The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-14
BELMONT WINS THREE RACES.
BLANDY CAPTURESTHEWITHERS
HEAVILY BACKED.

T1Dtoe Takes the Fashion STAKE ~ ana Cross
ways Scores 1t Lang Odds-Nhltney
Memorial steepiechase 6Oes 20 Good
ana Plenty After Great Contest
Splendid racing. which was marked By
three distinct triumphs for August Bel
monts horses and by one OF the best steepls-
ohases ever run over a metropolitan cross
| country course served 70 send 80, 600 persons
away from Belmont Park yesterday after
noon In most enthusiastic mood The day
was threatening, yet the crowd came early
and the olubhor5o was thronEed with society
Automobi's covered the lawns and tallyho
coaches pulled up ne ar the trackside where
the passengers from the city could view the
sport In solid comfort. Had the weather
been more favorable IL u probable that the
crowd, great as IL was. would have taxed
the ample accommodations 10 the limit. as
racing IL still enjoying the boom with which
the sport was ushered In this spring at AQue-
duct
Mr. Belmont was the recipient Of many
hearty congratulations upon the success OF
Blandy. Tiptoe and CrossWsys who carried
his well known scarlet and maroon snks to
victory. BlRndy. a son Of HAstin gs-BelindA.
won the historic Withers Stakes. Tiptoe. a
daughter Of Hastings-Tarpeia. was victorious
In the Fashion Stakes. while Crossways. q
ally by octagon-Lucy Gross. afforded
ANhuAAo huIpIlHG NhGn HhN Iooh hnG hEGohA
race At odds Of 2S to /.
The Withers. for three-year-olds. one mile,
was robbed Of some Of ita attrBctiveness by
the scratching Of james X. Keene's Bysonby
and Wild Mint Trainer James Rove eI-
planned his action by saying that he knew
Wild Mint could not run In the soft going
while he was not sure that sysonby would
not fare well. either. % rather than tale
chances both colts were withdrawn early.
Sydney Paget's Cairngorm and Fred Burlsvs
MiRraine were also scratched, which re-
duced the field 10 three starter BlAndy
vas a trem ondously backed favorite. ham
mered down 70 20 10, while John Z. Mad
denis Hot Shot and r. T. Wilson. Jr.'s, Spark
Ling Star both receded. The start was poor
Blandy getting much the best OF II, While
Hot Shot was apparently caught unavares
O'Neill, however, rushed tho Madden colt up
into second place. where he manned TO the
end, Blandy standing a long drive from
Willie Davis and winning by two lengths IN
the slow time Of iat is. Hot Shot had a
similar advantage over Sparkling Star.
Tiptoe. a 10 1 shot. made the bulk Of the
running In the Fashion Stakes. for two year
old lilies. four and q half furlonEs. Odom !
had the mount and went 20 the whip at
the final furlong pole as John +. NAdden's |
Comedienne who closed equal favorite With /
William IRkelAnd's Cousin Eva, vas gaining |
rapidly At that point. Tiptoe showed much !
gsmeness. however. and captured the stakes |
in q rather easy style by q length and a half |
in o547-S. COmedieune was second, ave |
lengths before r. H. McCAIter Potter's Belle |
OF Pequest, who was played down to sevens. !
James X. Keene's PythA. by Horoscope
Hope On. was fourth. with the rest strung |
out, badly beaten.
Crossvays was ridden by q Stable boy |
named KermGth, who put up = 50 lsndId finish. /
The Octagon hlly spTeadeagled the others, !
but she was under q heavy drive at the end .
TO beat Speedway. to 1. BY lenFth ia loI. /
The start killed the chances q Phyllis A, The .
being a. rood as left AZ the post. Tony Astes |
Miss Point . 20 to hhot vas third. eight
The whitney Memorial steepIsch Lss from
a racing standpoint was ths most sensa-
tionHl event Of the DAY. There were, nine
Cotton's Game Cock ZEN Al the very last
Jump. The crowd baclSet T. Hitch o tx. Jr.'s,
lust now, OF the boards, the closing quotation
being 70 10. Flying Buttress was the secoqd
sseGd'S .5 5ST to n. S 70 aNss nDd
number Of cross country enthusiasts, mounted,
went 70 the middle Of the infied 70 see the
and remained together for nearly half ths
distance. which vas about two and hiI
showed In front, with Coed and PLENTY and
Game Cock following elAsely and the rest not
They took the Jumps easfly and race
Coming around the far turn fer the last tine
Ray took Good and PlSnty TO the trent amid
a Mild demonstration on the nat the IA
Vortc beGan 20 tire; bat ray put him under
gelding responded with remarkable sourAge.
steadily With FiyinE Bqtt1,ss = the flds's'
stand Was approached, but the task Was
too great for Good and Plenty, stu under
punishment. won BY q length and a bali In
Gas rs. Flyihg Buttress had four lengths
over Msckey DIVER; 20 70 I. Who took third
money nom Artan by a neck
The Columbia Stable = GrazAIlo ran rrpat
-ace In the handicap at a mile and three
81 Eteonths He picked VI i2e pounds and
After showing the way from the start he
stood a fierce drive from Hildebrand long
enough 70 win By half a length from Ostrich.
10 whom he gave twelve pounds. In 304.
Sraziallo was third choice at - 20 5, while
Ostrich was q recedtng fsvorite a. twos.
Rlsht Royal. a three-yesr.old, who was the
vas The inost heavily backed horse IN the
ace his odds dropping from 70 TO II 20 :.
Dot he could do DO better than third. length
IL =. Whitney's Comet, a colt by Hamburg
Hypoorita. was p pronounced favorite In the
upward, ak and half fIrlonRs. but be re-
,sived a sound beating. Billy Roche. backed
Town 70 hvee made a Eallant rush through !
ne last quarter. under Burns's vigorous
idinF. and won by three lengths from Grand
Duchess 20 1. The latter beat JackEtah, |
70 % !, by q half q length. -Four fayOritss
we're defeated. as ysusL The summaries:
1RsT RAc.
Por maiden thrvr yesr -olds and upward: 70 carry
80 pounds eooo' Sddsd: IA and q half furlDngs |
main track