Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-19
TALENT TRIMS BOOKIES
AT BELMONT PARK

NEW YORK, October 19.-The talent
treated the hookmakers at Belmont Park
yesterday to a severe scorching by means
of the success of five favorites and a
second choice The only beaten faVorite
was H. p. Whitney's B-ookdale Nymph
backed down to 8 to 5. She started In
the Fordham lightweight handicap at sew
en- furlongs, main track, and picking uI
1879 pounds she set fast pace to the last
furlong pole. There 1t was that II. B
Duryea's Ben Ban, to ], closed gamely
and under hard drive. at the same time
bearing out. he won by a neck in 1.25 Is
Brookdale Nymph hung on well and took
the place from Kentucky Beau, to 1, by
two lengths. Jack Atkin. 4 to l. was a
length back.
s. c. H1ldreth's Uncle, a prohibitive IA
vorte at 2 to s, picked up 125 pounds in
the fourth event. for two-yea--olds six
furlongs straight. and just tincanned out
In front from start to finish. winning in
a. romp by half dozen lengths in liz
3-5. Lawrence p. DAILY 6 to !, had no
trouble in taking the place from John
Sanford's Onatassa, coupled with Fulton
vile, at II to /, by two lengths.
Lane Allen, II to 10 favorite, made all
the pace in the handicap at a mile and a
half and won easily by a length and a
half IN 2.35. Prince Ching, 10 to /, ran a
good race and finished second, a length
and a half in front of Lord Stanhope, Z
to 2. ]. F. Donohue, backed down to 16
to 5, quit after going a mile.
Fine Ride by Sumter.
Sam Emerys good two-year-old Master
Robert, I to 8 favorite. got a fine ride
from Sumter in the sixth race. for all
ages at a mile and or.e-sixteenth. for he
closed in the stretch and under a sharp
drive beat r. T. Wilson. jr.'s. Alteration,
to l, by half length in 1.45. two f1fths
of a second slower than the worlds rec
ord. James r. Keene's Gretna Green,
backed down to 10 8. led for nearly a
mile, but quit, as usual, and finished third
two lengths back.
Frank ]. Farrell's Wave Crest. backed
from to to 10. showed his heels to
the others in the second race. for two
year-olds, six and one-half fur.ongs,
straightaway, and won on the bit by three
lengths In ] 20 %. Frederick Johnson
Obert backed from 100 to 60, ran second
a length before Bridge Whist, 10 to 1.
Black Mary, to 2, and Jane Swift, to
l, burned up lot Of coin.
There was a great finish in the opening
event for platers, at mile. St. Valentine
13 to favorite, got the verdict by a
nose. with Crafty, to 1, beating Yada, so
to 1. by a head. A blanket would have
covered the three jockeys at the wire
Rappahannock, 80 to /. who was fourth,
is worth remembering. Quinn Brady. 16
to 5. had early speed, but stopped. The
time was 1.4O. Sumter rode two winners
in clever style. The attendance was
about 1900.
The Summaries.
First race. one mile-St. Valentine. 100 tSum-
teri. to 2. won; Crafty. 81 (McCarthy), 7 to 1,
second; Yada 100 Buxton, 20 to l. third. Time
40. Rappahannock, Standover. Quinn Brady
Iyanhoc. Samuel H. Harris. Frank Lubbock
Robador, East End. Shenandoah and Lachesi also
ran.
Wavecrest. SS (Butxon), 6 to 8. won; ebert GG
McCarthy). 30 to /, second: Bridge Whist 9S
tMusgrave,, IL to l, third. Time, 20 20. Sena-
tor Barrett, Black Mary, Jane Swift Biskra Sir
Galahad and Scallop also ran.
Third race. one mile-Iane Allen. 124 Dugan)
even. won; Prince Ching. 90 Musgrave) to /,
second; Lord stanhope 102 Finn) s to /. third.
Time, 2'5 J. +. Donohue. D'Arkle and Antic-
iIa ton also ran.
Fourth race. two-year-olds; six furlongs-Uncle
125 CIiller). TO 8. won: Lawrence p Daley,
100 (NicoD. to /. second: Onatassa 1O5 (Aic-
Daniel. 10 to l. third. Time. lib 3-5. Earl
G., Fultonville, f. NJ. Fry Batsman, Admins
trator and Throckmorton also
Fifth race, seven furlongs-Ben Ban. 119
Dugan,, to 1, second; Kentucky Beau, 120
Miller,. TO ]. third. Time. 20 10 Jack
Atkn, Orphan Lad. Far West and Okenite also
ran.
Sixth race. one and one siyt eenth miles-Master
Robert. sc Sumter. 6 to g. won: Alteration. So
Duganl, to ], second; Gretna Green, 95 (Mc-
Carthyl. to ]. third. Time, 1.45. Littleton