New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-15
OFF DAY FOR RACING
COUP WITH BON HOMME
Priscillian Wins Third Straight
Race for august Belmont.

With a muddy track. the result or heavy storm
or Wednesday night; three races down the straight
course and q cold eart wind blowing into the
grandstand the racing at Belmont Park yesterday
r.. ,.s,,- =, n>ed Of a hypodernlic injection of
enthusiasm A good sized crowd In attend
snoe g crowd in fact. which would have been called
big four years ago. but - seemed quiet enough
after the rush and excitement Of Metropolitan
1Isn6fcan dav. Three favortes won. while Gar
rer and E Duean divided the Jockey honors each
riding two horses victory.
F A. Forsythe scratched High Private from the
Maiden Stakes. third the card. and added
rntried youngste- named Bon Hornnne Inasnnuch
High Private looked like legitimate TO 2
shot. many accepted his withdrawal in favor Of
stable companion free Zip. and consequently
shared IN the coup which Mr.. Forsythe had planned
and which came off in regular order. Bon Hon1me
was backed from to 10 20 2. and even lower
before the barrier released. end he like
fair OF colt. after shaking Eschau and
Statesman off inside the lest furlong pole
F. z. Gsrdner's Statesman the favorfte for
THE race. IN spite Of the fact that he start
sng for the first time The son Of Kinley Mack
Janice had been breaking watches in his work &C
oording 10 the rail birds and was whispered around
ss the best thing Of the day before the
frst decided and before High Private
vas scratched He heavily backed at 6 s
and even money. but just at the end drifted back
- 10 IN the face OF the strong play on Bon
EcnIne. He fought resolutely through the
last sixteenth and ran game and under pun
TIE winner
August Beln1ont's PriscflIian won his third
straight victory IN the handicap az mile and
8 sixteenth. Like most Of the get Of Hastings, he
home in the going, and salloped in front all
1he way 10 win easily by two three lengths
from Berkeley. z Dugan shook him UP q little
turning for home. when Berkeley appeared to
threaten some danger. but the good colt well
81 hand all through the last sixteenth and gave
further evidence of being three-year-od above
lz,,1-
best company. Priscillian did not go to the post
last year, and consequently IS unbeaten, and as
raoegoer put II coming home the train.
has good 2 record Colin in that respect
Dan6elion a starter in this race. but per-
formed like the connonest selling platter He was
badly oUtrun In the first quarter and could never
improve his position. K is just possible that he
would not extend himself in the going which may
account for race that was many pounds below
his form.
Flynn did g ground and lofty tumhling act wnen
Faust was caught in a jam just after the start in
the last event and fell. The boy jumped to his feat
quickly. but collapsed after lodging under the rail
and lay the turf until the assistant starters
picked him up He was seriously injured, how
ever. and VIII probably be back in the saddle
within e day two Tileing galIoped home
easy winner in this race. after zal had made the
running for seven furlongs
Nineteen horses went to the post in the opening
event for wild scramble Of six furlongs down the
straight course They q bad lot and Ten
ancy by Courtesy, quoted at x TO l. made most Of
the running and handily from Pontoor, which
quietly backed from 30 I 20 TO !. A L.
Aste tried to make a killing with Crack Shot
but third the best the colt could do.
Zienep and Beckon opened equal favorftes at Z
3 IN the second race, but the former drifted
hack 10 wild quickly spread
that Beckon had beaten King Cobalt in work.
Those who stuck to Zienap cashed she took
command when Beckon out At the turn and
in mild drive from ROYAL Lady. Beckon
10 bolt she eired badly through the last furlong
Andrew Miller. half with Tom Welsh in
the Newcastle Stable, laughnsiy said yesterday
that he would forget May H. every
thing went against him. He explained by saying:
There thirteen starters in the Metropolitan
Handicap. II the thirteenth day Of the month
ny horse, McCarter. was interfered with and
knocked out Of the race; Musgrave, my Jockey
vas set down fer disobedience at the post. 7 got
arrested for speeding my way back from the
track. and then, cap the climax. eprained my
thumb in 2 friendly wrestling bout
Nusgrave was set down for four DAYS hy the
etzrte- for dtsohe6ience the post IN the last
-aoe On "Wednesday. and consequently he did not
have mount yesterday
Personal. which the fourth race was bid Up
s7g0 her entered selling price Of LOO by j
c Izoode hut Jimmy Mclaughlin retained his FLY
FOR the usual g advance
CHM raid & 90 for the contract Of Flynn