Evening star., 1909-06-06
FOUR FAvOR|TES
WIN At GRAVESEND
BeImont's Star Bottle Easily
CAPTURES the Great Ameri-
can Stakes.
Special Dispat atch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK. June 5.-Typical Graves
end weather did not cast a damper on the
enthusiasm at the BROOKLYN Jockey Clun :
track this afternoon, for loNo people
were there and they enjoyed the sport
with plenty of freedom. There was no
4 interference with the oral speculation ano
no arrests were made, but the Plnkef-
tons led at least one man to the gate,
charging him with having overstepped
the mark The track was deep with mud
and a drizzle fell all the afternoon. but
four favorites well backed, were success
| full while the other two winners did not
go begging.
| The stake feature was the Great Amerl-
can of $3.50 for two-year-olds five fur
| longs j. S. Madden scratched New Mar
| ket hut added Big Stick. and the latter
received smart play. August Belmont
Star Bottle, by Hastings-Sunfish. how
| ever. was always a strong faVor1te ano
was the winner in a gallop. At the start
/ Big Stick showed the way for a short
| distance, but Dugan hustled Mr.. Bel
mont's colt to the front on the far turn,
! and as the son OF Hastings was at home
| in the going he breezed home three
| lengths in front of Big Stick, who had
the same margin over James MacManus
| Medallion. an Ornament colt. who packed
10 pounds. The time was 1.O2 40
Romp for Montgomery.
| S. C. Hildreths Montgomery was easily
the classti in the Myrtle stakes at a mile
| and a furlong. He was a prohibitive
| favortte and won as he pleased. Dugan
rated him cleverly behind Racquet and
| Arasee. the pacemakers. for three-quar-
\ "a enough
Then Montgomery went to the outside of
RACQUET at the head of the stretch and.
| once let down. he rolled home with four
| lengths to spare in 1.44 40. Racquet. who
was quoted at 20 70 l, hung on well ana
| ca ptured the place by three lengths from
| Norbitt a we'll supported second cholce.
| Paul j. Rainey's King Castle, good
| Jumper 9 to ) second choice, was the
winner of the Kensington steeplechase;
about two miles. Harry Stone made all
the running with him and the son OF Coo
Heels galloped home six lengths to the
good in 3.j4. G. r. Tompkin's SungloW
the favorite ran second. Old eIrandpa
fell at the paddock jump and his rlder'
O Leary received a clean Knockout "A
stable boy caught the ancient timber
topper. however. and took him over the
rest of the course for third money.
That Livewire is first-class horse just
now was shown in the handicap at mile
and n sixteenth The son of Handsel. an
odds-on favorite, picked up 100 pounds
and going to the front in the first fur
long he was never headed ButWel kept
him under wraps all the way GOWN the
home stretch. yet he won, galloping. by
six lengths in 149. The Oneck stable
Fashion Plate Q to .. was the CONTENDER
AT all stages and took the place. in hand,
by eight lengths from r. F. Carmans s
Mark Antony II. 10 to l.
Horace E. Disappoints.
Mr.. Rainey's Horace F., many times
d!sappointment was served up as the
real thing in the opening race for platers
at about six furlongs. But the son or
Bannockburn, who cost $4,000 as two
year-old could not untrack himself and
was never a factor. The Montpelier
stables Mauvitte. at long odds, cut OUT
the pace up the back stretch, but Dugan,
who did not get away any too well with
Waponoca, finally got his mount through
an opening and rushed him to the front
on the turn. After that Waponoca,
great mudder, was not in danger and
breezed to the judges a length and
half in front of Lawton Virgins, who
outgamed Mauvette and beat the MeAl-
can flly a length for the place Inc
time was Ill %.
son when Shannon, recently purchased
by him from John Z. Madden, ran OIL
with the last event for tWo-year-olos' iiVe
furlongs Shannon was a strong favor
ite and Scoville took him to the 1ronl
with alacrity He had world OF speed.
and at the wire he showed an advantage
of eight lengths in 1o2 10. r. "
Healey'S Crossover, Belmont-nred nliy'
who was the extreme outsider IN the
prices. ran into the place with 1--WE
lengths over H. 2. Whitney's Equation.
The Summaries.
First race three e-year-olds and upward; selling:
about six furlongs: $500 added-Waponoca. JOB
tDugan), TO =. to > and ; TO ., won; Lawt"n
Virgins, 1oi (ButwelD. 10 /, to ; and to
, second. Mauvette ~ lCreevy). Is to /. to
and 3 TO /, third. Time. III 2-5. Horace F.,
berkshire. Esoteric Hoffman. Fleming and Cotyt-
to also
Second race the Kensington steeplechase: four
miles; $500 added King Castle, 148 ostone1, >
"a : and out, won: Sun Glow. j tS tJoliy), 10 TO
10 and and Sp oat sse0aa mira Pa Only three
starters
five furlongs-Starb"ttle. IL. Dugan'. even. TO
ana ~ 0a1 and out out. ae"ond. Nedailian I2 Nicon,
Eadium Star also ran. Big Stick added starter:
Fourth race, the Myrtle: three year olds and
onward: one mile and eighth: 81 600 added
Innf cam~ry. los ,Dugsnl. / to . and out. won
Racquet, 81 Garner, - 10 !. to and to
. tn = third Time. 154 A. Rio Grande. Ara
zee and Rostrum ais" ran.
Fifth race handicap; three year-olds and up
ward. one mile and sixteenth: $500 added
Live Wire 100 (ButwelD. to 10. TO and
out won: Fashion Plate, 109 III Smith, 9 TO :.
to 5 and to $. second: Mark Antony Il; 20
tFsinl IL 10 j. 4 to l and even. third. Time.
as Miami Fffeudi and kiliecTankie also ran.
sixth race two-year olds; Ave furlongs; $500
sfded- shannon, lis tScovil1ei, Z to s. to
ard to won: Crossover los fGrand,. 20 "a
T. ! to and 3 10 /. second Equation; Jos & 1But-
weln IL to /. to and to ., third me'
az A. lnterrose. Hampton Court and Chopper
also ran.