The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-21
$4,000 PURSE
LANDED BY AyLAS
Thos. Hitchcock IRIS Horse
Wins Annual Champion
Steeple Chase.
Nv Publishers Press.


Belmont Race Track, Oct. 90
Hylas, the aged son of Meddler- Forget,
owned by Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., land
ed the $4,000 annual Champion stee
pie chase, over the three-and-a- half
mile course here this afternoon and in
cidentally demonstrated that he is,
with the exception of Good and Plen-
ty, also in the Hitchcock stables,
the best horse over a distance OF
ground thru the field in America. In
cidentally by defeating John M. P,
the gelding son Of Britannia, imported
by H. Nee. Brown, owner of the
Brownleigh Park stable, especially to
win this race, Hylas showed that he
ranks with the best in the world, in
asmuch as the distinguished Outlander
was the favorite for this year Grand
National at Liverpool and only came
to grief when leading his field in the
last half mile.
In the race today John NJ. P. went
out as tho he was quarter horse, and
by the time the third jump was
reached he was twenty lengths in the
lead. He was jumping faultlessly, but
when he reached the Liverpool, oppo-
site the field stand, he promptly re-
fused. Stone took him back and sent
him on after the field and he took the
jump He then had speed enough to
go to the front and led once around
the course when he tired and was
pulled up, failing to complete the long
distance: In the meantime 3e, Nat TIA Ray !
the field, while Altar and Coligny
went on and chased the English horse.
Ray started his run with Hylas as they
started the last mile, and the big bay
stuck manfully to his work, picking
up ground with every stride. 1t ap-
peared, however, as tho the others were
too far ahead and Hylas looked to be
hopelessly out of it. Altar and Colig-
ny took the last jump, neck and neck
Ray was not to be denied, and riding
like demon he fairly forced Hylas to
do his best and just got up in time to
nose out Coligny for the long end Of
the purse. It was hard race for Col
igny to lose, as had Donohue not been
so tired from his early exertions and
thus unable to help his horse at all, he
might have won, altho Hylas was the
stronger Of the two at the finish Hy-
las and his rider received an ovation
as they returned to the stand, but
had to be assisted back to the jockey s
quarters.
The race was run over a soggy track
as the result of the rain which has
Lasted c9sn ont since yesterday
breaking performance of Roseben,
which had been planned for today, was
early declared off
The Belmont autumn weight for age
\ race, one of the other features of the
\ card, was won by Andrew Miller s
Running Water, which just nosed out
Barney Schrieber's Nealon.
In the White Plains handicap
August Belmont Okenite simply tow
roped a bunch Of the best 2-year-olds
of the year, and won as he pleased.
This was the last day of the Bel
mont Park meeting, and the racing
public was very glad to get away.
The fact that the proprietors Of the
track ape the English style Of running
which is the opposite of the American
and forced most of the short races tc
be run over a straight away, thus rob
bling the public of a chance to see the
contests, has caused much feeling
among racegoers, and this was well in
Dictated by the attendance today
which was less than 10000, altho three
big stake races were down for deci
sion.
Today's winners were Walls, Hylas
Okenite, Beauclair, Running Water
and Miss Crawford.