Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03
BELMONT PARK RACES.
Four Favorites and a Second Choice
Rewarded the Betters.

High-class racing over track that was
lightning fast. and under the most favor
able weather conditions. marked the OPEN
Inc, of the fall meeting OF the Westminster
Racing Association at Belmont Park yes
terday. The many improvements for the
public's comfort, including the railroad IA
clities. made the outing particularly en-
joyable for crowd that numbered all OF
$1,000 persona
Harry Payne Whitney's coiors were fash
ed to victory in both divisions of the sew
enth Matron stakes. for two-year-olds, six
furlongs. Burgomaster, the champion colt
of the year. was easily the winner Of the
second race. which was for colts and geld
ings. He picked up 124 pounds and. coupled
with BattIeaxe at to 20. just romped down
the straightaway course. covering the six
furlongs in 1121-5 and finishing two and
a half lengths before H NJ. Zieglers Pen
rhynS II 10 l. who under the whip took
the place by half a length from Battleaxe.
reverse, daughter OF MeddlerMelba.
hence a full sister to Stalwart. won the FLY
division, run as the third race. She
coupled with Commune. to 5. and. after
making all the running was ridden out to
beat James r. Keene's Early and Often.
10 to /, by a length. Perverse incidentally
broke the track record when she hung up
Ii As. The Keene flly had six lengths
over Andrew Miller's Duenna. 30 to l. who
E. w. JEWELS Bedouin. who closed an
equal favorite with James r. Keene's Won
iromp was triumphant In the historic
Jerome handicap, for three year-olds. one
mile and fve-sixteenths. Won Tromp went
to the front at the outset but after half a
mile had been covered st. Bellane, played
down to Z to i. dashed through the
rail and proceeded to show the way until
wei into the homestretch. Won Tromp ran
out and backed up. Then Shaw went TO
work with Bedouin. who ran over st. Bel
lane at his ease and won easily by two
lengths. He also hung up worlds record
for the distance, 2.10 3-5. St. Bellane had
a dozen lengths over Won Tromp.
The first race, AT mile. a fierce
struggle from the start between two old
campaigners. The Huguenot. u to 1. and
King Pepper, to l. They took turns at
making the pace, and in the long run own
the stretch they were so close together
that the result was in doubt right up 10
the wire, where The Huguenot won by
nose in LAO. King Pepper had a length
over John A. brakes Wyeth, 20 to shot.
who was not backed by his owner Bronze
Wing and Belindian were close up, but the
favorite, Arsenal, was badly beaten after
being backed down from fves to IS to ).
Disobedient even money favorite, expert
enced no trouble in capturing the fifth race
for two-year-olds. six and half furlongs
on main course. Martin kept him in re-
straint until the last furlong pole was
reached. when he ran over Frank Farrelrs
Arklirta, 10 to i. and won by two lengths
in 10 AS, a new track record Arklirta
stood a drive and kept the place from Sgd
ney Paget's Kinleydale, to /, by nose.
Sly Ben was length back.
The sport wound up with q rousing finish
between August Belmoht's Lord of the
Vale, to l, and S. s. Browns Broomstick.
to 5. The race was for three-year-olds
and upward. mile and a furIong and
in the last few jumps Broomstick was gain
ing so rapidly that many who saw the
finish at an angle believed that he had won.
But the official verdict gave the race to Mr..
Belmonts horse. who ran the distance in
1.51 So. new figures for the track. Broom
stick was two lengths in front of Preten-
sion, to 2 Four fayorites and a second
choice rewarded the talents loyalty