Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-20
GRAVESEND RACES.
Beldame Won First Special From Good
Field of Starters

Beldanle earned the title of three-year-old
champion yesterday beyond the question of
doubt when she galoped off with the
First Special. weight for age, at one mile
and a quarter. run over the Gravesend
track. Behind her finished the stout
hearted fve-year-old Caughnawaga, the
best three-year-od colt of the season. Stall
wart; Fred Gebhard's expensive Pulsus and
John A. brakes overworked Ort Wells
who was disgracefully beaten.
Beldame ran the distance in 2.O6, the
track being a trifie soft in spots She was
the hottest kind of favoritef at even
money. while Stalwart was held at threes
Caughnawaga, the pride of John Sanford's
stable, went back one point, to to l, while
Ort Wells receded to 8 to 1, the Drake
Gates combination turning away from him
for the first time this season. Mars CASH
dy sent them away to a beautiful start.
O'Neill lost no time In taking Beldame to
the front. The magnificent daughter of
Octason-Bella Donna was so full of run
ming that her jockey was pulling at her
head as she came past the judges stand for
the first time. Pulsus and Caughnawaga
were following. almost two lengths back,
with Ort Wells leading Staiwart. On the
lower turn Lyme made a bluff to move up
with Ort Wells but he was damned so that
the colt had to bear out Pulsus chung to
the rail- with Caughnawaga, at his right
flank, plodding along easily. AS Beldame
turned into the backstretch she had an adj
vantage OF four lengths ana was just gal
looping along under firm restraint Ort
Wells made another attempt to go up. but
1t was not IN him, and he soon dropped
back. Pulsus remained the runner-up for
three-quarters of a mile when Caughna-
waga passed him. When the beginning of
the far turn was reached Beidame had not
been let down, and as doom hunched
Caughnawaga, so that he slowly. but sure
ly cut down the famous mares lead until
it was only length as she rushed into the
homestreteh, the big crowd thought that
there was chance for the Sanford horse.
But O'Neil1 was merely playing with
Odom That was ALL for when the former
let out link Beldame drew away SO
quickly from Caughnawaga that the latter
could not make up the lost ground even
under cruel blows from the whip. And 50
Beldame, in all her majesty, came down to
the end, buck jumping, the easiest kind OF a
winner, by a length and half Caughna-
waga ffnisher second, three lengths in front
OF Stalwart, who was never able to prove
a dangerous factor. Then, ten lengths
away came Pulsus, with Ort Wells trailing
in last. AS Beldame trotted back to the
scales the crowd reared in approval. and
Lander's musicians struck up Only One
Girl in This World for Me-
James r. Keene's much-talked-of colt
Sysonby and his stable companion, Wild
Mint, took first and second money, respec-
lively, in the rich Junior Champion stakes,
for two year-olds, at about six furlongs.
They were held favorites at the prohibitive
odds of 1 to ), but they should have been
quoted at / to 20, judging from the way
they performed. The Paget stable was rep
resented by JonquiI and Cairngorm against
whom there was to at the close, with
John E. Madden.s Hot Shot to L. Sysonby
was the leader after the preliminary scram-
ble Redfern kept him under a tight pull
get the Melton colt was simply lightning.
Wild Mint quickly got an advantage over
Cairngorm and this order was maintained
right IN to the end, where Sysonby was
galloping three lengths before Wild Mint, |
who, eased up by Shaw, took the place by !,
a length. Hot Shot closed so strongly that |
1T was all Cairngorm could do to beat him |
a head for third money. Sysonbys time |
was1 :O93-5, one-fifth of a second slower than !
the best record for the race, and full Sec |
ond behind the track record, which he could |
have smashed, no doubt, had he been ex-
tended.
Mr.. Chamblet's Royelle won the Hitch I
cock steepIechase after showing a form /
reversal that simply staggered the crowd. |
The last time this horse ran he could not |
get up good gallop, so that In the bet |
ting yesterday he receded, coupled with |
Zfnziber, from 5 to to 9 to l. the wise |
coin going on at the last moment. The |
race was long duel between T. Hitch
cock, tr.'s. Foxhunter. the favorite. and |
j. d. Wtdener's Daffo-down-diily, backed |