New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-22
CHOICES BOWLED OVER.
ST1KE FOR DON ENRIQUE.
Half Brother to BeIdame Wins
PredkneSs at Fancy Price.

Long shots held revel at Gravesend yesterday
and the form players had a rough road to travel
Tom McCirath the only winning favoritc,
and not a single second choice was successful
The other winners were all at to l or better.
and, while lucky few had reason 20 rejoice.
big majority Of those present went home poorer,
if not wiser. As 1t happened. Miller had the
mount on five of the six favoritcs and while he
brought Tom McCfrath home in front this hardly
compensated his followers for his defeats.
To make matters worse. nine out of every ten
persons at the finish of the last race thought
Miller had won with Grimaldi, the odds-on ia
vorite, and expressed their surprise IN way
none too complimentary when the judges placed
Hickory first. II was one of those finishes how
ever in which the Judges were in the only posi-
ton TO decide as the horses finished head and
head with Hickory on the rail and Grimald! on
the extreme outside. Although it certainly looked
as if the Kcenc colt Won by n good neck the
judges were probably correct in their placing.
August Bemonts Don Enrique half brother to
the peerless Bedame. VOL the Proakness Stakes,
at one mile and seventy yards. at. the lucrative
price of 10 to /. He had run such bad race
in his only start this year az Belmont Park that
his Improvement yesterday was startling. to say
the least. He went right to the front at the
start and opened up gap OF three or four
lengths in the run around the turn and up the
backstretch Turning for home Ethon. the heavily
played second choice, moved up so strong that
it looked as if ne would come away TO win as
he pleased, but after he had Tapped Don Enrique
he hung and the Hastings colt shook him Off
and won rather Cleverly by length
James r. Keenes Zamhez was the favorite in
this race but was never better than third. He
ran well enough, however, to indicate that he
will show to better advantage when he goes to
the post again. Don Creole. which beat a poor
field at Belmont Park by sixteenth of mile
or SO. backed from to ! to to l. but he
found his company yesterday entirely different,
and was outrun all the way. J. l. McGinniss
Dan Buhre was another supposed good thing
but what little chance he had was utterly ruined
at the first turn. when Notter saw TT 10 take
him wide The Preakness Stakes had an added
money value of s.. 600. that Don Enrique has
more than paid his way If he does not win an
other race this year
The trouble for the form players began in the
first race. when Helen Green and Ruscimo, the
first and second choices. respectively, finished
many lengths behind Belle Griffon. which beat
La Sorella II neck Belle Chiffon was the eX-
IRENE outsider in the race, - TO |. and her
victory was largely due 10 Koerner outriding
Notter through the last sixteenth.
Zethus was the fayorite In the handicap at
a mile and a sixteenth. but he had 70 be con-
tent with third money. After Coy Maid had
raced Far West into submission. Ampedo. well
handled by little Grand. came along and won
driving by two lengths. The Western crowd was
credited with making q substantial killing"
with Ampedo. He was backed from 10 to | 70
6 to l. and on his recent races the price a
particularly good one. Yankee Girl, which won
the City Park Derby at New Orleans last win
ter. made her first appearance Of tho season in
this race. She running AZ the end and
will bear watching in the same company from
now on, as she probably needed the race TO put
| her edge. IuEglcr suked. and would not eX-
| tend himself for Mountain. while Red Friar ran
that almost too bad to loo true. COY
! Maid and Far West ran well enough indicate
| that they viii be earning brackets before many
days
+, Old Robin Hood forced the pace in the third
race. but Tom McGrath wore him down through
the last sixteenth and got I'M in time 10 win by
neck. Robin Hood has showed before that he
is faint hearted. and lack of courage accounted
: for his defeat yesterday Dead Gone. ScTVile
and Please finished heads apart in the fifth race.
while head and head finish also cnliveued the
last event. in which the judges decided that II.
b. Duryea's Hickory had got up in time to beat
Grtmadi The latter had worked so well that
he went to the post a strong faVorite at odds on
Miller had clear lead IF three or four lengths
turning for home. but allowed the colt to bea r
out all through the stretch and this combined
with some ovorconfdence. encompasscd his de-
feat.