The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-05-16
RACING GETS ANOTHER BOOM
NEARLY 10000 PERSONS VISIT
BELMONT PARK.
August Belmont Convinced That Under
Present Conditions h Sport VIII Live
waldo captures the Juvenile Stakes
-Fesf Miles by lave Wire and Arasee.

-WztQo Oeptures Tue JuNcbhic St@nO'
-FastAfnc ~ lave Wire and Arasee.
After seS,ss 4sss Crowds s-dsy 1 am
fully oop.iSSgds fhat undsr fhspfessnt pom
ditIons the psoyls wlli o6btihnst1stpme TO
the raoss,- laid fsusttsett Belmont After the
last esspts had;1besa ,idscidsd;xt Bslrfont
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cit In oyidsnt1tp,tSs thai Nhlls many per
sons like TO khowlthe fayorftsiP Q race and
also TO make a wager. there are many others
who take pleasure in visiting the races Tor
an outing and watching the horses run from
a purely sentimental standpoint. You can
sAy that we are much pleased with the way
racing has been p~atronized 40 far and ina
we feel that the sport can be made sell.
sustaining. There is one point l should
llke tohaye made clear and that Is the racing
associations intend to enforce the law to the
letter, II will be the business OF the race
track police to sec hat everybody who bets
does 80 legally and those who do not Will
be summarly dealt with. Evaslons OF the
law will not be tolerated under any cir
~cumstances."
Although the weather was very warm, a
delightful breeze made the big track a most
comfortable resort for nearly 10 900 enthusi-
asts. who saw some excellent racing n
vent home well satisfied with the outing
The stste feature was the historic Juvenile
for two-year-olds, i've ~furlongs. straight
away, WHICH. Wa i~naugurated at Jerome
Park in asia, In The paddock. where many
of the big men Of the turf and numerous
society women inspected the young race
horses, the opinion prevailed that John Z.
Madden had a winning combination In his
colts Newmarket, by Plaudit- Nahma. and
shannon, by Ogden-Lambent. That was
the general opinion outside Of the paddock
too. for the Madden pair ruled strong
'favorites.
When the barrier went up Newm arket
was Quick to show the Madden colors In
front, and for half a mile the son Of Plaudit
vas. In front. Then. with q great rush,
came G.. l.. Harrison's Waldo. q colt by
Planudes-Salama, who. under Walter Mil
.lers persuasion. gradually wore Newman
'ket down In q fierce drive and beat him
half a length. Three lengths away was
s. J.. Doggett's Angorona. a flly by Sir
Dixon-Falaska. with the others badly
beaten. wsldo's time was o;sS %. a new
the race il developed that Waldo was bred
by Madden. so that the latter Tas not wholly
dishesrtensd because o. t9e oe 81 ans OF 81 Se IKE
CHIEF engineers OF the Pennsylvania. tun-
neis. bought Salama, the dam Of Waldo.
from haddsa when she was AL, IN no fSf = co Taido
N0B DI6pdIcu " u SHhe
+. A. Forsythe's clever trainer. who put
Elm Beau over the plate in the first race.
With open mouthed as.onishment the
De Mund, who, .wss practically friendless
among the oral bettors. gall9p OF with the
time honored Toboggan Handicap. sly
up is Bounds, and though he did not break
any too we'll at the post he rushed 10 the
front with his usual great speed and doomed
ead. De Mund didn't quit either. but
continued his brilliant rush clear to the
judRes where he scored with four lengths
e 20 sps sse IN Queens sias; g n TRACK se'os Mr' ,oi Bs elm
Field Mouse. a three-year-old flly by Hast.
inss-Fittermouse., who won at 100 to !
last year, closed VIII m u,sia etdsr fonH t6a
piace BY a length from II. r, Brandt's Har-
rigsn, another Madden bred colt. The
other starters did not figure nyMheT 81,
and, Arssee, the former turning, the dis,
tancs In 1885 rs and the latter being timed
a. l:sa g., LiEe Y was n sSs IN an Better tSs
sTeesed % the front: Wise Mason; Ss5ry,
ing the Newess1le stable doi9rs 81, tr rec TO
WIZ drew aWay after that and al. the wire
be, had eight lengths, with scoyille easing
f hsm 9 spnaS Wb,,f IL ar iro pasV Of f +. s. ?. Randolph:
Dsnder. s.. q. Hildreth's Montgomery,
once sold for s25. 900, was last all the way.
saIIoped home In the Harlem Selling Stakes
St q mile, He was a firm favorite and made
0oodi In the most gratifying manner leading
tSs III sbree a lengths .Rs s IN fro nl ut Of WI Houses 10
Norbitt, who wa always q factor. and beat
George Odom's Traveller by a length,
NJ WTiitney's County Fair had a burst Of
early speed that did not last long, -.
Elm Beau. a %strapping big colt by Fiji
grane-PictYre Hat, won the nrs{ race Tor
for r, A. Forsythe, who usually cuts loose
q number Of good things at tbs time OF the
year. The Montpelier sts g nsssseeas,
Pimlico, cut out a fast pace for about half
the distance. where he began to weaken.
Then Elm Beau. under q fine ride ride IL Russell;
ishment, together with Medallion. a colt
by 0rnament-Ave Marie. owned by James
conductor. It was a thrilling drive to, the
judges. vince Elm Bean got the verdict by a
thoTt head, With Medallion e Length and Z
= sA coll IL nam named sena,or' Bracket BY Star
younsster was evidently not up to his best
r. qSs fe onsck rs sta 1,Rs v teS SoH "a another
strong public choice, ran 81 with the last
rec, 81 Sc, n f%urlonEs. Trainer kalri SE
many admirers. including August, Belmont
and n. <. Knapp. his owner. In the shady
paddock. Cohort had q poor lot to beat,
90 that he simply enjoyed an exercise gal
lop and rolled home with ten lengths to spare
In % 3-5. Mr.. Earle's Don Creole. SECOND
IN favor. had a mortgage on the place.
With, Clare Russell. an outsider. finishing
w. Fraser. a mssszine writer, had a
paddock Just before the running OF the
Harlem Stakes. He was looking ,Dande-
Hon over. critically when the old horse
suddenly let ny his heels and struck Fraser
IN the, stomach. Fraser vas partially
Msdden said yesterday that in all prob
ability Sheets Martin would ride the colt
Sir Martin IN the English Derby. The
Martin combination looks good TO me
said the master Of Hamburg place with a
Sheriff Poster wa at the track with his
deputies, who were on the alert at all times.
The Sheriff said that the law wal in no way
violated and that the report circulated
that bets were being record ed was prompted
solely by malice and was a lie made out
OF whole cloth" The crowd was orderly.
and while there was plenty OF oral betting
servers could not find out the details. Al,
together IL was a decide lily successful
racing day.
The summaries:
FIRST RACE.
selling: for tvo-year- ODDS: $500 added: four fur
Hss.: aa2 as.. III -Joetsg .a.n'ne.. Fin.
Esn Rsaa' .,@ H Hosssna.,. 81 IS ~
1acSfecas, a....... 81 Crecvy. 49,. as J., y
Evening sons, 2, g. Giess;M.:'. IL
49, - . n ANnIEA