The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-10-14
BY VINCENT TREANOR.

BELMONT RACE TRACK. Oct. IA
A fine day and an excellent card of
races brought out a good sized crowd
for these troublous times this after
noon. The grand stand seemed TO have
a bigger crowd than any day since the
meeting began.
The finish Of the opening race was so
close that the spectators did not know
whether Ben Ban. Deirium OF Half
Sovereign had won. There was a gem
eral closing in the last hundred yards
and all three went under the wire IN "A
blanket finish.
Red River cut out the early running
with Half Sovereign. and the race
seemed 10 be between them until both
turned very wide in:o the stretch, and
Delrum and Ben Ban were thus en-
ab,ed TO save ground on the rail. At
this point it looked like DelirIum. but
Lee got Half Sovereign straight in time
, and She went in to the lead. lust hold
ing IL 10 the end, when Ben Ban. clos
ing reso!utcly. seemed 20 catch her.
De!!rium was only a head away. The
Judges made 1t Half Sovereign. Ben
Ban, Deltrium.
society set ATTENDS.
The Harbor Hin Steeplechase for
three year-olds Tor the 5000 added
money and the $500 cup offered by Clar-
( ence Mackey brought out society's
sporting set. Many OF them went to
tie infleld to view the race, 1t was a
great spectacle, being a far better class
than II was last year. stokes won lie
race after. fierce drive on the Nat
after Black Bridge appeared to have
Mckinney, who rode Stokes, put all
lis strength into finishing after beng
hal! n length behind arIer the last jumD
was cleared. He closed up slowly, but
surely. and In the last hundred yards
er, Black Bridge Regal Royal, the
other Hitchcock starter, was third,
Buster Davidson who rode Ben Cole
got nasty tumble on the backstretCh
the pace with stokes The, horse
turned a complete sumersault, landing
ON Davidson Med Henderson was
thrown badly from Rampant at the far
carried both boys away hurriedly.
They appeared TO be hurt lynch, who
| rode Reinald, was unscuted early, but
he did an acrobatF STUNT in trying TO
| 10 drop off in the middle of the field
| He was unhurt.
Kccne Win, the Champagne.
|. As was expected. James r. Keene
took down the Champagne stakes with
his Helmet with Selectman, stable
mate, running in the colnrs Of his train
I er. Jimmy Rowe, getting the place
money ETHEREAL was third Helmet led
all the way, hut half way from home
] hotter used the whip on him, probably
TO let him know he was in a race Select
man ran second all the way and had no
trouble finishing there.
Brother Jonathan Wins.
fully Coulter finally got out of the
thirteen class when his Brother iona
than got the money In the handicap,
fourth on tine card. sammy Sweet rode
one of his good races and AT the end
stalled OF Gilbert. on MOufort, In great
fashion. Brother Jonathan and Tour
enle ran like a team to the stretch,
whc,e 1ourepnc stopped and Monfori
on Me rail, tried to get Brother Jona-
than, who had gone on in came fash
ion. although swerVing a trille at the
eighth pole, Moufort hung ON Eamely
all the way aud was a good second In
front OF Far West,
Mccarthy a Finisher.
II vas Mccarthy Nnish.ng powers
that won The fith race for James Fiiz-
simmons on summer Night. Al the
eighth poe a. looked Ike either Beanie
kelso or N1sslare. Mccarthy. however,
let up u his riding and az The enl hr
was IN front hy half length md going
away, Rosslarc Vas second easy
enough Ia front OF Ross FentOn. Bon
ME kelso stopped.
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