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HANOVER TO GENE RUSSELL DEIMELS COLT IS LUCKY TO WIN THE GRAVESEND FEATURE. Beacon Light the Only Other Successful Favorite — Rain Causes Withdrawals and Mars the Racing. New Yolk. .Tune 14. — A drizzling rain fell all iii«- afternoon at GnreeeeaeV. The track was deep in rtaskj mod -nil ■ nuuiivor of aeratehes mutttt the pmw, The stake feature of the day was* 11m- Hanover. ■ silling iaah lor two viar olds at live and :i half furlongs. It went to Gene Russell, which was starting lor the tii-r tiiue in the colors of Sim Deiniel. With only lis pounds to shoulder BHW Russell was always favorite and was one of the best harked winners of the afternoon. An ch-nniit of luck entered into his winning, for at tin- head « f the Stretch the leaders went wide and Diiimii look liiin ihroiigh the opening next to the rail, lie had to he ridden out to heat Bine Ben*, while Holllster was » good third. Royal Vane anil l.a.jrimesse were the Rurhvv jiair in the rare :nxl the former ran a good rare hut lired at the end under Ins heavy ini|« st. Previous winners of the Hanover Stakes, first run in IMS, have hern as follows: 181+.".. Brisk: IMS, St. P.artholemew; 1SS7, Demagogue: 1898. Autumn: IMS, larihert: 190O. Fake: 1901. Francesco: 11KC. Plater: IMS, Luminosity : 1904. Gold Ten: tMS, tiuiding Star: MM, Tlare Russell. It was tin- fourth race that promised best, because of the number of Suburban randidates iliat were programmed, but it was ruined by the blue pencil. Twelve of the twenty named were withdrawn and the only Suburban probability that was left was II. 1. Headlcvs four-year-old Beacon Li!?ht. It was his tit — t upi e.irance under rolors siure liis good race in the Brooklyn ILamli.-ap. when tie was ei i lose second to Superman. Always the favorite, he won easily and like a .Kid colt, tliough there wis not much behted him. Jt was a mile and a quarter and he had no trouble in running- the dis lance through the mud in J:***?. Dan Bitlire raced to second pace and Bartender, showing a great liking for the going, was a „ lose third. Ceder-sir ime. which is still a Siibnrlmn eligible, was the pacemaker for the best part of the journey, but the manner in which lie |iiit gives little excuse for sending him in the big race. Lio Between, winner of last years Suburban1, was also in the li hi. but his race was a very dull one. icno Russell and Beaeea Light were Jbe only winning favorites. Aueient. Lucked for a good thing in the first, ran a had rare, and Ja«obite. alter being away badly, was easily beaten in" his tare. He was one of the hea vily backed horses of tiie day, ami with a more energetic ride than that tiiven by Natter it is entirely possible that hV would have beaten Theyre Off. despite his misfortune at the start. ■ At the end ot the program. Brother Thomas, the favorite, had to be pulled up utter bis saddle had Hipped. The w inner turned up in Ellisdale after Dr. Lee bad held a long lead io the stretch. Following are the carded s*jarters for the P. rook - l.vn Derby, together with tlte jockeys engaged |to ride and the probable odds: Horse. Wl. Jockey. Odds. Peter Pan 126 Radlko 4-3 Freak Gill 120 Notter :;-l Oran 122 W. Miller M Iaumonok lit c. Keener 8-1 Yankee Girl IS Booker 85-1 Smiling Toin 11-1 Mountain 23-1
