The sun., 1900-06-17
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There comes Ethelbertl' shrieked tho men
with the glasses. In jny mon and women
br ghtened up and began TO cry aloud. 1t was
They always knew that Ethebert was a game
hnisher and perhaps he was going to do the
Ethelbert was ffth a, the mile, bu, hs had
moved into a good place and Maher was now
hard at work with the whip. With every stride
Jean Beraud and Imp fell back until there was
hauled by Ethelbert and there was shrek
OF Joy when Il was seen that Kinley Mack was
the only horse In front Of the Belmont colt.
screaming as Mahsr laid on the whip Kinley
Mack turned into the stretch majesUcally.
however, u was a striking comparison.
Me- leaning ,%Twsrd dr, IN 70 Me hsOs saddle , was
Islington ahead. Instead. the Jockey was
letting his horse nun hs own race. They
running easily with a length and a halt ad-
vantage. .Ethelbert under the whip, game, but
outfooted and well out though stlI' having
cry; I was Of no avail. for Kinley Mack.
with McCue all smiles. flashed BY the judges
stand an easy winner; EthelhGri came In
Herbert ffth, Jean B,raud sixth. Intrusive
seventh, Sarmai ian eighth, survivor ninth
and John Bright last There was, little or no
applause for the winner although there was
an outburst when McCUe took the accustomed
seat in the floral horseshoe,
The fractional times as taken officially by
W II. BHiretto. were: One furlonR. 0l2 2-j;
quarter, 0?I rs, three furlongs O.3G As. half
milo. OA9 l-5; fiye furongs. lO2; sig furongs,
llS, seven lurlongs 2s ono mile. l4l l-5
one mile and an eighth l.a Is. full distance
200 As; last mile AZ 2-j; last quarter. OBS 3-5
Kinley, Mack's victory, did not satisfy the
educated contingent. Most OF the owners
and trainers felt that Ethelbert was the best
horse Of the ten that started and should have
won. Maher's instructions were to lag in the
| two lengths ana a half OF the leaders, and TO
make his bid IN the upper turn. Trainer Jack
Joyner told him that Ethelberts head should
be at the leaders quarters NJ the beginning
not carry out his orders. but IL is question as
30 whether his failure was due TO his lack Of
judgment or TO n combination Of Circums tances
over which he had no control Etholherts
position next 10 the rail was handicap rather
than help to a horse with 1870 pounds M.
Hr really would have been better OF In tho
mddl, Of the track or in the extreme outside
The rail position is only valuable to the horse
that is 10 cut OUT the nacc. ftheibert ran with
the leaders past the stand and to tho near turn
under a restraining pull In the beginning Of
the turn Imp and Jean l5eraud, whose riders had
been Instructed 10 make the pace. cit across
his path Mctue on kitley Mack followed them
md Ethrlbert was pinChed into very narrow
space next TO the rail Maher had to Jerk him
sharply back To keep IRON going over the fence.
Ethrborl lost many lengths by this movement
Jnyner. who was In the middle Of the nfeld
with big white handkerchief in his hand to
give hlaher signals. was frantic when he saw
tthebrrt drop back 90 FAR. He waved the
handkerchief up and down. urging Maher to
hurry hiS mount along, and Maher attempted
to obey. Ethelbert was full Of running and
willing, but the only chance he had was 10 go
up next 70 the rail. whore the going was cuppy
and holding. and every time he attempted to do
II ~ netting cut across his path While Ethel
bert was meeting with these rebuffs Jean Beraud