New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-31
.lBST MASON n FRONT.
TINS RACE FROM DELHI.
Beldqmc,s DoIplan-LetolG Makes
Ne1O Record.

az moment than Isit NittotJ " hF-rdlhS al
.tc 4olphin or Of ST. Bellane in the Partridge
az -o.o stake features Of yesterdays racing at
sbeet,shead-was the defeat OF James r. Keene's
.4-ez-vear-old colt Delhi ny (. L. Rowes First
Mason in Z handicap al one mile. First Mason is
f,ttr-vear-o,d sou Of First Mate. which years ago
- t,,e aforementioned Derby for Byron Mcclellan,
,5 - out OF Msnoia Mason the dam of McChes-
40, Yesterday was his first start IN the East. and
although he has an excellent reputation miller,
scouired at ST. Louis earlier in the year it was not
thought possible by the general public that he
oslld take the measure Of Mr.. keenes fast colt.
l,bougb the latter with 24 pounds. was giving him
% pounds bv th' scale.
Mr. Rowe. who owns Colonial Girl. the hliy that
heat Tier1nis ia Worlds Fair Handicap, told his
friends that he haG d fast horse in First Mason.
Inf that had his doubts TO whether he was
fast enough 10 beat Deh:. The ring and the form
ria, ers thought he was not fast enough and they
made the Keene cot favor1Te at ) TO on
There four other starters. including The fast
mare Rosetiut, hut with Delhi IN the little at
,enriou vas paid them. Odom had the mount on
Delhi and Lyme on First Mason. Although a darker
shade OF chestnut III color than McChesney, First
Mason resembles his distinguished half brother
very much in his conformation. and has the same
ION headed way OF running He was ful of 1t
moreover yesterday. and there never was a time
Dber ne did not have the foot of Delhi
II was distinctly a Two horse race. and the pair
zeat I'D the backstretch head and head OdoIn
first effort 70 shake Lyme of became. as they drew
near the finish. desperate attempt to Keep nm N
sight At tho head of the stretch the Ben Brush
oit LET go and from there to the wire he gradually
,-e7 facl, ,,ntil three lengths separated the
At the deciding post The official time was l4o 20
hut the watches of many trainers made it full
second faster . - 20
Between none OF them even second class horses.
70 oppose her. the Dolphin It one and one-eignth
miles for three-year-ods, was a gift for beloafne'
and the contest, far rs arousing any interest
US concerned might well have been q Walk
took l26 pounds ana
won as she pleased in 1:53. with OrmOndes Right
and Aururnaster the runners-up. There was gen.
srsl regret expressed that her owner had not saved
her for the Twin City to-day. and after the race
II was semi-of1iciaily given out that she might be
added to-day.
The adding of Mr. Jewetts Meddler gelding
BELGIUM to the field for the Partridge was an ex-
i,eusiye calamity for the players Of favorites
Ahen Hildebrand was announced as his rider the
public promptly forgot all about st beLane: earn
gorm and the other youngsters. and made him
the choice at S 10 5. Bedouin warmed up with
lot Of fiery energy, and going to the post seemed
brimful of running. But when it came to racing
he changed his mind, and from the head OF the
The St. Gatien gelding, with 126 pounds. carried
TOD weight and gave way from L TO Il pounds
George odom rode him nicely, waiting until Bed ed
front- In the stretch run Glenecho overhauled
lsirngorm and beat him for third place.
: new convert 70 the cross country game. the
six performers in the steeplechase course gave
ever won a race of tie value OF 81 O0l and some
# them are sun maidens. Mr. Hitchc9ck.s
four-year-old gelding Good and Plenty, which Is
possibly the best horse he has in his stable. with
The exception Of Foxhunter. gave each Of his
company ten pounds scale weight and was made
an almost impossible favorite at TO on; He
had the speed OF the lot although Eeitch on
chased the favorite hard when he was not
actually setting the pace. At the turn for home
Ray made his run and, drawing away, won by
bout three lengths Sir Voorhies was the runner
IN Rightful refused at the Liverpool
X. B. Jennings's three-yea r-old hly Letola,
ridden c. Phillips, q brother to kelly" re
duced the record for the Fuurity Course from
l:25 to 1914 She a starter in selling race
for horses ridden by maiden jockeys. In the last
race at one and one-sixteenths miles on the turf.
won by De Reszke. II. Cochran, who rode Leader.
the third horse. made q protest against shaw, on
the winner but II not allowed.
SUMMARIES.
ridden b. maiden Jockeys; fuTlonss; Futurity