New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-16
GOLDEN PEARL BEATEN
FINISHES Il BID LAST.
Bayonet U'ins the ISteeplechase for
Thomas Hitchcock, Jr.

Belmont Park was a wet, cold and altogether
treary place Yesterday spite of the unfavor-
able conditions fair sized crowd turned out 10
zee the six decided. which proved far more
interesting than could be expected. Bellwetner'
lukewarm choice in the last race. was the only
winning favorite but this not surprising. as
the track was sloppy and the fields on the whole
well balanced. For the first day since the
opening Of the Jamaica meeting E. Dugan failed to
r1de winner. and his followers were disconsoiate
Question Mark the best horse Billy Lakeland
ever trained according TO widely circulated
rumor last year earned his first brackets in the
thirteenth running of the Baychester Stakes. after
failing several times this season to win in maiden
races. Golden Pearl. which won two good races at
Jamaica, in of which he beat Question Mark
was the favorite, at to 10. while Robert Cooper
the full brother to Montgomery and the only other
starter had a strong following at TO 8. Question
Mark was the outsider. 1, and was backed
only by those who faithfully follow the old turf
adage. PLAY the outsider in a three-horse race"
The fact that Jack Joyner scratched Hessian and
Rialto in favor of Golden Pearl accepted by
some free tip, but the condition of the track
was responsible for this although Joyner felt con-
ddent his Golden Garter colt capable of con-
cedng eleven pounds to Robert Cooper and thirteen
to Question Mark 1t turned out otherwise how
Question Mark outran Golden Pearl from the
start and the latter which did not appear to ex-
tend himself freely in the mud, tired chasing the
pace. that Robert Cooper came along and fol-
lowed Question Mark home.
Thomas Hitchcock, jr.'s, coiors carried to
victory IN the steepechase. when Bayonet made all
the running and won easily at 10 TO l. Macmillan
tried to live with the pace but after making a
fruitless challenge at the far turn gave it up and
finished far back. Kara, the favorite, was well
handled by McAfee but did relish the
eoggy turf and could finish better than third.
The cost w T. Townes his promising
jumper Aiken The horse made bad landing at
q jump on the far and broke his shoulder A
bullet put him out Of his misery.
Lawrence p. Daley, & good two-year-old last
year made his first appearance OF the season in
the opening race He looked and acted SO well in
the paddock and his work had been so satisfactory
that heavily played after his price had
gone back to II 10 5. He failed to run up TO the
hopes and expectations of his, stable, for after
showing some speed he hung in the last sixteenth
and finished third. In all probability the race will
do him good
sletheuo. the even money favorite, a noted mud
lark made of the running, but just when IL
looked as Il he would romp home Col JACK came
with a rush on the outside and won easily Notter
had the mount Col. Jack, as G. Burns. the regu-
lar stable jockey. earned the dispieasure OF the
starter on Thursday. The Pessara horse was last
in the run up the backstretch, which mace MS VIC
tory the creditable.
John Madden sent two youngsters TO the post
in the second in Sir Martin, good looking son
of Ogden-Lady Sterling. and Harrigan, and they
finished first and third respectively Sir Martin
nn a
and running straight and true. Right Sort made
the early mace but the winner shook him on al Inc
,as, furlong pole and the Bel Demonio geloihs WIS
nil OF, TO beat Harrigan for the place
rasdv Koerner the midget brother OF Nhafie'
uo.rnar rode his first winner on one OF the local
.rooLs when he paloted Bellwether TO V1ctory IN
en-. last race The youngster has q nice seal anu
he handled his mount with the GOODNESS and cch-
Aaance OF a veteran. Bellwether was hea'Hs
hacked from TO ] 10 3 to !. and racing right 10
the front ct the start was never IN DANGER e
ron the first Benning Spring Handicap al WASH
ington this year -. ,y,,v
Chantilly which got up in time 10 beat MN
etoner q head for the place, ran in the name 6N
,o,ars of Charles ". Clark. the son or w. "a
Clark the copper king. Mr. Clark is ee'lihs
.,ah,e together and bought Chantilly from ffalh
Weir because he bred the horse lie mas regis
tered copper his colors ..
] H. Goode, who bid up Jimmy Mclaughlin
pe-eonal after she had beaten Lucille X on
srhursdsy. had a change OF heart yesterday anu
sert McLaughlin check for SOS. the amount "a
the advance over the fillys entered sehihs pieo'
Mr. Czoode explained that he regretted buoiiis ''o
borse ;,o as IL was done IN a TnoTnent OF oisap
,.o,n.n,ent over the defeat of his hlly Lucille r.
81, roddtneton pulled shoe in his warming "p
Gallon for the last race and il was replaced ia
the Maddox He ran in the race as III ne H0N
pulled another shoe .
II was learned yesterday that James n Aeen
euperrnan injured himself In the Metropoi'
Handicap and may not go TO the post again III
some time.