The Washington times., 1906-09-30
Colt SeWell Fails to Win
for His Wealthy
Owner.
GRAVESEND MEET ENDS
Brilliant Card Marks Closing
Day-Oriental Handicap
the Feature.

GRAVESEND RACETRACl[. Sept. %.
Hugh Grant Brown, the multi-milllon-
air Wall Street operator, took a chance
in connection with the Prospect Handi-
cap this afternoon which made the most
bIase cauapaigners and gamblers look up
in amazcment
Brown paid $500 for the colt Sewel
fifteen minutes before the horses were
saddled fol the post. Then he bet
enough on his horse 10 win him out.
As a climax to the mrhonaire's spec
ulation ScweIl was left at the post
Brown stood up in the clubhouse prom
onadc and smiled as Ire saw the s55.O00
youngstar trail In behind.
Three Stake Events.
The program for today was IN un-
usually brilliant one and was made up
of seven races. three Of which were
stake events. The special feature OF the
card was the Oriental, a handicap at a
mile and one-quarter, which WAS won
by Oxford, and brought ont the best
field Of handicap and stake horses that
has contested it, the past fortnight.
The Prospect, a. handicap for -wo-
year-oids, was another special feature
Tie best your EsteTs in training vera
carded 10 meet iu this event. and aside
1rcm SaIvidere nearly all Of the cracks
were uominated.
The Kings Highway Stecplechase
was another event that bid fair 20 pro
duce a lively contest. being over the
fun course of two and one-hali miles.
Sixteen Contenders.
Sixteen horses made up the field in
tae opening event. with Mintia and Fire
q
lirstraud moved out in front and made
lu the running 10 the huisn. winning
Cieverly by two lengths Optician was
heavily played, bur only got the place
bv head from Prince Frederick.
Mr.. 'ottoa's bay eeIding Jimmy Lane
won tho Kings Highway Steeplechase
froHa a small deId. Phantom and Jimmy
Lane were the favorItes After the
field had some about one mile Grandpa
was I'm front by one and one-half
lengths. bat AZ that Jimmy Lane went
90 The .ront aud held the lead to the
end. winning ridden out by half a dozen
lengths. Grandpa closed strong in the
stretch and Ray had 20 ride hard TO get
the place hy a head
There was a big upset in the result of
the Oriental Handicap. Oxford winning
in a driving finish by a scant length,
Outcome was well played and went 10
the post favorite, but she got on poorly
at the start ana was never dangerous,
being many lengths behind the field
Summaries.
First race-Selling. three-year-olds:
about six 1uTlOngs. Firehrand. 103 NC
DanieU. 4 To ]. rrst. OptCian. 10Z tHOT-
nerl. TO !, second Prince Frederick. 50
Garner, s 70 /. third. Time 1:II. List
a. "a fr-.ra
ni B8leri0 MaTkIe Mayer, Nostrar1o.
ClOisteTess, AIintia. Bill Phillips Bertha
T., snow, Daruma, and Golden Star also
ran.
Second race-King's Highway steepIe-
chase, tOuT-Vear-Olds and upwards; two
and One-half miles. Jimmie Lane. l49
Owens, 10 o. FIRST Phantom, l8z
tEaNb, 10 o. second. Grandpa. IT.
xtayesl. 70 J. tnlrd. Time, i;46 2-5.
Yama Christy. Pete Daley. and Courier
also ran.
Third race Prospect Handicap. two
year-clds, about six furlOugs Kentucky
Feau. 1l5 (AlilleD. 8 10 /, first; George
:. Davis. lC3 lBrusselD, 50 10 I, second; I
Fantastic 1o4 tHennessey). 20 20 J. third
Time. lilo l-5. LoTing, Fontainblue. Tour
Tenne, Eddie Ware, Hickory The /
Wrestler, Okenite, Sir William johnson, /
Frank gill. and Seweu also ran.
Fourth race-OrientaI Handicap; mile
and oae-Quarter Oxford lO5 lHorner,
70 10 /. frsti Running Water 100 lMii-
Ierl. 8 to I. second; Good Luck. Il3
knapp, I 10 ], third Time. 2,G5 4-5
Fine Cloth, CcderstrOme. True Wing
Dlshabilie, Ostrich, Cottontown, and
Outcome also ran.
Fifth race-Selling; three-year-oIds |
and upward. mile and one-sixteenth f
Oarsman. l04 CHarrisl. TO p first:
Eragg, l06 CHildebrand} 8 TO l. second; /
FGnique lO3 iBTusseD. 70 J. third /
Time. 1.47 So Meddlug Daisy, Sonona
Belle. Right ROYAL. Gold Coin. Woggle !
Bug, Colonel White. and Palm Tree also /
ran.
Sixth TEce-MaidCn tWo-year-olds; five !
and one-half furlongs Gid. ll9 (Fen- /
nessey), TO .. first; Glenham rs /
CLARK, TO I, second; Herman ll5 4
Ofaganl, 10 10 !. third. Time -07 2-5 /
Tony Bonero. Manana. Prince For
tunatus. Sam Bernard. Ben Troyato I
EllNir Pass Him Out. ii Tovar. Maud !
Nee, Viva Noce. and Sllylark also ran.
Seventh race-Maiden two-year-oIds.
fVe ana a half furlongs. Taunt. fl5 4
(iildebrand) 10 10 /. won: Rappahan-!
mock, ll5 Shaw. 8 to g. second. Lands
man, ll6 lk0erner), 6 10 l. third. Time
los 3-5- Troublemaker. Narelle. Cam
byses. Al II. Woods. Flint Hill Com
munipaW. Nav Rowe King Ahah /
Zethus- Rider Haggard Blue Book. Mr. /
Peabody, and Colour Dor also ran