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DECEPTIVE ANGLE AGAIN GRAVESEND CROWD KICKS UP A RUMPUS AT PLACING IN LAST RACE. Don Enrique Wins Preakness But Ethon Is Best — August Belmont Sails for Europe MaGinnis Gets Dead Gone. New Voik. May 21. — Ibis v:is a typical "day after" :il Graveseud. IhtM was ■ liirii t crowd ;imi nothing moif exciting than the overthrow of ■ lew favorites mi t il lie closing race when a rumpus Mas kicked up mil the naaclnr; bj 1 1 .« - Jndgm, which gave first money to Hickory with the heavily hocked choice Ciimaldi second. Gi lanahll. after had Sag all the way. was tiring in the stretch and awcrved to the middle of the back in the hurt furlong. Hickory and I. ad of Langden finished fast. J lie Canter running dose to the rail and just getting up to win. The angle rare QriaaaMi all the beat of i with the crowd in the stand and the general opinion was that lie had won by a neck. Wheal Hickorys oaaober and name went up there Mas ejaite a denaanalrathm at the judges, but it had no effect and the placing of the judges waa not disturbed. It. was ,,nc of these peculiar cases that come up occasionally when the angle deceives Hie crowd below the finish line. There was BO question, however, of the correctness of the decision. a peeeeaa oa i llae with the finish agreed xvith the placing of the .indues. Those who BBW the finish from the clubhouse side not only were positive that Hickory had woa but lnauy lielieved that I. ad of faaidaa also had finished ahead of the favorite. Th.-re was a close finish in the fifth race also. When Head Gone just got up to beat Servile. This time also the onlside hone, Servile, was placed as the winner by the crowd, but there was no demon Mration wtien it was seen that the judges saw the Balsh otherwise. Hackers or the lav. .riles hail a hard low to 1km.. as Tom McCrath. which aroa the daily race for Barney Schreibcr. was the only one to win. ThtOWgh out the prop-am. except for the fifth race. .Millers mount was made the favorite, his excellent ride in the Brooklyn evidently having raised his standin- wilh the pri.cmakers. Baa Bariqaa, tin- half-brother to Itrldimr. won the Frcakucss Stakes at loog odiN. but Kthon. which finished second, was tin- better horse. It was Ethons first race this year. lb- showed considerable improvement over his two-year-old form, so far as appearaicc goea, but he was wretchedly handled by Farrow. Aumist Belmont sailed today for Barope and will be aharal for aevcral weeks. Before sailing he sold the two-year old- Hal and Smirker to Prank Regan, tie- foiiati rarryiag Begaaa colon in the tilth race. Qeorge Boee sails tor Baropc toaaorrow with his family for an extended trip on the continent. Mi. Beee*a plans are imleiiiiiic ami he docs not know just when he will return, but win, in all probability, be back for tin- reaming of the Futurity. Bead Gone, winner of the filth race, was bid up and purchased by I. I.. McOinnis for .S2.100. This was an advance of 81,888 over his entered price. McCinnis is said to have won a big wager on Dead Gone. Another card is presented for tomorrow of which the Manlianset for two-y oar olds js the main feature and wilh Kama. Theyre Off, Ace High; Grandpa, Doleanta. taller: Transvaal. Seymour lteutler. Live Mire; Met alter. He Mund. Prince Hamburg; Max nar, BUaaaap, Right Boyal; Bempro, TOekflna, Rath Taylor: Cuernavaca. Helen B. and Divorcee anaong the entries, capital racing seems assured.
