The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-11

elAhHs,---tiClONAsS UE THE MCDANfETS
CeSFEDERAcY -aPRrNGBoK THE WIN
New York Tribune, june 9Th, ~
The Belmont Stakes. the s,r;rasna, 70 40 40, &c
the day and meeting, was d swe, r,ssok.a
for three.sear-olds OF S100 e,cb. half far.
felt, with $500 added By tn, Club. and
a piece OF plate, value $1,000, given ~
Mr.. Belmont, the president, with the cnndj.
ton that should his own stable win n II
would be given TO the Ladies' Stakes. TO be
run at the second day of this meeting. Tfe
distance was one mile and FIVE furlougs
ana OF the serenty-fve entries, Of which,
three had been rendered void by the
death OF j. :. Watson, ten came to IL e post,
These We're Mr.. Brlmonts Count Dorsay
and The imported buy colt by BreadaIbane
out of Eilermirc; Hunter & Trayers's
Strachino aud Rcvc'er: NJ. A. Littelps Eel
lowcrat Colonel Mcdaniel Il Co.'s Spriup.
box: Clark 4. Grinstead's Wavcrly; Colonel
Brucc's Galway +. .Morfis's Long Branch:
aud u. u. WitherS's Stonehengc. Some sur.
prise WAS expressed ut the absence of Silk
Stocking, reported to he the best of Mr.. Bel
mont's stable, but the truth was that Count
DorSay had proved the better horse In Il trial,
aud WIS consequently started in preference.
In tho pools Mr. Belmont'S entry was the
tavorite, selling in one, taken as an average
of the Others. for $50: McDanicls, $Iji :;
Hunter Il rravers'$, 500; Clark and Grim
stead's, 800 Morris'S. $500: aud the field
comprising Withers, LittelI. aud Bfucc,l
Tor $50.
The betting was very heavy, and the ba, K
ers of the three first named stables put down
the money freely The start was from under
the Cluh-H"u,c bluG. and, after false at
tempt. was effected without waste on time.
Dirccti. after the flag fell Strachino rushed
to The front, closely attended by Felluwcraft
and Srringbok, tn" others well together be-
hnd. They disappeared around the hill.
and when they came in view t'ellowcralt
was leading. with Strachino aud Springbok
next, and Ee'montS pair fourth and fifth.
The rear horses closed up to the leaders on
the lower turn, and rs they dashed up tue
homesiretch the black jacket of Mr.. .Withers
on StonehenSe appeared in front, and the
bfeadaibane colt took the third place, Ill the
horses being well together, for the final strug-
sic had not yet begun.
As they went under the string Stoneheuue
was leading length next the inside rails
where the track was heavy, Fellowcraft in
the centre of the course being second, Bread
al'stne and Springbok next, Count Dorsay
fifth. and Waverly, Reyeler, Strachro, and
Galway following i'll the order uamed, Long
Branch bringing up the rear. There was no
chance OF importance in these positions until
skirtir- the Club House hill, where Jimmy
Roe let ont $prngbok. and he shot past the
Others to the front. Wayerly taking second
place and looking 50 formidable as to en-.
courage his friends. At this point both
Stonehenge aud the Breadalbane colt hung
out signal, of distress. and soon Waverly
tell back beaten, and Count Dorsay took his
place. On the lower stretch SprlnSbok was
leading three clear lructh> and running so
es iiv that the shout arose from q Thousand
throat. "McDuniels WINS" Turning into the
lln,urstrrtch. Hoe took Springhok to the out
side - Is to avoid the deep ground halt way
up Count Dorsey on the inside came with
lightning rush under the whip, and. passing
Slrachinr, closed rapidly OH SpriDgSok, who
was running on the extreme outside. Fora
moment il seemed is if Count DOrsay (Who
was ridden by Mr.. BcImont'S English
Jockey. Evans) would be successful; but Roe
sat perfectly still on Springb0k until within
Il dozen lengths Of the Judges stand. Is hen
the horse gaIlan,ly responded to his call by
Shooting forward and winning the race
clcNerly by Il leugtb, Count Dorsay beating
S,larhinr siX lengths for second place. Wa
verify was fourth. Reveler aud Felowaalt
were the mex, two. the Rreadalbanc colt Was
seventh, and Stonehcnsn last. Time. 800 I.
The victory " what Is tamiliarly known
is .. The McDaniels Cuntederlcy" (cuun-
posed of Colonel Mcdaniel, Messrs. Hub
bard. Gauge. and Daniels, WAS received with
great cheering, this being the third year IN
succession that this fortunate stable has c'r-
ried off the Belmont Stakes, having won 1t
in 1871 with Harry BaSsett. in 1872 wath
Joe Daniels, and now in 1918 with Sprln q
box. The winner WAS bred i,y Mr.. A1eXan.
der at Woodburn-Shed Farm, KY, and st'ld
II, ycrIinY to u. Sargent for $3.50. His fL''St
race as u two-year-old WAS at Jerome lark
last spring. when he Won purse OF SJ!o,
five furlonys, very easily from Minnie w.,
Katie Pra5e, Luna. aud Northland. t'olo-
mel Mcdaniel purchased him for s2,&po.
He rau in the. Saratoga Stakes IN 9fle
following month, but was beaten ny
Catesby. Long Branch, and Electra. de
il engaged in the Jersey Stakes at Long
Branch, the rravers aud kenDer Derby at
Saratoga. where he will have to meet the r.
doubtablc Kentucky horse Tom Bowling
He is by imported Australian, out OF Hester
hy Lexington, aud j. Il brigh, chestnut, lGA
m,udS i'm height, with Que fore aud two white
hind feet and stag in forehead. The piece
of plate presented by MIR. Belmont is beau
ttul specimen of the silycrSmtb's art. 1t
represents an Indian mounted on his horse
in the act OF thrllstin. his spear into buff
f,lo. executed on solid silver, and mounted
on pedestal of black and red marble. Oai
the front panel is silver plate with the IN.
scriNiou, " Belmont Stakes, 1873 Presented
by August Belmont. President of the Amerl.
can Jockey Club" This trophy will i'll III,
t,lre adorn the sideboard Of Colonel Nc
Daniel, and is M appropriate addition to
he stake, the act value of WHICH is 1880