New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
PAYS HIGH FOR COLT.
THEN SEES HIN WIN
Montgomery, Bought for $4,000,
ROmpS Home IN Stake.


Just before the horses went 10 the post for
the Jockey Club Weight for Age race at one
mile and furlong, at Belmont Park yesterday
Frank Brown. acting for Emil Herr. approached
F A. Forsythe in the paddock and asked him
10 put 3 price on Montgomery, which was carded
70 start. Mr.. Forsythe hesltated for a moment,
and then said $4,000, and after some further
talk the good three-year-old changed hands at
that price a few moments later Herr had the
satisfaction Of seeing Montgomery romp home
in front, beating Go Between. the Suburban
Handicap winner last year: Jack Atkin. an
added starter; Dan Buhre and w. H. Carey.
Montgomery was favorite for the stake at 4
10 3 and Herr sent in a good sized commission
and won hack at least half the purchase price.
and perhaps more. The race was worth $3.50.
which also helped toward paying for the horse.
Montgomery is a well furnished chestnut
colt ay Pessara-NIontGomery Cooper. and is
well engaged in many rich fixtures during the
season. including The Suburban Handicap. the
Advance Stakes. the Commonwealth Handicap
and the Annual Champion Stakes. He has shown
repeatedly that he likes distance. and has a
big heart. and in all probability he will easily
repay and make money for his new owner
Montgomery won the Crescent City Derby at
New Orleans last winter, end only q few days
ago proved his class by conceding thirteen
pounds 10 Paumonock and winning after meet
Ing with some early interference.
Last fall the Mckenzie brothers. Of Toronto,
had the refusal Of Montgomery for $4,000, but
finally bought his stable companion. Tourenne,
for the same price. aG Montgomery had
crooked foot, or as horsemeE say, was parrot
toed. The selection OF Tourenne instead Of
Montgomery was unfortunate for the Mckenzie
brothers bat was particularly fortunate for
NJ Forsythe. a few days aEO Matte Corbett
offered $17,Jo0 for Montgomery, but the offer
was refused.
in the race yesterday Radtke, who had the
mount on Montgomery. waited behind Jack At
kin until Strengthened out for home when the
colt quickly took command and, coming away,
won easily by four lengths from Go Between.
The latter which was played for a killing"
from Z to ] to / TO !. ran one of his best races,
but never seriously threatened the winner. Jack
Atkin which has been racing over spTinting
distances tired at the end of seven furlongs, but
had no trouble I'm earning third money. w. II.
Carey fioundered in the going and badly
outrun all the way. Montgomery in the
colors Of Mr.. Forsythe. Radtke did not have
time 10 make a change after the sale was
completed
i vas a cold. gloomy day at Belmont Park
and the track was wet and sloppy. The footing
underneath was frn. however. and Montgomery
ran the mile and furloIg tn The fast time of
l:53. A fair sized crowd vas IN attendance
and those who braved the uniavoraoIe conditions
hsd little 10 complain of, as four favorites and
two second choices won.
James r. Xeene's Frizette. the odds-on favor
i:e for the Gaety Stakes for twO-year-old fllies
was soundiy beaten She kept up for half
mile. but swer-ed under punishment and
stopped under the weight in the last sixteenth.
August Belmont's Half Sovereign backed from
10 ! 70 ) TO /, won driving by a length from
Notasulga, which ran one Of her usual consist
Pau J. Rainey's De Mund was the other
favorite meet defeat. He was a starter in
the first race. and onca more was heavily PLAYED
IN spite Of the fact that he has not wen race
this year. He biufed along IN 'front.' for FIVE fur
longs and then. after trying 20 run out at the
stretch turR, stepped almost TO a walk and nm
ished 4 bad last, beaten even by St. Valentine.
which practically left at the post. De Mund
VIII probably win a race some Of these days
but IL is safe 10 say that the majority Of the
form players viii not cash when he does, as he
has been tried and found wanting too many
times. Oraculum won this race rather cleVerly
from saracinesca. Aletheuo might have been
a keen contender IL he had not run TO the ex-
trerne outside in the stretch
-Four horses finished heads apart in the SELL
ing race for two -year-Olds at five furlongs,
Rustic lasting long enough TO beat the fast clos
ing Gene Russell head. Hal, a cast-off from
the Belmont stable, heavily backed from TO
TO IS 3 finished just outside the money.
Only three horses went TO the post in the
one mile Alteration opened fayOrite at ! 10 3.
but drifted back 10 even money IN the face of n
wild plunge Red Leaf which was backed
from 20 / to 70 s, and heavy play on Um-
brella. which forced her price down from 10 TO
70 TO ]. As the horses the way to
the post several big commissions from the club
house were sent in on Alteration, and she closed
at Z 10 10. Umbrella made the early running
with Red Leaf in close attendance but Adora-
ton fairly ran over them In the stretch when
Miller let her down, and at the end won pulled
up almost to walk, TO the disgust of the wise
players who had stayed off what looked like the
suFest winner Of the day when the price began
to drift back.
Emil Herr won the last race with Masaniello
ano incidentally won good sized bet. enough
perhaps, 10 complete the payment on Montgonl-
cry Miller took the Kingston gelding to the
tront shortly after the start and had 10 do little
more than sit still 10 win as he pleased bv
couple of lengths. FlowRway which was pinched
on at the start, closed a big gap and earned the
place six lengths before Killiecrankie with
better luck at the start Flowaway might have
iorced Masaniello out. Little Woods Stumbled
and unseated Musgrave rounding the far turn
p1t the boy escaped with a shaking up
w II Laudeman's Hot Teddy which was a
consistent winner last year, died at Grayeseud
On sunday night from catarrhal fever
Sonh boden. racing secretary of the Brighton
1ooeach Racing Association, announced YESTERDAY
ehat Harry Payne Whitney's ArtfuI had been
meeting 80 80 0Si4iiH0i