New-York tribune., 1899-05-26
THE RACETRACK.
TWO FAST SONS OF HIS H1eHNEss'

rh. ves,chester meeting has had clear sAieS %
constantly that the stockholders OF otner ',,H
NAV well fear that the clouds VIII SOU" 10 u.S
their contents profusely May once n'oie s.-
upon sport yesterday. No choicer sprihe a'e
has heen enioyed for a long time In such "ea'"e'
and with the Belmont and Eclipse STAKES ~ o ~
o,aad tbA tenontations TO people who ike hoiseS
were truly enchanting and muiu'uue wen
westchester Among the wanderers VINO soue
nleasure were charming troops OF graceiui al"
Joyful women and children
II was a dav OF triumph for Holmdel, the cele-
b-ated New-Jersey breeding farm OF Gloeoh q
Dalv Jean Beraud. brave Of His Highness
and Carrie c.. won the Belmont. ana his hoSai
Iighness worthy son OF His Highness ana Net'e'
won the Eclipse Stakes Therefore at TINS ufne
Holmdel is first among the breeding 1arns oi
America What may happen later is another story
Yet IL is now reasonable 10 expect that Jean
Peraud and His Royal Hghness will go on con-
uuering and 10 conquer. and Will heap fresh iaures
upon Holmdel again and again Both OF these TWO
sons OF His Highness proved themselves to be nome
turf knights and notable turf champions. Jean
Beraud was jostled at the start. was cut OF ana
snterfered with several times in the Belmont out
bv dint OF unbounded courage. rugged honesty OF
heart and amazing speed ne vanquisheo nan
Time the only opponent who kept up the nght IN
the final furong Clawson rode Jean berauu WIN
proof -armor mastery and with delicate art Both
rider and colt had buffets Of I'll luck. and only
rare colt with a rare rider could have won the
Belmont as IL was won in the fast time OF z'%5'
r. J. Dwyers colt Half Time. son OF Hanover
and Pandora has improved amazingly this spring
and he administered a sound drubbing to Glengar
and Fllon Dor. Let every turfman bear in mind'
however, that Jean Beraud Is not yet at his dead
have done him good. Clear the way for him here
after He run and he can stay. William {.
whitney and Sydney Paget keen-witted when
they bought Jean Beraud.
August Belmont was not at the the traGR, Had Ia ne ne
wofu failure Of Filon Dor in the stake founded by
the value OF 5000. Filon Dor Is a son Of that
queer, cranky cross-grained French stallion Rayon
Dor (now very, very dead, fortunately. whom
William l.. Scott was misled into importing from
the land of Johnny Crapaud, Rayon DOT hmseI.
perverse ill-natured colts and fllies. 1t is true
that many of Rayor DOr's progeny have been en-
towers of strength in carrying weight But daooIl;
cal temrers and rogush dispositions nay have oT cursed
William L. Scott afflicted the American turf when
D'Or's dam was that beautiful mare Fides, whom
the senior August Belmont was amost as % %l0hu u TI
as the apple OF his eye. But Filon Dor, although
well ridden by Tara like a selling platter
Does any one doubt now that the mosquito jockey
Stallion Stakes with His Royal Hghness last Sat
urday when he jerked the colt across the tra:k
inal sacrificed first money to Pupil? Certain drag
lidng cacked loudly that skeets Martin rode His
Royal Highness well; that the defeat or the cor
was wholly the fault OF the colt ana not al an ot oi
The Tribune told its readers the exact truth, when
turf in any country we're ever thrown away more
wantonly and clownishly than the $4,000 National
WAT sort P'i5s Of cacFins M viii the emit
II. Martin did not ride His Royal Hishness yes, yes
made it clear enough that he was no quitter, and
that he had plenty OF afe tbe sg M Hs
Royal highness promptly shot TO the front and led
The colt betrayed no inclination to swerye. He
ran SgS nd T6 as pned he Sm nero h
track. The further he ran the more, more clearly ana ana
he Kee6 colt m DoS5e1 ea D D'Sr Vain
get him. and His Royal Highness captured
s ss O Szny M s pGSni Su s s Royal
3I was 80 much better than the rest that he took
Clawson eased him in the last part Of the race
His Royal Highness Is engaged in the Futurityy
stakes in the United States. He is also engaged
Hode Jsa1 BeTaaS and His @ Royal ''ae shhes
are twnknS 6ree5y In hs GTf SKY d And An sb iha5
Sq we ai 1sSt or wa Sack care @ PucEns at
his coverlet and the gray wolf of remorse gnaw-
J. r. and r P. Keene started two in the Eclipse
sake n & PSo0 ana Irhho van ana rsf
choice in the betting, while His Royal Hlghness
five pounds penalty for his victory in the Juvenile
Stakes II now seems plain that Doublet Is a bet,
him in the Eclipse Stakes. but that His Royal
Hishness Is better colt than DoTSlft w,bsqs i may
Magniheent Pernehio knight Of RhSdeT he'd !, ar. and
HishDess made wl tSem All Iook ike seingpiate in
the Eclipse
clawson was first in three races; on cesarion
ties All his riding Was alert deft ana praise, praise
Buela into a better place than third in the last
In the first affair the favorite. Althea. and III,
second choice Holland, were unplaced. IT Odom or
utve would 'S have been frst She crossed the lin,
second. head behind Fast Black and head be
yke the winner a. of ,iT hG hh IN S wss week #
GrifH had ola a
Fluke was then owned BY Frank J. Hayman; The!
Griffin let him go bnthe.y remarkins that he ha'
made $50 and the purse (Which announce @ 10 & aoSI az
not not care ar to Keep him longer ,,,. s,o.n INTO,
soon come over from England for stay Of seyera
weeks and then return TO the British @ turf as Bot
part OF his time abroad and he might get som
benefit from vacation In New-fo - e., %.
John Dsiy as owner q the TesSy;q sI $ 81 g
ond horse Doub.et. 500 was awarded. and TO IN
The total value of the Belmont Stakes was sis 2 2
sydney Paget. : owner or Jean Beraud, got <soo
Gideon pey as nomnat9rs to Haf 4i 'hs @e Go sS
Second second horse got Si7l4. and wnna!mg Jennins
owner OF Gleneai the third h9rSe sT bur f' McDe
mott on Interferer had one leg badly inJureu n1 Q
an accident al the post before the second race an
Bergen was put UP in his place. This caused
'0Bf BTookiyn % Handicap Day tomorrow. and hug
host Of spectators IS expected.
Here the summaries:
FIRST RAcE-seilng; $3.50 added wthers Mhe.
Betting.
St I
c IAttleaeld frs. br I. Fast Black. by
waercress-Abi.one. yrs, % 10 car s, q
J. MciAuEhiins b (. Dimnu,ive. 3. sS
E. Lrueh.ld's br c Nortaum;;
beriand 3. 100 ............... .lClswscnl
Holland g. 20 ............... w L<N,,Ssllv
Althea. 3. %
Egbart. sged 10 ...--......- - SohnoDV " ~
Tlme-l4l%
Start fair. Won driving by a head same distance be
tween and third.
SECOND RACE-seing $3.50 added. Five and one-ha
furiongs Eclipse Course.
Mrs T. NJ. Tayor's br h. Cessrion. BY
Faustus-Cleopatra. aged lo5 d.
(Clswsoa) SIS 3
C. Littleneld. jr's ch I. Peace, 8. SO.