New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-06
DELCANTA WINS THE JUMP
COY MAID GALLOPS HOME.
II Big Cro5cd at Belmont Park IN
Spite of the Poor Gard.

Until the gIor, Of October gives way to the
gloom % November and the selling platers OF
to-day become the stake horses Of the winter
tracks there Is not likely IL be an afternoon OF
more commonplace racing than that which the
westchester Racing Association offered us
patrons at Belmont Park yesterday The pro-
rnoters of bush meeting would have been
ashamed Of the card which patrons OF the sral'd
stand paid So apiece to see run OIL ITVo races
for maiden horses. one for Jockeys mat hau
never ridden more than two winners. seihhs
race for tvo-yesr-olds, the renewal Of the Hun
ter Handicap which brought out only 'Hee
fIlfes. and an overnight oonditlon race VIM"
also restricted TO three starters constituted
the official programme In spite OF inns 'is
-,tsweelz crowd was in attendance.
,,bIic trial for the Harbor Hill Cup to
:. ~-,n Cor tho first time next Thursday. the
.o- maiden three-year-old 'chasers
N. most interesting Of the day. II brought
o,,+ . field If twelve green jumpers. in which
-rs-s included the much heralded Delcanta ana
Paul Tonss-the former owned by Mr. cotton
z,s tre latter by Thomas Hitchcock. jr- Both
f <,esa horses have schooled brilliantly since
IN. s+eepIechase brigade moved to belmont
rs-s snd. in the opinion of the experts. the race
~rss rsfveen them. This opinion. moreover Waa
reflected IN the betting ring. Deicanta closing
,t II 20 10 and Paul Jones at to |.
Az Ions as the latter stood up the judgment
:. che znecnIstors was justified. In the first
o,,srtsr Of a mile he and Delcanta shook OH
,+b.iy -oranany. and for nearly turn of the mig
s.Is had It hot and heavy. A jump in the back
.x+-.+rt however. proved Paul Jones's Waterloo,
and he went down with crash. Kay was
turned head over heels and from the grand
stand IL looked as though at least three horses
either kicked him or trampled on him. AS
ir1e+tar of fact. he was only knocked out for
rronen+ and was about the paddock within an
inour. with Paul Jones out of it, Delcanta had
virtually no opposition, and won as he pleased
from The Lad and Altar OF the brave pahu
that went TO the post only half dozen nm
lSsheS The rest either refused or came choppers
So conspjcuously did Coy Maid outclass Rose
Of Dawn and Delphie, her only opponents III IN, tlle
Hunter Handicap, that the renewal of this ms
,torfc stake, which was first run IN 1ooS d'
Jerome Park, became mere traNeSty on racing:
Gov Maid waited behind Delphie to the mead or
the stretch and then came on TO easy victory.
The winner was played down from even money
TO 10 to on. Rose Of Dawn, which for some
reason had a confident following, peat the
Atheling FLY.
defeat of Captain S S. Browns Broomsttck by
Bill paly's Sailor Boy I'm a three cornered race
at a mile and a fUTlong The holder OF the
worlds record for a mile and quarter was
in majority of books no price was laid against
him at all. Sailor Bay with 1O3 pounds up ran
an amazingly good race, and after making Writ
IfalIy ali the running Won by neck from
F3rooustick The latter SWerved the moment
Martin began ride him and the distance he
lost then could not be overcome. Both Sailor
Row and Louis H. closed at twelves. Phythia
Just So. Delcanta and Coy Maid were the win
ming faVorites.