New-York tribune., 1909-05-21
MASKETTE ROMPS HOME
WINS THE LADIES' STAKES
attendance Justifes an Extra Day
at Belmont Park.

lanes r Keene's Maskette which defeated Sir
Martin in the Futurity last year and was ranked
the best two-year-oId f1Ily of the season. gal
loped home easy winner of the forty-hrst run
ming of the Ladies' Stakes at Belmont Park yes
terday Her stable companion, Affction maze lle
running for a quarter of mile, but after that
Maskette breezed to the front, and. opening up
gap of four five lengths. came down through
the stretch to win as she pleased from John h
Madden's Lady Bedford. which closed resouteE
the last quarter and beat August Belmont Flelo
Mouse some four lengths for the place
Maskette took up 12l pounds and ran the mile III
40 the fastest time on record for the stakes since
it has been run at that distance 1t was most
impressive performance. as the daughter OF DIS
guise-Bturica, while fully extended perhaps rouhu-
ing the turn, not called upon Tor her oes' "
fort at any part of the journey.
Maskette aroused much interest in the paddocN
before the race. She has grown and developed over
winter and looks almost big and weii iurhlsiieu
as a stallion with powerful quarters and legs WIN
out a mark or bemish. She has the same sHlootN
way of racing that she showed last season ana Il
more than likely to live up to the promise u -
two-year-old form. Mr. Keene was not at 'He Ia"
Yesterday to see NIaskette make her first appear
ance but many expressions Of approval were he'i
that the vice-charmau Of the Jockey Clup had kept
her in this country instead of shipping her aoroau
with Colin Ballot and some Of the others
Afiicton, daughter Of Meddler, was not Tar De-
hind Msskette on looks, but she tired DaulS SeStei
day after showing speed for six furiongs' INC ne
Ladies' stakes which was first run in 1903 at o'o
Jerome Park. is the oldest special TOT 'nfeey yedI
old hIies of the American turf. 1t had a EroSs ~
,a1ua Yesterday of $3.50 Of which Maskettes snare
was $3.50 -.
4 fair sized crowd was in attendance anu meat
TO the brilliant performance of Maskette lhte'eS'
centred I'm the announcement by August ne'LL,D'
that there would be an extra days racing on mon
dav The officials of the Westchester RACING AS
sociation decided that the attendance Tor the hIS
four days more than justified the arranging oi a
programme OF overnight races. This means ''a'
there will be four DAYS of the sport next "eeA
instead three. which was good news w ''9
interested racing.
The Norwood Stakes with a guaranteed Vaue
Of $500. was the second fixture on the caro- yes
terday and brought about an Interesting race a.
though Roseben. the great sprinter anu t"o
fayorite was badly beaten The big son OF pen
strome looked acted well in the paddock aI'er
his campaign in California, but lacked MS usual
dash and speed on the track and hnSheu idi OaN
H. r Brandt's Chapultepec. horse OF u"aueS
TONED class. forced the pace most OF the way anu
won driving by half length from H b. DurYea
1,raar,ar THE latter hung in the last sixteenth.
as - he needed the race TO tighten him up HOT
ace E. which cost Paul J. Rainey io' Oh ,i'o"''
three Years ago finished respectable third.
lanes p Keene was represented In the hrst
race tv Sweep a big. we'll furnished two-year-oiu
b,. Ron Rr1lsh-Pink Domino and hence fun
brother to Philander He was quoted at snort
ur{cs on account OF some fast work ana l"o'e
than justified !t by galloping home an easy VIII
r1ar running
eias down the long stretch. He may not be the
hest youngster in Mr.. Keene's barn. but ne Is
s,lre to be a useful colt. II not a great one
Harry Pavne Whitney's colors were carried to
victory for the first time this year when Green
vale a conely hlly by Hamburg-Mneoa' won the
,s,,r5 race Auavri, the quoted favorite. had
s,crr,,, tourney while Cruise. which showed lot
~ sreed probably needed a race, as she hung
badly in the last sixteenth
-Four horses went TO the post in the steepiechase'
ana Kentucky Beau was the only one which COM
n1ete5 the course without accident. Jiu Jitsu
ran a fair race FOR a mile and half but tired
ba1,,, and fell at the last jump. He was remount-
.d however and earned second money.
The last race Saturday, at seven furlongs
yo,,, the straight course, will be run over the
main track which will prove "A welcome change.
The Vyestchester Racing Association has also In
structad the secretary 10 transfer as many OF the
thor races as possible from the straight to the
main course This will be most acceptable TO race
gUers. .
\ Younger brother of "Skeets' Garner VINO is
NOW riding In France. had mount In the last
-aca for bovs who had never ridden two winners
and brought Racquet home second Both Garner
and NIcoIai rode well enough 10 indicate that
they NAV be developed into good boys The latter
brought Nav River up with well timed rush IN
the last slxteenth and she won by scant length
BELMONT PARK SUMMARIES
FIRST RACE.-For maiden colts two years old $500