The evening world., 1908-10-17
BY VINCENT TREANOR.
SPECIAL to TIE EVENING WorldD


BELMONT PARK RACE TRACK.
: Oct. 11.--August Belmonts great three
year-old Fair Play was soundly beaten
here this afternoon In the 5000 Bel
mont Park weisht-for-ase event by
/ Master Robert 1t was Il great victory
for the Emery colt. entirely free from
| anything that savored of a fluke.
Not since the ant-bettinG law went
into effect has there been such cheer
ing and applause for a winner as that
which greeted Mccarthy and Master
Robert on their return TO the scales
Lee rode whipping hustling finish on
Fair Play throughout the entire length
OF the stretch, but he never could make
up an inch of ground.
Master Robert chased Brother iona
than. the early pacemaker, for a mile
and then went to the front and set
fast pace from there home. Fair Play,
taking the overland route as usual,
made up ground gradually, and INST
before the turn into the stretch Lee
rushed him up to second place, He
,then set sail for Master Robert, which
had two lengths lead at the time,
but all the urging never shortened the
space between he and Master Robert.
At the end the latter was only swing
ing
Brother Jonathan tired from his early
effort, but had no trouble beating the
added starter, Frank Gill. for the show
money. The latter finished last, two
lengths behind Brother Jonathan. The
time of the race, 3.5l, takes a fun sec
ond off the track record made by Nea-
Ion oct. 0, 1907.
Animus Wins First Race.
The opening event brought about a
victory for .Anlmus. He LED practically
all the way and never was in danger,
although a closing rush by Juggler
forced Sumter to go to "a drive in the
last nifty yards, Last time out Animus
stopped very badly. There was no stop
to him to-day. had News. the choice,
ran third TO the stretcn and then back
ed up to let Sam II. Harris chase
Animus. The latter, however, was
used up in the early running and his
stretch rush wasn't there, He tired at
the end to let Juggler and Milford up
to get the place aud show money re-
spectiNely
Agent Wins tho Chase.
The tenth Champion steep!echase was
one of the prattiest races seen through
the field this year II was marrad by
only one fall, Sanctus going down al
the last jump after leading all the way
mp To the 'revious hedge, Agent was
he winner under careful, we'll judged
ride by Heieher, He lay about flflh
until the las, turn Of he field and then
made up ground gradually until the last
jump, when he WIS first over
Agent had no trouble in outsPeeding
he others on the flat, but Henderson, on
Mark Gumbertsr had run, forwardly
throughout epd hsaEiy caught KeIlehsr
20 10 The ,yfip e beat out G9mherts BY
ell handled by Mckinney, after closely
following the pace throughout. Iron
sides jumped we'll, but was used up
chasing Ssnctus.
Trance Beaten by Weight.
Trance simply nauIdR,i give tina
weight IN the White Plains Handicap
and she was bss .sn by both Statesman
and Arondack, Statesman came out OF
the bunch al the eighth pole and drew
away to an easy victory. Up 10 this
time Wise Mason was I'm front but was
stopping very badly as was Waponocs.
Arondsck closed In her usual manner
and Trance, too, showed prominently
] right at the cad. but the weight was too