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ROSE QUEEN A GAIN WINNER FLEET DAUGHTER OF KINGSTON TAKES HANDICAP AT GRAVESEND. High Private Pulls Up Lame After Scoring Easy Victory Denier Scores Lucky Victory in the Hitchcock Steeplechase. Sew York, September II!. Hose Queen and High Private wore the principal racers of class engaged at Gravesend today, Popular support was lavished upon both and their respective victories were loudly ciieerod., The Kingston lilly carried top weight of 118 pounds lu the sprinting handicap and under Dtigan s skillful nursing led from start to liuis.i. Mary Davis, the improving sister of Hessian, was in menacingly close and persistent pursuit from tiie start and finished slowly hut surely wearing the leader down. The impression pr vailed that jockey Glass" premature resort to the whip caused her to lost! a race she otherwise might have won. It was strietlv a twiMiorse affair throughout. The heavily hacked Hariigaii. uuaMe to keep within hailing distance of Vc leaders in the early running, finished a distant third. The rejuvenated High Irivate simply toyed with opponents of moderate class in his race, although the courageous thoroughbred limped painfully after the feat. Trainer Hlakeley, who is assiduous in ministering to the niagnilicent cripple, says he does not know how long the horse may stand up. hut while ho does there are very few horses in training that can beat him. particularly in soft going. The Hitchcock Steeplechase was the star attraction from the viewpoint of value. The tield was suigineuted by an added starter in Hising Star and i the six useful junipers furnished one of the best and most spectacular races of this character seen this se,asou. The entire field ran in close order for a mile and a half and frequently took an obstacle together.. Heiuarkable to relate, there were no falls. Denier, the even-money favorite, dominated just half of the running. Then Alamausor and Lynnewood took turns at showing the way. The last named ran amuck at various stages to the serious detriment of Denier, which seemed to be a beaten horse after each mix-up. His survival was as sensational as it was unexpected. The loss of ground at the last obstacle by the leaders radically changed the complexion of the race and left him in front witii margin enough for ultimate success. Denier was an exceedingly tired horse after the race and the presumption is that he was started .short. Ilis .vlTm-t today was not on a par with his preceding showing against Hampart. Proceedings began with a clean-cut win for Harvey V.. a favorite. Jockey Grand and his mount enjoyed all the good luck possible in the race. J. L. Mc-Glnnis inconsistent Shannon made his quintet of juvenile opponents" look cheap in the handicap at five and a half furlongs. Firebox. Western Lady. Pretend. Indian Maid and Turf Star Mulshed behind him in that order. The last named lilly. though well supported, was unable to raise a respectable gallop. Indian Maid ran poorly in the name and colors of her new owner. II. L. Shaw. A big and unwieldy tield of selling platers contested the closing race, at a mile and a sixteenth. It was won by an outsider. Alice ISaird. at 1." to 1. Owing to the close proximity of a sharp lirst turn, it is of vital importance in races at this distance over the Gravpsend course that a horse should get around it early and on the Inside. Dull and threatening skies failed to affect the attendance, approximately i,0M persons being on hand. It transpires that J. D. Respess much advertised throe-year-old maiden. Tnrley. was badly injured in the rough riding incidental to the start of the last race on Wednesday. J. S. Ilealey, the trainer employed by II. I!. Dur-yea in this country, said today that Mr. Duryea has just acquired a chateau in Norniandv named Haras du Cazain. In connection witii it. there is a training track of seven furfcngs. It is Duryeas intention to confine his racing exclusively to France hereafter. Dreamer will be the only horse to race in his colors in this country and he will be campaigned until ids usefulness as a racer ceases. Max Hlrsch has bought the two-year-old. Charlie Hargrave. from J. L. McGitinis for ?2.00. X. Bvor. trainer for P. S. P. Randolph, has secured Captain Swanson from the same owner for ?S0. Democrat was claimed out of the third race Wednesday for ,410 by S. F. Hyman.
