The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-02
HYDROPLANE WINNER
OF BOUQUET STAKES
With Midget Ryan Up, and Rid
ing Splendidly, Capt. Cas-
salts Horse Is First.
OTHER RACES ARE DULL
Blanket Finish in Chief Event
Redeeming Feature
of the Day.

pHhMoNT fARk' l.. L., June Aided
by his own courage ana the cool judg-
ment OF his rider. the midget Jockey
Ryan. Capt f. Il. Cassatts Hydropiane
won the Bouquet Selling Stakes, for two
year-olds. to-day In race In which three
OF the five starters finished noses apart.
The seventy pound boy never became
mustered for moment while Harry
Payne Whitney's Fair Helen was driving
along on the rail with her nose bobblng
IN perfect unison with that of his mount.
Then when J. l.. Hollands Photograph
came UP with a desperate rush on the
outside Ryan just squeezed his knees
IN little tighter and urged Hydroplane
to an effort In the last stride. which
caused his nose to shoot out far enough
between the horses on each side to catch
the eyes OF the judges.
The race for the Bouquet was the re-
deeming feature OF a card that contained
Few horses OF class in the entries, and
fewer thrills in the running J. l.. Hol-
land. who narrowly missed winning the
Bouquet with Photograph. showed tina.
his horses which are for sale on Thurs
day are not being disposed OF because
they lack speed. by winning the second
and third races with Triler and Dart
worth. Johnny McTaggart carried or
the riding honors OF the day by bringing
home three OF his four mounts and fn-
ishing bang up second with the other.
Plantagenet. owned by r. 7. Wilson. Jr..
was made favorite for the Bouquet Stakes,
and a quarter OF a mile from the finish
IL looked as though the public had made
a wise selection. Then Fair Helen. which
had lost ground by rushing to the inside
rail- came up strongly on the inside. and
the Wilson geldlng began to drop back.
A furlong from home Ryan brought Hy-
droplane up alongside OF Fair Helen, and
the pair raced side by side with Fair
brother using the whip on his mount and
Ryan urging Hydroplane with his hands.
McTaggart WAS moving rapidly to the
front with Hectograph. and In the final
sixteenth came 90 fast that the three
contenders were punched as they passed
the judges II was hard to see how an
other horse could squeeze In between the
two which had been running head and
head. but the judges placed Hydroplane
first. Photograph second and Fair Helen
third. Plantagenet quit SO badly that he
finished fourth. ten lengths behind the
contenders.
James Buffers Comely graduated from
the maiden class in the first race. for two
year-olds. She led nearly all the way.
and though challenged by X. T Wilson.
Jr.'s Cleaning In the final sixteenth. was
going away at the end Comely was an
odds on favorite. and II seemed as though
the talent had picked another successful
choice. when Bosom began to outrun Joe
Rosenfield as the horses settled down to
the stretch drive In the second race.
In the last eighth Joe Rosenfed began
TO bear to the outside. and with Sumter
making no EFFORT to keep him straight
carried Bosom almost to the outer rail-.
This left a clear path for Trifier on the
rail and McTaggart took advantage OF
II by sending her through to win by
length and a half. Joe Rosenfeld. which
finished head behind Bosom. was dis
qualified and third place given to Lily
Orme.
| Louise Travers made the running In the
| third race TO the stretch. with the
| favorite. Dartmouth. In attendance Dart
mouth came away easily when McTaggart
called on him and won by two lengths
Oakhurst rushed w in the final six
| teenth and took the place from Louise
| Travers by four lengths The maiden
| two-year-old event. which was NTH on
the card. was the most open OF the day.
with the Brookdale Stables Al Reeves a
slight choice over r. X H.tchcocks Min
strel and James Buffers Dervish. Min
strel was n contender all the way. but
gave way when challenged by Herbert l..
| Pratt's Razzano. which won handily by a
length John Il. Madden's Charter Maid.
| n rank outsider, developed belated rush
| near the wire which landed her In second
place, a length in front OF Minstrel. The
last race was a gallop for L. T. Wilson.
Jr's Nalad, which, after dropping back
| to last going down the backstretch
| ioIned the pacemaker. Recession, in the
stretch and won easily by two lengths
| The summaries:
| FIRST RACE.