New-York tribune., 1906-05-15
A DAY FOR MUD LARKS.
THREE FAVORITES WIN.
Horse, Jockey and assistant Starter
Fall Together in Heap.

7gse dyed-in-fhe-wool regulars made up the
t.st part OF the crowd at Belmont Park yester-
Az. ana while some five thousand persons went
soun TO the track they looked lost IN the big
s,slosure. A cold rain made the conditions any
sb,nc but favorable for days outing, while the
slaDpy track was responsible for many with
srawals. The racing. however was better than
,.,sht have been expected. and as three favor
,sss won and every winner had a strong follow
ing II was a profitable day for many.
me second running OF the Maiden. race for
maiden two-year-olds at five furlongs. was the
only fixture on the programme. Eleven horses
vent to the post Josephine Louise Daily was
scratched but J. c. Cooley added Belchamber.
Senator McCarren's Master Lester. with Miller
M was q strong Ravorite, backed from even
money 70 10 B. while the others ranged in
prioe rom to / Rappahannock 10 80 70 1
Little Captain Master Lester made all the run
ming. and. while he kept bearing out and ran
.ron the inside TO the outside rail. was so much
the best that he won ridden out, byAa length
from Tim o'Toole. Rappahannock, under the
whip most Of the way. was third. ten lengths
back and all out 10 beat Little Captain.
Belchamber. Elfau and Little Captain came
together at the start with so much force that
the first named turned almost a complete somer-
sault. throwing Baird. the jockey heavily 70 the
track and knocking one Of the assistant starters
down. Baird was on his feet in a jifEy, and
without waiting 70 find out whether he was hurt
ran 10 help the assistant starter who was
stretched out in the mud Neither was hurt.
however. and they came back 20 the stand in the
starters wagon.
Good Luck won the handicap. the last race Of
the day. He was a slight favorite over Or
monds's Right. with Phil Finch also strongly
played. The start was bad. as Ormonde's Right
vas practically left at the post He closed
big gap and at the last furlong pole had raced
into contending position, but the early effort
told and he was stopping at the end. Tommy
Waddell raced into q long lead IN the early part,
bUt Good Luck caught him half way down the
stretch and coming on won ridden out by
length Phil Finch made up some ground
through the last quarter and was an easy third.
Tokalon was always at odds-on in the first
race .. c. johnson and most Of the big bet
tors wagered on her chances. BedeH rated her
along behind Cressina until well into the stretch,
when he gave the mare her head and she drew
seems 20 be one OF the few Of the get of Water
cress which can run in the mud and she had
no difficulty In beating Palette, which was
played down point from 3.
Perry Belmont's Donna Elvira was the favor
ite for the second race. selling affair for two
year-olds al four and a half furlongs She did
not seem 10 lika the going and out Of the
money. Frank Lord and Russell T had bit
Ter duel all through the last furlong and Frank
Lord got up in the last jump TO win by a short
head Most persons in the stand behind the
finish thought that Russell T. had won. and the
pikers. who had backed her at 90 to !, turned
away sadly disappointed when Frank Lords
number went up.
John A. Drake's wes was an odds-on favorite
for the fifth race, but Rye. second choice. raced
him into submission around the upper turn and
Won ridden out by three or four lengths. King
Cole vas badly outrun in the early part Of the
race. being some fifteen lengths out Of it In
the run up the backstretch. He settled down
strong but all he could accomplish was to beat
AmbeTjack for third money.