The Washington herald., 1909-06-11

New York, June 1o-Frank Gil,
noted three-year-old stake winner two
seasons ago, is dead.
After finishing second in a handicap at
a mile and a furlong at Gravesend to-
day, Jockey ScOville eased the horse up
as ne neared the far turn. according 70
the custom Of all riders. Just as the boy
was about to turn his mount around 10 go
back to the scales Frank GIN became
dizzy. He whirled around in his tracks
until the jockey leaped out OF the saddle.
and then feiI stone dead.
Heart disease provoked by oyerexertion
was the cause or the fatality. Owner
Jack McGinnis. who had been in high
feather because OF the victory OF his FLY
Notasulgs at long odds. hurried TO the
scene Of the accident, but was too late
70 see his famous horse alive. So Frank
GIL was dragged away in the dead horse
wagon.
The horse was a fve-year-old son Of
Collar-Ravello II. and was the only rep
resentative Of this stallion's get in Amer
lea. He was bred by the late S. S
Brown. Of Pittsburg. and as a two-year-
old was sold to McGinnis
Won Rich Stakes.
He won nearly $4,000 in stakes and
purses for McGinnis. but did not come
up TO expectations last year. with the
result that he was sent TO the stud for
the winter. He was a prohibitive favor
ite in to-day's race. but The Squire. who
was badly beaten in a selling race on
formance from start 10 finish. which en-
abied him to win by four lengths. Frank
GIL did his best and got the place.
II was a day for upsets, and public
form was not in good working order. The
weather was disagreeable and the track
sloppy. Chapultepec, odds on. was dis
gracefully beaten In the Patchogue Sell
ing Stakes. Sir John Johnson cut out
the pace to the stretch, where he tired
and Royal Onyx. a y TO l shot, came
from behind and won rather easily by
two lengths from McCarter.
NOtasuIga Wins.
McGinnis' colOrs were carried 10 the
front in the first race by Notasulga I;
was her first victory in nearly a year
She rushed out in front with Mauviette.
and they fought it out TO the wire. where
Notasulga won by length.
W B. Jennings won his frst race Of
the season when Pretend came home
breezing with three lengths to the good
in the second race. Zacatecas, the favor
tie. ran second.
The biggest surprise came IN the hfth
when Judge Ermentrout a 80 TO l shot,
landed the money. He closed with a rush
in the stretch, and won by four lengths
from Choirmaster OF Chesterbrook, the
favorite
Mr. Whitneys Greenvale, a strong IA
vorite. was the winner OF the last race.
FOlhe Levy led 10 the head OF the
stretch where Greenvale came on, and
took the race by two lengths
Dugan rode two winners, a second. and
a third
The summaries:
FIRST RACE-About six furlonss. Notasulsa,
lc5 lUnD, l5 10 l. Won; Mauviette. lo4 lCreeTeyl.
70 2. second; Twilight Queen 100 Butler. 70 ?
third Time. Ill 35 Sun Dance AHiictiou. Sen
tcntious. DESTROYS and Grace Cameron also ran.
SECOND RACE-FiTe and one-hah furlougs.
Pretend. l05 fScovinel 20 l. won; Zacatecas. 100
(Creevey) 20 5. second: Elizabethan l03 (Dugan),
Il u S. third Time. los as Bedminster. Good
Intent. Eddie Dugan. Katherine Van. Creuse and
Semi Colon also ran.
THIRD RACE-One mile and furloug. The
Squire. los tDpssal, IS % 5. Won Frank GiI, III
(scoTille 20 2 second: Killecrankie 81 lSmithl
% to l. third. Time IS 25. Rye Home Again
and sandpiper also ran
FOURTH RACE-SIx furlonEs. ROYAL ODyx. Io6
CButweln. Z 10 l. won AicCarter l0 Duganl. Z
70 l. second; Dreamer. 100 tsmithl, TO l. third
Time 1a0 s-5. Sir J. johnson. Rosimiro. Racquet
ChaputGpec Casque. and Hoffman also ran
FIFTH RACE-One and one-sixteenth miles
Judge ETmentr0ut, 100 Grand. q 20 l. won; Choir
master ~ Chcsferfrcrk l08 fAfciDRuieif- , 1
second: Dandy Dixon. Jos (Rsyner). % 70 :. third.
Time - IS Faultless. Harlem Maid. Obadiah
Nedlim Bigot Gatin Lass. Costello. Henley. Cliff
Edge Garacoutie and Markham also ran
SIXTH RACE-Five furiongs- Greenvale. 100
Dugan} even. won Radium Star l05 lCreeTeyD. s
20 l. second: Follie Levy. lc9 (SoOyils). ) 70 :.
third. Time. l13 - Our Hannah, Ciudy, Chris
tina. and Hibernic also ran.