New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-06
THUD GO THE FAVOR|TES'
Not One, but Two, so to ] Shots
Race to Startling Victory.
FORM PLAYERS ALL AT SEA
Trio Beaten a Head in Chase,
After Being Carried Wide in
the Stretch.
fBy Telegraph TO The Tribune.

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Baltimore. May 5.-The dream OF the
pikers came true at the PimIico track to-
day, but. like most dreams. IL profited moth
ing. for the reason that a bare handful of
the good sized crowd that looked on wa
gered even a lone dollar on the chances Of
Gu Bon and Astrologer. both OF which
flashed to the front in succeeding races,
quoted at the get-rich-quck price Of so to 1.
one wild. hysterical shrek hailed the sue
cess of Gu Bon In the first race. and hum
dreds turned their eyes toward the lucky
individual. who. half crazed with JOY. went
dashing off to the ring to collect The ex-
element caused by the winning OF the long
shot had hardly abated when Astrologer.
against which as good as leo to was laid.
set everybody "ohing' and "ahing" and
fling again. The possibilities Of the re-
suit of small wager made sad thinking.
g. parley on the two horses would have
Melted man lucky enough to pick them
ont the snug little fortune Of s3O.So5
This was not all Long shots continued
20 hold high carnival and seven favorites
went down to dismal defeat II was a
clean sweep. and the memory II il will
lnger for many days. Old racing men here
did not hesitate TO say that never be-
fore In their remembrance had two so to I
shots won I'm succession. or even on the
same day.
:. &. Hidreth Is not carrying all be-
fore him I'm spite OF his strong stable. His
horses are held at short prices and some
Of them are being beaten. too Shannon
was a case I'm point to-day. He was heavily
backed from even money to to 10 in the
Rennert Handicap. third on the card. but
Everett winner Of the Bowie Stakes last
fall. galloped to easy victory in the fast
time for the mile of 80, which equalled the
track record. Shannon had "A stormy jour-
ney. being shut off and knocked out Of his
stride at a. critical point in the race He
closed strongly and might have won with
clear sailing
Trio. the even money favorite in the Ar
lington Steeplechase. was beaten a short
head AT the post by Gold Plate. backed by
a wise few from TO to to l. Trio was
carried wide In the drive through the
stretch, but the stewards did not consider
that the interference was enough to JUS
tify the disqualification of the winner when
Dupee claimed foul a big field of twelve
grief during the running
Mr.. Hildreth got some consolation I'm the
fifth race, when Joe Madden carried his
colors to victory in easy fashion Stan
ley Fay was the heavily hacked favorite.
but tired In the final drive and was beaten
head for third money. Dnna Ken. a
Realization winner. which took TO tump-
ing and won his first race through the
field few days ago, went back TO the fat
and finished strong second
The summaries follow:
First race for maiden three year oIds: six
furlonss)-Cu Bon. l07 UraD. so to 1, % 10
!. II 10 l. won: Hatteras iOI (Gros.) q 70 /
. to and to 5, second Mutineer. ITO Glass.
TO !. to ). 3 to 3. third Time lis as
cam cam RANK, Irish Nora. Day Bell Edith g..
Bert finished as named
Second con, race for two year olds; four and
burns; 60 to ]. 20 TO l. IL to !. won: Puck.
" GLASS. 10 20 l. to l. 2 to l. second {:
third. Time o:55 ID Littl. Pal waite
FC Ts ItS an. and Burly finished as named,
ward ono mile)-Everett. 10 (Fain). To
/. to g. to won; shannon Iii (shillins).
TO 10 to and out. second Judge
third. Time. l:So Guy Fisher. chester
krum and Jim Basey finished as named
Fourth race tsteeplechase for four wear
oids and over: two miles)-Gold Plate. Il.
,Wiilisms). to !. to I. even. won: Trio.
l49 (Dupee); even. 3 to :. 10 4. second /:
Hawkwng. IA lucas. 6 to l. . 10 1, q 10
D third Time. 40l. Mystic Light Long
smile. Flatfoot. Indiola. Beggarman Pail
Mall. Princess Eris Karagola ana Kingdom
finished named.
Fifth race dor four-year- and upward
seven furlongsJ-Joe Madden. l19 (shrinc) N
l. 3 TO and ont. won Dinna Ken. 1IS NC
Cahey o 10 !, 10 . and 10 @ second; Cav.
Ad.um. 1l9 (Estep). 30 to /. 6 to 1 and 2 10 I
third Time. 1:2s Is. Stanley Fay Meran,ic
and ST. Regis finished as named
Sixth race Gor three-year-olds and upward
one mile and sixty yards)-Belfast. 92 Davies
II TO ]. to and to l. won; Frank Purcell
Loo Dunn, IL to I. 10 and 10 l. second
Black Mate. l07 Garner. IL to 3. 4 10 g and .
to 3. third Time. IA -. The Monk Live
Wire, Tia Nun Da. Capt. Swanson. Idlewelss and
q. T. Buster finished ~ named.
Seventh race selling; for three year-olds and
upward one mile and sixty YARDS -Blackford.
l0i Dickens, to 2 10 l and even won: Sea
Gin, l01 Glass. to 2. 3 to and out second .
Iawton Virgins lilo Burns). to /, . to I
and even. third. Time. LA. Michael Angelo.
Col. Ashmeade, The Whip. Superstition, Third
Rail and Oakhurst finished AZ named