New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-06-06
BELDAME FAILS AGAIN.
E4RNISH HER CONQUEROR
Guiding Star First Home TN inc
Bedford Stakes.

..4,,-. starters for the Suburban
,r,ea IN the mile and a sixteenth
,.,a;can at the Brooklyn Jockey Ciuo 'ou
yesterday with dismal results. The sehihs eia''
rou--v.ar-old Garnish sailoped nome an -,
-. ,.eo-. Beldanle. Alan-a-Dale. Grahiaiio
and English Lad. The race was the la''es.
,,. distance run in the course OF the GraVeseA'
- hu+ ,,st.her the time nor any happen
ing Of the contest made real excuse Aoi IL
h..,sn quartet, Bedame was at top weight anu
r,.asa Ok mounds to Garnish. She showed
oash of that speed which made her FAMOUS ias'
year and led the way for seven luriohsS VI
more In that easy, frictionless way WHICH sa'o
be- followers supreme confidence. she lFeu a.
the end however, and may have been snort
According TO some. she qualified Tor the Suoui
han but the others were not serious cohtehoers
and little light was furnished for the great race
next week.
TIL. fest of the Suburban horses came IN the
third race Of the Gravesend card. the most at
Sractave Of an uncommcnly promising Monday
4,rosramme Five horses Of the seventeen orig
snaI,y named to run were withdrawn, and
Dale fresh from the West. where ne
won fast race in his only previous start this
eesson at Louisville, was made the faForite
with Eeidarne and Graz.allo the next best,
backed In the order named.
To q fs.r start Beldame IN the middle of the
track rushed to the front il the run TO the
stewards stand. and, taking the rail- at the
paddock turn, went with the track, Garnish
then being second, with Stamping Ground eno
5Kehailen Tapped, the next in order The posi-
hons OF the leaders were the same into the back
stretch, while in the crowding on the turn
behind the first four Outcome jostled Alan-a-
Dale and carried him TO the outside. English
Lad In the mean time. dropping back to last
place. as the result Of his beginning slowly from
an outside position. None of the rear division
sver was dangerous again. Beldame galloped
In the lead until she turned fnso the stretch
Kor the run home. where Garnish went after
her. Just before the last furlong pole Beldame
began to tire and Garnish passed her with COM
parative ease and with something In hand
b. length and a. half, while Beldame. whipped
out. beat Kehailan three lengths.
For tbs single stake on the programme. the
Bedford, nominal1y the feature Of the day. six
ordinary two-year-oids ran, with n. Bennfng-
tons Guiding Star. the favorite. at odds on
Guiding Star. third TO Quorum at the lifting Of
the barrier. raced into the lead In the first fifty
yards and held command for the remainder Of
the distance. and won ridden out. Quorum
closed in the stretch. and at the last furlong
pole drove the fayorite TO the whip.
The much talked of colt Yankee Consul a
winner at Memphis made his first appearance
IN the East IN the last race, and was credited
with being the factor which caused fourteen Of
nineteen horses entered in the to be
scratched, Oaklawn, with 122 pounds, Being
among the number withdrawn. Yankee Consul
ridden by Diggins. started at odds-on, and after
trying TO run away going TO the post, amply
justified the backing by the showing he made
Diggtns seemed afraid to let the colt extend
himself when the start made, and Yankee
Consul galloped last to the far turn. where Dig
gins let him go on. Like fash he Joined his
held, and, taking the lead in the run around the
turn, romped along for the remainder of the
race and won as he pleased from Athlete.
In the steeplechase over the two and one hall