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HELMET MAKES IMPRESSIVE DEBUT. Ocean Bound Beats Keene Crack a Nose in Sprint at Gravcsend — Horizon Wins the Clover. New York. .Turn- !». — Helmet, a four year old 1h kanaka] to .1. K. Keeac that wa- raced in Baarlaad last sea-ou. made his first appearanei- iif the BBaaaa at l.ravesend todav ,-md. IIioukIi he was heaten b] Woodford Clays fast rtily. Ileean Hound, his rac« was a truly imiiiessive one and he will li.-ive lo be ei-nsnii-reii aataag the lupaotthtra. It was a dash a l live and thtee ip-.arter fartaaaa and Ocean Baaad •ran by ■ nose after aetthay. off well in her stride lli-lnit was kajaeked about a hit in the early stages and to take ■ecoad had to close a hi;; ajanx, which hi did in reniarkaldv fast time. The race was 1 In fastest of the meetlag. Tin- fealure of the day anai the Clover Stakes, far twoyear-ohls. and it went to K. K. Chraaaaa Barinjpa. The Clover Stakes is an old fixture and was first run in 1888. Its historv since UNO is given below: Year. Winner. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. Hum Swee; Lavender. .119 I.itth-lieid ..4."V l :."•" l901*DtoadTaataxe ...112 Smitli 1.4.»oi:i»:u. UMIS Martie Lewis 112 Odoui 1.830 1:01? IMS Contentious 112 Oaaada ... 2. 27a 1 :U-°. 1904 Chrvsitis 107 ONeill 2.710 1:481 1905 Traaamate H»7 T. Hums .. 2,325 1:03 lMHi Adoration 1 7 Miller 2.o1.i lKWj 1 . w it Meaara Hill 107 Natter 2,696 1 Mil I.MIS Melisande 114 Natter 2.4!l.i 1:00 BMW Not run this year. lino Horizon loft S. Davis ... 1.000 1:01 instance increased to .VS mile. Mr. Carman also won with White Wind in the race for selling platers. The steeplechase was a disappointment when it treat t - Bird of Klight II. for the reason that Plate ;lass. one from the Hitch cock stable that was rated an being dose to Me! lowmint in utiaiity. sulked from the drop of the flag and. after jockey Lynch had tried for a turn ot the field to nankc him run. he was pulled up. Be was so freely touted that he was held at odds-on in the betting. . Kalhi-rine an. belonging to Frank Lightfoot. died of pneumonia today. II. B. Bedwell will ship his stable to Latonia tomorrow.
