New-York tribune., 1907-06-05
ADDED STARTER WINS.
STAKE FOR BEN BAN.
Dick Sha5c Bolts in SteeplecbGae, and
NaCajo Earns Purse.

y. z. Duryea added Ben Bai. 10 the Van Cort-
lsndt Handicap at Belmont Park yesterday, and
the Ben strome horse won after an erratic flight
through the stretch, in which he swerved from
the rail to the extreme outside. He was the
outsider in the betting, at TO I. but was not
entirely neglected. as many shrewd handicap
pers backed him oven in the face Of a partcu-
larry strong play on Red River and Sir Lynne
wood
The race was the third of the spring serial
handicaps and the distance was seven furlongs.
Six Of the horses sent out as probable starters
were scratched. but with the addition of Ben
Ban six went 10 the post. Harry Payne Whit
neys Dinna Ken which heat Peter Pan in the
Carleton Stakes at Gravesend. opened favorite
al to l. but drifted back % 4 10 !, as Red
River and Sir Lynnewood attracted the bulk Of
the play The August Belmont pair, Smiling
Tom and Okenite were not neglected either,
and all in all, it was Of the best betting
races Of the meeting.
Red River raced TO the front at the start. and
made the running around the turn and into the
stretch with Sir Lynnewood and Dnna Ken in
close attendance. Just when il looked, however
as if the race would he between them the rear
guard took issue. and in a spirited drive Ben
Ban won going away, by three parts of a length.
while Smiling Tom beat his stable companion,
Okenite. head for the place.
Red River appears TO have faint heart, for
he gave it up when most was required, while
Sir Iynnewood and Dinna Ken tired after try
ing 20 run him down. Those who bet on Ben
Ban were in fear and trembling lest he might be
disqualified but while he swerved across in
front of Smiling Tom. Dinna Ken and sir
Lynnewood he did not cause any interference
The track had dried out. but the going was
dead so that fast time was out of the question.
In spite of this. however. Ben Ban ran the seven
furlongs in l: :26 Ia. The very fact that the sun
came out and overcoats We're not essential TO
comfort led to a crowd Of some eight thousand
persons going TO the track. Winning favortes
were few and far between Sir Toddington be-
ing the only one TO get to the judges in front.
w r. Griffin and his friends made substan-
iial killing with Earl G.. i'm the third race. The
colt bad shown nothing in his only start 50
that 80 10 l was posted against his chances.
He was quietly backed from this price, however
down to 10 TO l, and his followers had a chance
10 celebrate as he scrambled home in front of a
big field Of nineteen starters. Eonite and GIoTi-
Gus Betsy were the first and second choices re-
Epectively in this race, but both finished outside
the money. Eonte SWeTVed badly in the last
sixteenth, when his chances looked second to
none, and in doing so interfered with Glorious
Betsy which closing strong.
Lad of Langden was pronounced faEorite
for the first race al even money, heavily backed
from s to .. He could hardly raise a respeCta-
bic gallop however, in spite Of the fact that
Miller had the mount, and finished far back in
the ruck. Herman gaIoped in front all the
way. and won as he pleased.
George Wheelock and other big bettors backed
Flimnap for good thing in the second race,
so that Sir Toddington the natural fayorite
drifted back from 10 ) 20 S to ., at which price
the form players backed him, and forced the
price down again to 10 = He never gave them
a moments HneasinesS. as he Galloped along in
front all the way. FIimnap did not justify the
plunge and only earned third money after the
stewards bad dis uaEltiPd The Cricket, which
fcyIled him iTl the final drive.
Dick Shaw pounds the hes: in the steeple-
chase, but kept bearing out all the way, which
made il necessary for Rogan 10 pull and haul
him all over the track in an effort 10 keep him
straight. This led many to believe that the
boy was deliberately pulling the horse to pre-
vent him from winning. Dick Shaw took the
second jump from home IN the lead, but then
proceeded bolt to the outside lie might
have won even then. but he made bad landing
at the last jump. and Navajo. running straight
and true, beat him TWO lengths in a hard drive.
Sheriff Williams the fayorite. tired after max
ing most of the running.
James r. Keene's Philander. well handled by
Miller, beat Nealon three parts of a length in
the closing handicap 4 mile and quarter
i. Dugan made too much use Of the latter hv
forcing the pace and trying 10 shake off the
lightly weighted Flavigny. that Neaon had
nothing left to finish with when Philander chaI-
Ie1ged in the last furlong. Good Luck the
iukeWarm favoTite, had no excuses. Mountain
saved ground with him on the rail all the way,
but the horse did not respond I'm the stretch
Harry Payne Whitney's ArtfuI was shipped 10
kentucky yesterday TO he bred to MeddIer
while Tanya was sent back the farm and will
probably be retired for good. II. X. Knapp's
klamesha broke down in work the other day
and she. too viii De retired.
a private sweepstakes At half a mile will be
decided after the last race at Belmont Park to-
Gay for $500 cup offered by the Westminster
RACING Association number Of horses at
ht1eeh hands or under which classed as
ponies will go 10 the post. among those who
have made entries are Elliott Cowdin ir; Allan
Plnkerton' Paul J. Rainey. A. r. Hamilton H
h Nlngut and Singleton Van Schaick