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EOSSFENTONS MANHANSET TURNS THE TABLES ON HIS RECENT CON ¬ QUEROR BLACKFORD AND WINS EASILY Dandelion Wins Under a Good Ride Halifax HalifaxBlandy Blandy Bad News and Other Horses Fall i Lame in Their Races Xew York Juno 3 A record for added starters was made in the Manhanset Stakes at Gravcsend today Over night six were mimed for the race I and six more were added at post time while one of the overnights was withdrawn Moreover two of the added horses figured In the money division Kossfentou winning with Moorish King third In the Expectation Stakes Monday Kossfentou was the victim of interference and was beaten by Blackford and Torbellino Today ililackford was giving Koss ¬ fentou twelve pounds in actual weight aiid was favorite But the real smart bettors who had noted vanfully the rocky road Kossfcnton had to travel 111 the Expectation backed him heavily at 2 to 1 and better Blackford had no mishap and led for the greater part of the journey lint Kossfenton finding a clear course on the inside through the stretch won by a length breaking a str ak of bad luck for the Patchogue Stable StableThe The tabled history of the Manhanset Stakes since 1500 is shown below belowYear Year Winner Wt Jockev Val Time 18100 Watercolor 115 Linkfield 1450 55 1901tlolce 551901tlolce Far Xientc 115 Spencer 1450 102 102902f 902f Injunction 115 Shaw 1850101 1850101lK lK JMagistrato 122 Minder 225 109 1810 1 Augur 109 Itedfern 2000 107 1805 G C Bennett 112XIcol 2400 108 10818HX5 18HX5 Gretna Green 104 104Iladtke lladtk lladtk1MI7 25GO 109 1MI7 Transvaal 112 Miller 2020 l07g 1908 Uossfonton 105 105Xotter Xotte 2900 107 12 furlongs f3 furlongs ± 5 12 furlongs sin ce 19O3 19O3Dandelion Dandelion showed n flash of his old form today by winning the handicap at one mile and a six tcvuth lie wsis meeting moderate opposition and closed an equal choice with Karl G Karl G cut out stiff pace but when Miller called on Dandelion after turning for home the horse responded gamely and won easily IHflcman conceding live pounds to the winner ran a smashing race the best in fact lie has yet shown in the east eastThe The weather was all that could be desired and for midweek with a card of no special attraction the attendance largeFavorites was very large Favorites and second choices accounted for four of the seven races while outsiders took the other ihrce Simple ihrceSimple Honours which had worked exceedingly well beat a fair band of sprinters in the opening lace with long odds quoted against his chances Hose Iteammmt also at 15 to 1 and Shapdale at 25 to I were graduated from tho maiden class in the respectivelyThere sixtli and seventh races respectively There seemed to be an epidemic of lameness among todays starters Halifax came out of the first race in very bad condition while Blandy broke down fiat in the fifth and Hail Xows winner of the same race came back to the scales limping badly Had Xews was kicked on the blille by Blandy while the field was at the post and this probably caused his lameness In the steeplechase Sandy Crceker landed with his hind feet in the ditch when going the sec ¬ ond time over the water and cut one of his tendons so badly that lie may be on the shelf for the re ¬ mainder of the season seasonIronsides Ironsides made his first appearance over the sticks and although his fencing was at times ragged lie stayed the course and this former good fiat horse may timbertopperJohn make a useful timbertopper John AV Gates made his first appearance of the season today He passed the afternoon quietly in the clubhouse and was content to make a few mod ¬ erate wagers wagersWord Word was received today that Koine Kespess will ship his stable east at the end of the Latonia meet ¬ ing if not sooner soonerJohn John Itoden left tonight for Montreal to be in readiness for the Blue Bonnets meeting which opens Saturday
