Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-11
TWO FAVORITES
WON AT GRAVESEND

NEW YORK. June 11-With any kind of
good racing luck and a better ride Frank
J. Farrell's Aimee c.. FLY by Watercolor
Maiden Poem, would probably have won
| the Bedford stakes, for wo-year-olds, five
furlongs. at Gravesend yesterday. She
opened at to 1. but was quickly backed
down to to favorite. E. Dugan had the
| mount. and when the barrier went I'D he
| failed to get Aimee c. away with the quick
breakers. Then the Watercolor FLY was
| shut off. and on the far turn she was car
| ried wide. Then Dugan went to the whip
and the game FLY closed with a lot of
speed But the task was too much for
| her and she was placed third. Fred Burleys
| Royal Vane, to 1, winning in a drive by a
half length from HOLSTER, 80 to l, who
| in turn beat Aimee c. a nose. Hiacko. 10
! to l. was a head out of the money. The race
was run in 1.0l
| But for a bunglng ride on the part of
koerner H. P Whitney's Brookdale Nymph,
to favorite might have won the handi-
cap for mares, at mile and seventy yards.
Koerner took the Meddler filly up after
breaking in front and getting the rail at
the start, allowing Radtke to take James
r. Keene's Court Dress 16 to 5, to the
front Then he tried to run around Court
Dress on the far turn, but was shut off.
After that f. Dugan. by expert horseman-
ship. moved up with Tokalon. IS to 5, and
the Tammany mare beat Court Dress
head with Brookdale Nymph third a length
away. The time was LA As. four-fifths of
second slower than the track record.
Favorite Was Left.
Tom McGrath, to 2 favorite, and Edna
| Jackson. to /, were both practically left
at the post in the first race. at about six
| furlongs. T. c. McDoweTs Lady Anne, 10
| to 1, got away flying and came to the wire
| a comparatively easy winner by three parts
of length. with Mary F., 20 to 1, getting
up in time to beat Woedwitch, Is to 1,
| head for the place Robin Hood, to l,
was head back The time was Ito 3-5
j. F. Widener's Caller, IL to 5, second
choice won the steeplechase, at about two
| miles and half. in romp. t. Hitchcock,
jr.'s Buchanan, 9 to favorite. led for the
greater part of the distance, but tired, and
Blue Pigeon. to l. in ]. w. Colts colOrs.
| beat him easily for the place. The time
was ASP.
Boots Durnelrs Faust, to 10 favorite.
made all the pace in the fifth race. at
| mile and sixteenth, and won in a gallop.
Acrobat. to l. had cinch on the place.
with Linnipee, Is to 1, third. The time
William Gerst's Halket to l favorite,
| made a runaway of the last race, for two
year-olds, five furlongs, and breezed home
two and half lengths in front of Har-
! court, 10 to 5. who beat Biskra. to /.
head. The time was 90 fiat. Four favor
ties We're defeated. The attendance was
about 10000
The Summaries
First race. selling: for three year-olds and up
ward: about six fur'ongs-I.ady Anne, Jos Hicks
10 to !, won; Mary F.. 101 Henry. 90 to !. sec
ond: Woodwitch. 90 PRESTON; Is TO I. third. Time
Ito 3-5. Robin Hood. Don Hamilton Edna Jack
! son, Anneta Lady Punky. Mollie Ball. Sam Rice
I Tom McGrath, Niger Mike King Cole and Blue
Dale also
Second race steeplechase: handicap; for four
year-olds and inward: about two and one half miles
Caller. 14s Donohne>. IL to s. won: Blue Pigeon.
100 (Huppe). to l. second; Buchanan. 14l RAY.
| o to s. third. Time. 49, Sunglow. Delcanta.
Brennus and Sandalwood also ran.
Third handicap; for mares; three ycar9lds
1876 (s. Dngan). ID to 5; won: Court Dress. l10
Radtke). 10 to 5. second: Brookdale Nymph, 100
(Koerner), to /. third. Time "A AS. Umbrella,
Misgiyings, Zienap and Alteration also ran.
Fourth race, the Bedford stake: five furlongs-
Royal vane, liz (Mountain,. 4 to 1. won; Hollis
ter 81 Q,owel. 80 to l. second: Aimee c., % E.
Dugan) 7 to 5. third Time. 1.O1. Hiacko, Blue
Heron. Rustic, Montauk, Alauda, Hales and Laura
Clay also ran.
Fifth race, for three-year-olds and upward: one
and one-sixteenth miles-Faust. 81 (E. Duganl. I
to 10, won; Acrobat. SO Swain. to I. second:
Ldnnipee 90 (Brussel). 10 to I. third Time. /. 46.
Stamping Ground. Killer. Magma Stella King