New-York tribune., 1906-07-03
HAMBURG BELLE ROMPS
pF4TS HALIFAX EASILY.
61rer CrOms0eU at Last Graduated
from the Maiden Class.

r.n,turs Belle made her first appearance OF the
.eon al Sheepshead Bay yesterday in the mis-
- Equality Stakes. Under the conditions she
- n az lO5 pounds. while the three-year-old Hall
- nsa 10 shoulder ils pounds. conceding her 10
-v,ss according 20 the scale. Riamesha. Dainty
- tradition were scratched and the surprise was
sss Alex Shields should send his good sprinter out
!. a, hattie under such handicap. Fancy Bird
- eSded TO earn the 500 third money. II was
~ question of Hamburg Belle being 1T and
- sc proved 10 be. as after following the pace
--,5s by Halifax TO the turn for home, she came
cav in impressive style and won easea up 70 a
,rnd gaIIop in l:Seb. She was prohbitiva price
= the betting. Halifax in spite Of sfe fact that he
s 20 all appearances weighted out OF g. attracted
!, surprisingly strong play and backed from
a. 70 Is 10 s. Fancy Bird was quoted at 100 70 /.
Hamburg Belle looked rather high IN flesh, but
~ wonderful ease with which she raced by Hall
az AZ the end OF six furlongs indicated clearly
,ssi she was quite ready for her best effort From
s,E on there are few horses IN training that can
axe Eberties with her at mile at which dis
,s,oe she always shows 20 best advantage. Those
-so had hoped for a worlds record were disap-
rel1ted. as Miller eased her up when he had Hall
fax safely beaten. II looks. however, as IL
Hamburg Belle was capable Of setting a new
worlds mark for one mile over the fast track at
sh.eDshead Bay.
TInners we're quite hard 20 find as usual yes
tsriay and Hamburg Belle and Jaunty were the
rnly pronounced favorites 20 win. although Ian
cssfFian closed equal choice with Sampson and
leila IN the last race. Far West won the first race
uBtol. He has been showing speed in races over
distance. but the for n players could not figure
rim to beat Keator and Rye over sprinting dis
tance He raced Sir Russell into submission, how
ever al the head of the stretch had plenty left
70 withstand Rye's determined challenge through
The last furlong Keator the lukewarm favorite,
aas pinched of az the start and had 20 run round
his field He worked his way into contending
position turning for home. but the effort told and
be was stopping all through the last furlong.
Oliver Cromwell was at last graduated from the
maiden class in the second race, at a mile and
fmiOng. He has been racing in good and bad COM
pany for three years without being able to earn
brackets and it had begun to look as IL he would
never get by the judges in front. He showed such
an utter lack OF speed in his last two races that he
hsd few friends yesterday when in with lot of
cheap maidens and went 20 the post at 4 10 l.
Make Witt and McKittrldge were preferred and
-ent 10 the post equal favorites at 5 to . Oliver
Cromwell was far back in the early part and looked
hopslsssly beaten in the run up the backstretch
but he was IN running mood. and catching the
raosmskers at the last furlong pole came away
and won easily by three lengths. Make Witt and
EeKittridge we're Of badly, and the former In
particular all but left at the post Little Curd
then rushed him along so fast to make up HIS
lest ground that he had little left to finish with,
and, further. shut of in the stretch at crit
iral moment
Another surprise came in the third race. when
Fountainhlue. the odds-on favorite, was soundly
beaten He had little chance with the start, but
toF all that hardly ran up 20 expectation. The
winner turned up in Botanist. at 10 20 I. which
made all the running. and IN a mild drive by
length from Aiisgivings and Royal Breeze.
Jaunty won the two-year-old selling race, fifth
On the card and LancastTian beat a cheap field in
handicap az one mile and a half on the turf.