The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-24
MAGISTRATE AN EASY WINNER.
AUGUST BELxONTS COLT TAKES
NATIONAL STALLION RACE.
p1ol,n Captures the Grand National steeple.
chase-.w. c. Whitney's Girdle Triunphs
IN the Ladies' Stakcs--Grand Opera
Finishes First In tho Handicap.

Finishes First IN tho Handicap.
August Belmont's Magistrate. a chestnut
colt by Hastings-Lady Margaret. hence
NH brother to Masterman. winner Of last
Gears Belmont. won the rich National Stall
lion stakes at Morris Para yesterday after
noon rather easily. Nearly R,,1o persons
broke into enthusiastic cheers as the colt.
rdden by pullman In the, famous colors
scarlet, maroon sleeves, black cap" led a
high class field Of two-ye ir-olds almost from
the beginning OF the rao, over avs furlong,
Of the Eclipse course and won by a length and
half in ':5s, new record for the race. IL
-yas Magistrates second start. his previous
raee proving victory by neck after poor
getaway and n gallant rush TO the front In
the last sixteenth: yet he was allowed to go
up in the betting yesterday TO Is to l. The
victory was worth M1.A7 to Mr. Belmont
US the winners share OF the stake. the gross
value of which was sis.os5. Mr.. Belmont also
received 81. M for nominating the sire. Hast
ings. Last year Mr. Belmonts Mizzen was
triumphant in similar manner.
The National Stallion was the card of the
afternoon. W c. whitney had three start
ers leonidas. by Neutrality-suspicious.. McCue
UP. with whom he declared to win: Stalwart.
BY Meddler-Melba. Burns up, and Mimosa,
by Hamburg-Castalia Fuller in the saddle.
and the stable ruled favorite at the pro-
hibltive price OF 2 to S. The Keenes' Palm
bearer. by Il )roso)o,--I IN 4 I'D, and Sire
phon. by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. were played
down to sevens. second choice. while T.. X.
Thomas's Dimple. by Mirthful-Myrtle Hark-
ness was beaten down from rs to to flfteens.
Ten youngsters went to the post and were
sent away to a fair start The great crowd
could not make out the leader at first, as the
horses swept around the bend as Il troop
Of cavalry. But soon the Belmont colors
We're made out. Magistrate sailing along
with an easy stride and Bullman riding him
with great energy.
At the dip 1t was evident to close observers
that Mr. Belmont's colt had the others beaten,
Tor whips were in hand and a desperate
struggle was going on between Palmbearer.
Rapid Water Leonidas and Mimosa. with
the much talked-of Atalwart out of 1t. Magis-
,rats was not extended at the end. passing
The judges with something TO spare. while
IN gruelling drive Palmbearer, got the
sss ensh runHns neck and
neck with Mimosa. stalwart followed
oa IN pont Of Pun Interest was the Grand
National steeplechase. at two and a half
miles. Mhio h was worth s7.75, gross. OF which
thirteen starters. Of whom j. ". lolts Lava
xsssrsa isSr H:$cd 5ssd
nate. coupled. at sevens. and Judge Phillips
Stratl snss %ss another hot tip who
was backed down from 2, TO | to tens Land
" Clover, owned by Mr. shamblet, cut out
" hen they reached the water Jump Full
inmate fell. but Heider was not burt. Then
ahieh Of was sraauas ed"eea un poSh
headed him at the Liverpool. Alter that
cut BY kS II. sr whars y se
second slower than lrilIion,s record for the
sseond bone. hnIshing twenty lengths BE- ,;;
lore Layator: lhe Rsssed Cavalier Ss Ere, fen
Harris heavily just before reaching the water
eLe spn ans ooE% as he had fss1
seriously injured. But he soon got upon his
se md On S ssz : s1s
the NE latter injured tS h1s ,es and had
a1Eere WAS no ambulance at the track. for
'ome yp hI9s reason, ,oa both c,rd,. nv ,ds,
Gal tsr-Amonrt tte, and judith Campbell.
BY Esher-Redet t!oa, In the Ladies stakes
ns 70 VIZ With The f ormer NE Sta bic
open ed tho choice at 4 TO S. but receded TO
5sc:uss e the heayy play ~ x rssha
to ii TO 10. favorite. with no place betting.
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ard Just as the barr Ter was raised Stolen
M9msl 6 vas ed Nth y Gae Mn and
Sd EFT was In frolt for the first furlon &. but
e eves Gsy to G to Mn with r wSG
eo sa s%RsSeh Ssnn Sofs o sR
stolen MHmsa Y. who ., made nude up her ground
lhs Was v, he fder to the head Of the stretch.
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half s ,%f to 81 take b sf
81 III ssssdsSs at the start
s'sIfR MSms Tf Ras hasT
i, Of nv wf !. the sn
at a mle. Oh he took up the top weight.
z. pour ds siviMG away Jumps Of Of wsi 6i, to to
4 Dniyea. Grand Opera oper ed at to 5.
S H. p Ss Ts %hoss s1s
BiSse took ss 81 opera
stretch the personlfieation Of perfect r Ss;,
hors he stood RI, drys snd %on 10 p y 1 Mbo
so os ID With Wild wid sprint, TAXING the place
from Hunter Raine, also finishing strongly,
by three parts Of a length; Whorier was
a half length away. being plainly short
Frank Farrell and Tamnany made Mimon
an odds-on iavorite In the second race for
tSo-yea'-olds at four and a half furlongs,
straightaway, the Ben Strome hlly opening At
evens and closing at to TO-
There was never any doubt about her SUI,
prenRcy for uller had her In front. well
In hand, from barrier to wire, where sne de-
feated Pierre Lorlllard's ANY Day BY lens N
and half In 0:5s. thomas Menahan' 8
llorizel who was recently purchased by him
At the Paget sale. was beaten head for the
place. - .
In tho opening event Ella snTder. i, the the
fsvorite, experienced no difficulty n taking
nrst me nav BY a couple Of lengths from
iiopa second choice. II was a selling analr
&c seven furicn s. the iavorite being nlws%s
Who opened at II to but went up to tours
was third The time was i:2s Three winning
f.vorites and second choice made the
throng happy. pullman carried Of the rid
Ing honors with two winners Police Com
missioner Greene. attended by inspector
Titus, was among tho visitors to tho track.
TIRST RACE.
Selling; for three -year-olds. at seven pound,
above tie scale; 700 added allowances: last seven
furlongs Of the Withers mile:
Horse and Age. WI. JOCKEY. Bemng' Fin
'hora. 800. g. Hsaek..."..ie-s even z.
Darnnn n'NSt,,. ~ 6-5 ~