New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-08
ST. BELLANE'S GAME RACE
BROOK CUP TO GRANDPA.
Pe,-rcrse First Home IN the Historic
Nursery Handicap.

-Four horses Fighting desperately through Tue ia-''
sixteenth with seant half length and heads only
separating them al the finish marked the eleventh
renewal OF the Municipal Handicap at Belmont
Psrk yesterday. St Bellane. the outsider OF the
SIX, won. while Right Royal, Outcome and Bedouin
were so close together that only the judges could
place them in the above order. IL finish that
brought the big crowd TO its feet in noisy accord
and made Of the feature of the days programme
race that VIII live long in memory. The race was
truly run and bitterly fought.
Weather that charmed and racing that pleased
made for the enjoyment of the biggest crowd OF
the current meeting of the Westchester Racing As
ISOLATION The sun shone from cloudiess sky with
almost summer intensity. and more perfect day
for an outing could hardly be imagined. The big
Enclosure which Is growing in popularity day,
furnished comfortable accommodation for some
twenty thousand persons, and the sport of a
kind which could not fail 10 satisfy the most cap
tious critic. The first running of the Brook Cup.
steepechase, three miles, and the fortieth run
ming of the historic Nursery Handicap were the
carded fixtures, in addition the Municipal Handi-
cap. and, like the last named, both furnished In
ieresing and hard fought contests. Grandpa
which has almost grown gray in the service won
the much coveted Brook Cup, while Perrerse in
the absence of her stable companion, Burgomaster.
the Nursery Handicap ia the name and coIors
of Harry Payne whitney
The Municipal Handicap was run as the fifth
over distance of mile and three quarters
The start was opposite the field and the horses
the only ens withdrawn OF the seven candidates
carded overnight. that six horses faced the
starter after the bugle had called them to the
post Ia the matter of greatness the field had lit
tls 10 beast of. There were Sysonbys, Artfuls
or oiseaus TO give battle bat they were not missed
the six which took issue were OF the useful han
aieap kind, and so well matched at the weights
te !, ruled favorits at the end to I, while St
Bellane, the outsider closed at TO ], and was
fsyerite, was in little demand in spite OF his many
5000 races and actually went back TO is to g. as il
everybody knew that he would not run up to ex-
pectatiops.
TIC start was prompt and good. Bsdouin. under
first time, with Right Royal Tapped and St Beane
order Behind There was little or no Change in this
order in the run up the long backstretch- Shaw
Bsdo1in, and outstanding his energies as much as
nrors than two lengths away. vas going smoothly.
Around the far turn The Southerner moved up to
8 the stretch Knapp 4 on st. Bss se' meGe his
run while Right Royal and Outcome also moved up.
ting through on the rail. and had TO pull out. and
when strajghtened out for home the boys sat
down FOR long drive TO the wire. while the crowd
While ST Beane. under his light mpost. was run,
ming strong an the outside, with Right Royal and
responded when Davis called on him and The
The Winner wss IN doubt but St ean rfo WAS sG o
70 be denied and he was first at the wire by a
most too close together to separate
The steepleehase for the Brook Club Gold Cup val
ued at $3.50, resulted in somewhat easy victory for
II. G Hayes six-year-od gelding Grandpa He
outraH and outjumped his field when it came to
racing ii the last mile and Ealloped home ten
lengths before Pagan Bey which had made the
running for fun turn and half of the field.
Grandpa made but bunder, and that at the
water jump thezseeond time around. but he recov-
cred quickly Gatebell, the faEorite locked dan
gerous on the far turn, hut she firing the
end snd probably needed the tighten her
up. Phantom found the journey too far and was
tired horse after two miles mad been covered.
John w. Rogers, who trains for Harry Payne
IN arqh HE ODD onlNI
master and depend on Ironsides and the FLY Per
verse, which the second half of the Matron
Stakes Monday cleyerfy. As il turned out, he
made mistake. at the weights Perverse was
quite good enough 10 dispose of the rather strong
field. which included Whimsical Tfptoe, Water
wing. Clark Gsrifith and others Perverse was al
ways among the leaders, and Shaw, riding most
confident race, brought her home a. winner by
comfortable margin Whimsical creditable
and quite lived UP to her reputation one
% The best of her She was conceding fourteen
pounds to the winner, but fought every foot
Of the tourney in gsmest fashion. Tiptoe was also
ii the fight from barrier rise and just managed to