The sun., 1907-04-03
BELMONT TAKES TWO RACES.
OKENIIE AND QUEENS SOUVENIR
CtRRY ms COLORS 10 VICTORY.
Both Heavily Backed FayOrItes. Ridden ny
y. johnson Jupiter and Rocket score
~ Long Odds Workman Enjoys .
GalIOp-Warnlng Wins for BIn DAILY.

NAsHtNGrON. April ? August Belmonts
c,Iur. we're twice carried TO victory at Ben
nlugs to-day. His three-year-Old Okeaite.
a,to favorite, was triumphant in the open
Ing event. a handicap at FIVE furlongs. while
ma twO-year imported Ally Queens
Souvenir. another first choice at 0 to 5. sue
,-,ded In the second event. a dash OF four
aud half furlongs. The fact that Okenite
made the pace in the Bennings Handicap
.ur five iGrlOngs was considered sufficient
warrant for installing him the choice over
oxford. the top weight, who went up in the
odds 20 II to 6. !. johnson had the leg up
on Okenite. who responded gamely in the
hDmestretch and who won in a drive by a
length and a half in IO2 3-5. Oxford, who
took the place. seemed to be in need of work.
As IL was he had no trouble in beating
Platoon. a good thing backed from 20 down
10 u. by FIVE lengths. Platoon had a lot Of
early speed but was evidently short.
queen s Souvenir won her race by head
She showed much gameness under a drive
and landed big money for the talent. But
the Columbia Stables Lady Isabel, 5 to l.
might have beaten the Belmont Ally IL Gold
stein had pnt up a more vigorous finish.
Iour lengths back A. ID. PARIS Giles, to .
took third money by a head from John G.
Sladden's Dead Gone. , to I. who led for
more than three furlOngs. only to back up.
he race was run in 056 3-5
mere was AnOtner very close nnish in the
third race. for platers, four years old and
upward. SIX and a half furlouRs. when Noun
tain IN hard drive got G. C. Halls Jupiter,
u to shot, home first. a head in front OF
Bowling Bridge. who closed an equal favorite
with Nlarksman at 0 10 and beat the latter
nr half a dozen lengths. Lone Hand got
y,av IRON the post flying. but ohucked il up
90 the stretch, The time was ! % As.
Rocket 20 to shot. won the steepleChase,
lar maiden fOur-year-olds and upward at
about miles HE muph the hest
won in a gallop by four lengths j. W Colts
l,sstrats, TO 10, favOrite. looked the winner
Gp 10 the last furlong pole. but stopped
Iakiug the place from W l.. Maupin'A Judge
White, l3 to .. by FIVE lengths The latter
VAS played down from to and beat Pierre
Lorlard's Mooksie by length. Rockets
time was 4l3.
The fifth race. for platers, at seven flirlonRs
was only gallop for II, Angarola's Workman
rounded down TO 3 to S. Hs made all of the
psce and Iiadtke had him breezing at the
wire. where he beat Azelina, n TO S, by Ave
lengths lvanhoe, 8 to I, was fifteen lenRth hS
back The time was :28 as
Father Bill DAILY won his first race OF the
voar with Warning in the last event, a selling
and lot OF smart bettors backed him from
l5 down tO6 lie was ridden by Liebert and
made a show Of the others. taking the track
~ the outset and rOmpinG home three lengths
20 the good in i43 as Turbulence, Is to 10
fsyorite, who was slow to begin, breeZed into
M" place eight lengths before Nellie Racine.
,"cAcd down TO TO ? Three favorites got
Mountain did the best work in the saddle
he weather was cold and the crowd was
confined to the regulars The track was dry
aud fast. The summaries: