New-York tribune., 1902-05-14
RACING.
NAMTOR WINS THE BAYCHESTER FOR
AUGUST BELMONT.
uATAsoo MAKES A "KILLING'' FOR MR.,
FEATHERSTONE-M FITZGERALD'S
EXCELLENT STARTING


EXCELLENT STARTING.
Nsmtor. three-year-old of Hastings.
tbe BayChes4er Stakes for August Belmont yester-
GAY ar Norris Park running At the same time the
fastest mile that any horse has reeled off this
season at the Westchester course The Hastings
,ot was sadly neglected in tho betting his good
performances of last season being unaccountahly
reelected Plenty Of s ! could he had about him
sl over the ring when the three-yearolds canteTed
10 the post j. r. HaCCin's Waterhoy who
disqualified for Wonderlys foul riding the other
day after defeating Mcdowell and Grand Opera,
was the favorite and closed 9 =. For some
reason Grand Opera was allowed to run at To l.
although he had a big pull against Waterhoy in
the weights
Saturday. one Of the costliest counterfeits
running. made the pace for furIongs with
Iguiter in second place Then Grand Opera moved
III him. accompanied by Waterboy. who
away poorly usual and made up lot of ground.
Coming down the stretch il looked like a duel be
tween Waterboy and Grand Opera. Mr. Mackays
handsome colt drew away in the last few jumps.
and the race seemed his. when suddenly, If from
the clouds. came Namtor. with rush that he had
for the last moment. and passed the la boring
pair. Nho had put forth all their strength in the
effort to beat each other. Namtor passed them
if they standing still and won by a comforta-
ble length and a half.
A Featherstone's wonderfully quick flly Hatasoo
romped home ahead in the New-Rochelle Stakes.
after giving marvellous exhibition OF rapid break
ing This flly won her two first starts last season
with and then vert wrong and did not win
again In each OF her successful races she
practically the start. getting off like a fash o
lightning and gaining such big lead in the first
fen strides that no horse able to catch her
She repeated this performance yesterday. The
excellent All the horses broke together but
before they had taken three strides the black
daughter OF Albert shot out from among them and
Was soon three lengths in the lead. Whiskey King
next, and tried hard to catch the flying whrl-
wind, but he could never get near her and was so
Winded by his vain attempt that Kamara. coming
from the rear nipped him the post for the place.
J. E Bromley. who used to a racing stable
himself. was at the track, and, with Mr. Feather
stone, backed the winner heavily and reaped rich
reward.
c. II. Mackay's fine three-year-old Heno, surely
Of the best colts Of his age in training was out
for a practice Gallop in the first race. Colonel Bill
and Bon Mot were his only opponents. Shaw allowed
himself 10 be caught mapping when the barrier
up ana Heno stood Ben Mot his head before the
journey was half over, winning as ne pleased. Heno
has bad looking off fore leg. but his trainer says
II Is nothing Of a serious nature All the same he
Tli probably not ask him down hill in a
two good things" Of a ripe and juicy sort were
pulled off in the course of the afterf oon one was
sweet Tooth in the second race: This horse was
backed down from to 10 to 5. backed off some
Ci the books in fact and won with ridiculous ease
candidate for the glue factory, ran the best race
Of her sodden career and finished third The second
Tulane by a head in ths four and half furlong
Nugget was backed down from 30 to l to 20 /,
and only got up in the last few leaps
To-days programme illustrates fault of which
Mr. Crickmore has lately been repeatedly guilty.
10 group ali the races down the chute in one lot
and all the circular course races in another, for
closes with three down the Eclipse chute. This
are bad enough at their best, from the spectators
point OF view. Only the last two furlongs OF them
can be witnessed even with glass. with any sat at
isfaction, but TO group them all seems bit i'll
1t is only. proper at this point TO say. word of
LTaise for Nj. FitZgerad's starting Nothing like
in Floinr of has en-
T years. Occasionally horse is LEFT, 3ut IT. rs rs
parrier went up As a rule the starts at the
Morris Park meeting have been better than ever
the confidence of the boys. They know they viii
tn ql Ead Il if n they behaye @ themselves @ 5 and pun
isbed thsy mis5ehaye & MI Ftgsr lsas nd as m rule ib
Toys walking their mounts up TO IT ana siansllns
ard. seizing the ''psy biological moment. touches
f an the pTessn s I'M MOTIFS 9q Pnk meeting COM
plants loud when there is cause for any
Judicial approval when il is wholly merited.
THE SUMMARIES
Es''ipF. Ef. Fl
'fFaSs iicty T9uns ~ -S aayer g ] 53urn gu!
''eaT ssfi bo5r 55 Easily by 2' lengths Tnc ~.
SECOND RACES years and over: furiongs.
/. Bells C.. Sweet Tooth by Con
carTou d. ,. a5............iD. o'connor) . =:
Anecdote. :. Jos, 'odom) RI Al
and '5 s9n ] 5sssc '%S 70 r '@ sp9 I'd 70
ran good. Easily 10y two lengths. Time. l:2sls
THIRD RACE-THE BAYCHEsTER. , year-olds; With
Aqsas e2qnss 2insIb c io7 M NaTsST 9Ims s. .
Wa'eI Boy codomj 65 :;
Ignter. lO7 tOConnorD to ! and to :. Par Excel
lence f02 tF2edfernD l and ~ and Saturday
l02 tWondervb. l and : 10 !. also Start good
IL lengths. Time, l;4o%.
FOURTH RAcE-THE NEW ROCHELLE HANDICAP
years and over furonEs Of withers Mile
A. FeathefstJ1e's bk. T. itatasoo ty
Albert-Hoodoo. =. i02 -..... 90 'ConnoD Al 3,
NhisSey King. ,. III tffedfernD 81 /
Tbuncle. ilk tOdoml. % ! ;: spt
lH 'Mchselsl. 10 20 and l. Mischeveus. 100
nom 100 I Nations. Mart
., u and 10 - N
Is lengti. Time. .27if.