New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-16


time ~ the dispersal sale OF his horses n training
last GEAR tina, she Octagou lilly Beldame was the
most promising bit ~ horsenesh he had Owned IN
long sl.e was @uDstanti ated yesterday IN manner
the racing man is FOND Cf calling Impressive =
much ala M Belmont. as her breeder think q
her then shat when she put mp at auction il
was with tire understanding that only her racing
qualities TO De sold. anu that when her &C
Tive career she trff was ended She was 10 be
returned 10 his Nursery stud.
For these qualities Newton Bennington paid some
.aing lie s5oec. and yesterday, when she was re-
turned the winner or lao Carter Handicap, a con-
serva;ige estimate PLACES her owners FIRST dividend
ihe original Investment a. something ike JOG
per cent. A. NJ Bennington is never EarruloGs
concerning ihe he risks the chances OF his
Thoroughbred thc exact amount OF the dividend
viii probably never be known. Even i, no more
than 100 per cent. the return VIII he conoeded a
substantial one.
The manner q her victory i'm many ways war
rants Tho Use % the sUperlauve term the turfmen
applied in describing S. Not only did she lead
home rhe largest feld which has ever CONS over TO
fhc starter :oT the running o. Garter Handicap.
bat he horses tina; followed her flying boots ove-
sbe f-riong tourney were. class. superior
20 aoy tbat hqve hitherto made mp The company for
shis ,nauEara! handicap o. the metropolitan racing
yea
FIRST THREE-YIAB-OID-
BeldaTue p The first three-year-old FLY that has
won the Garter. AID Is her impost-ieo pounds
10 that required bv the weight-for- age
scale thaa sny 81 her tvert.--ore rivals carried.
he- performances is enc Of which her owner anc
breeder MAY with reason feel proud.
The crowd which her triumph was greater
Icy 80 per cert than any which has ever gathered
within the gates OF the Queens County Jockey
Clubs snclosu-e a. Aqueduct and when Tie
last train ard trolley had eupt,ed thei- loads
at the track entrance. Mr. Pinkerton estimated the
gathering Of the racing clans at fifteen THOUSAND
Brilliant sunshine and cloudless skies markell The
opening day OF the year. but a shrewd vino from
the sea offse; 81 q measure the genial efforts OF
the April sun and the who ha6 placed his win
ter overcoat out OF commission had cause TO re
rret il.
AS the handicap with its $500 in added money,
We worth close upon $4,000 TO the winner. owners
were not inclined 20 let any chance OF picking II up
escape them and OF the twenty-five horses which
were named I'm the overnight list OF starters only
sam Craig. Toracod All Gold. Dixieine and Mas
ternsn were withdrawn with the Withdrawal Of
MasterInan. p. :. z. Randoiph's four-year-old
Knight % ETlersle colt Red knight. with III
pounds. became top weight. but neither his stable
nor The public thought much Of him. and he was
reelected in the speculation. with % I quoted
against him Because Of his excellent perform
Rnces al Bennings. where in two races run on sue
cessiye days re defeated such horses as ConklinE
Spring. Himself. Masterman and others. Peter
Paul. the three-year-old son OF Aloha made
FIRST choice the betting. and 3iz ] the
best the books had 20 Offer. Virginia Bradley.
the venerable owner OF Peter Paul believed that
bis Eeding would win. and weeks ago he engaged
1Eiidebrand 20 ride him. The field was so large
and the open that the ring seemed willing
20 take chances and the odds against most of the
candidates were mora less aurins TIE Ben
ninEton contingent waited until the price against
l3eldaTne had SCARED from TO 10 10 J. and then
they got aboard with rush. Both her and
her trainer. Fred Burlew. had the greatest conf
dence in her ability to win. and they wagered
their money without hesitation or cessation. The
Hastings 6lly Rosetint in her usual bosterous
mood and al the post DELAYED matters almost
quarter OF an hour. She kicked at everything IN
sight. and finally succeeded landing on poor old
Ahumada's hooks with such violence that when
Mr. Fitzgerald finally released the gate he was
lift practically standing still and Lord EadFe. who
10 him the raH was also prched out
GETS HER STRIDE EARLY.
O'Nen had the nimble Beidame in her stride in
tUinklinE, and the lead she maintained in the
first eighth she never relnquished. Red knight
and Spring attempted 20 keep her company, hut
gave ND the task az the head Of the stretch. and
at that point the FLY had the race won. Peter
Paul who was ninth in leaving the starting post,
breasted his way through the struggling throng
with an the boldness and courage which have char
scterized his performances this year and shaking
Of his rivals by within a length and
q half Of the winner she passed the Judges. The
Wagner three-y ear-old colt Wotan, carrying The
Jacket OF the Hampton Stables found an opening
in the quarterstretch and came through with a
great rush OF speed. lie not able 70 overhaul
Peter Paul but managed % get home in front
81 r. r. Doctors Rostand The rest OF the band
arrived in struggling instruments.
Beldame looked high and Fat. end TO the ma
soritr OF turf critics she did not within two
weeks OF a race-5ut that before the handi-
CAP was run. As two-year-old she won the great
FiiHcs Stakes at sheepshead Bay. beating Ocean
TIDE By q nose. SO close was the finish, in fact,
thst many thought :he latter had won. The de-
81 IS sta kn &c said 10 q
she retirement from the turf OF Senator P. II.
1doCarren. who owned ocean Tide a: the time.
AR Fitzgerald lined his field up directly behind
the barrier and broke the horses hatfooted rs was
his custom last year before the innovation OF walk
fng them up 20 the barrier was made The start for
all bst Ahumada ana Lord Badge was good one.
In q two-year-old scramble Of a half mile Sydney
Pagers racing jacket was brought across the wire
81 triumph by TIE st. Gatien gelding Niblick.
Blaudy, 4 Hastings colt. owned by Newton Bsl-
nngton, gave Niblick hard chase. and stood ter
rife punishment from the last fuTlong pole without
fnchirg. The other twO-year-Old race with selling
Paget Et-irE lie likewise is St Gaten seldinE.
called St Belane and he considerably the
best OF the fifteen young that faced the barrier
with him The two successful good things were san
Nicholas. n platter IN big HELD. racing over five
1urlonE route. ard John r.. IN a contest for three
,ear-oids at three-qua:ters OF mile. The former
from 80s 20 ss. n = OKnard claimed Futurita out
Of the fret race. paying Sl50 fOr the flly.
SUMMARIES
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Regrfe- Virginia Dare :. ii2 cTraversl - 81
shaes Lad 3. -. s..-- liildeorsndJ So I2-l