New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-07-25
FORM AT A PREMIUM.
FIVE FAVORITES WIN.
Fair Play and Fond Heart Win
Races for august Belmont.

Form as indicated by winning favorites at
premium at Brighton Beach yesterday. Five
first choices raced 20 the judges in front, while
Thistedale. which made show OF his field in the
Steeplechase. well played second choice. The
players. who did more or less grumbing at Graves
end and Sheenshead Bav. have had little fault 10
find at the present meeting as the percentage Of
winning favorites Is well above the average This
Is due partly the fact that the fields are hardly
well balanced as az the previous meetings but
more. perhaps, the activity IN the stewards
stand against rough and foul riding, which has In
sured truer run races.
Another disqualification came Yesterday when
Prince Ahmed sat back after running third In
the first race for interfering with Haensel in the
run through the stretch. Finn, who had the mount.
did appear be TO blame but the Interference
was enough 10 prevent Haense finishing third The
latter did not profit bv the disqualification. how
ever Berwick, which finished fourth, moved
UP into third place, For the Of the day there
little no rough OF foul riding in the various
races. the boys. knowing they ara being watched
closely, do not resort to the rough house tactics
which have marred SO many races this year.
Two Of the winning favorites yesterday had 70
he accepted more or less faith. These were Bat
Masterson. which the first race. and Carthage.
which had little trouble in winning the third. Bat
Masterson had been in retirement since the Metro
poltan Handicap at Belmont Park His work had
not escaped the railbirds. however. and it ar-
peared 10 Be an open secret that he up 10 his
best form As a result he heavily PLAYED from
10 70 Il 70 s. and justified IL by racing Barharv
Belle into submission at the turn for home and
then coming to win by three parts Of a length
IN a hard drive from James r Keenes Cabochon
IN the fast time Of Up 3-5. Cabochon was slow 10
outside Of big field all the way He closed strong
through the stretch, and would have won II the
race had been one-siHteenth Of a nile further
j 7 Williams, who owned Rams Horn before
that good colt came 10 untimely end last wear
brought Carthage on from the West for a killing
put the layers were wary. and 10 was the best
price offered The horse was heavily played how
ever, and there was much noise and enthusiasm
when Radtke brought him home IN front Suffice
made the early running, but Carthage was alwavs
at her heels and when she tired rounding the home
turn the son Of Serrano-Hett!e Green took com
mand and won easily by a length from Noonshine
a 40 to shot. Moonshne showed startling i'm
provement over her race few days ago and viii
bear close watching from now en- August Bel
mont Blandy stake horse running in the guIse
Of selling platter. was backed from 70 l 10 II
70 IN this race. and after overcoming some cart,
interference ran up strong on the far turn hut
stopped badly in the stretch and finished far back
in the ruck
August Belmont two races. however. with
Fair Play and Fond Heart. The latter rnada
show Of her field in the closing race but Fair PLAY
had 70 be driven out 10 the last to beat ROYAL
Nane a head in the Montauk Stakes Chapul-eTec
was scratched from the Montauk and the consist
ent Royal Eane added, with l25 pounds IN The
form players did not think he could concede ten
10 the post hot favorite at odds or. Mountain
sent Fair Play 70 the front after the start
and by oUtr!ding E. Dugan IN a whipping finish
managed 70 get the Hastings colt home by a short
head.