New-York tribune., 1908-05-25
A FEAST OF RACING
COLIN IN THE BELMONT.
Mann Rich and Historic Firtures 10
BE Run This Week.


Association at Belmont Park has one more week
to rum and then the Brooklyn Handicap. 1t Will
come to end Saturday with brilliant pre-
sranme. made up of the National Stallion Race
for two-year-olds. with 5000 added; the belmont
Stakes of s25 600, for three-year- r-olds at mile
and three furlongs; the Grand National Steeple-
chase Handicap. with $500 and a piece OF plate
valued at 500 added; the Van Cortlandt Handicap
with 5000 added. at seven furlongs, and TWO "ther
Inasmuch Memorial Day also rails on
Saturday this year, a crowd numbering fuily forty
thousand persons is almost sure TO be in attend
ance. providing. Of course, the weather Is clear
and bright
All the good stakes do not como on Saturday
however. number OF rich and historic fixtures
must be decided during the week. including the
Cosmopolitan Handicap. at mile and a sixteenth,
tomorrow; the Ladies' Stakes. with 5000 added,
tflree-y ear-old fillies, Wednesday. and the
Jockey Club Weight for Age Race. at mile and
furlong Thursday. The Cosmopolitan Handi-
cap is renewal to extent of the Metroroli-
tan Handicap. for which many of the best horses
In training are eligible including Jack Atkin, Nc
Carter. Nealop Frank Gill, Ballot, Restigouche
Hessian. Roseben, salvdere. Montgomery and
Dandelion
Harry Payne Whitney's Stamina, which was
ranked the best tWo-year-old flly in training
last year, may make her first appearance CT the
in the Ladies Stakes Wednesday. Among
the others eligible her stable companion Jersey
railbirds; August Bemont's Half Sovereign and
Fond Heart. H. B. Duryea's Whip Top. the Brown
leigh Park Stables Beckon and James r. Keene's
Anonyma.
James r. Keene will probably depend on Casquc
or Selectman to win the National Stallion Stakes
Saturday, last year by his unbeaten Colin
So far as can be judged from what has been seen
this year, the vice chairman OF the Jockey Club
holds strong hand, although John E. Madden's
Joe Madden must be counted on. Colin and Resti-
gouche Mr. Keene's eligibles for the forty
running of the rich Belmont Stakes. Colin
TO have the rich stake at his mercy. Among
the others which likely to go the post are
Sam Hdreth's Uncle. John f. Madden's King
James, the OneCk Stables Cohort, F. A. Forsythe's
Dorante and August Belmonts Fair Play.
When Roseben galloped TO easy victory over
Aletheuo and two others on Wednesday his owner
Davy Johnson. expressed a desire TO have him
Jack Atkin in a special sweepstakes at six furongs.
but when Roseben badly beaten by Priscillian
and King Cobalt on Friday the feeling general
among racegoers that the big horse would come
second best in a at weights with the
hero of the Metropolitan Handicap. Roseben's de-
feat Friday however must not be laid up
against him. in spite of the fact that he has
in the mud did Wednesday,
he has failed previous occasions to show to
good advantage unless the track had hard bot
tom. Further than that. he carried along
fast by the lightly weighted Rosinliro his last
that he had nothing left Withstand a
challenge. 1t looks for the time being If Jack
Atkn the better horse, but many good judges
Will not be convinced until they have Il
fast track. and for that It is hoped that
race between them may be arranged before tho
season is much older.
A full jumping OF pos: and rail fences will
be of the novelties Of the morning meeting OF
the United Hunts Racing Association Memorial
Day. This Will be built especially
the running OF the Clark Cup, a race for bona
he ~ he ban aho
two and a half miles In the course there will be
fifteen fences all Of the stiff post and rail- variety,
except one, which will be of the old ia shioned
snake fence style. There will be I'm and
outs pig pens, with thirty feet separating the
fences in and forty feet in the other. There
will also be one fence with deep ditch in front.
It Will be the aim to make this course as much
like natural hunting country possible. No
brush will be used in the construction any of the
fences and 1t will require hunter OF merit get
over the course 1t has been decided however, to
cut out the stone wall which generally is con-
sidered necessary to of this character.
tremendous amount OF interest has been aroused IN
the novel meeting, and with good weather a big
crowd is TO be In attendance.
Some changes have been made in the officials,
many of those who had originally expected to ac
finding 1t impossible to do So H. J. Morris
been appointed TO represent the National Steeple-
chase and Hunt Association In the stewards stand
Mars Cassidy will do the starting, and j. l.. Hall
VIII see that the horses leave the paddock
promptly.
The race meeting of the Watching Hunt Club at
Planfeld n. j., Saturday. promises TO sur
pass in interest any previously given by the club
The entries for each Of the six events are liberal
Arrangements have been made for the Ph!ladeI-
phia express 10 stop at Plainfied that day A
special cafe and dining will be attached TO
the train which leaves Liberty street ferry at IL
o'clock and the 23d street ferry at lI:50