New-York tribune., 1908-05-17
FIELD MOUSE WINS
AT FANCY PRICE
ROMPS HOME AFTER CHAP
TER OF ACCIDENTS.
Thirty Thousand or More Persons
Enjoy Good Days Racing
at Belmont Park.

After chapter OF accidents that would have dis
oouraged nine Of ten horses. August Beln1onts
Field Mouse quoted high IS loo 10 J. saloped
home an easy winner of the Fashion Stakes. for
fVe-year-old FLIES Belmont Park yesterday. IT
stunning surprise. but quite a few persons.
attracted by her size and fine appearance. were
lucky enough 10 bet her. including Charles G.
Gates r. A Forsythe's Berry Maid a u to / shot.
the eighteenth running Of the Tobosgan Handi-
cap in stirring finish with Harry PAYNE Whit
ney's Baby Wolf and James r. Keenes Resti-
gouche.
Between thirty and thirty-fve Thousand persons
down the track enjoy a days sport
under almost ideal weather conditions and, judging
from the general good feeling that prevailed. the
majority home than satisfied The crowd
was bigger. IL anything, than on Metropolitan
Handicap day. which, it was announced officially
yesterday. the second biggest which
through the gates and surpassed only by the throng
last Memorial Day. The clubhouse lawn looked
like garden party. the fashionable
in force. while from that point the end of
the field stand full quarter of mile. fairly
banked with persons who from choice or necessity
could find
Six horses went 10 fhe post in the Fashion Stakes
and in the parade by the stand Field Mouse got
the stretch. Passing the field stand, the saddle
slipped, and McCahey swung around and fell d.
rectly under the fY's feet. tripping her UP and
sending her spraWlins The hoy appeared 10 be
badly injured. and after what appeared an un-
necessary delay the ambulance drove up where
he lay stretched It turned out. however. that
he was only stunned and his back wrenched but he
was in condition TO ride. Notter called
on 10 don The colors and make the weight The
lilly when caught led back the paddock
gate. where Notter mounted.
All this took fully minutes the other
horses. which had 11a pounds UP, had stand
around and wait for Field Mouse to ion them at
the post For some reason other the boys did
rot disnoUnt, and the delay. with their weight up
vas used later for their defeat
Lady Hubbard q supposed good thing from
John z. Madden's stable. was the favor1te for the
-sne. heavily backed from 1 TO Z. while
Harry Payne Whttneys Top Note was next in de-
1nand. having drifted back. however, from 6 10
10 q 10
Once Field Mouse got 10 -he post Mars Cassidy
quickly sent the field good start. Some
thing in rel showed front and for = time there
was some question about whether it was Lady
Hubbard or Field Mouse but il quickly developed
that il was Mr.. Beinonts rank outsider galloping
along in front, and there she STAYED TO the end
winning easily by five six lengths There was
more or less crou-ding among the others. from
which GLADYS Louise suffered most. In q hard
drive Melissa beat Lady Hubbard scant half
length for the place. with Top Note which bolted
5ust after the start. head away
Thirteen Of the hest spr1nters in training faced
rhe starter in the Tooosgan Handicap. at six fur
longs, and pre1tier and more exciting race has
not been seen this year The horses came down
through The straight course like line of cavalry.
with hardly more than three lengths separating
the first from the last horse the furlons pole
res reached. The ra~e looked so open on paper
tnat every horse had following although the
keene entry. King James. Baby Wolf and Rose
ben attracted the bulk Of the play around and
e 70 !
Resrieouc1e. which ran second 70 Jack Atr,n in
the Metropolitan Handicap. Berry Maid. Babv
Wolf and Cohort raced head and head most Of
the way. and as they fought II out through The
last furlong the crowd broke into cheer ths,
quickly developed into Cohort faltered
first, and then Restgouche. which appeared 10 be
going rhe easiest. shortened his stride but Rer-v
Meid and Baby Wolf struggled on. and the speedy
and game little oddfeIlow FLY won by z short
head
GUS disappointment. He looked and acted well in
tbs paddock. bur showed nothing of that wonder
tBl burst Of s7eed that characterized his races in
other years and badly outrIn from The start
John E Nadden's King James had stormy Ir,iJr-
neT and King Cobalt, in such close quar-
tiers that he could 90 tusioe 10 himself James
p Keene's Transvaal. which has developed into
e fire looking threeyesr-old. also met with some
interference, and failed run I'D to expectations