New-York tribune., 1908-05-29

CELT WINS A STAKE
CONQUERS JACK ATKIN.
Trance Oufgdmes MeHsdnde in the
Gdyety Stakes.

James z Keene and Jimmy Rowe got one c-,,ms
f comfort yesterday. following the breaking down
f colin. when Celt. the three-year-ol son Of Com
-rz-do-Naid Of Erin. salloped home an easy
zi-ne- Of the Jockey Club Weight for Az. Rsc. q,
3 NIL and furlong. at Belmont Park bear,nr
lack Akin. the hero of the Carter and Metro
pol.tsn handicaps Celt must now take Collins
rlace the chief dependence Of the stable in rhs
fz r-ree-vear-ol6 fixtures. and Judging from hi.
manner Of winning he will be q worthy successor
p MS great stable companion
The clcckers have been insisting all the spring
-ha- Cet. or his work. quite as good a horse
as colin. This was hard 10 believe hut that he is
2 horse far above the average no could CUES
-ic- yesterday after his victory over Jack Akin
re forced the pace I'D the hackst-etch and around
-he rurr. and when Jack Atkin challenged ap-
preaching the last furlong pole, and il looked for
& moment as i CelJ beaten the good colt
s--.re6 away when Notter drew his whip and was
tei-E eased Up in the last few strides 10 win in
IRE ezs- time OF -.52 for the mile and rurlong.
which within two-ffths Of q second Of the
track record
"a. and IN al probability will be the favor1te in
Ire Brooklyn Handicap on Monday II Jimmy Rowe
decides 10 start him II Is just possible, however,
1La- il view Of the breaking down Of Colin Celt
WI TOT asked such q difficult question so early
- rs chree-Z-ear-old career. with many rich fxt
.-res before him II which he would meet
only horses Of his own age Celt was hot IA
-1---e yesterday Al odds on, and his victory was
popular with the big crowd in attendance, coming
IS did top Of the that Colin would
ve- race again started only twice last year.
running second 70 Colin in the Flatbush Stakes and
winning The Junior Champion Stakes. Yesterday
vas -1s first appearance q three-year-old under
o7to-s. and re more than satisfied the critics
George Odorl's Trance continued her winning
career by beating good field II the thirteenth
-----rg q ne Gaye1y Stakes. for two-year-old
---es- She took Up 10 pounds and won driving by
Ez-r length from James r keene's Melisande and
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q 8 5-5 seconds for four and one-haIf furlongs.
which was within three-ffths Of second OF the
c-z1z record. made by Preceptor. with u pounds
- and ha6 : gale OF wind at his back
= e pretty race between the first three.
N-e-ss-6e and Trance raced stride for stride most
a. -he way, and il was not Until well inside the
LAST sixteenth pole that Trance drew out TO win,
VILE Neissnde vas al out 70 beat Field Mouse
head for the place. Trance IS now rated the
les- rzo-year-oId fly Of the season. She
bought Tor $50 by 4 7 Griffin at the wedding out
tzLe q the James r heene yearlings fall.
z1-e- winning four or five races this year sold
hv NJ. Griffin George odou. the onetirne jockey,
co- price said 70 be $3.50 Odorn GOT e bargain.
s-5 while she Is the small side. he would hardly
sell her today 1o- three times The price he paid
he-
AIusgrzve drew the finish SO fine or Big Chief in
-he f-sr race that those who had backed the horse
~ ODDS mad mid attack Q. heart failure
S=5ou.1 vas e. Big Chiefs head all through the
last fu-lo1E bat Nusgrave never made move and
had his mount well II hand win by q short neck
JUggler went 70 the post for the handicap. e q
nile and z sixteenth. stiff and that i did
not seem possible that ne could warm out OF IL
= tine have z possible chance 10 win. While
he never looked 50 bad in his Ea-n-Up before he
never better race and coming from far back
II the Stretch BY hait e length from Master
Robert, which carried him oUt and interfered with
hin badly inside the last sixteenth pole Berkeley
and Colonel Jack which forced the early pace,
raced each other into tie ground SO that both
stopped almost 70 walk when most was required
F-1zette mace q show OF her field in the last
race while A-lonette beat z lot OF selling platers
IN the second event -Four faror1tes and two split
choices won. and form az 4 premium