New-York tribune., 1905-06-12


The most conspicuous exceptions are Beldame'
Proper English Lad and Adbell. Because OF her
victory over Cairngorm and Major DaingerfeId IN
the Standard Stakes last Thursday Beldafne' II
she starts will probably be made favorite. her
race while not exactly brilliant. was impressive
n, showing in a measure a return to the form
which made her year ago one of the most Won
derful the present generation or turI patrons
had ever seen Her performance lacked the dash
and spirit that were such pronounced features Of
her racing last season. but she showed that she
could be rated successfully and that it was not
necessary to give her her head and her own way
10 win AS she the mile and a quarter over a
bad track in 2:0 35. and with only one pound less
an excellent one from time standpoint. In the
ta mt her in prime condition. and ever since she
won it her name has Pee9 more oG G than t5a
of any other candidate
proner which won handicap at a mile and
entv wards on Thursday in 1:4s As over track
that was not fast also redeemed himself in the
ewes of a public that had not thoroughly recovered
RronkIyn and he already has large and confident
Following He took the measure of his company in
If the hopes of The Picket lay entirely his
nerformapce in a handicap at one and one-fourth
miles nearly every would eliminate him from
the problem The horse. however. had not started
since last year. and in the mean time he has had
troubles of his own. first with a foot and later
with his Jaw. Carrou EelQ aonhtIed lHaI ne was
astonished and disappointed over his performance.
but il is still his intention to start him Thurs
day. Much the same excuses can be made for
Irish Lad which The Picket conquered in the
Brooklyn of a year ago. with the additional apol-
ogy that the track he ran over in his race last
week was far from his liking, and so bad. in
fact that his trainer would have withdrawn him
could he have done Fame's little day IS as
brief for the racehorsc for the human hero, and
this fact will probably be borne out in the lack Of
esteem in which these two champions OF a summer
ago will be held by the unsentimental speculating
public Suburban Day. In the minds OF the a
jority, Proper will have no difficulty in disposing
OF these old turf warriors The race which English
Lad ran on Thursday. when he finished third 10
Red Knight and Go Between IN the fastest mile
and quarter ever run at GraVesend. has also
the Suburban. After being almost left at the post,
ne through his field. and at the end catch
ing the leaders fast With III pounds he has two
pounds Thursday than he carried in the
handicap last week
The performance of Oiseau IN the Broadway
Stakes was bad to be true. and few believe
that this handsome three-year-old has deterio-
rated from his last years form his performance
a week from Saturday would seem to Indicate
When adjusting the weights for the handicap Mr.
Vosburgh held him in great esteem Sysonby
and placed I0s pounds on each. If MIR. Brady de-
ciles to start him he will Undoubtedly give mora
satisfactory account of himself than he did in the
broadway. Neither Alan-a-Dale nor Graziallo has
shown anything In his public performances TO
proved sorry disappointments Alan-a-Dale hr-
fshed far back in the ruck in his last start, and
GraziaIio also swallowed up
Unless Jimmie Rowe gives Delhi race TO tone
him up between and Thursday. the public