Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-23
Turf and Track Notes.

After the running of the amateur cup.
at Belmont Park yesterday Walter
Sheftel and Fred Johnson INDUCED in
some good-natured chatting in the pad
dock which may result in a match race
between Orly III and Upton at Saratoga,
with their owners in the saddle.
Mr. Clinch came all the way from St
John, N. b. to ride Masterman in the
amateur cup. He did not have the best
of luck at the start. but succeeded in
getting as much out of the platter as
have any OF the professional jockeys this
year.
Jack Martin. who has been riding in the
south and west most of the spring has
returned to the east. and yesterday had
his first mount at Belmont Park this year
on NJ. l.. Haymans Miss Point. He landed
the hlly in second place. Martin will ride
as free lance for the present.
The gentleman rider who piloted Orly
II TO victory in the amateur cup was Mr.
Edward Ewart, second counsel to the
British embassy and one of the best anna
teur horsefnen in Great Britain He rode
the geldlng like veteran professional
preached the wire. Mr.. Jones' who had
the mount on Queen Eelle representing
the chelsea stable in this race had an
experience that he will not soon forget.
The mare took the bit in her teeth as
soon as she got out of the paddock and
ran away four miles before her rider
could get her under control.
II. =. Whitney's two-year- colt Peg
asus. by Hamburg-Peg Wellington. a
half brother to David Garrick. was
scratched from the last race at Belmont
Park early yesterday and subsequently
worked five furlOpgs between races in
30 y Hlidebrand. in the Whitney silks,
had the mount, and the colt. who is a
typical Hamburg: got fine public
prep for the Eclipse stakes to be run
tomorrow. The Belmont stakes. also a
feature tomorrow, VIII be worth this year
about $4,000 TO the winner the probable
starters being Blandy Tanya Glorifier
Mild Mint. Won Tramp, Migraine Hot
Shot Prince Hamburg. Jonquil and
David Johnson and David Gideon won
handsomely over the success of Roseben
and oxford. respectively. at Belmont Park
yesterday. Johnson placed s.. 500 on Rose
ben. who carried his culorS to victory in,
the first race. His play was followed by
many other spectators. including the
boOkmakers who make a practise of bet
ting extensively on all good things
Gideon and Lewisohn did not send their
Oxford commissions to the ring until the
odds had gone up to Z to >. at which
point there was a plunge that fairly
swamped the layers. Joe Yeager had a
big bet on JesSamine, who was hammered
down TO eVenS, while Walter Sheftel and
his clubhouse friends backed Orly III off
the boards. The ring lost on the day.
every winner being Solldly supported.
NJ OConnor who rode Decirno in the
steeplechase handicap yesterday at Bel
mont Park, had an extremely narrow es-
cape from what must have been almost
instant death when his mount went down
with him at jump in the backstretch
Gold Van was directly behind him. and
when he fell II appeared from the Grand
stand as though he would land full upon
him lie popped over him as handily
however, as though he were taking an
in-and-out, and never touched him.
OConnor was badly enough hurt as it
was. and was taken to the Mineola Hos
n California rider. and his race yesterday
was the first one he has had In the east.