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MELISANDES GREAT SPEED EASILY HOLDS FIELD MOUSE SAFE IN THE CASTLETON STAKES AT GRAVESEND Rosebcn Caught in the Starting Webbing and Left No Change in the Betting Situation General i Response to Brighton Beach Request Xcv York June 18 Getaway day at Gravcsend was marked by the best patronage of tlie week Tlic card Contained only one fixture the Castleton Stakes for twoyearold fillies at live furlongs in which the two crack juveniles Melisande and Field Mouse and seven others of good quality tried con ¬ clusions clusionsTames Tames R Keene s representative won a splendid ami convincing race although tremendous support Iiiul been unexpectedly forthcoming for her brilliant opponent There wore many experts present who expressed the opinion after seeing the manner of victory achieved by IMclisande that she was the best twoyearold Jilly of this season The remain ¬ ing races furnished good though somewhat unsatis ¬ factory sport from a speculative standpoint four out of the five favorites suffering defeat Roscbens elimination through having been caught in the webbing and thrown off his stride at the start proved the most costly to the simulators the ma ¬ jority of whom bad indulged in an oldfashioned plunge on the former sprinting champion Precep ¬ tor Kemp Ridgeley and Had News were a trio of public choices which were probably beaten on their merits Wild Refrain closed a good afternoons racing with an easy victory and partially relieved the tension tensionDavid David Johnson owner of Roseben was much wrought up over the contretemps which caused IMS horse to be left at the post in the fourth race and laid the blame on Frank Lord which he declared should not be allowed to participate in such races is those of today todayGeorge George Rose arrived today from California and was a visitor at the track trackThere There wee no new developments in the betting situation at Gravesend President Philip T Dwycr backed by the regular police deputy sheriffs and his own Pinkerton employes redoubled his efforts of the past week to suppress letting on the races to ¬ day There Is plenty of it among the regulars but their operations are conducted with the greatest secrecy No odds are displayed publicly or pri ¬ vately A innrkct exists on every race but all wagering is done orally and settlements are made in town after the close of the days business businessIt It has been definitely decided by the Jockey Club that the arrest of George Cafferratta on Tuesdav will be made the basis of a test case to be carried to the Supreme Court next week CafTerratta was arrested by the police for an alleged violation of the law which consisted of his acceptance of an oral bet of 50 on Simon Pure the winner of the steeplechase that day which was subsequently de ¬ clared off by P McKCiina the maker of the wager tvltli the concurrence of the layer No money was imssed and no record of the bet was made madeJohn John E Maddens response to the Brighton Reach Racing Associations circular letter of lune 15 ask4 ing his consent to a modification and possible with ¬ drawal of stakes scheduled at the coming July meeting in which he is interested as a nominator is given herewith herewithI I beg to inclose unconditional release of any and all obligation incurred by the Brighton Asso ¬ ciation in the matter of stakes advertised to be run off at its coming meeting in August in which I have a pecuniary interest as a nominator In addi ¬ tion please tay to the directors of your association that if they deem it necessary I will race for purses and overnight events as low as 200 This is to apply to lioth spring and fall meetings As I have f rciyflvo horses here In training 1 will try to have n starter in every race and perhaps two twoJ J K Madden MaddenAdditional Additional names of nominators to the Brighton stakes consenting to their modification or declaring off received by Mr Fitzgerald since yesterday are as follows J K Madden V 11 Dulwis E AA Lugcrroth II S Page F J Nolan F E Rrown Kd P Purccll Robert K Cassatt AA R Martin J F Carroll and F J Lantry
