New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-23
GENTLEMEN JOCKEY RACE
OILY II WINS THE CUP,
mfr. Ezrcrt of British Embassq Rides
a We'll Judged Rcce.

Tbs last three days OF the westchester Rae
ing Associations spring meeting began with a
0ood deal Of rattle at Belmont Park yester-
day afternoon and If the pace is sustained there
should be some exhilarating racing between now
and the running of the Brooklyn Handicap on
Thursday. The attendance was surprisingly
large for q concededly off day.
The renewal OF the Amateur Cup, one of the
features which the association annually puts
on for the exploitation OF the skill OF the gentle
men Jockeys, undoubtedly accounted for the in
crease in the clubhouse patronage The field
for the Van Cortlandt Handicap, the other stake
attraction. possessed sufficient quality to justify
the crowds in the less exclusive enclosures. In
addition TO these fixtures there was a steeple-
chase handicap on the programme and q con-
test through the field can always be counted
on to bring out the occasional racegoer.
The Amateur Cup. which is a lightweight SELL
sng race at q mile the main course, served
mir Ewart. a member Of the British Embassy,
admirably as a medium for displaying his ability
as q race rider, and tended to confirm the high
opinion the critics had formed of him after his
ride at Bennings last spring on Port Arthur
Queen Belle. a four-year- old FLY, owned by the
Chelsea Stable made Mr.. Jones, her rider, ap-
pear reasonably ridiculous and wholly conspicu-
Gus by taking the bit in her teeth and carrying
him three times around the huge circle in a
giddy whirl. The railbirds were callous enough
10 whisper one to the other that Queen Belle
had been helped but while this may have
been merely one of their rude jokes ii is a fact
that the Queen was full of enthusiasm-medi-
Gated or otherwise-and that nothing short of a
steam windlass could have stopped her until
she down.
II was an especially unfortunate affair for
AT. Jones, as the picture he made swinging to
ha FRAY fll1-c
long was reeled off was not a heroic one and
made him the recipient Of much unfeeIing advice
as he hurried by the stands. AS matter of
fact he is excellent amateur rider and
demonstrated it last fail when he won race
similar TO the Amateur Cup at Pimlico When
his mount was finally stopped Mr.. Jones did not
despair, but brought here up to the barrier and
broke with his field as compIacently as though
that was the way he always prefaced his efforts
IN q race
The field for the cup was made up of eight
rather Indifferent platers with w NJ. SchefteTs
orly II. on which MI Ewart had the mount
pounds the best and incidentally a red hot IA
ForIts She had little difficulty In winning by
almost a half-dozen lengths from Arrahgowan,
ridden by Mr.. Orenn. Mr. Ewart has quite aban-
doned the methods Of his countrymen, and rides
more like Yankee than DO the Yankee them
selves. He uses a pronouncedly short stirrup and
sits crouched over his horses withers like an
enlarged edition Of Tod" Sloan. He has a
snug seat, withal and he showed that he WA
not deficient in a knowledge of pace by the wav
IN which he rated Orly II. behind the pace and
made his run after Upton and Probe had raced
themselves 10 a standstiu
The start, possibly not all Mr.. Cassidy's fault.
was not good one, and both Masternan and
W. B. Fasig lost whatever chance they may have
had then and there
The Van Cortlandr at seven furlongs, was won
~ McLaughlin's gray colt Oxford in 1925 %.
which creates a new record for the distance
over this course 1t is the first time the colt
mas run TO the form he gave promise Of earlier
IN the spring. and his victory was due largely
70 the ride he received from Lucien Lyme 1t
was as good his last effort on him was bad
t1e lost no ground, got his mount away from the
b1-IleI promptly, and placing him where he
wanted him made his in the stretch, over
NaulnS both Cairngorm and Sparkling Star