The Washington times., 1908-05-24
Takes Withers' Stake With
His Old-Time
Ease.
DERBY CANDIDATES
WIN FOR ]. c. MADDEN
Joe Madden Gets Juvenile Stakes
and Sir Martin First Race-Mas-
ter of Craft Disqualified.


great Comnna ndo-Ps storella colt, carry
ing the bIue-spotted jacket OF James r.
Keene. made his first appearance as
a three-year-old his afternoon In the
historic Withers Stake at Belmont Park
and won the purse g $4,000 in his usual
kingiy fashion.
IL was a procession instead Of a race.
Notter broke first with Colin. and at
the wire just had 10 shake him W a
little.
The great piece OF racing machinery
lc afed ali the way in his usual manner.
a nd satisfied the turtles that he is the
SINE Colin as Of old. After seeing me
marvellous colt In action every expert
Is forced to acknowledge that the peer
Of this horse has not Usen seen in this
country.
Colin is eligible in all the big handi-
caps Of the season. Although he viii
have to measure strides with fast run
ners in thu older division. he is such
a remarkable horse that he stands out
unbeatabIe After the victory OF Colin.
Nr. Keene was bus. receiving congrat-
ulations.
English Derby Candidates.
John c. Madden. the wizard OF the
turf, carried OH the honors OF the day
when he captured the Juvenile Stakes
with Joe Madden. and the first event
with Sir Martin.
Both Joe Madden and Sir Martin are
eligible for the 1909 English Derby, and
II these clever youngsters do not
change owners before the close OF the
year It is more than probable that they
win carry Colors in the English classic.
Madden was delighted over the double
victory, as he bred the two youngsters
at this Hamburg fern in Kentucky
John NJ. p. the English jumper. cap
tured the whitney steepIechase in easy
fashion. T. S. Martin. the Rainey hur-
dler, which defeated John n. P, last
Saturday. was favorite at even money
When II came TO racing Martin made
all the pace until the second time
around the course. when John NJ 2.
scared 10 the front. he finished fifteen
lengths in front OF T. S. Martin
Salvidere was forced 10 the rail Is
Master OF Craft in the second. and his
chances spoiled. Mcdaniel got Good
Luck 20 the from md from the three
eighths pole 10 the wire the spectators
were treated 10 the best finish OF the
year.
Rough Riding Finish.
hotter and Mcdaniel were striving
their best to grab the victory. Both
riders were plying tire whip 10 their Ut
most, and ten yard s from the line Il
looked as II a dead heat would result
In the last two jumps Salvidere faltered
and Mcdaniel just showed Good Luck ;
nose across the line.
The stewards called hotter. Mcdaniel.
and Mccarthy Up into the stand 10 ex-
plain the rough work and after the ex-
PLANTATION disqualified Master OF Graft
out Of third money.
/ Summaries.
First rac-TVo-y ear-olds: four-and-
one-half fUrIongs. Sir Martin. lis Gar
ner), ID to ), won; Uncle Jim. lis Mus
grave), 8 to D. second; Trois Temp, 10.
/ (Horner), 30 10 l. third. Time 0:5s -
! Weymouth, Chepontuc and Queen FL
eanor also ran.
Second ace-Three-yeaF-olds and I'D
ward, mile and a furlong Good Luck
! 10 (McDanieD, 3 TO /, won; Sslviderc.
1 lZ6 tNctJer). 4 70 ., second; Ellisdale,
/ no (McCaTthy9, 1 TO !, third Time
s. rs. Master of Craft also ran: fin
ished third. but was disqualified for
foul.
! Third Tece-Juvenile; -year-oIds;
/ five furlonss. Joe Madden, 122 Gar
/ ner1. to !, won. CasGue, 122. tNntter),
I 9 To 20. second, Statesman. 122, Mus
/ gravel 3 to !, tn I'd Time I:0I. The
/ Gardener also ran.
| Fourth race-The Withers; three-year-
/ oIds: mile. Colin, 10 (Notter). 2 to 3;
/ won; Fair Play. 126 (IXoerner). u TO l.
second: King James, 126 Garner, s TO I,
/ third Time. 1:H. DoTante. Question
/ Mark. and Chapultepec also ran. Latter
/ left at post.
/ Fifth race-The Whitney Memorial
! SteepleChase; Tor four-year-Olds and up
/ ward: shout two miles and a half.
/ John N P. I63 (Donohue), to 5. won
/ T. s Martin, l56 CDupee), Z to 5. second;
/ Sandy Creeker, l42 CO'Brien), 20 I,
/ third. Time, 5;44 Kara also ran.
Sixth FaCe-ThTee-y ear-Olds and uD-
ward selling: mile. Rockstone 81
/ Mayer, TO !, won; Pontoon. 81
/ (KOerner). Is TO / second: Samuel Il.
/ Harris. 100 CGarnerl, y 10 /, third. Time.
i1:41 2-5 Rye Park Row, Keator, and
/ Trouhlemakcr also ran.