The Washington herald., 1909-05-26
JkCKATKIN ISBEATEN
Famous Sain Horse Runs Far
Below His Best Form.
FINE WEATHER AT BELMONT
Sport OF n High Order of Excellence.
but Four Fayorites Are BOwIed
OVer-De Mund Defeated by Mary
Davis, Which Sets a New Record
for the ClaremoRt Handicap.

New York. May 25.-Neaeiy 5000 per
sons TOOK advantage Of the fine weather
TO see the races at Belmont Park to-day.
The spot was OF a high order Of excel
ience, but four fayorites suffered defeat.
The Claremont Handicap was a feature.
with Jack Atkin a not first choice.
The famous Sain horse was hardly
ready for racing. and ran far below his
best form He got away from the post
slowly. and. though he made a game at
tempt 20 get up 10 the pacemakers In the
last quarter OF a mile, Re had 70 be con
tented with third. De Hiund cut out the
early pace. as usual, ...Stended BY Mary
Davis But after going half the distance
Nary Davis drew away and won by two
lengths. Mary Davis time. lis, was q
new record for The race.
Angerona was the winner Of the Fash
ion stakes for two-year-old FLIES. She
did not loom up as a factor until the last
QuaTter-pole was reached. when Guy
Burns got very busy, and the Sir Dixon
FLY gradually forged TO the front to win
by a length and a half from Calypte
Greenvale got third palce.
James p Keenes colors were carried
in this race by Degree. who ran as If de-
cidedIy green.
Rides with Good Judgment.
Mr.. Keene's Afliction was victorious in
the handicap for mares and hliies at a
mile. BUtwell rode her with fauluess
Judgment. He held her IN check tsltil
Pantoufis had raced Sans Souci of her
feet in the first half mile, and then let
her down 10 win easily by two lengths
from AdriUcke-
Il took an energetic ride on the part OF
Mcintyre to win the first race with
shannon. a coupled favOrite with Royal
Hunt Shannon cut out the pace from
the start. but tired near the end. and in
red-hot drive got the verdict BY a
head from Perry Johnson. August Bel
mont's Chopper was third
Racquet showed the way n the fftE
event. for platers. and won in a drive
by half q length from Bonnie Kelso.
Berkeley. az good price, made runa-
way Of the last race. and came home fn
rcmp with a length and a half 70 spare
Lawton wilkins, who finished in the
place. was disqualified By the stewards
for fouling Nimbus. odds-oI favorite.
Nimbus got second and woodcraft third
The Summaries.
FIRST RACE-FoT- and oue-haf f-rlongS shan
ron. II .IeIntyrel II % 3 won; pe--y Johnssn.
ls GAS. 20 J. sec1ud; Glopper. IE fDuganl.
y 70 J. third Tine. 0@5 IS. Madeline T..
Roland, Responssful. He-dsmsn Young Belle.
'5rzntlssirl1 and RoTsl Hunt also rzu.
SECOND RACE-Ous nile. Assic-ion Ns Bat
veil. % 8 von; Adriuche. g lRusSelI % =
secJnd. Pauto1fe. 10 Bergen 70 l. third.
Tine. l-59 30 IN Top Quee1 q The HIS sans
Souc. ard Sundance also ran.
THIRD RACE-Four and onehalf furio1rs-
Argsro-2. ID lBuusi. 5 q J. w0u: Calypte. us
SMITH. z - I secord. t7reerrale Up jDu-an].
3 20 8. third Tlns. 5235 Ocean B0und Glen
ladeaae. Fair Catherine, Degree. Fai- Louise and
Eta NAY also rsn-
FOURTH RACE-si1 and auehaH frri1n-s
Mar Davis 10 Glass. % q Z won; De sfund
p lButEell. . % = secoud. JACK Atkin I35
Seville. even. third Tine. i-I& ROYAL Onyx.
Res-iScuc6e- ard Dreamer also z1-
FIFTH RACE-Oue mile. Racquet. g Leash I
% Z, roni Bonuie Keiso, s. ,Uptcni. s 70 / Z
secord, MAY River. & jCuerr' % ? third
Tine. 30 2S- Court LADY. Cover. Lasa,a Casssr j
sumner Night. GuShel II ard Lighthousa also r7n /
SIXTH RACE-Ssvs1 f1rloneS Berkeley. Us
.Nlchol. % !. wcus WiEEi1s. Is ButEeID. : 4
% 3 sac11d, NimhGs. II Up-u1l Z 20 d third I
TINE, Is * Woodc-aft also ran