New-York tribune., 1905-06-25
IDEFEAT FOR BELDAME.
zGrLE HER CONQUEROR.
Security First in Great 1'70t q" q
Brilliant Head Finish.

a., ..,,. Reldame that was 20.
claimed a heroine less than TWO "e
opeen OF the turf that had regaiheo he' 49,
,,,. b.t,le-went down to defeat yes
+.rdav st sheepshead Bay that was as iso
o.. her victory in the Suburban mad peeh 'p
aid And the sporting public, that III INC NJ
., the sentimental holds it's turf ohShipion -
sncb i6olarrous worship. cheereo 'he
ro,dop,a with hysterical JOY, threw mats III .i,e
'etNo ...~o+sd In every known fashion
&C, !, felt in the dethronemens Oh i''
- colt with little right except ms u
,,.ba5 breeding to be included IN the sam
80, nth Reldsme had stripped her Vi ne
,,r.ls made her last great victory uitioi'
oil this iov had been inspired because nie" va" ".
lev odds in the ring had mace II possi' =.
,,orev ON the colt and virtuaii5 iIiipo
win II on Beldame. Seldom mas 'Heie ,,t
,,,ora enIightenlng illustration OF e
&C onnosed to racerack greed tnah 'ha' %
yesterday. when Captain Brown Aen .o,<
sns the money of a vast majority VI ~ o.,
holiday throng-because the oous ..s che
dame were virtually prohioiti'e-
fame of its favorfte -ees and
.,upidfty on racetrack the i'i
the most nine times in ten ,,s,v
=, ,,,,.,t of those who were seh"'
l--,s,,sd IN see a thoroughbred that hao "0.
,,e,y brilliant races as this spiehuiU
,,f octagon-BelIa Donna strike hef 0oio -,
t,bat August Belmont had not alliio
,,~diately after her victory IN 'ho
-. :. ,r+endsd TO retire her at once cohteh'
Nth ,he glory she had brought 10 MS e'-~
ysbe was only one of three starters III 'iio
:..a,,,a1 os the rich Advance Stakes at one ana
shree-eighths miles, and there can De no apoie.
either because of the condition of the uacA'
or
contest was run
,-h .6v,nca is a weight for age race, and ali
,he starters met on even terms. The track, $40"
snd dead from the rain of the day before was
sunposed to be to her advantage. ana SO 1ar DIS
.he running of the race was concerned sile iiOC
only received the best that ONeil is capaple ol
giving but in his anxiety TO overcome oeieal
he saw staring him in the face he actualy
shouldered his opponent so roughly out Oh ms
way that she probably would have oeen ols-
qualified had she reached the deciding post first
The Columbia Stables Graziallo was the only
other starter and he was entered after Dolly
epanker Migrane and Gamara had been with
drawn So Internationally did the stake seem
TO be at Beldame's mercy that the ring posted
the prohibitive odds Of to / on, and the Satur-
dav '.punters" had to look elsewhere in order
TO crafty their sporting tendencies. BY a SIM
pie process Of elimination they arrived at Agile
the three-y -year-od son Of Sir Dixon-Alpena
Being Sir Dixon. he was likely to go better
tn the mud and form he appeared prefera-
bile to Grazallo. He was backed down from .
To TO 13 TO D. Graziallo, because OF supposed
IL fast work was also supported, and went TO
tbe post at so TO l. after opening ten points
higher. He never was remote factor in the
II bacan,e apparent at once that Martin, who
to X
ing the pace on Beldame, and when they passed
She grandstand she was leading but obviously
s,,nder restraint Around the turns and through
the backstretch she waited out in front-ai
the crowd thought-waiting for some to take ex
ception to her leadership. Before the las1
quarter pole was reached Martin went to work
and at the stretch turn was on even terms with
Beldame, and IT at this point that O'Nei
seemed to try to forestaH defeat by deliberately
shouldering the colt out of his course He sc
far succeeded to throw Agile temporarily Out
of his stride, but he gathered himself almost
instantly and had the by the ears from
that point on The colt had to be ridden out
desperately to get his head home in front. but
his triumph not measured much by
inches by the fact that he had outrun and
outgamed the filly after overcoming difficulties
that did not confront her.
The time for the 2:20 4-5-with the
mile and a quarter in 20S and the last mile
in /: :43 As. II will be seen from this fractional
time that the mare could not have been beaten
had she been the same old Beldame There were
many inclined 10 attribute her defeat to the fact
that ONeil appeared to choke all the running
out Of her, but TO others she seemed to be only