New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-09-20
5ELOANE Is SUPREME.
PROVES IT 1T GRAYESEND.
Wins First Special EasIy-RoyeISs
ReTersdl

AS 9 great and eNUltant majority 81 ~ ten
thousand patrons at Gravesend yesterday expect
81. Beldarne the three-year-old FLY. by Octagon-
rera Donna won the First Special at A mile and
g ouarter from the four horses whose owners had
the tenerity TO send them cut 10 meet her on d
efgat for age basis. Her superiority is no longer
confined 10 the colts and FLIES Of her own age.
w.th the exception OF Captain Browns Broom
s,trz and sydney Paget's Tradition. she met and
conquered yesterday the best representatives OF
tbe various divisions Of the Thoroughbred family
NAT the American turf rally its bugle call.
IN tie minds Of unprejudiced turfmen, she is the
greatest racehorse in training to-day.
Her latest renown Was obtained At the expense
~ CaughnaWaga. from the older group, and %
etalvvart. Pulsus and OFT Wells. from the three
--ear-oG division. Each 81 these stake horses ne
came tbe veries1 platers IN her wake. From the
.,,r,ent the barrier went up the task of catching
~ became as hopeless as rVlning down the elusive
mirage OF tie desert. There was only a moment
n fact. wren she extended 20 her pursuers even
a clinuaer OF the false hope the mirage hoios o--
= f+s victims For a mile and a quarter she
ftted before them. apparently enjoying every Aul-
long Of the journey, revealing III the lInpotens
.Isrr~r 81 the boofs behind her She had been leo
mn 20 the barrier. dancing. sdestePpng olTily tip
Toeag as though she heard The music OF me Joy1u4
anthem. 80 Be Jubiant. Ny Feet, ana was ooey-
-rr il literally She returned 10 the JUDGES stand
- SIC 1,as gone 10 the barrier. but Mr. Lander
chose 10 welcome her home with that more Ia
rnilia- classic Just one Girl and the STANDS
+oined in The refrain with ecstauc feTFor she
permitted herself one great sigh CT content rs
O-Neu unIoosed her saddle gl-th. and then glanced
with superior and lansuid incirere'ce Al 'hess
Who had followed where she lad led
rArGHIAUAGAs BRAVE CHALLENGE.
-.,,,,rs,-ara had beea nearest 20 her AZ the END.
and II was The sight OF his honest old head, in fac;
tobbng srubbornly and undaurtedly II her quarters
that caused O'Neii his only Ezeascess. Realizing
.,a- the chestnut horse was not the sort 10 be
" ~ - HAa I~a
his whip anG shook il al the Ally The threat was
D-obabIv more effective than actual punishment
Tr,uld have been n another stride CaUghraWasa
fsa fallen in behind. and O'NeL had taken an
other hold CT Beldame- This happened Just a-ter
- s4r-esnth MOLE had been passed. and the rest OF
-lcrn we're reel!ng and staggering dozen lengths
behind. H..
hut he gave 1t Up and vas passed by al save or
wells The King Eric colt apparently has lost a.!
his sDeed. and The betting showed that ms owner
ras .If-rIe corf5ence il him IL such company. The
cjosing market offered high IS 70 against his
chances.
NJ Thomas. in spite u the fact that StalWarts
long distance races would tend 10 Gun MS speeu' w.
Iiere5 tie three-year-old Mecdler COLI would oeat
re civ ana gave his commissioners orders TO BET
on him accordingly. This money mace the COW
second choice AZ tlress. The closing odds against
Beldame were in some books 10 10, although
even money was the prevailing price Pu4s1s Was
the extreme outsider. at tlirt7s.
Il there are 10 be many more such hagrant FORM
-sversals as thar shown b. 1Ir Chambers Royel!e
IN the Hitchcock steeplechase handicap the retire
raert from the turf n the familiar cnerry ana
white hoops" which has been announced 10 taAe
Mace after the Norris Park meeting viii Be borne
-, less indignant regret by the public than their
owner may imagine. Mr. Chan0let may not have
posed voluntarily TIE patron saint OF steepie-
chasing. but he has been looked on as sucA. and
the tn-anc-out performances therefore. OF certain
afrs~ Hhrsa so d
ara OF this department. q racing infinitely discour-
aging That the uubHc holds Silas Veitch the
stables trainer and jockey. responsible foE these
reversals does not acquit M Chamsiet
RoYELEs VICTORIOUS VICTORY
RoyeIle. with Teitch u. won the Hitchcock
from as strong field OF horses as possibly could
be brought together az this and his victory
over them makes such 6esp.sed cr3pples and cast
offs as Walter Cleary and Sir Worries stake
horses. Both q them beat Roye"e IN his last pre-
TioUs starts--oae ar Brighton and the other a.
EheepsLead Bay. Both % these races were over
the short course. and in both of them Royelle
finished fifth. Yesterday, carrying 80 pounds. ne
beat Daff0-D oWl-DiIy. Fozhu-ter. Maiden and
three others over the fuu course He was coupled
IN the betting with ZnZiber. and. after the ODDS
had gone 70 10 J. some one sent = Commission
TITO The ring sufficiently large hammer the price
down q point. n his last race hs was the : 70 :
savorite.
II itself the Hitchcock was one of the prettiest
'chases seen THIS year, and Royelle II must be
conceded. was superbiy ridden By Feitcn lie
waited until Dafo-Down Dilly and F0Xhunter,
me later carving I65 ponds, had used them
selves Up hghting for the lead and then went after
them. He caught them they turned into the
main track, and beat them length and hail.
Mr.. Wideners horse getting the place from Fox
hunter by margin The latter was a short
priced favor.re but his trainer Il was said. was
NOT a. a. confident that he would win. Both De-
livery and Nancy ". were backed down from 100
20 20 sixties The latter ran very well for turn
OF TIE field and fenced nicely.
James r. Eeene's sysonby. defeated in the Futur
~ BY oCfh Artful and Tradition, shoUldered top
weight II pounds and ran away with the Junior
Champion Stakes with al tho arrogance that
characterized his earlier races. Wild Mint, his
stable companion. took the place from Cairngorm
amos. sLaioss ss easily Eysoaby ran the snort SIX
ll--lS course IL LOO % fUll second slower than
We, Ne Ise9ta oIt De never was EXTENDED she pair
Ne4e hele Al 70 II the betting and as con-
race.
SUMMARIES
SILfs- RAcE-E5snachp; al ages: about aurlonEs.
Betting.