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Twenty Years Ago Today Chief Turf Events of May 28, 1904 1 Racing at Gravesend, Hawthorne, Toronto, Latonia, Union and Delmar Parks at St. Louis. False winners were wired to Hot Springs on. St. Louis and Chicago races last Wednesday. The rooms suffered on the first race, but recouped a portion of the losses by taking all bets offered on the next "good thing" and declining to pay off until Thursday. The Illinois has closed because of the unsatisfactory method of gathering and distributing racing results. Bryn Mawr captured the Preakness Stakes of ,000 today at Gravesend with the utmost ease. He ran as if he outclassed the others and is in the first flight of three-year-olds. The conditions of the Preakness are one mile and seventy yards, for three year-olds with allowances. Ten started, with Bryn Mawr an overwhelming favorite at post time. He got away from the barrier flatfooted and was pocketed to the first turn, but when clear easily took command and won as his rider pleased. It was an interesting duel for second place between Wotan and Dolly Spanker, with the former getting his nose under the wire first. Careless led the others home ten lengths back of Dolly Spanker. James R. Keenes stable accounted for the preceding race, the Manhasset Stakes, for two-year-olds, of ,000 added. Augur, a chestnut gelding by St. Leonards, jost managed to get up in the final strides for % nose decision over Sidney Pagets Diamond, m
