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TOKALON IS IN GOOD FORM. RUNS BEST RACE OF THE SEASON IN HANDICAP AT GRAVESEND. Royal Vane Wins the Bedford Stakes— Faust Scores in DurnelPs Colors — Orans Brooklyn Derby Trial. New Y»rk. .Tunc 10. — Favorites failed rather badly ai QnwwM today. lntil Hm fourth race was reached the Chalk players did not have au inning. Faust, | • 1 1 ■ chased re-ce-nily by J. K. Diime-11, was 1 li -medium of heavy betting in lliis ran, and the result m Merer in doubt, as B. Dugan took tiie horse- to the front early and made a runaway affair of it. I anst was entered to lie sold lor .1M an I Was lii.i ll|. to 92,999 hi Issenh Marroiie. but retain.-.! by tbe slab!.-. Il.ilk.l. winner ol Hie closing raoe. was a lukewarm choice. There eras a robust lip on the colt and be Spued at B to .".. but be Went bark I.. 2 to 1. While Hare-curl anil head Cone were BC eorib d heavy support, flalket was tbe L: Hid thing tiie information maile liim out. winning all tbe way in lie- good time ol 1 :1 « S. lie is a smart looking colt of splendid action and may be capable of better thinirs. It was tbe tirst start of tbe Sea Ban her* lor tbe colors of William Gerst. The support accorded Aimee ... enabled the admirers of Royal Vane to get a liberal price on the eolt for the Bedford Stakes. Koyal Vane was by all odds the best of the field, yet was as good a- B to 1- He was under the whip for more than half the journey, lo win by a length and a half. Hi- is a gannt colt and not far out of the pony dats, as be is less than fifteen hands high. Aimee . was a false alarm, but finished third after having much bard luck. Tin- Farrell Johnson crowd backed her very h-avily. Previous winners of tbe Bedford Stakes, first run in 1899, were: 1898, Lttheos; IMT, IVflUf . 1898, l.arva: 1899, Affect; linto. Tonicum: l.Kil. Lady llolyrood: 1908, Africander: IMS, lender Crest: 1904, Czaraphinc: 19*15, Cuiding Star: 1909, Acrobat. Iokalon ran the best race of the season when she beat Cant Ores-, anil l.rookdale Nymph tor the handicap. She was splendidly I idele-n by K. Dugan, who made bis run with meat precision after fob lowing tbe pace set by Courl Dress. OH this showing lokalon must be acccoaated a Suburban [actor. Her weight is 11.". for the Shecpshead Bay race, while she carried 199 today. Aniioiincetneni of tbe withdrawal of Inferno from the Suburban came as ipiite a surprise as the horse-had shown such good lot in in Canada that he was looked U|mui as a sure starter, lie was also declared from the Commonwealth. ban bad a Bropklvu Derby trial between races, going one mile and a half in Z:S5| handily. The record for the course is 2:33 ami the trial was therefore an excellent one as be bad good, big weight up. F. It. Bradley was nt tin track today and will remain for tbe summer season. He has some prom ising juveniles in bis stable. lackey Bandy made bis appearance today and made a good impression by hit ride on Miae-ko. Q. Burns and Sumter were suspended for four days by starter Casshly.
