New-York tribune., 1906-05-12
HANDICAP STARS LOSE
n STAKE FOR BELlIERE.
John n. Drake Wins Tzco Races
7Citb Reb0 and PreteRsion.

Down at the end Of the programme at Bel
mont Park yesterday was a handicap for three
year-olds and upward at mile and six
teenth in which were three or four horses at
least which have made turf history in the past
and are quite likely to again figure in the cias-
sic and historic stakes to be decided later on.
These were The Picket, which beat Irish Lad
head for Brooklyn Handicap; Proper, which
was ranked as one of the best handicap horses
in training last year; Agile. the conQueror of
Beldame and Derby winner. and Rapid Water,
the Rapallo ive-year-old. There were six others
in the field. including Go Between. Eugenia
Burch, Pretension, Logistilla, Black Prince and
Sailor Boy.
The field was of Suburban Handicap quality
and the was a good one. although IL hardly
came up to its promise John A. brakes Pre-
tension won. with Go Between second and Logis-
tilla third, while the stars Of the field came
struggling home soundly beaten The Picket
was the post time favorite. strongly backed from
to / to to ?. He was in good position in the
up the backstretch and around the turn but
failed to respond when Lyme called on him in
the stretch. He looked rather high in flesh, and
while he had worked well he probably needed
race to put him edge. Proper. which followed
the pace closely for six furlongs. stopped in the
most unaccountable way, as he is noted stretch
runner. He, too. probably needed race to
way and Eugenia Burch could not raise re-
spectacle gallop.
Pretension had following hard TO explain, in
view OF his last two races. He had weight off
yesterday, and Miller put up instead of
little Garner on the theory that the horse would
not run kindly for the youngster The change
worked wonders. as Pretension had plenty OF
speed, and going to the front in the first quar-
ter, made all his own running, and had enough
left to Withstand Go Betweena usual bulldog
like rush IN the stretch LogistiIIa beat her
stable companion. Rapid Water, for third money
The Larchmont Stakes, for -year-old
maidens at time the entry, was the fixture on the
programme. Twelve horses went to the post,
with the highly tried King Henry, an added
starter, the favorlte at II to g. played down
from to /. When it came to racing, he was in
the ruck all the way and showed little indica-
ton or being the good horse his strong following
seemed TO indicate. Bellmere, which ran third in
the Futurity last year, was graduated from the
malden ranks. ONeill got him off in front and
kept him there to the end although he had to
ride him out to win by three parts of a length
from Rose OF Gold. Red Eye followed the pace
closely and was good third. James r. Keene's
Oyama. another added starter, broke slowly
and could never improve his position.
John A. Drake started three horses and won two
races. Ed Ball was plunged on in the first race
ana went 10 the post odds-on favorite but
he tired after showing a world of early speed
ana was beaten head for third money. Rebo
and PretensiOn, however, won for him. Rebo
taking the fifth race at one mile and winning
much as he pleased. AucaSsin had a strong fol-
lowing in the race won by Rebo, but after fol-
lowing the pace closely for seven furlongs he
quit incontinently and pulled up a bad last
Water Dog might have won this race with any
thing like even break He was practically
left at the post but raced up into a contendine
position. and fighting il out at the end with
ConsuelO ii and RobadOr for the place
The other winners were NcCarter a good
looking colt by Knight of the Thistle which
won the second race at the lucrative price of
10 to /; Blue Dale. Jimmie McCormick's con-
sistent little two -year-old platter. which won the
fourth by a head from Senator McCarren's
Master Lester, and Bill Phillips which galloped
home an easy winner in the first race.