New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-24
THE JUMP A TRAVESTY.
FIVE START, TWO FINISH.
Some Ground and Lofty TumbImg
-O1ford'S Good Race.

The racing at Belmont Park Yesterday was
rather dull and coIorless in spite Of the fact
that two new records were established and that
the renewal Of the Jockey Club weight for age
race brought about heads apart finish be-
tween the Arst and second choices. The fields
for most of the contests were not large. and
were not redeemed by any conspicuous display
Of quality.
The fifth running of the Meadow Brook
Hunters Steeplechase, the other stake feature
Of the programme. resulted in a sorry travestv
on the sport, and Of the five so-calIed qualified
hunters mat made I'D the field only two sur
vived the journey OF about two miles and 4 half
Although the ground and lofty tumbling OF
those that were numbered among the missing
81 the finish was OF spectacular sort it scarcely
rewarded those who expected to see a jumping
race.
James McLaughlins gray colt Oxford won the
Jockey Cub weight for age race from Dolly
sDsnker' the post time favorite by the shortest
Of heads. and ran the mile and a furlonz in
LOS 1-o-excellent time, considering the condi-
ton OF the going at Belmont Park It was one
and fifth seconds faster than the best previous
time for the distance. Oxford was coupled in
the betting with Pasadena. and at one time In
the speculation the pair ruled equal favorite
with Dolly Spanker. In the closing market
however the Kingston gelding was preferred
and was sent 10 the post at Is to 10
Oxford had the benefit of one of Lucien Lyne's
best efforts, and was distinctly better off in the
way Of pilot than was the favorite ridden nv
Travers The gray colt had all his speed with
him, and went through the backstretch with his
head in Lyne's lap. In the stretch bowevar
Dolly Span1er forced him to straighten # out.
and he was doing his best at the finish to keep
II IN front Could TraveEs have nada his run 2
little earlier. his mount probably woul1 have
overhauled Oxford and received the decision
Right Royal was the runner UP.
The steeplechase feature went to Patagonian
3 four year-old colt owned by ]. E. Widerer al
most py default Few believed that he could
have beaten Red, White and Blue had not the
latter been crowded into the wing of the last
jump by Snuff and gone down in a heap Previ-
GUS to this accident both Pious and Merry Mo-
left only Snuff to oppose the winner Mr.. Page
had the leg up the latter and when it came
10 the final drive he was not able to finish with
OBrien, and was beaten off decisively. Pious
wes ridden by T. Ambrose Clark. while the geld
ings owner had the leg up on Snuff, which runs
IN the name OF Z. ). Stevens but is owned in part
by Mr.. Page The Judge Morrow gelding was a
pronounced favorite. Neither Mr. Clark nor
ODOnnell, who rode Merry Moments was hurt
but Pending was less fortunate. on Red, White
and Blue. and had to be taken from the field in
ar ambulance. He recovered consciousness
later, and IL was said he in no danger al
though badly shaken up
J. c. Yaeger substituted W. Knapp for his
6NSE Jockey, t1ilQeDrand, on LeOnldaS IN a h3ndl-
cap OF one and one-eighth miles on the Belmont
course, and the youngster succeeded far better
than has his high priced contemporary in keep
ing the colt out in front. After the first six
tenth had been run neither Ostrich, Adben nor
Flyback, the other three starters, could ever get
10 him. and he hung on long enough to beat
Ostrich q length. He was in receipt of weight
from ali three but his Improvement over sis last
race was too marked to be pleasing. Ostrich
took the place from Adben Not a faVorite
throughout the afternoon succeeded in catching
the eye Of the judges.