New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-05

same blunder he did on Irish Lad in the Brook
Ign Handicap last year, when he went wide
turning into the stretch and permitted Hell
geson on The Picket, TO take the rail from him.
Others cOntended, however, that he rode
cellent race. and had all he could do to keep his
mount straight Neither Mr.. Keene nor Mr..
Richards cared to run the race over. and the
purse divided. AS in the case with all dead
heats, the face value Of the bets on Sysonby
and Race King were divided, and the former
had been favorite the cashiers were kept paying
off until long after sunset.
Both Sysonby and Race King must assume
full penalties imposed by the though
each had been the victor. This, Of course, will
have far more effect upon the three-year- in
his future engagements than on his older ad-
versary. The gross value Of the stake yesterday
S1233o.
INAUGURAL A ROYAL TUSSLE.
Seven three-y ear-olds had a royal tussle for
the cups which the association offered to the
owner. trainer and rider of the winner of the
Belmont Inaugural--the first race TO be run
the course-and 1t WAS not until the last stride
that the tussle ended The Inaugural is a six
furlong sprint restricted to three-year-olds,
over d straight course and its running gave
the public its first opportunity TO how the
horses took TO the new order Of things.
From certain parts of the grandstand the two
big cedar trees just east of the so-caled free
field" so obstruct the view that it is impossible
TO see the performers in contests of more than
five furlongs for a distance of almost a quarter
of a mile When the field for the inaugural
emerged from the shadow Of the cedars'-as
the spot is likely TO be called-Iady Amelia and
Regal seemed to have things pretty much their
own way. and their supporters were~ cheering
Justify when Blandy and Oliver Cromwell ap-
peared from nowhere, and, hugging the rails.
caught the leaders in the last sixteenth and
made them both take back seat.
Blandy managed to nose oliver Cromwell out
for the loving cups finally, but 1t was a close fit
The Kingston colt beat Lady Amelia for third
place The latter G. strong favorite. Blandy
is a Nursery bred colt, and is by Hastings-Be
linda He carried August Belmont's colors yes
terday and thus won the first honors Of Bel
mont for its founder and principal owner The
colt found some support at sevens.
A TRIUMPH FOR TWO YEAR OLDS.
The Juvenile, the second of the stakes on the
programme resulted IN a splendid triumph for
the early brigade of two-year-olds, and con-
frned the opinion which the experts formed
last spring that in First Water Newton Ben
nington has a real horse now and the
making of a possible champion in the future.
There We're only seven starters in the Juvenile,
II IS true but in McKittredge Woowich and
posed to be well represented. and First Water
disposed of these newcomers and as easily put
away his other opponents.
The brown Ogden colt Vendor, which Francis
r Hitchcock brought out at Bennings, was the
only starter that could begin 10 make 1t inter
estng for the husky big son Of Watercress, and
he could never get near enough TO jeopardize the
formers chances. To make victory certain how
ever. O'Neill rode his mount out TO the finish.
Coincidence. one of John f Madden's Paudit
hllies beat the others The winner was short
priced favorite, but because OF the tales of track
burning trials by nearly every other starter in
the race ne was not in great demand. as might
have been expected, and post time even
money was freely offered
1t was also generally known that John Hug
gins who trains for Mr.. Duryea thought d lot
of McKittredge. and as he was an added starter
many shrewd players took chance on him IN
spite Of what they admitted later was their
better judgment. The colt is by Goodrich, out
Of Manola Mason. and is consequently half
bfother 10 McChesney and First Mason He
ran so green in his first effort that it was i'm
possible TO obtain any correct estimate or his
real ability. For almost the first time since they
went into racing the colors Of H b DuTyea and