New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-01
BELDANE'S GREAT RACE
HJGHBALL'S SPINDRIFT.
BENNINGTON FiHy Knocked to Her
KNEES and Then Wins.

~, .,-,e farm Of obstruction more dlilcuIt tnan
~ has already overcome is put IN her pain theTe
o - =, ba no way Of fathOming the exact speed
r,.,o. oF that robust chestnut whirlwind Bel
-. Al sbeershead Bay yesterday this daughter
~ Octagon gave another OF her grandslahd eA-
bi,5ttons of racing and. If anything, II was little
,nore sensational and spectacular than the other
80 az Morris Park when she ran away twice be-
go going 10 TIE post. and then literally ran away
- :, the race and won it with her jockey
frightened out Of his wits
Yesterday her opportunity came in an ordinary
overnight race for mares three years old ano over
Ar one mile The mere fact Of her name appearing
IN The list Of starters was sufficient to drive out
nine of the original field II fifteen flies ana Mares
and those which remained in virtually CONCEDED the
race 20 her before it was run
A. she was at 4 20 ! on, the speculation was re-
.tr5c+ed almost entirely to the task OF picking
something that would run second 10 her. II. b.
71rrvea'g FIortensia, at 10 straight TO place.
was the final selection. The other starters were
1aavane Possession, Stamping Ground and Lux
Casta. To this small company she gave all the
way from ten to twenty pounds scale weight
when the barrier went up she broke straight and
4, bar stride bur Reyane, which had the position
next 10 ner whirled at the same instant and
crashing into her. threw her own Jockey, McCaf-
Eerty and put Beldame 10 her knees. Before even
O'Neu realized what i was about she was up and
after her field like a frightened swallow.
The other five had already left the chute. and
seemed TO b. racing like real live horses until size
started 10 over them, ana then lhey became
merely conplacent hobbyhorses rocking IN the
summer breeze Her trainer who timed her sepa-
rateIy caught the hrst quarter in 02S. the three
eighths IN 0:84 20 the half 0:47 Is hve-eighths
il 100 80 and the mile in IS 80
AS soon as she had obtained The lead ONeil rest
ed her bit and Il fact took things rather easily
after leaving the baCkstreICh. Lux Casta had more
stamina than UOrtensla ana beat her short head
Tor the place.
The Snndrift Handicap for three-ye-3r-olds. at
one and one-egltll miles. trst run II 1872 was the
more interesting contest had not ". NJ. ScheIte4
Highbau p6pably OutClassed the seven thee
year-olds thai TO the post with him. he was
a faYOriJe, with knight ETfant lukeWsTm
second choice Thistle Heather made HlghOdll
gallop bit i the backstretch, but Mr.. Scheftels
colt had no trouble IN shaking him OF, nor later
in beating Ostrich, which had taken Thistle Heath
Hot Shot was graduated from the maiden class
Of youngsters IN a i've and oue-half furlOng race
over the Futurity course. lngold Won six and
one-half furlong handicap in drive from Gold
Saint the time, 1:l9. equ&lling the track record.
J. W. Colts LaVatOr gave further evidence that
by winning a steepleChase over the full course in
fast time Grandpa finished second. and Grace
away which fell a brush jump in the backstretch.
was remouuted and finished within the time limit.
Royele, the only other starter, went down at the
jump. and for time II thought he
killed. He finally got up however. and was led
from the track.
Five favorites Won and Il y 3 not until the last
race-a two-year-old affair - the turf, won by
Tramotor-that the players run OF luck
broken.
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