New-York tribune., 1907-05-12
SURPRISES In RACING
SMOKER WINS JUVENILE.
Good and Plenty Beaten IN Race
THROUGH the Field.

Sur7riFes Of a bewildering nature kept some
twenty thousand persons keyed up high pitch
at Belmont Park yesterday. F. r. Hitchcock's
Smoker improved about fifteen lengths HIS first
start on Thursday and won the historic Juvenile
Stakes. Thomas Hitchcock. jr.s, Good and Plenty,
the greatest timber topper ever developed. perhaps
IN This country, defeat in the steeplechase
while = 3 Duryea's Ben Ban and Pantoufe. the
two outsiders. fought It out in the Toboggan Han
dicap with the choices trailing along in the
The sun shone out bright and clear but il did
not begin TO temper A blustery March wind which
blew across the infeld into the grandstand and
made overcoats and furs necessary for even cold
comfort The track was heavy. and the conditions
were anything but favorable for racing for an
afternoon in the open air. In spite of this the
crowd unusually big one The field IN
closure might have held few more. but II didn't
look so from the srandstand. while the smart set
turned out in bigger numbers than the
opening day. and made the clubhouse lawn look
Ike an open fair fate The hurting set was par
ticularly well represented as Good and Plenty
carded TO start and this attraction in itself
Two things contributed 10 the defeat of Good
and Pienty-ack Of pace and a bad stumble while
rounding the home turn. This brilliant jumper,
which the Whitney Memorial and Grand Ma
tonal steeplechases last year and which has only
once before met defeat in his long through
the field looked in perfect condition in the paddock
previous TO the race Hundreds of and many
women went out to see him saddle, and only
words of praise were heard for the big. strapping
bay. Mr. Hitchcock expressed confidence in his
ability TO win. and said that far as could be
judged he was sOunder than he had been in two
years his bad leg had yielded 10 treatment.
He was a hot favorite odds-on in the ring
closed at TO in spite OF 4 strong play Coligny
and Realm. the Widener entry Jesse Lewisohn,
James G. Brady and many others sent in good
sized commissions on Mr.. Hitchcock's jumper, and
his eventual defeat came as q distinct shock.
Good and Plenty, natural rater. forced
make his own pace, as the jockeys on the other
three starters saw fit TO pull in behind him. leaving
Ray no option In the matter. The big horse fenced
IN his usual bold way and everything appeared to
be going smoothly until rounding the last turn.
when he stepped in a bad spot in the turf and
foundered along for several strides if he had
broken down. Cogny, which had been well up.
racedfby him and took command in a dozen jumps
and although Good and Plenty fought on TO the
end he could not make up the lost ground and was
sore but cooled out nicely and barring accidents
may redeem himself in the Whitney Memorial
Steepiechase later on.
Sanguine and Alauda, coupled as the R. T Will
son. jr entry, We're odds-on favorites for the
Juvenile Stakes, which first run old Jerome
Park in 1874. Dorante and Orihamb were added
starters. and the latter attracted strong play
the strength of q fast workout and backed
from 10 TO TO l. The others We're more or less
neglected although August Belmont's Raymond
named after OF his sons. held firm around I
and 10 /. z. r. Hitchcock's Smoker. royalty |
bred colt by Yankee-smoke. drifted back 10 Is 70 l.
as Sanguine had beaten him some fifteen lengths
on the opening day Of the meeting.
Smoker was another horse Yesterday however as
Radtke kept him wei mp in the early part and
brought him away the end win by a length
from Sanguine and AlaUda. Orihamb. the early
pacemaker stopped as if he needed race
OF the eighteen horses named for the Toboggan
Handicap az six furlongs twelve were scratched
including Roseben DeAiund and Gioriaer. winner
Of the Metropolitan Handlc1p This left only six
10 60 OF these Halifax was played for a killing
and Red Rver att2ac the blS Of Ti5e fb DsT 1bs
dc not go 70 Halifax. Ben Ban at % to and
Fantouffe at 30 to 7ere practically friendess, but
once more the uncertainties OF racing shown
as they fought out the finish. with Ben Ban win
ming in hard drive by three parts of a length
Halifax his good behavior and made the
early running in co7apanv with Ped Riwer and
Pantoufie He gave IL up in the most unaCcount-
able way, however. at the end Of half "A mile, and
took up the running, but he too. capitulated at
the last furlong pole and Ben Ban. closing strong
on the outside. earned the rich prize. McCarter
was prominent Tor half mile. but did relish
being carried along 50 fast and sWeTved badly un-
DER pressure
The other winners were Saracinesca Wave
little demand that he drifted back from S to 5
10 2 TO IN the betting. He closed lukewarm IA
bulk Of the play. The latter raced by Saracinesca
rounding the turn as II he would romp home, but
hung in the last furlong. and the Orsini colt
away 10 easy victory. Wave Crest had 70 be
hard ridden 70 wear down King Cobalt IN the sec
nnd race, but responded in gamest fashion and |
gives promise Of developing into A good colt The |
racing ended when Shenandoah gct up In the last
stride TO beat Tony Bonero a head In a furious |
drive, IN which Azelina and Masaneilo also figured
the nnish or the second to question him about
what appeared TO be some rough work King Co |
bait. His explanation was satisfactory, however,
as it was borne out by the patrol judges Just
the barrier released King Cobalt swerved and
almost knocked Youthful to his knees.