New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-14
FIVE FAVORITES WIN
STAKE FOR MEGGS HILL.
VOORHEES, Gallops Home in Handi-
can at GraUesend.

Tie tide turned in favor of the PLAYERS at
(;ravesend yesterday, and the victory Of five
,avorites made amends in part perhaps for what
was otherwise an ordinary days racing Gov
Maid the only first choice which dill not
grove true TO tie trust reposed In her. and she
vas only lukewarm favorite over Blandv and
C:ackenthorpe when the horses Went to the
post The winning favorites were Halifax.
Faust, Meggs Hill, Tipping and Spooner
James r. Keene added another stake to his
credit when his good looking flly Meggs Hill,
by Ben BrUsh-Runaway Girl. won the Glover
for two-year-old hllies. at five furlongs She
won but only after her followers. who had
hacked her from even money to 10 10 had
given up all hope. She raced head and head
with Berry Maid to the turn for home when the
latter drew away and opened up a gap of two
lengths. Meggs Min appeared TO be soundly
beaten when Strengthened out for home, but she
fought on In resolute fashion. and took command
again wheE Berry Maid began to stop badly at
the last sixteenth pole
Victory not easily won even then, how
ever IS Harry Payne Whitney's Fancy chal-
lenged in resolute fashion, which forced Notter
10 drive Meggs Mill out to the last ounce to win
by three parts Of length. August Belmont s
Queen Souvenir finished a respectable third after
overcoming some early interference. Berry Maid
watching when she goes 10 the post again in the
same company
voorhees,. backed from 10 to / to TO 1. won
the handicap. at a mile and a sixteenth. from
end TO end. He raced right 10 the front at the
start and, making the pace to suit himself gal
ioped home an easy winner by three lengths. He
has been racing sprinting distances, and
the form players did not accept his chances
seriously. as il was generally thought he would
stop at the end of seven furlongs. a wise few
knew better. however, and they proflted we'll
Crackenthorpe was played for killing in this
race and backed from l. to l to to l. He
not in his stride when the barrier was released
but worked his way into contending position
in The run up the backstretch. and Outgamed
Blandy for the place in the final drive.
Coy Maid which looked and acted we'll proved
q disappointment. She was in the thick of the
fray for six furlongs, but dropped out Of it on
the far and did not hang with her usual
gameness. She is not a big mare. and III
pounds may have set heavily on her shoulders.
but she will have to improve over her effort yes
terday TO win any purses among handicap
horses. .Juggler seems 10 have lost his form
entirely. He could hardly raise a respectable
gallop.
E r Thomas scratched Lady Amelia and de-
pended upon Halifax in the opening handicap,
and the Handsel horse Won an easy victory after
being backed from TO , to IL TO 10. He showed
no signs OF stopping in the stretch. as he did in
hts previous race. which may have been partly
due TO the fact that Notter was content to let
Ruby force the early pace. Z. Dusan s handling
If Red River wofully bad, as after breaking
behind his field he seemed quite content to sit
still as if he expected the leaders to come back
10 him. Red River is not a particularly true
running horse, and he likes to be out in front
but for all that yesterdays race was not his
true form.
Becknan. who rode Rio Grande in the third
race. also came in for some unfavorable criu-
cisn. He allowed his mount to drop out Of it
on the backstretch without making an effort, 10
aIl appearances. to hold his position and then
failed 70 keep him straight when Rio Grandc
closed with a great rush in the stretch, but al
lowed him to swerve over behind Faust and Ac-
through. As the race was run Rio Grande was
The best horse. and the hackers Of Faust con-
sidered themselves lucky TO cash.
Tipping hammered down from to ! to
10 3 in the fifth race, at a mile and a sixteenth
and won after a spirited drive through the last
sixteenth from ClOstress. which seems 10 be the
hard luck horse Of the year. Tipping was shut
OF on the far turn, but Dugan waited patiently
in the stretch. He appeared to have Cloistress
soundly beaten at the last sixteenth pole but the
mare hung on and Dugan had to drive Tipping
out to win by narrow margin. Spooner made
runaway race OF the last event.
Notter and E Dugan divided the jockey hon
OTIS Tor the day, the former riding three winners
sno the latter two. Dugan now heads the list
OF winning Jockeys for the meeting. with nine
victories to his credit. while Radtke follows with
seven and Notter with five.
faust was bid up $1,000 over his entered sell
ing price Of $1,000 after winning his second
race by Joe Marone C. Z. Darnell protected the
son or Imp, however, with the usual IS advance
Aiter The second race the stewards called
Games Hennessey before them and warned him
against a repetition Of his rough work on Moyea
i N me rush 10 the first turn. Swain also got a