New-York tribune., 1908-06-02
rr-,-s BRILLIANT RACE IN
TRACK RECORD TINE.
Rio Crospd Cheers the Victory of a
Popular FaCorfte IN Mr.
Eeene's C0lors.

rs ,-9sterdav AS the field came racing
.-o,,c, The stretch with the white. blue
Cow" .,s 7-ice-chair ir-raan of the Jockey Club
- eo-,e 25a0o persons stood up one
o,5 greeted the good colt with q perfect
:, cheers for Ceit was the public favorite
md one Of the few choices which ever
-. bic handicap. August Belmonts Fair
-,rnf,g his usual honest and consistent
a-is,7s5 second. 4 length and a half behind
s-,e- md q scant half length before Sam
,s Master Robert. which came from far
- closed with q gallant but belated rush
-, .+a stretch. JOHN E Madden's King
- which bore pa-t Of the brunt OF the early
=r-.srrslne. finished fourth. while following
- car-a Berkeley, Don Creole, Montgomery
ard ol3 Honesty
-. r7olz NJ 106 pounds and. conceding weight
,,-sirg 10 The scale tc his various opponents.
-.o.s King James into submission in the first
=, <s,-lnnes. shook of Oid Honesty. which chai
,,,rA5 for brief period rounding the far turn;
LA Fair Flav. which clUDg n him tenaciously
-os- IF the way. safe in the stretch, and won in
she fas, time q 2041s for the mile and quar-
- new track record. The old mark for this
distance - Cravesend was 2:o425. made by
rs,seiion with l1s pounds up on September Is
,.s, The hest Qrevious time for the Brooklyn
ss-5;cap was .. .0521. made by Irish Lad in 1908,
rAs- h beat Gunhre q short head.
The track was dry on top, but somewhat dead
,ss result Of the miniature deluge on Saturday,
g-s for that reason Celt's performance in main
-siring such fast and even pace and winning
.n -rsck record tine was little short Of remark
she His manner of winning. too, was i'm
r-essfve. as in spite OF the fact that Notter who
had me mount said that the colt did not have
much left he appeared 10 win easily, and GER
fsinlv won cleverly. Celt may not be a second
Coifa. but he SET the seal on his greatness yes
-s-dav and added more Iustre 10 the name Of
Commando his dead sire.
JsuEs R. KEENE ELATED.
James r Keeae watched the race from the
Clubhouse balcony. and when it was over he hur-
ried down 70 the paddock TO congratulate Jimmy
Rowe MS trainer, and TO watch the horse cooled
out Ee appeared 10 be more elated than usual,
end while he accepted the congratulations Of his
friends IN his usual phlegmatic way. he was all
smiles for the resi- Of the afternoon. He ex-
pressed keen satisfaction al Notter's clever ride.
ant said that the boy deserved all credit for not
making single mistake. He was a good
here : nice horse. however" he added. as he
TINED away 10 make critical inspection Of the
cat which had just placed $4,000 to his total Of
winnings for the season.
Tie gray morning, with promise Of rain, and
Ire nsarness 70 the big holiday on Saturday
served 20 keep the attendance down and the
crowd was hardly up 10 The standard Of Brook
IN Handicap day. The clubhouse and grand
stand inclosures were comfortably filed but
here was less jostling and less discomfort than
il recant years Down in the field. however,
there was another story 10 tell. for in that dem
ocratic inclosure standing room at a
premium and moving about was next TO i'm
possible while the handicap was being run The
crowd while lacking in numbers, perhaps, was
mora than usually enthusiastic. and few there
we-e WHO did not 20 home well content with the
racing feast provided. The sun played hide and
seek most Of the afternoon, but during the
nhg Of the handicap was hidden behind an ON
nous looking black cloud. The air was cool
and braclng and the conditions. all things con-
Adered, were weIlnigh perfect for z racing hoi-
Gay
Society was not SO well represented as at Bel
mont Park, probably owing TO the fact that
n'st IF the members Of the fashionable set have
not yet returned from the country houses and
Suburban resorts where they spent the week
eno Among those seen AT the course were MI
and Mrs. Payne Whitney and Harry Payne
Whitney. Ms. William s. Fanshawe. Reginald
{ Vanderbilt Mrs L Lawrence White. S. S.
ao~-and Frederic KernOchan. Reginald Ron
ADS, Hamilton " Cary Henry W. Slocum, Mr..
aAd Mrs Richard F Carman Hugh Y. Inman.
ear2eius Felowes James r. Keene. Mr- and
@iS. Eugene s. Reynal. Lawrence Waterbury,
H~1i Ralney and Rene La Montague
CELT = STRONG FAVORITE
The Brooklyn Handicap was run the fourth
tsoe and eight horses faced the starter. Nc
Oel'er, which unfortunately is on the verge Of
oFeakdown. and Riflen:an were scratched. but
-0Ae O. th- others sent out overnight start
IS Declined the issue with Mr. keenes Ceit.
N1lch was generally looked on as the probable
naer- After Roseben had won the opening
-sAalcap and Harry Payne Whitney's Black
-~u Asd beaten some fair youngsters in the Ex-
Fectaflon Stakes which served as a curtain
1-Ses' 50 to speak FOR the big race. the ma
."1'y Of those II attendance kept their seats or
''- On the lawn while the candidates for the
~ookiyh came out Tor their warming up gallop.
-de-l one was closely watched and eagerly dis
.-fSea- Cen mace a particularly good impress
81 = ne warmed up with the grizzled little
y winch serves . 3 companion for most of Mr.
-es!e horses while Fair Play King James
Master Robert also pleased the critics as
moved through 5he stretch. Don Creole
We signs Of soreness Dut Old Honesty
'-7a up Ike a wild horse. and Montgomery
ror
"H In the ring the layers were wary and
- 'el' At even money Two or three who
- 'Ns tefneriJ5 TO put up 10 , were fairly
o~7'-' and The son of Commando had 50 many
:, is tnai the price was quickly cut 10 .
a.. aha finally 10 i 10 >. Those who tried 10
s''heihlng % beat Celt were attracted TO
hs,s I'aF' which ran such . rilIant race be-
s,s -'''n II the Belmont Stakes on Saturday.
NJ. D'I Creole, which finished third in the
s,r.. ''''i'an Handicap after making up six CT
nj, .ehe'hs through ;he last quarter Of