New-York tribune., 1910-06-02
PLAY FOR OCEAN BOUND
Enjoys Good Exercise GaIIop to
Win GazelIe Stakes.
HILARIOUS BOLTS ON TURN
Old Grandpa, Spry as a Kitten,
Races TO Victory in
the Chase.

Ocean Bound. woodford Clay's good
three-vear-old FLY, Just played with her
field in the GazeIle Stakes Of $500 at
Gravesend yesterday She took up III
pounds and conceding Jumps of weight to
her opponents fairly galloped them into
the ground. 20 win as she pleased in the
slow time Of l:s2 for the mile and six
teenth
Ethel lie Bruue raced head and head
with her for Ave furlongs and dropped back
soundly beaten: Ethel d. then tried to
keep pace with her rounding the far turn,
but she. too, suffered in the trying and
tired so badly that James R Keene's In
fstuatton. an added starter. came along and
followed the Star Shoot filly home.
Bthei d. with her pull IN the weights,
was fsncied by the rail birds, who had seen
her work mile in l:4l since her arrival
from Lexington, where she had won off
by herself at six furlongs and had worked
q mile in 1:Ss She IS a fair looking illy,
but so light in flesh that she gave the
impression OF being tucked up
Mr.. Keene's Infatuation made her first
appearance in this country, and while
OIL AlEHLN nGS looks 10 fSCOnlUlEUu iltl.
She started only once IN England last sea-
son and ran a fair race, according 10 Fox
hall p. Keene, and she ran a fair race yes
terday, considering the fact that she was
pinched of and knocked back three or four
lengths in the rush around the paddock
turn.
Mr. Keene's Voter four-year-old Hilarious
also made his first appearance of the sea-
son. starting in the handicap at one mile
and sixteenth He has been ailing, like
so many Of the horses in the stable. but
his recent work had been good enough
10 impress the checkers, and ne went 10
the post the quoted favorite, although
Jimmy Rowe was IN no sense confident
that he could win. No opportunity was
offered 10 Judge Of his condition. as he
bolted 10 the outside rounding the first
turn, which ended any chance he might
have had.
The winner of this race turned up in
Stanley Fay, which ran much better than
he did al Belmont Park. He was well
handled by Langan. who kept him up with
the mace in a good position on the rail
and took command at the last sixteenth
fole. Glucose. son of Watercress with
keen speed, appears 10 he lacking in
stamina or courage. He made the running,
4
but hung when the pinch came
Shilling who made flying trip TO Canada
10 ride King James in the race for the
Toronto cup. which he won so easily on
TUESDAY was back at Gravesend. and re-
r,orted that the son of Plaudit had the
race in hand from the first stride TO the
last.
GRANDPA which is now bordering on
twelve or thirteen years. won the Kensing-
ton Steeplechase without half trying after
Thistledale fell at the liverpool The old
fellow was as spry as a four-year-old. and
has come 10 be considered the wonder Of
The turf The person who named him must
ilave been giften with second sight, for
certainly he is q grandpa among horses.
Van Berschoten actually rode a winner
when Jeanne D'Arc took the bit in her teeth
and carried him 10 the judges in front of
q big field of horses in the third race.
The mare was so far back IN the early
r2Tt Of the struggle that those in the
stand could hardly believe their eyes when
she loomed up az the end with Van Ben
schoten fairly hanging on.
George Reiff's Fighting Bob, keen con-
tender ir the Louisville Derby, won by
Donau died a. Sheepshead Bay yesterday.
a r,Irnor was current that the Conev
Island Jockey Club would not conduct its
spring meeting az Sheepshead Bay. This
was laughed al by those in a position TO
know. as the directors have not considered
the question.