The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-08
GOSSIP OF THE RACETRACK.
BELDAME'S REMARKABLE REC
ORD FOR THIS SEASON.
Ten Races Out OF Twelve. Including Eight
Stakes-Experts say She Is the Best
Mare Ever Bred In This Country--Drake
Commission Not Down on Ort Wells.

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Newton Bennington said after the running
| OF the September Stakes yesterday that
| Beldame Is the greatest race mare ever
| bred in this country. Starter Fitzgerald
| expressed the opinion that she Is the best
mare ever seen on the American turf. while
other veteran turfmen were sure that she never
had an equal. not even the celebrated Miss
| Woodford of days long ago.
Beldame. who is really owned by August
Belmont and was bred at his famous Nursery
Stud, has won ten out OF twelve races TIL q
year She started out by winning the Carter
| Handicap at Aqueduct Then she ran third
to Irish Lad and Tobogean in the Metro
politan Handicap at Morris Park. being ridden
| by A. Brennan. instead of O'Neill, who was on
the hospital list at the time After that the
| Octagon flly was victorious In the Ladies'
| Stakes. the Gazelle Stakes and the Mermaid
| Stakes. in succession. She was beaten by
| Herms in the Test Handicap at q mile and a
| quarter, run over the Brighton track. after
getting the worst OF the start.
| At Saratoga she triumphed In the Alabam
| Stakes and won the Saratoga Cup In muddy
| going. Her next stake victory was In the
| Dolphin. at the Bay, which was followed by
| yesterdays success in the September Bel
| dame won also two overnight events. Her
| next engagement will be in the First Special.
| weight for age. to be run at Gravesend.
Without taking any Of the credit from
| Beldame. turfmen were inclined to the belief
| that Ort Wells on yesterdays showing. had
gone back because Of excessive racing. In
the weights allotted by W. S. vosburgh for
the Twin City Handicap. Ort Wells, who did
| not start. received 122 pounds. while Grail
alo got los, difference of seventeen pounds
Yet in yesterdays race GraZiallo received
only four pounds from the King Eric colt
and beat him half a length. On this basis
the turf sharps drew the conclusion that Ort
Wells did not run his race, but at the same
time they felt reasonably convinced that at
his best the King Eric colt would have had a
difficult time taking the measure OF Bel
dame.
The betting on this race was remarkable
because of the lack OF wise money in the
ring. 1t was said that Drake and Gates sent
$4,000 to the ring, with instructions to their
agents not to take less than even money.
As most OF the layers quoted to 10 and to S
only about 81. 900 OF this amount was placed.
Therefore. as the Drake money did not make
its appear ance, the other big players were
at a loss what to do.
Newton Ben nington did not bet q dollar
on Beldame. and that kept others of.
careful tour Of the ring found most Of the
layers idle. The long shot spectators and
the pikers played Graziallo a place The
dulness OF the market was also attributed
to the fact that the Drake and Bennington
O'Neill. who rode Beldame. has been handling
all Of the Drake horses this year. while Lyme.
who rode Ort Wells. was under engagement to
Drake year before last.
In the paddock a great ma ority OF wise
men were sure that Ort Wells would win.
few giving Beldame a look in. The result Of
the race was a high tribute to the honesty
OF these turfmen and the integrity of racing.
Jack Munroe, having recovered from the
beating administered by Champion Jeffres.
has decided to be a bookmaker. The miner
began business in the field" ring yesterday,
the name Hastings" being posted on his
slate. Munroe handled the cash himself
and kept a sharp eye on the Odds The book
lost money on the day. but the fighter was
not disheartened. He received a lot of good
nHtured banterinE with broad grin.
Don't let the pikers put you out as quickly
as Jefrries didl" said a waR who cashed a $40
bet on Bedame.
You bet l WON'T" answered Munroe.
This game is easier"
The dam Of Tradition. Reclare, won the
Bellies Stakes in 1880. She carried IFS pounds
and was ridden by Marty Bergen. The race
was run over the main track. and Reolare's
time was ii0 3-5. Other winners Of this race
were Bessie. Bendusa. Sonoma, La Tosca,
Promenade. Lady Violet, Queenlike irish
Reel. One | Love. Cleophus. La joleta. Black
Venus. Musette, MONDAY, Amicitia. Scioto
and Memories.
According to the unwritten conditions of
the Waldorf Stakes. the owner OF the winner
has to give a banquet to the other Subscribers.
a Accordingly. g. S. Brown. whose colt Agile
won yesterday. gave dinner at the Waldorf |
Astoria last night to F. r. Hitchcock, Andrew
Miller. William Aston Chanler. ". g. Fam
shave, p. j. Dwyer. J. u. Follansbee. T. |
Hitchcock. Jr.. W. B. Leeds and II. K. Knapp.
1t was a merry gathering. and racing was the |
chief topic. Yesterday was the first time |
the race was run. 1t was built on the lines |
OF the Astoria Stakes, run in the spring Of |
the year at Gravesend.
The September Stakes has been won by |
some famous horses. 1t was naugurated |
in 1881, and the winning horses have been:
Crickmors. Tom Plunket. George Kinney,
Lousette, Hidalgo. The Bard. Kingston,
Peg Wellington, Salvador. Judge Morrow,
Reckon. Pactolus, Bassetlaw, Dorian, Nanki
Pooh, Captive. Challenger. George Boyd,
Batten. k!llashandra. Blues. Caughnawaga
and The Picket.
odom said after the fifth race that he could
have won with Spring Silk II he had not been
interfered with and knocked back on several
Spring silk was backed down
from to to nves and came with powerful
rush at the end This play and plunge on
Phantom by Joe Yeaeer made Sir Lynne
wood go back In the betting from 8 to to to |.
The race was full Of supposed good things,
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Mutt Blanche. T. l.. Watts Lady Prudence, W.
Hayward, Jr.'s. Louis II. and W. Heuston's
Ben Crockett.
About everybody at the track had Mabel
Richardson In the last yaoe. The Halma
mare had not been seen here since year ago,
yet she was the medium for food OF money
that reduced her from s to TO II to S. Grey
Friar. who opened at to l, went back to
10 to s. Drake and Gates waRered Si5. 900 on
Liberia In this event. but the Ally was outrun
from the very beginning. II william Lake
ands Little En- had won Yeaeer would have
won $4,000. while other sharp operators
would have hit the books hard. The Gold
crest FLY was played from IL to down to
) to 1 a moment before the gate was raised,
and Hidebrand rode her for all he was worth,
out she was beaten In the last few jumps.
Mabel Richardson's time equalled the track
record.
Lyme leads the list OF winning Jockeys
'or the Sheepshead Bay meeting with twelve
irsts. His handling OF Tradition In the
Bellies was 4 clever piece of business. Ira
iition is generally conceded to be the best
wo-year-old Ally Of the year, not excluding
ranya and Artful She Is an undoubted
weight carrier and. wonderfully game, az
NELL as speedy.