New-York tribune., 1908-06-12
GLOOM CAST ON RACING
ST4KE FOR MELIS4NDE.
THREE Horses Win In the Colors of
Herman B. Duyed.

-,s-. ~ the gloom and depression at Graves
"a Yesterday over the news from Albany the
..re Of the anti gambling legislation, the sport
-, fairly interesting, and. under ordinary con-
-. zrould have aroused some enthusiasm. Mel
,,ss was the only pronounced favorite TO score.
=. every winner had a strong following. and the
,,,e-s had rather the better OF their last battle
Ter the layers. The play was particularly light,
,-.ve- as those who went to the track. well
- -be rookrnakers. wary, not knowing when
- r.orld have a chance to get back their losses
Il losses came
r5e-7uan B Duryea- whose horses have been slow
:, coming 10 hand this year, and who had not
-, g race up yesterday, had the satisfaction
:, xaeinr his colors carried to victory three times
---.-vene won the opening race Cor two-year-olds:
Iernninc Water making her first appearance OF the
.asson galloped home easy winner OF the han
5ioan al a mile and a sixteenth, while Dreamer
,.a- Bat Nasterson. Roseben, De Mund and Nota-
salga in brilliant fashion in the closing handicap
ever the short six furlong course.
Running Water had a public trial for the Sub
,,-bsn Handicap in the fourth race. and qualified
q the most convincing way. She took UP i2s
-ounds. and. going TO the front the paddock
,,-n when Mccarthy found opening on the rail.
.rs. raIloped along the rest OF the way and won
as she pleased by FIVE six lengths. She did not
hest much, il IS true. but her way OF racing and
vinnjng was OF kind TO satisfy many good Judges
,tst she will take some beating in the Suburban
tan5icgp in which she is entered under ll5 pounds
NJ Duryea bought Running Water from the New
castle Stable for price said TO be $4,000 shortly
after her sterling victory in the Saratoga Cup last
sumner She did do particularly well after that
.o Gar as winning concerned, but was beaten
only head by Salvidere for the Brighton Cup.
John Higgins. who trains for Mr.. Duryea. has been
giving her long and careful preparation for the
Suburban. and sent her to the post yesterday in
f1e condition
Running Water opened fsvorite In the betting at
/, 10 J. but drifted hack to to e es the feeling
seemed 10 be general that she not ready for a
truising race For this reason Cressira and Zie-
nap attracted the bulk OF the play around Ii 10 s.
Just at the end, however, there q rush TO bet
on Running Water. and 10 / hard TO get as
the barrier was released. Druid did her best to
put Running Water out of commission while at the
post by lashing out with her heels. Fortunately,
however. the good mare escaped When the bar
rier went UP Running Water pinched OF and
n bad position in the to the first turn, but
the field went wide, and Mccarthy quick TO
rush her through an opening the rail- winning
the race then and there.
James r. Keenes Melisande had little more than
good exercise gallop to win the Clover Stakes
tEo-year-old FLIES. five furlongs. Notter took
her right 10 the front at the start and Counterpart
the only one which could keep within striking
distance Melisande won il a way TO indicate that
the is second only 10 Trance the best two-year-
old FLY q the year.
Roseben odds-on faTorite for the closing
handicap in spite Of the fact that he called on
might have been equal 10 the task from position
OF the rail- but there was much early speed
IL the that he could not get to the front. and
forced 10 the outside all the way, q
handicap which proved too much.
KoiasulEa, which is owned by T. A For
syhs made her first appearance of the season IN
this She was ranked as the best two-year-
old flg in training Up TO the time Of her retire
rs-t last year. and second only to Stamina after
ne latter had shown brilliant form in the fall
= sSulr III hriIli
Gay, and made running up the backstretch and
around the turn, but she stopped in the stretch
as If short.
De Nund tried 10 race with Notasulga. and in so
dong brought about his defeat, he. too |
stopped under pressure. Bat Nasterson then took |
up the running for Z few strides at the last six
teenth pole, but J. Lee brought Dreamer through |
narrow opening and got the son Of Hamburg up
II tine tc win by short head.
Rye vas hot favorite for the maiden jockey
race, fifth on the card, but for reason hard
to explain he could raise respectable gallop
srd was q bad last all the way. It seemed as if
he must be broken down. but far could be
judged he pulled up sound The Wrestler. which
has always been considered 2 sprinter pure and
simple. made all the running. and won easily by
three lengths in the fast time of 1:52 55 for the
nile and furlong. He was well handled by
Sweet.
Four horses went TO the post in the Greater New
York steepechase, but the degenerated into a
farce, as Sa1ctus fell al the Liverpool opposite
the clubhouse and Bayonet at jump on the back
stretch 50 that Altar had 10 opposition, and won
IN common gallop. Kara blundered at the water
jump the first time around and slipped his saddle,
50 Stone could DO little than sit still the rest
of the journey. The horses were well matched. and
good race was spoiled by the accidents. Sanctus
vas caught and remounted by q stable hand and
finished time TO third money
Mccarthy earned the jockey honors, as he rode
a. three winners for MI. Duryea-