The Washington herald., 1907-05-24
FIVE FAVORITES LOSE
Shocking Reversal of Form
Shown at GPayeSend.
RICH HAUL FOR BO0KMAKERs
shotgun Comes Home Bleeding Far
behind His Field in the PRtchOgue
Crushing Blow TO the TaIent-Jack
Atlin Left at the Post.

New York, May 23.-Five heavily sup
ported favorites were badly beaten at
Gravesend to-day, the bookmakers get
ting another rich haul one Of the most
shocking reversals suffered by the talent
was the defeat of Shotgun in the
Patchogue Stakes at about six furlongs
Shotgun was "a 9-to-5 favorite but was
quickly outrun by Jacobite. 10 l.
On the far turn Shotgun began to stop.
as if he had broken down. lie came
home many lengths behind his field, with
the blood pouring from his nostrls
Jacobite won in a gallop. Pretender took
the place.
The defeat Of Ed Ball. 70 5, in the
fifth. was another crushing blow. He was
backed from 10 down to TO .. When
the barrier went up he was practically
left, and never had a chance thereafter.
Masaniello, TO /, made ali the running
and won IN a drive by a length from
Robador, 50 to 1.
The handicap at mile and seventy
yards, was won easily by Zambesi, 3 10
l. Zambesi went to the front at the half
mile pole and was never headed. The
handling Of Montgomery, 3 10 I. by Schil-
ling. was rOundly scored. He had the colt
in several pockets and yet Montgomery
took the place by a length from W. h.
Carey. . to / favorite, who was also badly
ridden.
Jack Atkin. to 1 fayorite, was prac-
tically left AZ the post i'm the handicap for
three-year-olds. about six furlongs- sgd
npy Pagers Charles Edward, backed
down 10 6. beat the barrier and romped
home d winner by three lengths.
PhaU ton, to ?, third choice in the
steeplechase, won by a length from Call
cr backed down 10 Is 20 8. SepOy. : 10 q
favorite, made a runaway of the last
race. and on the bit King Cobalt, - 70 J.
took the place. The attendance was
about 1900
The Summaries.
FIRST BACE-HniIcap. ir' 5yesraids; about
six iui0uz=. Charles Edward me- Mountain, o %
I, won. Ogac1um. Us t~Llliue.. 10 % J. second
Jack Atsn. 10 lW. Du-ant 2 t7 !. thid Time
l.E55 Eddie Ware. Horace f.. Umbrella, Paum'-
u9E. There ot. and tomhataut also rn-
SECOND EACE-Frl tyeir-olds and upward,
selling. s.eeulscHa-e. about Two miles. Phantom, is
lGaiHeE|. : t9 =. voui Caller Jas Dourhusi. Is t'
>. second, ono. l.J iArcIralu.. &. 10 J. tilIa
Time. 4gl. D1ur0. Navajo. Tom Cagau. Bauugl
parascr. Snow KiuS Risgs and Decima also ran
THIRD RACE-Fgr 3yalr1ld- and upward. ham
deap. enc mile ali -eyguty E8Ids. Lambls 20
NH'eH. 90 l. won, Mo1'E1mgU. ll Shilling
To- J. second. ". II. Carey. l-6 Al0uutaiuI, 2 20 J..
third Tme l.4fl-J B1bbe Kc5n. Howard Shean.
Bad Views Pulsus DuHTau0. and AlUenmarcien
also ran.
FOJErH RACE - For syear-olds and upward
TatClrrua Stakes. about six fulIUEs Iacohte. IL
Ige#-euf. t1 J. won; PrctensHu. lGJ Aiuse-avcI. 9
O. l. second. Pauf7ufe. l00 .E Bugu' 3 % l.
third. Time. ll9 IS. AietheU0. Hdndzara, and
>h-u1 also TaE.
FIFTH RaCE-F0r Eyear-clis and upward, sell
iu-- one and ouasiytCeutl miles. Nlsnioll0. 81 +.
DuganL 5 ta l. won. B0lad0r. lC7 lk0emUl. 50 TO
l. second. KitCr 81 I'rCsl0u'. % l. third. Time.
fE25 ~1lh'e Az1'iu5. Black Mate cobleskiil,
~. Valentine Ontario Master Lester, sailor BOY
I'd Ball Nludster BIzy Izy. and Quinn Brady
also IEr.
SIXTH RACE-Fr ---ar0ds ~gu0v la9 Mil
lar. % .. Won, King Cobalt Preston. Is % l.,
second. Jubilee l2 70. Martini. 90 J. third. Time,
lH. Cain-IIeut II. of ~hcuuamere. Ange'us. La
lennrsse. Balau50 Nuutun0list Chief Desmond.
Sudden Start. Crack Shot Rsra Avis Dennis stat
f1.d CrcaEu8 and Dream ON also ran.