The San Francisco call., 1906-05-29
BLANDY INJURED
in STAKE RACE
Belmont's Good Horse Is
Badly Bumped by
Grapple.
Inquisitor Leads Out
Tokalon, the Brooklyn
Handicap Winner.

NEW YORK. May 2S.-August Belmont
met with good and bad turf fortune today
at Belmont PARK track. He won two
races with his horses Tip Toe and oke-
mite. but his best racer Blandy. was
badly beaten in the Cosmopolitan Stakes
and was injured in the bargain. Inquisi-
tor won the race in a driving finish, beat
ing Tokalon. the Brooklyn Handicap win
ner.
Blandy was by far the best in the race
and but for.the accident would have won.
While running down the back stretch in
fourth position with his head high in the
air Grapple suddenly cut across him.
Grappe was not clear of Blandy when
he tried TO take the rail position from
him and as he crossed in front his hip
struck Blandy's mouth. Belmont's horse
was cut and one of his teeth was knocked
out.
This interference caused Blandy to lose
ct least a length. He dropped to last
place. Jones. his rider, rallied him quick
ly and the horse responded so fast that
he soon raced up to the leaders and
swung into the stretch on even terms
with Inquisitor and TokaIon. The eff
fort proved too much for him. however,
and at the finish he was fifth, although
not beaten more than a length and a
half for the race.
Tip Toe fairly reveled in the mud and
made all the running in the first race
and beat First Premium by two lengths
Okenite made a show of his opponents
in the Laureate Stakes and romped home
winner by three lengths.
The general observance of Memorial
day as a public holiday, combined with
i,l,1 l-s- -
lotted to Belmont Park instead of Graves
end. makes it certain that the largest at
tendance of the year will be at the new
course on Wednesday afternoon. There
will be a surprise in official quarters il
all records are not surpassed.
Gravesend Parks capacity is 81. 900
while Belmont Park can accommodate
5000 racegoers without uncomfortable
cEowding. For this reason more thar
any other the shift in racing dates oc.
CURED. Because of the constantly in
creasing popularity of Memorial day
with the racing crowd Gravesend was
becoming from year to year less able
TO take care of the throngs desiring tc
witness the days sport
The Belmont, a gallop of a mile and
three furlongs for three-year- -olds, will
be the piece de resistance of the card
With a guaranteed value of $3.50 it is
race that no owner can afford to over
/ look. The distance is one particularly
popular with the racing folk, who grow
weary of the interminable round o.
sprint events. in which stamina count.
! for little compared with barrier luck
Only good game horse can win at thi,
/ distance in May. The Belmont roster
/ reads like a condensed history of tn,
/ turfs best three-year-olds in the las
thirty-nine years. Summary:
First race, six furlongs, main course
! Tiptoe won, First Premium second, Pate
/ third Time, 1:l9 3-5.
Second race, four and a half furlongs
straight course-Water Pearl won, Roya
Breeze second. Woodwitch third Time
! "a
Third race, the Laureate stakes. fv,
/ furlongs. straight-Okenite won Georg,
/ s. Davis second, Sir Toddington third
Time, SO.
Fourth race. the Cosmopolitan hsndicap
one and a sixteenth miles-Inquisitor won
( Tokalon second, Grapple third. Time
LAY 2-5
+ Fifth race, steeplechase, about two an,
half miles-Paim Room won Mamie T
/ second, Phantom third. Time, 6:03
Sixth race, one and an eighth miles
Go Between won, Ostrich second, Palette
third Time. 1:54 AS.