New-York tribune., 1904-09-08
BELDANE'S SEPTEMBER.
OPT WELLS DEFEATED.
Tradition Wins the Bellies and .4giIe
the Waldorf.


To The minds OF most racing men Beldame settled
~ 5eAni+elv the question OF three-year-old su-
a,,ac, Yesterday al Sheepshead Bay, when she
,ct Ort wells looked upon as the best colt in his
s,,-ision which the present season OF racing has
Frought out and beat him almost disgracefully at
even scale weights; the colt taking up rs pounds
and the FLY IL
-75 three fIrlongs was the medium which brought
shou. this long looked forward TO meeting between
,ae colt and the hlIy and incidentally. it brought
out a crowd Of racing enthusiasts that was worthy
of such meeting. Each mas won brilliant races
his wear and each has earned the right TO be
olxes ,1uon as the champion of the division it rep
resented. but they had never met before The CO.
sbia Stables horney but honest colt Graziailo and
sfr brakes three-yesr-old hlly Ocean Tide COM
eted the held for the September. but although the
former played a very conspicuous part in the dnal
struggle the public thought very little OF their in
lividual chances Ocean Tide. whose defeat by
Beldane last year was the cause, many thought,
of Senator McCarren's retirement from the turf.
vas Of course. coupled IN the betting with ort
Wells Presumably she was started merely 10
make pace for her stable company.
When II came 10 choosing between them with
1iew OF betting their money their choice the
hig pluugers unhesitatingly selected the colt. The
r7mor that Mr. Drake purposed 10 burn up the
t,etriug ring spread through the stands and from
one incosure TO the other Ike a March fire. and
the little bettors all FASTENED TO get aboard. When
they discovered however. that the ring. which so
soon was 10 be in ashes. would give only TO 10
against the chances OF the Drake pair. many of
-er returned 10 the first unbiased choice and sup
rortea Beldsme at prices ranging from 10 TO
10 3 whether or not Ort Wells's owner even
intended 10 support his colt any great extent is
2 question that no seemed able TO answer yes
ferday Il was said that he was not satisfied with
the price and to Offset this it was also reported
that he sent his commissioners into the ring with
-yS-~fff %f1a Hr~Frr
lions in the market do not tend to show that the
order vas successfully carried out
When il came TO racing, Beldame showed her dis
tinguished rival no mercy than she would
have shown a selling platter She made him look
indeed very much Ike one. ONel tried 10 restrain
her for the arst fve-eighths. and when the four
passed the grandstand the first time Ocean Tide
was showing the way BY a length, with Grazano
81 the rail and Ort Wells and Beldame nearly
sbieast- Rounding the paddock turn II evidently
l.acsne apparent 10 O'9eil that he vas in danger
OF choking his mount II he did not concede sone'
hing TO her and he let 60 g wrap. After that II
was sl over. BeidaIne went through the back
stretch Ike a swallow and, strive as they might
he rest could not get near enough TO menace her
chances. She galloped ore-quarter 50 fast that it
eft them dead dying behind her. and from the
lead OF the stretch she came home with her ears
prieked forward evidently very well satisfied
with her journey, and little faugued from H.
CrazaIo one OF the best races IN his career
nd
sc fayorite and beat him almost as decisively as
was beaten by Beldame.
The race was supposedly Ort Wellss final prepa-
ariou rcr the Annual Champion 10 be run next
Saturday but If so. IL was not encouraging I" ms
owner or trainer It was said in his behalf that he
was not at mis- best, but whether he could nave
beaten Nr. Benuingtoa's wonderful hlly The best
day he ever saw is question. Lyme roae MN
Yesterday and got all out OF him That ne hao 70
sive The time, 2l93 IS, signifies little as the VIII
ner was never extended.
So lively was the interest il the September that
the other two stakes-the Bellies, for two-year-old
hlIies over the last five and half furlongs OF
The Futurity course and the Waldorf, the SPORT
ing sweepstakes, for two-year-old colts and geld
ings TO which a number OF the weather. racing
men had subscribed, were rather overshadowed-
Neither contest as a matter OF fact, brought out
anything like the best which the respective di-
visions afford although in the Bellies Mr.. Pagets
great llly Tradition Of the starters In
cidentaIly she had as narrow an escape from de-
feat as a horse could have and stiu get the oe-
cision. The whitney-DuFyea stable represent
Cd by Iota and Hearts Lesire, and Mr. Madden
sent to the post his two Hamburg hllies. Dorothy
Cray and Linda Lee. The other two were the
Western fliy Handzarras owned by Frank B. Van
Meter, and James p Keene's Fancy Dress,
brown daughter OF Ben Brusn-CostuEne. To these
SIX Tradition. with rs pounds. had to give from
ave 20 fifteen pounds. but according 10 all known
systems OF doping" she seemed equal 10 the task
and she was promptly and logically installed first
,.h6ice az 10 on. The railhrds had seen Jimmie
Rove work Fancy Dress very fast dve-eighths,
sud the strength OF their reports she
backed from tens to siXea. Handzarra was held
Z the same valuation. and received the support
- many OF the WesteFners. Tradition and Fancy
Dress had none The best OF the start, and both
were trailing when the field reached the elbow
ifoffer en- HandZarra had kept the rail position.
anc the FLY came booming over the course with
tfenlencous assurance and speed. At Nthe elbow
Lyme found Il necessary TO resort 10 his whip, and
= she was sun length behind. and not Until
ihe last Jump did she catch Hsndzarra She was
= n fcrk he
stretch che had 10 win by the shortest kind Of
captain Browns Sir Dixon colt Asde had almost
IS surprisingly difficult task to win the Waldorf
PS had Tradition % win the Bellies. There Vere
only i've starters. and OF these F. R fiitchcocI.s
bsndelCn had al the best Of IL TO within hundred
srds from the wire, where Agile caught MIN and
t-sat RIM BY narrow margin. Bill Bailey 2d was
ite -lLnner-uP. Under the conditions OF the stake
aPtain Brown must give dinner to the sub
scribers and their invited guests.
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