The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-25
SMASHED THE TRACK RECORD
ULDRIM's GREAT RUN IN THE BEL
MONT STAKES RACE.

Missionary and Mesmerist Were the
Favorites, While the winner WAS
Second Choice = IL Was I'm the
Stretch That ndrim Came I'm and
Won by "a Head-The Victor Was
Wildly Cheered by the nag Grand
stand Crowd.
New York, May PA finish that
brought the crowd to its feet shouting 1t
self hoarse, was seen in the Belmont
stakes at Morris Park to-day, when in
fierce drive after race of a mile and
three furlongs, Eugene Legh's Ildrim
carried off the $4,000 first money with
J. r. and r. p. Keene's Petruchio in sec
ond place and A. Featherstone's Mission
airy third all three heads apart. and broke
the track record.
1t was getaway day at the track, and
the card was of high order. Two of the
richest stakes of the meeting were decid-
ed, the classic Belmont for three-year-
olds and the Eclipse for two-year-olds.
and the pick of both ages in training were
the contenders.
In the Eclipse stakes the second choice
finished first and the favorite, Bedeck,
was last. Irritable and All Green made
the running. and kept in front to the
end. although Irritable was much the bet
Ger horse, and won hardly at the end.
ell the others driving hard.
For the Belmont the Featherstone pair,
Ssesmerist and Missionary, were at one to
3wo in the betting, with Ildrim a good Sec
ond choice and the others only nibBled at
The start was perfect. They were strung
QUE on the back stretch, running the quar-
ter in % 2-5 seconds, the three furiongs in
IS seconds, and the half In 81 2-5 seconds
not very fast time Mesmerist was lead
ing by two lengths after the next two fur
longs the pace began to quicken, and
Mesmerist was about ready to give up
At the mile he was but length the best
of ii. As they were Strengthened out for
home everybody was driving down the big
dip to the finish.
Looked Like Missionary.
AT the last furlong Missionary poked his
nose in trent of Ildrim, who had come with
lush from the extreme rear with Petrt-
chic third. 1t locked like Missionary and
nothing csc But O'Connor on Missionary
taltered in his driving for an instant In
the twinkling of an eye Ildrim and Petru-
chic passed him with the wire but few
jumps away. A fierce tug at the reins a
sharp dig With spur and Missionary
e1tiltu u TAKE new IRE. Inc crowd yelled
itself hCarse and the three swept past the
JUDGES heads apart with the jet back IL
drlm In front, Petrucho second and Mis-
sonary third.
Cheer upon cheer went up and the crowd
frantically waved hats and handkerchief
at the victor When the time, 2:21Is was
hung out, there was another cheer for
The track record had been broken and I'M
der the conditions it was the best race at
the distance ever run in this country The
last mile and quarter was run I'm pos 10
the last five furones in :oSJ& and the last
half mile in 50A seconds, fast lime for
such a race.
Summaries
First Race-One mile, selling. Dan Rice
IL to 10, won, with Bangor, TO / and
even, second, and Oliver Mack, ~ to T.
third Time 1:41%
Second Raee-Five and one-half fur
longs, selling. Pink Domino, to /, won,
with The Amazon 20 to l and to !, sec
ond, and The Corinthian, to /, third
Time 1864.
Third Race-Eclipse, five and a half
furlongs. Irritable, 10 TO 5. won with All
Green, to 1 and ? to l. second, and Hand
work, 10 2 third. Time 06ia
Fourth Race-Five furlongs, selling.
Goddess of Night. Il to 10, won, with Del
march, to and / to 2, second and
Water Plant, Is TO 1, third. Time 1:O08,.
Fifth Race-The Belmont one and
three-eighths miles. Ildrim, to 2, won,
with Petruchio, % 10 / and to |, second.
and Missionary, 1 to 2, third. Time 22l1s.
Sixth Race-One and one-e.ghth mile
Hardly, 10 TO l, won, Favonius, to 2 and
to 5. second and Half-Time, 3 to !,
third Time 1:54%.