New-York tribune., 1906-06-19
HTPERB0LE A SURPRISE
WINS ASTORIA STAKES.
liberation and -Four Other Favontes
Beaten at GrdCesend.

ryperbole wo1 the Astoria Stakes st Graves
end yesterday. and H. x Knapp, a member Of
,be state Racing Commission who races his
horses under the name of the Oneck Stable. was
she host at dinner last night at the Waldorf
where he entertained the losers and their friends
The stake is a distinctly sporting feature. II.
csus for q subscription Of $3.50 each half forfeit.
with $4,000 added. and plate to the value of $500
subscribers can name two hilies by Anril . h,,.
only one 10 start. and the winner takes all With
.he exception that the second horse saves ,,s
sske The winner is called upon, however N
spend part Of his winnings in entertaining the
losers dinner. and for this reason the race al
ways arouses keen interest among those who
make subscriptions
The victory OF Hyperbole was a surprise She
had started only once before and had .ba,
shown nothing TO indicate that she was anythi-,v
more than an ordinary selling platter. She was
6 neglected outsider, at 10 10 1. while r r WI
son jr's. Alteration was held at the rroh,b,+,,,a
price Of ! 10 in the five horse field. Senator
gcca-Ten's Golden West was the only one playes
with any confidence TO beat Alteration. and she
went 70 the post second choice at 6 to / When
Il cane 10 racing. however. Alteration proved
grevous disappointment. Hyperbole ouicll,
raced both her and Manila into submission
shook Golden West off when she ran up strong
O. the stretch turn and came away 10 win as she
pleased by TWO or three lengths. II was an i'm
pressVe victory and stamps her as one Of the
best t|o-year-old illies shown this wear -
AooTa1ons race was true one Golden West
hlAg on unoer drive and took the place three
'e1gIls pelore the soundly beaten favorite
Miller had the mount on Adoratior, on5 .lo
piuIgeTs accepted the short price offered againS+
1e4 Ci-al.eSs d II the race We're already won re-
i aeinoetlns ; her easy victory over Killicrankie
Gnc OLnfrS g few d1K-S
nay have been against her although m, ~
uIeec--g II was generally thought she vrouId
ba-s-. toH ~ Ele inuo. 1t was probably otherwise,
Ho"eNeF- as no other excuse could be offered
foE her unaccountably bad showing
i vas a cheerless dreary day al Gravesen5
sno nose who made the Journey m +ha trscl5
had every reason 10 wish tberos selves ~ t sioUA
lonr before the last race was run Forr, ,,-aS
a discount and five heavily backed favorites
went Gown 10 ignominious defeat Shot C11n
was The only first choice true to fhe trust 60
ne was only q lukewarm favorite as his defeat
:: = - ->sss -eSi week was not such as TO lead
Ile Tank ana HE OF racegoers TO wager on his
ehsnees yesterday with l30 pounds IN The
othe. winners were Jennie McCabe at 15 70 1
5sL west al I 10 l, Hyperbole at Is to i lack
9dsheoll al . 70 l and AlowTnaise at 20 IN
Ihe heavy track resulted in the Uithdraa-a1
u Lazy Amelia, Aeronaut and Prince Hamburg
sa.ghg ~ others from the handicap first on the
caro sF'olllns what would otherwise have been
OF fast track. one Of the greatest sneed teets
q @ lle year Roseben made his first appearance
however, since the BROOKLYN Iandicsn ,,rd.r
beaten but not disgraced, as he ran third 10
Shol Gun and Bohemia Shot Gun fairly revelled
" lne mud, and after making most of the run
IlAs won easily, while Bohemia closing with a
rush was second Monet ran a dull race after
showing a little speed for quarter of 2 mile
James Redcick was pounds the best In the
second race. al one mile and q quarter He was
tTacllc6lly left at the post. but made I'D a LOT of
ground, and vas beaten a scant half length bv
Jtlrle AcCabe- He was fully fifteen lengths
out Of il in the run up the backstretch buT he
1asSeo one after another of his opponents and
q laily headed Jennie McCabe at the last fur
.o.tg pole The effort was too much however.
ne nlng II the last sixteenth. and the full sister
70 MAJOR Daingerheld staggered home a winner
Cecerstrorne. the favorite in the third race
IN the NTH race those who followed the fortunes
OF lhe nrst choices had more cause for COM
I-alnI Is Glenecho was much the best Jockeys
VINO nad never ridden q winner had the mounts
N THIS race, and G. Burns. q brother of Tommy
5Ornss was graduated from the maiden class as
ne got JACK Mckeon home in front Glenecho
was SLOW % break, and was carried SO wide on
the trst turn that he next 10 last and some
ifteen lengths out Of il in the run up the back
stretch. He closed the gap but could never pet
money Sir Carruthers also made up a lot of
ground, and might have figured prominently but
t9r being Knocked out at the start by Jack Nc
Keen. ~
The last race brought no consolation. Little
Minister was plunged on and backed from 10
70 10 i 10 :. while General Sherman was also
paved for a killing and backed from IS to 10
as low as 10 !, in places. Moyea, Malacca and
AlT5enInsrchen We're also heavily played. Vic
tory was not for any Of these, however, as Al
lo"rnaise. after being responsible. as it looked
lrorn tie stand, for the crowding on the far turn
when General Sherman and Moyea were knocked
Dack, came on and won easily enough.