New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-16
FAVORLTES IN FRONT.
STAKE FOR ELLA O'NEIL.
Go Bet5cccn Beats TOkalOn, but Both
Qualify for the Brooklyn.

Form, as represented by winning favorites,
was at premium at Belmont Park yesterday,
as five first choices won. This made up in part,
perhaps, for q days racing that had little or
nothing TO recommend it, With three races
down the straight, a one-sided steeplechase
and an event in which jockeys who had
never ridden a winner performed best they
could, the programme anything but at
tractive. The weather, which, one dis
gruntled racegoer put it, is harder to dope out"
than the horses, was also against a full enjoy
rnent Of the sport. 1t cold and raw, while
a regular Scotch mist drifted in under the grand
stand and made 1t next to impossible to distin-
guish the colors IN the first three races until the
horses were coming into the last furlong.
The handicap, at a mile and a furlong, was
cut to pieces and only four horses started. Go
Between, winner of the Suburban Handicap last
year. and Tokalon, which earned fame in the
Brooklyn Handicap last season, met at even
weights, according 10 the scale. in what amount
ed 10 a public trial for the Brooklyn Handicap
Monday. The Quail and Alpemarchen were
the other starters. Go Between was the favor
ite, at 6 10 ,. but Tokalon also attracted strong
support. The Quail went back in the betting to
i to l. but at this price was quietly played by
those who knew that he had worked particu-
larly well for John E. Madden.
running up the backstretch and around the turn.
with Tokalon second and Go Between third. The
first named hung longer than usual and was
still in front at the last furlong pole. At the
last sixteenth pole, however, Go Between and
Tokalon challenged. and coming away fought It
out TO the end. The mare hung in the last few
strides. and Go Between won going away by
three parts of a length in the fast time, consid-
ering the conditions. OF 1852 As. The Quail
could hardly raise respectable gallop, and was
far back all the way.
The Bouquet Stakes for two-year-olds at Ave
furlongs was the fixture on the programme. Ella
O'Neill. the lukewarm favorite forced the pace.
with Laughing Eyes in close company. and
won rather cleverly by half length sanguine
wight have won If Lloyd had been able to keep
him straight. He had No. l position at the
post, but kept bearing out all the way and
finished on the extreme outside, TO be beaten a
head for third money by Masks and Faces
James r Keenes Sepoy made a show Of his
field in the second race. q dash for two-year-
olds at four and one-half furlongs. He won
galloping by three lengths in the fast time of
% seconds, which eQualled the track record
made by Oran last June. He is q good looking
chestnut gelding by St Leonards-Nautch Girl
and his performance yesterday was impressive
enough TO indicate that he may be one of the
good two-year-olds Of the year Seymour
Beutler, named after Bob Pinkerton's right
hand man, was heavily played by those who
knew that he had outworked Banyah. his stable
companion. He finished respectable second
and stood long drive in game fashion
I. ). Martin made his first appearance Of
the year in the steeplechase and IL looks count
Tor anything he IS likely TO play an important
part In the cross country fixtures for which he
is eligible. 1t was only a good exercise gallon
for him TO beat Sheriff Williams and Sir iris
tan yesterday. He did not jump as cIeanly as
might have been expected. and seems to take
on too close, but he is safe Jumper and this