New-York tribune., 1907-10-13
UNCLE BADLY BEATEN.
MUNICTPAL FOR NE4LON.
DOrante the Medium Of Vel
Planned Coup at Belmont Park.

Uncle, me nero or the Triumph Stakes at
Brighton Beach, was badly beaten in the forty
first running of the Nursery Handicap at Bel
mont Park yesterday. In justice to the good
colt it must be said, however that he had little
chance to win, as Fort Johnson kept bear
ing out and interfering with him all through
the first half mile and the colt did not appear
TO be fairly IN his stride at any time When
hOpelessy beaten at the last furlong pole Finn
eased him up, so that he fin3shed next to last,
with only Notasulga, the ersrwhile champion Of
her age and sex, behind him. The winner
turned uD in F. A. Forsythes Dorante the ex-
rreme outsider in the betting. at 80 to / This
son Of Pessara shot out of the bunch at the last
furlong pole and won, ridden out by two lengths
from Falcada and Fair Play.
NealOn. the Suburban Handicap winner Won
the thirteenth running Of the Municipal Handi-
cap, at one mile and three-quarters beating
Good Luck, Ironsides and Miss Crawford. He
followed the pace set by Good Luck closely for
a mile and a half and then came away to win
easily by two lengths. Harry Payne Whitney's
1ronsides, the faYorite ran a disappointing race
and was beaten fun length for the place by
Good Luck. The withdrawal of SalVidere the
winner of the Brighton Cup, pobbed the race
of its chief interest. but his owner did not care
TO send him out under 122 pounds. Nealon ran
the distance in 2:5S As, a second and a fifth
behind the track record, made in the same race
last year by Dishabile.
A crowd numbering fully twenty-five thousand
persons was in attendance. and under the ideal
weather conditions the days outing appeared
TO be thoroughly enjoyed, the card was a
good one and the sport quite up 10 the standard
J. z. Widener's Coligny won the Brook Cup
Steeplechase and q leg on the coveted gold cup
valued at $2,500, which must be twice, not
necessarily in succession, TO become the prop
erty of individual. The other winners were
Lawrence 2. Daley. which got UP in the last
stride 10 beat Lad of Langdon head in the
first race; The Squire which romped home be-
fore big field in the fourth and Dolly Spanker
which the fastest mile of the meeting in
beating Master Robert and McCarter ii the last
race.
The Nursery Handicap, worth $500 to the
winner, furnished OF the greatest racing
spectacles of the season. Twelve horses went
TO the post. and they came down through the
long straight like well trained line of cavalry.
For the first half mile hardly more than two
lengths separated the first and last horse and
q spontaneous cheer went up from the big crowd
the horses fought Tor the mastery. The race
was a triumph TO the skill of the official handi-
capper Dorante, which came away TO victory
IN the last furlong, was the lightest weighted
horse in the race. He fourth in the maiden
race LAST Monday won by Masque, and was
even considered by the handicappers or the
rank and file of raCegoers. The layers did not
escape however, as he quietly played by
r A Forsythe and his friends for substantial
'fkilling.''
colt was the medium of of the best planned
coups Of recent years. The money was placed
in small amounts as rule, although George
Rose alone laid one bet OF $4,000 to 5000 SO
few were in the secret and SO we'll was the
money distributed that the price only fell from
40 10 1 10 80 TO / but a number of $40 bets were
placed at so TO 1 in various parts Of the ring.
II was estimated that the ring paid out all Of
$50 0OO on the success Of Dorante, although this
was more than Offset by the amount lost on the
other horses.
sam Hildreth sent AIeeliclk TO the post with
Uncle, and the entry was favorite at TO 1, the
price drifting back, however, from 10 5.
Spooner, backed from to I 10 10 ?. was per-
haps the best played horse in the race, but
each one had a following, as the weights were
so nicely adjusted that each one seemed to
have a reasonable chance 10 win, with the pos
sible exception of Dorante, Of which little was
known. Spooner was among those who fought
for the lead in the first half mile but he tired
under the weight in the last furlong in spite of
Miller's best efforts.
C,oligny ran one Of the best races Of his
career in winning the Brook Cup Steeplechase.
and qualified for the Champion "teeplechase next
Saturday. Donahue handled MIN without a
mistake and after laying off the pace for two
miles and a half went to the front and won
easily by four lengths from J. w. Colts Gus
Straus. an added starter. Navajo, which closed
a slight faHorite over Cogny. heavily backed
from TO l to Y TO s. finished distant third.
Garrett fell at the second jump, but Gainey, his
Jockey picked himself up unhurt Previous
winners of the Brook Cup were W. G. Hayes's
Grandpa and the Bonnie Brook Stables Altar.
McCarter proved a grievous disappointment
fn the last of the day. He was hot IA
vorite at Gdds-on, and was heavily played by
many IN effort to get out" on the day. He
was making big concessions TO his opponents
IN the matter Of weight, but it seemed none
TOO much for the horse which had run Peter
Pan TO a neck In one Of the greatest Brighton
Handicaps run and which later had wol
the Saratoga Handicap. His recent form had
also been good, but for all that he was not equal
TO the task yesterday. He had plenty of speed
and forced the fast pace for seven furlongs
only 10 capitulate when Master Robert, the
two-year-Old. challenged. The latter looked
like the winner at that point, but the erratic
Dolly Spanker came along on the outside and
won going away by length