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GATES AN IMPROVED EAGER HORSE RECENTLY TAKEN FROM SELLING RACE SCORES OVER GOOD OPPOSITION Runs Fastest Mile and Seventy Yards of the Havre de Grace Meeting in Winning at First Asking for His New Owner Havre do Grace Md September 0 Tin success of two favor t os ind the defeat of Schackleton in the days feature by Gates and Rolling Stone were among tho results of todays racing liere It was a hot and sultry day Shackloton ruled favorite in the fourth race with Sandhill next in demand and Rolling Stone third choice Jockey Kocrner pot Shackloton away forwardly and the son of Watercress and St Orion raced to the front in rounding tho tirst turn Koerner then took him under restraint with the evident idea of rating the Eustis horse Rolling Stone challenged on the far turn and Shackletou gave way Kolling Stono turned into the stretch with a lead of a length and a half when Gates which had been galloping along in the rear during the early running moved up steadily and slipping through next along the inner rail got ii to win over Kolling Stone by a length The latter weakened badly when challenged liearing out the opinion of many horsemen that he is badly over ¬ rated Koernor on Shackleton camo in for unite a bit of criticism for his ride as he made three moves with his mount during the race raceFlying Flying Yankee running to Iiis best form took the days opener in handy fashion over Blue Thistle and Coming Coon Moisant after showing the way for badlyAmos a short distance quit badly Amos Turneys Pop Gun after making all the pace in the second race just lasted to beat Flam marion The latter hooked up with the winner and the two ran together all through the stretch Pop Gun getting the decision by a short margin Flam niiirioiif faltered a trifle a sixteenth from tho finish and may have boon short shortHugh Hugh Pennys Thrifty won the third race in easy fashion after Moncrcif ran away a mile and a ijnnvtor Knight Deck well backed could never get Into a contending position Tho final race of the day went to Captain Klliott which closing strongly got up to beat Smash The latter showed keen speed all the way but weakened a triflo at the end endC C 15 Walters WHS among the arrivals from Can ¬ ada today and he will be operating in the ring to ¬ morrow morrowThe The fourth race won by Gates was the fastest mile and seventy yards of th meeting 14 being hiillg up as the time Gates showed that he is an improving horse He was taken out of a selling race last week by H Kites his present owner for SOO SOOSimon Simon Healys lightweight rider T Davies piloted two winners he having the mounts on Gates and Norbitt NorbittThe The twentysix books that operated in the ring found afternoonArthur speculation brisk throughout the afternoon Arthur Klrod was at the track today with plans and specifications for the new course to be built just across the road from the track already in oyer ation It is probable the grandstand at this track will back up to a beautiful grove of trees and the railroad will build a spur that will run direct to the grandstand I have nearly all the stock subscribed for said Mr Klrod and the track will IK ready for opening next spring It is our intention to give a number of stakes and our purses will compare favorably witli those of any track in the country countryFast Fast work was not asked of the horses that were out this morning The best moves were wereAdams Adams Kxpress Fiveeighths in 10 10Azyiade Azyiade Fiveeighths in 102 102Iob Iob It Seveneighths in 1 Bounder Threequarters in 115 115Bredwell Bredwell Half mile in 51 51Cliftonian Cliftonian Mile in 14 14Colonel Colonel Ashmeade Hiveeighths in 101 101Colonel Colonel Ilolloway Seveneighths in 131 131Eaton Eaton Half mile in 52 52Fl Fl Bart Throeeighths in 37 37Sillily Sillily Lee Mile in 142 Fasces Half mile in 4S 4SFloral Floral Park Half mile in I Guy Fisher Threequarters in 117 117Housemaid Housemaid Fiveeighths in 100 100Manasseh Manasseh VfNimbus Throequarters in lir Vf Nimbus Fiveeighths in 103 103Kepentant Kepentant Throequarters in 117 117Kighteasy Kighteasy Fiveeighths in 102 102Hose Hose Queen Fiveeighths in 103 103Kossoaux Kossoaux Seveneighths in 1 Sam Jackson Fiveeighths in 1 OS OSSticker Sticker Seveneighths in 130 130Suffragist Suffragist Seveneighths in 1 32 32Tripler Tripler Threeeighths in Worth Fiveeighths in 102 102Yankee Yankee Notions Threeeighths in 30
