New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21
FLINDERS A SURPRISE.
WTNNER OF THE LADIES'.
First Water, zcith Bad Start, Wfns
National Stallion.

First Water. Arian and Flinders were the
stake stars in an afternoons racing at belmont
PARK Yesterday that given over in large
measure n the supposed aristocracy Of the
sake division. Whatever of renown that may
accrue 10 them from their victories was Cd
tanned at the expense Of some Of the best per-
formers the season has thus far brought out
and in some instances at a grievous cost 10 the
speculative public's half holiday pocketbook.
This was notably and painfully true in the
case Of Flinders. which won the ttirty-seventh
cunning OF the classic Ladies. a stake restricted
10 three-year-old FLIES at one mile Flinders
is a slim wasted tucked up daughter of
Hastings-Fidena. with little pretension TO class
and on form had little business to beat the
company she met in the Ladies. In her last
effort she took up q pounds less than she car
Tied yesterday. and finished last in handicap
at one and three-sixteenth miles.
Yesterday another day however and
with odds of 20 10 1 against her chances she
beat Gold Ten Coy Maid ami four others in
one Of the most exhilarating finishes OF the
afternoon.
Aside from the fact that it was her day. credit
must be given 10 Lucien Lyme for the admirable
race he rode on her. This jockey does not in
variably acquit himself with distingce.n. and
when he is bad he is profanely bad, but on oc-
casion he can ride a clnking race, and his
effort on Flinders was one of those occasions.
He was helped in part by the stable orders
given 10 O'Nen, who had the mount on Gold
Ten William Lakeland, who trains and owns
this Goldcrest FLY. was afraid she would swing
wide at the home turn, and so he instructed
O'Neil TO take his time and try to steal the rail
at this critical point ONeil did so, but de-
iayed his stretch run a split second fraction OF
time too long, and was beaten by nod on the
post.
Coy Maid, the post time favorite, evidently
exhausted her resources in attempting to steal
the race. and tired badly that at the end of
seven furlongs she was done for, and hung
only through her courage long enough to beat
Kiamesha for the small end Of the stake.
First Water added 10 his fame by winning
the eighth renewal OF the National Stallion
from eight youngsters Of a pretty shifty sort. 1t
was the manner in which he beat them rather
than what he beat that tended to increase the
esteem in which the public has held him ever
since he made his debut last month.
The Nationa! Stallion is at five furiongs on
the straight course. and in winning it this great
giant of z colt almost literally demonstrated
that he could fall down and still win. Scarcely
had the barrier gone up before he took a mis-
step, and in the crowding which invariably en-
sues when the youngsters get together on this
course he was almost knocked to his knees
- Nell got him righted, and, nothing dismayed,
he set sail for home in his great conquering
stride, and at the three-eighths pole had the
race good as won
oNel evidently thought he could take it
bit easier from this point on and was easing his
mount up when Clark Griffith came through
me CROWD with a burst of speed quite unwar-
IaAted by his last race. So Tnena ingly close
was me green jacket he carried that O'Neil had
80 - sil uo"l ana go 10 work again. At the finish
however ne had First Water pretty well in hand
ana probably could have won by a greater mar
gin than he did -i
hoInas Hitchcock, jr.'s, Vendor was the run
IeL up beating F1imnap. a newcomer running
a. inc colors Of Catesby Woodford by a length
Soin r MADDEN had formidable entry in Ner-
~ boy TIMBER and Coincidence and the trio
Souplea III the betting, closed second choice IN
1HSl water They were swallowed IN I'm the
L lu, however, although both Timber and Come
u t ran conspicuously well up for mart Of
ne ne tourney The winner was a redho. fayorita
=. iGusnout the entire period of speculation and
ID me closing quotations was at , to 3 on
. me victory of J. w. Colts Arian in III, r.
'erh2tlonal Steeplechase Handicap. at about tw,