The Washington herald., 1906-10-10
HAYES HAS HARD FALL
Grandpa. 0dds-On Choice in
SteeplechaSe, Falls.
FOUR FAVORITES IN FRONT
CORTLAND smith Brings OIerOsO
Home Second 20 Yama Christy
in SteepIechase-BeIIe of Pepuest
Wins stake-BackeFS Have n Lucky
Day at Belmont Park.

New York, Oct. 9.-Four favorites were
successful at Belmont Park to-day, and
the other two winners were also well
backed It began to rain heavily after
the steeplechase, and the track was soon
turned into a sea of sloppy mud. A fea-
tuTe was the COTinthian open 5teeple-
chase handicap, at about two miles and a
half, in which gentleman riders had the
mounts. Grandpa, ridden by his owner,
W. c. Hayes, after being backed of the
boards at 7 to 10, fell at the first jump,
Mr.. Hayes being knocked senseless. AZ
ter that the race was between the Bon
ME Brook Stables Yama Christy, TO p
and Charles Pliers Dick Roberts, 10 10 J,
until the latter took a tumble on the
back stretch. Then Yama Christy, with
Mr.. Devereux up. went on to the easiest
kind of victory by fifteen lengths. with
the Hampton Stables OlerosO. - to J.
second Pure Pepper, TO /. refused the
last jump, but Mr.. Page rode him back
to the obstacle ana took third money.
The race was run IN BIAS
The FairvieW stakes. at a mile and a
sixteenth, for three-yeaT Olds. was only
"A gallop for r. H. McCarter Potter s
Belle Of Pequest, to :, favorite. Leonard
Joe Hayman. backed down 10 & 10 !.
showed form reversal by taking the
place length and a half I'm front OF
Athlete. The race was run IN 1.47 Is.
Summaries of Events.
FIRST RACE-Selling: for three-year-olds and up-
ward one mile. Samuel H. Harris lH fCrimminsl,
10 J. won: John Lyle. s5 (Garnerl. % !. sec
ond; Chimney Sweep. I0l Hmnerl. 70 J. third.
Time. 80 2-5. Columbia Girl. DekabeT. Bivouac.
Daruma Mntia Boating Bridge, Annctta Lady,
Baron Usher, Crestfallen. R0badOr. Quinn Brady.
and Grcviua also ran
SECOND RACE-The Corinthian Open Steeple-
chase Handicap; fer fouryear-olds and upward
about two and One-haif miles. Yama Christie. ia
NIr. DeTercIXl, g 70 . won; Oleruso lf6 iAir. &.
smith. % 10 l. second: Pure Pepper 10 fNr.
Pagel 20 l. third Time 5.fs. Grandpa and
1 DiCk Roberts also ran.
THIRD RACE-For maiden -vo-year-olds, FIVE
and One-h3n fuTlnngs, straight course. Smiling
/ TCm l07 Homer, 20 5 Won; Rollicking Girl l04
4Ieyersl SO - J. second sIss Spooner. I08 Grim
Minis. % 20 J. third. No time taken. Royal Ben.
Marriage Bauns, Rsppaharnock. Linnepe. Gold
{ Circle Landsman. Lad a Langden, Village King
I Harry Gardner SGada. Coble skill. Manila Com
I pact. ani Prisoner also ran
FOURTH RACE-The Faifyiew Selling. for three
I year-olds; one and one-si1tecuth miles. Belle of
request, 50 &C. Ross. 10 5. won; L. j. Hayman.
lo3 lEnglandeTi. 90 J. second Athlete. JOS Gill
lerl, TO /. third. Time, Ia Is Nemesis and
Stole also ran
FIFTH RACE-seTine. for tvo-yoar-oIds: six and
one-han furloHEs. straight Baring0 l6 OW
Knapp, 20 8. won, Auimus 81 lHornerj 5 20 J.
second; Rifeman 2 iBusseu. % TO J. third.
Time. Il3 f5 Roswell. Umbrella. Kilochan.
Sailor Girl, Belcast, Black Mate and Round Dance
also ran.
SIXTH RACE-Haudicap. for three-year-olds and
upward, one uLe. GraUple 1T rS- avn. II 70 TO-
Won, OrleI, g lAlilicri. 20 p second Pater los
e.. Ross, Is 20 J. third. Time, $50 35 Red
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