New-York tribune., 1907-09-26
MUDDLE AT GRAVESEND
UNCLE WINS Il STAKE.
Beats NecIich an the Holly Handicap
-Fiue FaUOrites Beaten.

The fifth race at Graveserd yesterday was re
sponsfble for SO much confusion and dissatisfac-
.son that many OF those in attendance went home
.n no enviable frame OF mind. Through a mistake
sending the advance information Right
Royal was posted starter with Yankee Girl
and Beacon LCht, and the betting had been going
for five ten minutes before il was discovered
that Right Royal was not IL the paddock and that
his owner had scratched him
After a short delay John J. CavanauEh. who has
charge OF the ring. announced that all bets were
declared OF and that the stewards had consented
IN rr,- rhe race forward fifteen minutes which
gave tine for book 4 number Of persons
who had bet Yankee Girl at Is TO before
Plight Royal vas scratched left the ring and did
know Of any change until the horses were on
their way TO the post. and when Yankee Girl won
they found 20 their disgust that they had bet on
a winner, but were uI'ahs 10 ger anything more
than the drawback of their original wager
The Jockey Club and the various associations
90 not recognize betting and il seemed 10 be the
general opinion that the stewards Of the meeting.
IN trying TO correct mistake, made another
IN DELAYING The race fifteen minutes, there was
no reasonable excuse for doing - unless to give
more time for new book. II probably prevented
even more confusion than resulted. but II esfab-
ushed a precedent which the governors OF the tulI
may find trouble il explaining
Beacon Light which second IN the BROOKLYN
Handicap and third ia the Suburban. was the
.aEorfte at TO IG both before and after ftiSht
Royal scratched. There was strong dispo-
stton TO play YANKEES GiEl IN spite CT her recent
had when the prices were first put up ana
the layers wary enough to see the way the
wind blowing and opened her at : 10 . IN the
new book leaving Beacon Light 10 i" Joe
Yeager and other big operators bet on Yankee tFlFl
with the utmost confidence and had the SatisIac-
ton Of seeing her gaIlop in front all the way ana
win easily as Beacon Light ran far below eXpec-
nations and never threatened any material DANGER
Altogether the race most unss tiStactoEE.
Uncle for which Sam Hidreth paid Sec7' 81
Saratoga won tie Holly Handicap for tWo-He''i
oIds after hard drive all through the sttelch
with Neelick- Spooner and Hall Sovereign. IhiS
race was a good however. as he was on nom
80 rel and had 10 run on the outside OF his
.eld ND the Eackstretch and around the luIi-- Lle
also lost ground by bearing oat an tiTolsl 'iiS
~ r-Tz-f ?
rAfeeick Spooner showed Improvement over iIs
recent races and after overcoming some liiIeIIe
.-ca ON the far turn closed resoluteiy ana OUT
gained Half Sovereign in hard oriFe 1oI H'"
rnoHey. - -...,,-.
,,-5ce of 4 10 3 and as the stake had IN added
,noney value Of s2oee the victory MADE II poSI %
Tor him 10 charge something OF aGalIis' me Hto
he ragd for she colt Uncle In bandaees on M
e 1e-s ard acted sore going TO the post but TINS
did not seem u trouble him In the running m
was coupled with his stable companion
sen and the entry went to the post faVorl'e az
ga 10 The success Of Uncle saved tle ItFcIlt.
,la,-erS from complete rout- as the i've olaeF S'
choices went down in defeat - -. .
T,az the Steeplecbase Jockey mas icsJ hs III
,., 4,dging from his ride Carr II. the favor
Ste in the steeplechase The horse appeared 10 -
running with his head Side~ise throuei ': lie 80
,,iIo IN enite OF the fact that Ray was s"!hSl.e
IA. ,zbin and making brave show 10 i,lp tAS
80, r1,rther than that, Garrett was shut on
- - ,,oe +i,-,s.z and did not get tho smooth ride
-ti(5, ,oT,ld he expected from a jockey OF such
,onr oxnerience Dupee. who had the mount oli
I.,,- -soa too 50 that Guardian. at to ! mace
III ,to running and won driving by q length VIII
7oap-ika, Garrett and Essex heaos 6A'3''
linn. ,. l., -. 49, 80
king Cobalt was evidently bought IN az 1ae s, re-
csnr 5lsersal sale Of the BTCvnieigh Park StapIe'
= r. N m the opening race In the old colors. E
TD,ran get him of in front ana ne fnaae eFstS
nest a winning one, although The squire; VIII VIZ
ss:l,.- -, +-ind hard to wear him down. Heknows
4be ol,eninE favorite- ran far below eNpec'a'ioiiS
and was never dangerous
lady Anne. the favorfte - the second iot1'
.,-e4t .,,t a gamer finish tIen usual but Sister
1r-css AT she lucrative price OF 20 10 / peat heE
i,on,. nv half a length. Sister Frances eTIorfiieo
-a T.ooriv at Saratoga that the form TlsiEe iad
-,aezed her M. SO speak HandzarFa does ioL
oe, 70 he able to carry her speed more than nan
. -nfto She came swinging into the stretch as j
~ To,,i6 Gallon home an easy winner, but stopped
r. f,is and little PLAYERS plunged on ZpaIgo
IN the last race and backed him from 20 to =
10 = in an effort get out or tne ga: nAppiie'
N - sl7ot came along and spoiled # all how
.sver as she won rather easily by three ehgths
after Zipango had managed 20 race blaidy INTO