New-York tribune., 1906-05-19
A STAKE FOR SECURITY
GRAPPLE BUNS SECOND.
metropolitan Handicap Winner
Beaten IN the NeSc Rochelle.

sam Hildreth's Security won the New Rocnelle
Handicap az Belmont Park yesterday, leading a
,nan field home, which included Grapple' the
Metropolitan Handicap winner. and Inquisitor.
which won his last three starts, including the
afontagus Stakes. the weight for age race at
Jamaica Tommy Burns had the mount on
,seouritv and getting the erratic colt of in his
stride, made all the running and won in a mild
lrave by length The colt showed decided i'm
rrovement over his last race, when he was
beaten by Rebo.
Seven horses went TO the post for this race.
with Inquisitor slight favorite over Grapple.
The last named was at top weight Of those
which started, with 11S pounds. and there
seezned 10 be a disposition to play around him.
rs after opening at Z to 5, he drifted back TO
5 TO 2 He had a lukewarm following at this
price but a large wager by his owner was con-
spicuous by its absence.
Grapple ran a good at the weights, and
but for some little interference at the head of
the stretch. when he thrown out of his
stride. might have forced Security out AS it
was he was an easy second, two lengths before
August Belmonts Blandy Inquisitor did not
have the speed he has shown in his recent races
He was badly outrun in the first part. and while
he saved two three lengths the rail coming
into the stretch and was in a contending posi-
tiOn at the last furlong pole hung again at the
end Blandy was running strong through the
last fuTlong and is plainly rounding into his best
form.
The heat in the city served to attract an extra
big Friday crowd TO the track. It was uncom-
sortably warm there, however, unless one was
content 10 sit at the top of the stand TO get
cooling breeze from the west. Only two favor
ties won, but every winner we'll backed by
q favored few, even TO Saghalien. which won the
third race at IS to !, backed down from 80 to /.
fr0n T1o1v,7
Iiptoe finished second. She was a pronounced
1avorite for the first race the strength Of her
good effort in the Toboggan Handicap last Sat
urday. Pantoufle. which beat her at Jamaica
however. again proved the best. The Ben Brush
hlly. after making the early pace, fought it out
with Ilpfoe through the stretch, and outgamed
her in the last sixteenth. O'Neill had the mount
on Tiptoe. and did not handle her to the best
advantage. After being shut OF in the first few
strides he raced her up to Pantoufle too quickly
and allowed the last named TO carry him wide all
through the stretch
Saracinesca, which was heavily played to beat
De Mund last Saturday, had little trouble in
winning the second race for maiden two-year-
olds. He was an odds-on favorite. and making
ilne pace 10 SUIT hlmSeif won as he pleased.
'Eusebio. backed from so to 1 TO 30 10 /, showed
decided Improvement over his first two starts
and was easily second best.
Those in the know prOfited well by Saghaliens
victory in the third race. In her only previous
start at Belmont Park she a consistent
Hast all the way. but yesterday she was so much
the best that Sewell was easing her up in the
last hundred yards, to win by four lengths
Athens and Anna May, the first and second
choices. respectively. finished second and third
15arbary Belle, a good looking flly by Water
cTess- -Barbary Maid. strongly supported in
this race and backed from 10 to ! to TO l. 1t
was her first start. and she did not seem 10 know
what was required of her. She was far back
all the way
BrOadcloth won his third consecutive victory
OF the season in the fifth race, and seems to be
handicap horse parading as a selling platter
He raced Comedienne into submission around
the turn, and had plenty left to stall of Rye's
determined challenge at the end. Bulls Eve
which formerly ran under the name OF Sandy
D., was graduated from the maiden class in the
last race. Rose Of Gold did not run back to
her good race with Belmere, and was an indif-
1erent third