Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-12
ANOTHER GOOD DAY
FOR GRAVESEND BOOKIES

NEW YORK June Flames r. keeneS
Peter Pan, 15-to-20 favorite. was victori-
Gus in the Standard stakes. an event OF
age race at mile and quarter. run IN
sensational style at Gravesend yesterday.
The Commando colt, with Mountain up, set
a terrific pace all the way. followed by J.
C. Van Ness Electioneer. by Voter-Que-
sal, who won the Futurity last year Eiec-
tioneer was quoted at Is to D. ana AS lt
was his first time out the smart players
did not believe that he could take the meas
ure of Mr. Keene's star three-year-old- But
as the race was run E!ectioneer unuer poor
handling by koerner, created the general
impression that in another duel under SINH
lar conditions he would turn the tables.
Mountain Rugged the rail with Peter ran
while Electioneer turned woe ilto sns
homestretch At the wire both were under
a hard drive Peter Pan getting the verdlct
by. half a length in the fast time OF
2O5 80 ]. A. Bennets Flip Flap, to l,
third all the way. came with rush In the
last quarter. but she swerved under the
whip and was beaten by three parts OF q
length for the place.
SYDNEY Paget's Charles Edward, to 5.
carving top weight, made runaway or
the handicap for three-year-olds at about
six furlongs breezing home three lengths
in front of NJ. l.. Schwartzs Penarris; ~
to l. NJ. II. Tichenor's Eddie W are 10
/. was a length back. The time was
100 %
Upset in Handicap.
There was an upset in the handicap Tor
two-year-ods, five furlongs. w. r.
Schulte's Ziephen. 30 to l shot showed
lot of speed and won in a drive by hall
a length from Bolando. a 90 to shot, VINO
beat Miss Angie, ID to /. head. James
R. Keene's sepoy, to favorite, had
rough journey; also r. F. Carmans Maya
zine, to l, who was nose out or the
money. The time was l.Ol.
E. Dugan made too much use of Sayior,
8 to favorite. in the second race, Tor
platers at a mile and furlong, SO that
when Maxnar. to 1, challenged in the
middle of the stretch Saylor had nothing
left AS a result Maxnar won by length.
with saylor eight lengths in front Of Mas
ter of Craft, to l. who beat Red Friar,
3 to l, head. The time was 1.52 20.
There was another setback for the talent
in the fifth race. for platers at mile and
sixteenth, when Joaquin and Sir Tod
dngton the choices, finished far back in
the ruck. Cloisteress, 10 to l, went out in
front and ran Pontoon off his feet. Then
Bright Boy, to l, came up and beat
Cloisteress by couple of lengths in Las
%. Jockeys that had never ridden a win
ner had the mounts in this race.
There was nothing to the last race. a
five-furlong dash for maiden two-year-old
fllies and geldings. but Queen Marguerite.
IL to second choice. F. Dugan got her
away from the barrier at top speed and
she tin-canned to the wire three lengths in
front of H. P. Whitneys Fancy, 5 to l.
August Belmont's Six O'Clock; Is to /, was
a length and a half back. A bad start kill
ed the chances of J. G. Oxnard's Belphoebe,
IL to favorite. The time was l.O1 2-5.
Four favorites were defeated and the books
cleaned up handsomely. The attendance
was about 1900.
The Summaries.
First race, handicap: about six furlongs-
Charles Edward. l2S (Radtke). 2 to 5. won; Penar-
ris. 11S prestOnb. 20 to l. second; Eddie Ware,
1O5 (Mountain), to 1, third. Time, 103 2-5 DIR.
Lee, CabOchOn Adelinette. Captain Emerich Eas.
ton and COnnuniDaw also ran.
Second race, one and oneeighth miles-MaXnar,
1O3 (Flinn) y to l, won; Saylor, 1Ol (E Dugan),
to 5. second Master of Craft. 105 (Mountain),
10 l, third. Time, so IS. Red Frar Robador
Masterson, Flavcny and Palette also ran.
Third race. six furlongs -Ziephen 81 Swain, 30
to /, Won; BOlando. 81 tHarty). to l, second:
Miss Angie 106 tBrussels), Is to l. third Time
1.0lH. Magazine, Sepoy, Smoker La Jeunesse,
Nimbus, N0rbitt. He Knows, Saltram and Hart
ford Boy also
quarter mles-Peter Pan, Ill tMountain) Is 10
~, Won; Electioneer. Ill (koerrer) IS to g. sec
Ond. Flip Flap. 121 d. Martini ) to l. third,
Time, 2.05 35. Dan Buhre also ran
Fifth race. one and ne-sixteenth mfles-Briyht
Boy 9S u. Powers, to /. won: Cloisteress, 90
gem. to l, third. Time, Las 2-5. Roswell
Oliver Cromwell, Dekaber, PontoOn. Jacquin Sir
TOddington. kernochan and Wabash also ran
Sixth race, five furlOngs-Queen Marguerite 100
(E. Duganl, IL to 5, won; Fancy, 109 (Koerner)
8 to l. second; Six O'clock. 100 lMountain, 10 to
Sun Clean, Sweetener. Belphoebe, Blue Ban An
glaise, N'Importe, Cedar and Kodak also ran