Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-06
BELMONT PARK RACES.
Four Favorites and Second Choice
Rewarded the Betters.

When the last race had been run yester'
day at Belmont Park there was demon
stratIon seldom seen on race track Thou
sands leaped into the air, yelling like In
dians and then rushed madly to the betting
ring to cash unexpected wagers on F'atner
Bill Days despised Sailor Boy. maiden,
who had taken the measure Of 8. s. Browns
Broomssick in slashing finish by half
length The distance was mile and FUR
long with Broomstick, carrying l23 POUNDS,
a prohibitive favorite at to II. The crowd
could not bet on him at such price, SO
small bets were placed on each Of the two
other starters. Sailor Boy and Louis H.,
who were quoted at Il to 1. Burns rode
Sailor Boy, and as soon as the gate went
up he took the rail and set a fast pace.
Martin kept Broomstick trailing In last
place to the head of the stretch. where he
finally made him run. He got up to Sailor
Boy with a quick rush. but as soon as the
Daily colt felt the whip he spurted and as
sumed the lead again. Then Martin went
to the whip in desperation. but the Ben
Brush horse began to swerve until he had
crossed over near the outer rail- Those
who had bet on Sailor Boy were crying out
In a frenzy as Burns continued to use the
whip, and when the Daily colt passed the
Judges stand in front pandemonium broke
loose s. s. Rowland, one OF the stewards,
promptly asked Martin what his riding IN
structions had been and why Broomstick
had swerved. 1t is possible that there may
be an investigation. although 1t was the
prevailing opinion that Martin was VIC
tim of overconfidence. sailor BOY steppeo
the distance in l.o2
The Kenilworth Stables Coy Maid, a Ito
10 fayorite, won the Hunter handicap, Tor
three-year-old FLIES. at mile II was
only gallop for her and she ran over Del
phie the early pacemaker, when Knapp let
her down, and came home with three
lengths to spare in 1.39 1-5. II. B. Dur
yeas Rose of Dawn, II to TO- was second
four lengths before Delphie.
Apprentice riders had the mounts in the
first race, seven furlongs, on main track,
and little Garner scored with Just SO, Z
to-l~favorite. who nailed King Pepper, Ito
2. at the last furlong pole and beat him
easily by four lengths in 126 10, new
track record. King Pepper had six lengths
over Jack McKeon, 103-to-1 shot, with
Jetsam half length back. The start was
bad Embarrassment being as good as left.
In a farcical steeplechase for maiden
three-year-olds, about two miles. Mr.. Cot
tons Delcanta. 11-to-i0 favorite. fenced
dozen lengths In 4.O4. The Lad. 10 TO I,
and Altar. IS to 1, got the places. L.
Hitchcock. jr.'s Paul Jones. second choice.
and three others fell. while two more re-
fused
H. p Whitney's, much-talk-of Van
guard. though he had never started. opened
3-to-5 favorfte in the third race. fo-
maiden two-year-olds, six furlongs.
sfraightaway. but he went up to even
money. and to to 8 In some OF the books.
Shaw had the mount and landed the Whit
ney colt in third place. ]. L. McSinnis
Isawsonian, s to /, made all the running.
ON the other hand. but at the end he was
under drive TO beat the rapidly gaining
Content. Q to ]. by half q length The time
was LIS 1-6.
The Afth event. for two-yeAr-oics. SIX rur-
longs, was easy for Pythia. 11-to-S favorite.
who was always the leader and had SIX
lsngths 0ver Cary. to 1. when the wire
length away. The race was run In liz 1-1.
-Four favoFitso and second choice won.