The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-02
GOSSIP OR THE RACETRACK.
DELHI AND BELDAMB IN FAVOR
FOR METROPOLITAN.

HOFSemen 81 ODDS Over the New System
Of Running Horses at belmont PARK
-RedfeFna Ride on Dolly bpanker
CFiticiLed-Burna thrown, bat Not Hurt
AmonG honemen at jamaica yesterday
there was a tendency 10 favor August Bel
mont's Beldame aud james r. Keens's Hoihl
az the choices for the Metropolitan Handicap
10 be run AZ Belmont Park on Thursday.
Neither has been seen In q race yet, but both
have been working steadily for the last
month. Delhi will probably start In an over.
night event a. Jamaica this Afternoon II
the weather aud track conditions are favor
able, and q crowd OF turf sharps will watch
him with much interest. II the great miller
IA NJ and ready he will 90 to the post on
Thursday supported by an army OF enthusl-
Asts. Beldame received her last real trial
at Gravesend yesterday morning. FREQ
BurleW brought her out carly and put o Mem
In the saddle. The famous mare proceeded
to work a mile in i4SJ4. but did not impress
the spectators. including Newton BennlnR-
ton, who leased her last year, very favoraoly.
Stlll, Burlew IL a crafty trainer and may not
have been anxious TO show the mares best
form. In the betting line II may be Eaid
that the leading bookn,akers are inclined TO
mako Beldame the favoTite. for they have
received information from the track sharps
oil along that the mare, pointed for the
Metropolitan, has been showing daily i'm
provement and viii 90 to the post In mag
nincent condition Indications point TO
about dozen Metropolitan starter, which
ought ito guarantee an interesting and thrilling
race,
A visit TO Belmont Park yesterday by
suN reporter developed the fact that every
thing will be in apple pie order for the great
crowd expected on the opening day. The
different tracks have been narrowed and
raked until they may be said 10 be lightning
fast. Supt. German, who used 70 have
charge OF Morris Park. says that II 1t does not
rain between now and Thursday there may
be a new mile record hung up in the big handi-
cap. The huge stands have been completed
80 that the most comfortable accommoda-
tons will be offered TO the public, while the
immense betting pavilion. where there is
ample room for more than 200 bookmakers,
lie dy for the oldtime football Tushes prev
alent on such occasions. That Belmont Park
will AFFORD a revelation for racegoers goes
without saying. II IL the grandest rscecourse
In the world. according to those who have
seen all the tracks on the other side, andt'
a fitting tribute TO the libersllty Of the Ameri-
can public which has made II possible
There Is already vice difference OF opinion
as to the plan Of racing the horses the re-
verse way At the new track. Some persons
ire inclined 20 believe that IL viii BE- the means
ulupsetting public form brought by tho horses
from the other tracks where me races are run
In the opposite direction. Others are sure
that IL Will make no difference, a. both horses
ara Jockeys viii become familiar with the new
HrTaneetn cnt after few races. Many OF the
events Of seven furlongs and l"ss viii be nun
over the new straIghtaway courc, which y
similar 20 the futurity course az the Bay.
This will be another cGusc for argument, as
many rncpgoers prefer TO see the horses run
around turn so mat every change ana lhcl-
ment The barrier rises until the judges stand
il reached. In straightaway races Il u i'm
pOssb BILE to see what is gong on until the
there are many cases Of mistaken identity.
BIt II u fact that horsemel, az rule, prefer
such races because they feel that their repre-
Interference and with rleuty OF track room
Bumping and cTowding. which are prevalent
Win In stTaigntawny events and Tor that
reason turfmen believe that there Is less chance
for accidents and unfortunate occurrences
which sometimes prevent the best horses
Il saw many races IN England last year. .
said well known horsemen Yesterday, ana
the straightaway events gave the most salts
faction. In nearly every case the best horss
won and that is what the racing public wants
BET on him and then have him beaten because
he Ia shut on on the turn or knocked into the
rails. But with straightawny. races these
things seldom occur. on straight tracks IL
is possible 10 start fields OF eighteen or twenty
horse. and even more With satisfactory re-
Arthur Redfern's ride on Dolly SpAnker in
the last race yesterday caused much criticism
Redeem took the Kingston selding into all
sorts OF pockets made entirely too much use
Of him, and when lncubaCor beat him there
was a general Rrowl Rediern has been
sharply criticized on several previous ocCa-
gone back Nobody ever questioned his
integrity and that Is one Of the reasons Why
his poor work In the saddle has caused so
much surprise RPdfern has been In several
accidents. which may account for a possible
lack Of nerve. for he Is not riding In the form
that made him famous when he wore the
lack et Of the late W. &. Whitney
Jack McGinnis handed Inspiration 90 his
paddock friends a. a real good thing. ne
put a heavy bet or The my himself, and
wake II was the first race that NcGlnnis
has won here this year, and all Brooklyn
was 10 happy mood last g., night ., p.,,.,
and ' RrSb Beid en- was O backed O down Ta1t to
Q 10 2 In the third race, but though the. colt
did his best he could not get inside Of the
ARABIC to run unbacked at is to I, and the
Nomad horse finished third.
+. f. Smatherss Panic. a fast colt b.
Scorpion Bessie hcLAnahan made his first
appearance in the East in the third race. and
because OF his good races at New Orleans he
was heavily backed But when Htldebrapd
saw that he could not win with him he eased
Nrs James Blutss Montreson, a four-year-
old gelding by Ornament-Ada ", broke down
in the Newtown Stakes, the previous winners
OF viii Oh were Cameron and Monet
Tommy Burns was thrown by Courier soon
after the start Of the second race. but he
'' fhseTs wi was heavy play on Newton Ben
nipEton's Aimee Abbott. in the NTH race, the
odds dIoppIng from to I to y to s. but the
PsSset f'T started Red Stone, by stsr Ruby
-Teatro, in this event. and the youngster
vas loWerea % se ~ .,.c onIS 70 hiiv Nv