New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-13
EASY RACE FOR TRANCE
DUG4N HAS CLOSE CALL.
,Sou1or Falls Just after Finish, out
the JOCKEY Escapes.

7. r,srs, ms NOT disposed to risk the chance
Of losing Fftz Herbert, which was entered ioi So
in the Suffolk Stakes at Jamaica yescei'''' -.
scratched the son Of Ethelbert so that what "oaa
No. amounted IN a run-oH of his dead heat WIN
Trance in the Elmburst Stakes on May was ''
POSSIBLE With Fftz Herbert out of the way ram
ealloped in front all the way and won eaShY ~ '-'
fast time Of 1:oO1 Is she was hot la'or''e
odds on and more than justified the snort prIce-
Jack Joyner's Ramble tried to keep pace WITH ~.
in the first half mile and by doing encompasseo
his own defeat and finished outside the money
Erbet closing resolutely. followed Trance hoih7
some six lengths before Hoyle
II was the last day of the spring meeting or the
Metropolitan Jockey Club, and a big CROWD was III
attendance Three favorftes won in Personal PTS
Gillian and Trance while q. Dugan keoC up iii'
good work by riding two winners
August Bemont's PrisciIan. chestnut gelding
BY Hastings-St Priscilla, a brilliant race In
winning the handicap. at mile and a sixteenth
He took up 119 pounds. and, making the pace 10
suit himself, ealIoping in the good time OF
l: A 3-5. He is big. fine locking chestnut and
close analysis of the race. considering the weight
he carried and his manner Of winning, makes 1t ap-
pear If he not far behind Hessian Which
in such impressive fashion on Monday Inc
colt is being trained for August Belmont by JACK
Joyner the of Hessian, so that in all prob
ability the two horses will not meet for some time
at least.
Prisciian beat James r Keene's Peter Ounce
head a few days ago in his first start Of the sea
son. and all out to do it, which indicates after
Priscillians easy victory yesterday, that Peter
Ounce is likely to develop into a high class colt
also Lad of Langden was heavily played to beat
Priscillian but he gave it up the far turn after
trying TO live with the pace.
Chantilly was probably the best IN the third
race, but he lost lot Of ground the first turn
and after coming from far back into pocket
at the last sixteenth pole. which forced Lynch to
stop riding for few strides at critical part Of
the race The horse squeezed through in time to
earn the place. but Druid, who closed strongly on
the outside. by length. Saylor. the odds-on
favorite tired in the closing strides. after racing
neck and neck with Orcagna most of the way
E. Dugan, who is under contract to Harry Payne
Whitney this year, had narrow escape when Say
the track before he instinctively jumped to his
feet and sta ggered under the rail- lay for
a minute as If badly hurt. Jack Jcyner among
the first to reach him. but Dugan declined assist
ance and, to the relief of the crowd in the stand,
his feet. with not a bruise to
show for his ugly looking fall. He insisted upon
riding out his engagements. and the crowd ap-
plauded him for his GOODNESS and nerve.
While speaking Of Dugan it may be said that he
headed the list of winning jockeys for the meet
ing, with twenty-five victories to his credit Not
day passed that he did ride least winner,
and those who followed his mounts reaped a rich
reward. Notter second, with twelve victories
while Musgrave followed. with G. Burns
and Mccarthy had six each, the formers poor
standing being due largely to the fact that he was
under suspension for the greater part of meet
ing.
Highlander who got his license to ride few DAYS
ago, after being under the ban for some time had
his first mount of the year on Never Late in the
first event.