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EASTERN RACING FEATURES. j Concerning incidents marking racing at Graves-end the New York Sun of Tuesday says : "While the betting on the Gravesend races yesterday was comparatively light, the bookmakers had far and away the better of the argument with the public, as the only winning favorite was W. C-Whitneye Slipthrift, in the closing event. Long shots held high carnival. The third race was won by Unterock. a chestnut filly, by Hamburg Petticoat,, which was quoted at 100 to 1 all over the ring. The filly is owned by Miles Finlen, the copper millionaire, who named her appropriately Unterock because that is the German word for Petticoat, the name of her dam. The fact that she was sired by Hamburg made numerous players back her with small bets, one of the best winners beiDg a well-known tipster who cashed a wager of ,000. Another 100 to 1 shot, W. C. Dalys Carroll D., finished third in the Jflf th race, beating Templeton, also quoted at 100 to 1 by a short head. Other horses to get inside of the money at big odds were Potente, 10 to 1 ; Mabel Winn, 8 to 1 ; Durazzo, 25 to 1 ; Bouton-niere, 8 to 1 ; Earl of Warwick, 10 to 1, and Stuyve, 8 to 1. Only twice before this season have horses at 100 to 1 or more won on local tracks. Francis J. Lantrys Dr. Sayfor at 100 to 1 and D. Snows Captain Gaston,which was at one time 200 to l,gothome in front. Last year Hengist, 100 to 1, won, together with Dactyl, at the same odds, but the latter was disqualified for fouling. Charley White, the well-known boxing referee, had a good bet on Duckoy, 100 to 1, in the fifth race yesterday, and though the Brutus gelding did not materialize White said that he would continue to back him in races to come. "When Unterock passed into the lead i in the last stride a pale-faced little woman in the grandstand uttered a shriek, threw her umbrella away and sank down, gasping for breath. "I got it! she cried, as other women looked at her in amazement. I got it! But it was only a dollar! "The messenger who had taken her bet came up presently mopping the cold perspiration from his forehead. He counted out 00 with an expression on his face as if ho was undergoing a severe surgical operation. " I laid against, he growled to a friend, and I had to make a quick touch in the ring for the coin or climb over the fence. "The selling race war broke out afresh yesterday. Before the races Alexander Shields bought Andy Williams from John W. Schorr for ,500. When Audy Williams won the Sea Breeze Stakes, in which he was entered to be sold for ,800, Father Bill Daly bid him up to ,000, Shields keeping the colt with an extra . P. J. Gorman brought Mabel Winn oast some time ago, and the filly was taken out of a selling event by Dn Bois and Marryatt. Re- cently this firm sold her to Pierre Lorillard, Jr., for ,100. Gorman then bought her back from Mr. Lorillard for ,500 and when she won the fifth race yesterday, in which she was entered to be sold for ,000, C. J. Kelly, acting for S. S. Brown, bid her up to ,000 and got her. Stuyve, who ran second, was originally the property of Capt. Brown, but Gorman bought the gelding out of a race at St. Louis. Then W. T. McGrath claimed Stuyvo some time ago here and yesterday lost him, as Fath er Bill Daly took him for ,580. "As regards the victory of Potente it may be said that he went up in the betting. Senator McCarren stated that he had a small bet on him to win, but backed him extensively to show. When asked if Mabel Winn had a chance, her trainer said that he did not believe she could beat Sadducee. But she was played just the same, there being as much as 10 to 1 on tap in the ring. As she came down the stretch well in front a colored stable boy over in the infield raised a laugh by waving a towel frantically and leaping into the air as if on springs. With every stride of the filly the boy yelled and. went off into the paddock uproariously happy. "J. A. Drakes horses, South Trimble, Martin-Burke, Conundrum and Runnels, were all scratched. In explanation, trainer Wishard said that they were suffering from high temperature and needed rest. Drake, who brought a large party of friends to the track, was visibly disappointed, for he intended to put down some of his familiar jjwagers. "Andy Williams created a new recordjfor the Sea Breeze Stakes. He ran the distance, a mile and a sixteenth, in 1:47, the best previous time being 1:48, made by Ethics last year, when the event was first run. " L. V. Bell has decided to retire Alcedo, the Suburban Handicap winner of last yoar, to the stud at the end of this season. Alcedo was severely injurod in the Brooklyn Handicap, and trainer McCormick , has been unable to get him into his old form since then. Mr. Bell bought Alcedo a year ago last fall from Pat Dunne for 0,000. "It is said that Tommy Burns, the jockey whose license to ride on eastern tracks was recently-revoked because of constant misconduct at the post, has received an offer of 0,000 a year in salary, with expenses extra, to ride in Austria next season. Burns contract with W. C. Whitney expires at the end of this year. "The Earl of Rosslyn watched the races yesterday from a private box. He laid against Sadducee in the fifth race, betting 0 to 00 with one of his . friends, and then put 00 on Mabel Winn at 10 to 1 to win. He backed Zoroaster in the last event. "Circus, the winner of the Montgomery Handicap early in the season at long odds, arrived at Gravesend yesterday from Buffalo, in the care of his owner, W. Baldwin; H. Robinsons Syrlin, formerly Sevoy, also arrived."
