New-York tribune., 1906-10-18
CHOICES B0WLED OVER
LONG SHOTS HOLD REVEL.
Sensational Time Hang Up an Three
Races at Belmont Park.

long shots held revel at Belmont Park yester-
day, and one surprise followed another in such
quick and startling succession that the form
players were fairly gaspng for breath on the
way home from the track. Six well played fa-
vorites soundly beaten. and form was at
such discount that the day will not soon be
forgotten by those who base their opinion on the
figures. Voorhees,. at 20 to 1; Cressina, at 30
10 i: Kentucky Beau, at II to /; wes at 80 to /;
Orphan Lad. at TO 1, and woodsman, at Is to
], were the winners OF their respective races.
The beaten favorftes were Kiamesha. at 8 to
/: Ginette at ] to 6; w. H. Daniel at even
money; Grapple. at to 10; Guild. at to l. and
Holscher. at to 5. Grapple suffered from
rather weak ride at the hands of Shaw. but no
excuses could be offered for the others. and so
far could be judged they were beaten on their
merits
Some sensational time was again in order. as
the track was lightning fast and the horses were
aided in their run through the stretch by half
a gale OF wind Vorhees made worlds record
for six and one-half furlongs down the straight
course. as he ran the distance in III 10. as
against the old mark of rs, made by Mandarin
last May Woodsman, a discredited maiden,
made new track record for a mile and a hair
of 2:33 3-5, supplanting the old record OF 2;3o,
held by Ostrich. Wes ran a mile in l:3I 3D.
which was within one-1fth of a second OF the
worlds record, held Jointly by Kiamesha and
Dick welles. while Kentucky Beau raced seven
furlongs in 1:23 4-5 which was only fifth OF
a second behind the track record for seven fur
longs straightaway. made by Perverse in winning
the came race last year.
OF all the surprises yesterday the victory OF
Kentucky Beau, in the Champagne Stakes, was
perhaps the hardest to explain. He was beaten
of in the Nursery Handicap last Saturday by
W. H. Daniel the even money favorite yes
terday. and others, and his sudden improve
ment must be put down another evidence
of the chengeable and mysterious form Of the
two-yesr-olds this year. He interfered
with just after the barrier was released in the
Nursery Handicap. but could never improve
his position when Strengthened out, so that IT
eeerns hard TO reconcile the two races.
Kentucky Beau different horse yester-
day, and after racing head and head with
". II. Daniel most of the way and being al
most crowded against the outside rail, came
away to win rather cleveriy by full length.
". H. Daniel had all his speed. but his courage
seemed TO fail when put to the test or else
the distance too far. He had no trouble
in saving the place. however from James R.
Keene's Ballot which. after being slow to settle
in his stride. closed strong and beat Dinna Ken
for third money. The last named was an
added starter and heavily played by those
who knew that he had worked a mile for the
race in 1:40. He failed to run up TO his work.
however. and was hanging badly through the
last furlong.
The Champagne Stakes. with an added money
value of $1,000. is one of the most coveted fxt-
ures OF the season as 1t is supposed to stanp
the seal OF greatness-snd has, for that matter
on many winners. Kentucky Beau won yes-
terday like high class colt, and one worthy
OF a place among the best, but he has shown
himself to be such an inconsistent fellow that
ne has failed to earn a high place in the good
opinion of racing folk. II was not the first
somersault
There were only four starters in the New Ro
chehe stakes at one mile. with Grapple the
Metropolitan Handicap winner a strong odds-on
iaVo1te Security had some following at II TO <
end Ed Ball was played at 10 l. but wes
which has been showing speed i'm all his races
put stopping was totally neglected at 30 10 /
Security and Ed. Ball raced each other into ex-
Nhlch mad been placed for a change came on
and won rather easily in the fast time Of
l;5f 30 Shaw turned Grapple loose when all
too late and finished second. In irving 10 Iav
OFF the pace he took his mount back SO far that
II was impossible to make up the lost ground in
the stretch "
year was a staggering blow for those who ac-
cepted TO 4 to pick up some easy money The
play was strong enough to force her price down
10 L 10 D. 1t was case however of taking q
trip 10 the well once too often, and after win
ming something like ten straight races she was
forced 10 strike her colors to Cressina despised
outsider, al 80 TO l. Ginette is a small mare
and her hard with Dolly Spanker two or
three days probably dued the edge of her
speed. Cressina raced head head with
Ginette around the turn and we'll down the
stretch, when she drew away 10 win by a length
or more. Optician out on the backstretch
and lost so much ground that any chance he had
ruined.
Newton Bennington and his friends made
killing with Voorhees, in the first race. He was
hacked from 20 TO ! 10 20 TO J. and after racing
head and head with Frank Lord over every foot
OF the journey, proved the gamer at the end and
won by short head. Behind him, among
others, were such good sprnters as Kiamesha
Prince Hamburg and Comedienne.
After Orphan Lad had beaten Gid In the
nth race the fnal surprise Of the day came
when Woodsman, the extreme outsider in the
five-horse field, with stable boy up. won the
mile and half handicap, beating Cairngorm and
Hoicher. the Brighton Cup winner. among
Others.