The Washington herald., 1907-10-13
BOOKS ARE HARD HIT
Odds Layers Get Worst of 1t
at Belmont Park.
DORANTE, sOf TO l, A VICTOR
Entries Put ont of BusI-
ness, One by Foul and the Other
Because He Failed 10 Hit Up n
Galiop-BeImOnt's Fair play Sec
ond by One-haIf a Length.

New York, Oct 12-From a speculative
point Of view. the racing at Belmont Park
to-day was decidedly unsatisfactory, ia
asmuch as four public favorltes went
down 10 defeat.
The hardest blow suffered by the crowd
In general came in the running Of the
Nursery Handicap for two-year-olds. at
six furIongs. Sam Hildreth's pair. Uncle
and Meeliek. ruled first In favor. although
they went from to S 10 3. Uncle picked
up l2S pounds. ard made ali sorts Of coa-
cessions 10 the others. Soon after the
start, John sanfords Fort Johnson, with
Brussel up. sWerved across the track. and
ii seemed as II Uncle was being fouled
The Sanford colt fixed his teeth in Uncle's
jowls, and did not let 90 until half the
distance had been covered. U-ucie's
chances were killed. and as Meelick could
not get up gallon. the books cashed the
bets that had been wagered on the Hill
dreth entry. The stewards suspended
Brussel for three days for rough riding.
but the colt, and not the boy, was 10
blame for the mishap.
F. A. Forsythe's Dorante. a colt BY
Persara. backed down from 30 to 30 10
1, won easily by two lengths from R. T.
Wilson jr.'s FaIcada well backed at T.
August Belmont's Fair Play, backed
from 10 to S. was a half a length back.
with Jim Gaaney. TO /; Gowan, 25 TO !,
and Spooner. backed down 10 Z TO ?. close
behind.
William H. Dubois Nealon. with top
weight, ran a great race IN the Municipal
Handicap. at a mile and three-quarters
He ruled second IN favor al Il to s.
The Summaries.
FIRST RACE-Twoye yearolds and M: seven fur
longs Lawrence T. Day 100 Nlcnanicu 10 s.
won Lad Of !auEdon g Dueani. 70 % l. second
- 35 Earl c.. Bad News Bolsndo Prank Lord
Heasp, Savoatie. Meredith Frances Bay and
George 5. DAVIS also ran
SECOND RACE-Br1ok Cup stecplochase: about
three miles ColiEW I52 Dm0huel 3 70 s. won:
Gus SiraIls. lle AiclnCueyl. - J. second: NaFas1
51 Henderson Y tc S, third Time. 6I5. SIMS
Ter, Aran. Essex Bar. and Garrett also ran
THIRD KACE-NurseU stakes. tW0yoar-olds: SIX
iuriougs- DcBute. - Smtcri 30 o. l. won; FaI-
cada. III u. Duganl, : 70 /. second; Fair Play.
Gaffney. Govan SpoCnG LADY Wiuifred julia
Powell Fort johnson. 3leeick. Uncle. and Noia-
sulea also ran.
FOURTH selling; two-year-olds. FIVE and
oae-hah ;Irl0Hgs. The Squire, l03 Ciiieri 60 s. /
Won. Jane swift. 81 &C. Burnsl. 10 10 J. second /
lierTJmaid q ,Shrercl 10 J. third Time I-0I /
otuatrF Barnett. SsnEliut Burt. g. Lewis Feast I
Miss Delaney Hal Moutbert BLACK sheep. Arasee 4
Don 0tt4ri0. Tee Tics George Consi1iue Youthful 4
Colgate. Breakaway. Uncle Toby. and Matchmaker 4
also ran
FIFTH RACE-Alunicpal Handicap: one and 4
ihroe-qnarter miles Nealon. rs knapp. Il 20 S. +
won Good Luck. los Mcdaniel 70 2. second /
lronsides III fNicoli 20 s. third Time 2.5s IS 4
Miss Crawford also ran.
SIXTH EACE-AH ages: one mile Dolly Spank I
n, 100 =. Duganl % J. won: Master Robert. q I
SUMTER 70 ]. second. McCarter Us Miller
to 5. third Time -. Lotus Eater. Zieuap and /
Minnie Adams also ran.