l., by two lengths.
Easy for Al Powell.
Many smart men believed that Jaunty
had chance to beat AL Powell In the
first race. for two-year-olds. five and half
furlongs Jaunty was therefore backed
down to II to 10, while AL Powell went
up from to 10 to to 5. But when II
came to racing Al Powell made jaunty
look cheap as he beat her in romp by
three lengths in los Is. Bill Days Anna
Loretta Daily. SEQ to /. who was quoted at
to to show, landed third money with a
half length over President Monroe, 100 TO l.
1s
maiden three year-old class in the last race
at mile and sixteenth. She breezed home
with five lengths to spare In 1-4S 10 Mar.
tin whipped Hera, backed down to y. ali
through the stretch In order to take the
place from McKittredge. to 8, favorite,
by a nose The latter closed resolutely
and beat Park Row, 10 to l shot, head.
Three fayorites won and 1900 persons
turned out.
The Summaries.
First race: selling; five and a half furiongs.Ai
Powell. lO7 tMilieri 4 to and out won; Jaunty.
90 fFInnl. II to 10 and out second; Anna Lo-
third. Time los 10 President Monroe. Hand
some Belle and star Cat ran.
Second; steeplechase: about two mt!es-'Hylas,
1888 Ray) to and out, won; Pure Peppsr ri, l4o
peel, II to and to 2. third Time. 4;So 'oro
ran.
e. Coupled.
Third; selling: one and quarter miles,ised
Trar los MARTINI. to and even, Won; Miss
RIFLE 101 tkoerner). to 2 and even. second
Lancastrian "a tAIiller) to 2 and to 5. third
Fourth: The Venus Stakes; five and half fur
longs-Mentla 107 Radtke). to and to 5,
won: Victoria B.. 101 tTreXlerl. 10 to l and GO
l. second: Yankee Girl, 1oT tseweiD to and
nique, Clare Russell. Glamor and Bird OF Para
disc ran.
Fifth: six furlongs-First Premium, 1i2 tBeden,:
8 to and to 8. won; riptoe. us q Jonesl. 9
to 2 and even. second; Lady Anne. 106 CMilierl,
to and to TO- third Time, I: lS Is. Con,
sistent. Monet Gentian, Rubric. Handzarra and
Sixth; mile and sxteenth-ocean spray, 10o
fHorrer1 to and to l, won: Her1, lo5 d.
Martini, to ! and to /, second; McKittredge,
i.4s IS. Tarlac. Supreme Left. Fatinitza Royal
Scot. Matin Park Row Hampton Lady. Third
Mate and Giovanni Balerio ran.