The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-06-16
BELDAME THE QUEEN
August Belmont's Mare Wins
the Suburban.
PROPER SECOND, FIRST MASON THIRD
T~eRts --eeaRd Handicap Ht sh"ePs-
head ns,-nrihl, th" Fable
Insosii~, nrRtsR 60
the sfFstTh,

Iasasli-, n-aisn 90
ihs stretch.
NEW YORK. june M iirliame was
crowned queen ni ihe American iurf
when she won ihr twenty setund sub.
urban handicap ni shc'pshend Ray
She was the seinud mur" io capture
ihr classic. The grand fouryosrold
daughter 80 Ortngon aud Bella Donna.
wearing ile scarlet jacket ~ August
belmont. chairman of a." Jockey club,
lowered the colnrs ~ james H. kcono's
Delhi almost without h"lng extended
until nrnr ih. rnd of the mile aud one
iuanrr Journey
ii,lhl wns %. public fayorno NJ ~
30 I. but the winner was heavily play
" around 8 10 l. ihe fayorli' shot
away ln front az uie start. aud Bel
dam" dngg,-i hls steps like shadow
throughout the first mile. Delhi still
hol lhc lead. with Brldnme az bis
heels and Adb.ll close behind, They
passsi the frsi aua"'er post in front
~ ihr grand stand Ia that order with
the remaining contestants close up.
ilrihi quickly opened un o. gnp ~ two
lengths and held IL nrmly throughout
ihr nrst mile. hui De- WIS unable to
shake on HoldnmD. Adholl aud Inc'
qu.n ran side by side in th.ni place
around the turn nnd down the back
stretch. where nnc spectacle Of the
raorr, was presented from the grand
stand.
pclhrs supporters were iubllant at
bis apparently easy path a. Victory.
hut their cheers of encouragement
which rent the air were turned % dis.
may when the k'rue cuiars began a.
ne. aud Burns drew bis whip on the
n,or.te. This was sign 10 the cx.
cited watchers that Delhi had begun
Ia tire ln his headloug flight The
signs were not deceptive. Tor as be-
swung around the bend aud into the
wide stretch Boldame drew up and
passed him The Ben Brush colt r..
Taxed hls efforts once the mare came
along side. and be fell back hopelcssly
beaten.
Beidamc's hu-st Of -pccd through
tlle stretch was well timed. and none
~ the others got within length aud y
half la the last stage ~ the rao' First
Mason moved ny and with Proper az
his side and Joaquin close bchind pass.
81 the defeated fayorite A. In all his
inccs. tile Jennings colt came through
the last furlong with q great rush and
secured second prize. First Mason was
only length bohlnd. To- third place.
after having run no exceedingly good
race from the rear.
O'Neili used his whip freely IN the
finish on Bchame. taking no chances
81 losing his hard earned place IN front
The winner WAS received with wild
applause when she trotted back 10 the
Judges stand. and her victory WAS ox-
ircmcly popular
While the finish was not such a one
as has often stopped the heart beats
NJ the multitude on Suburban day. IL
was q cleanly run race from start 90
finish. and mo- one vcniurcd the asser-
ton that the best horse did not win.
Bclame proved that She still has thc
wonderful stamina shown last year.
when she won twelve out Of fourteen
starts and was acclaimed hy the thou.
sands as queen Of the American thor
0ughhrcds
only once before has the Suburban
been won by a mare That was In
$500 when the great racer Imp occu-
pied the place now given 20 Beldame.
summaries:
First Race-lvan the Terrible. first:
kurtzman, second; Jocund, third.
Second Race. - Wsterllght first:
Agile. second: Markham. third.
Third Race George G. Bennett.
first; Ironsides. second; Bohemian.
third.
Fourth Race Bcldame. first: Prop
or. second; First Mason, third.
Fifth Race.-Timber. first; Next
trcdge second; Sufliciency. third.
Sixth Race.-Memorins first: Posses