New-York tribune., 1909-05-16
RACEGOERS TURN OUT
WALDO WINS JUVENILE
STAKES IN DRIVE.
De Mund RompS Home an the To-
boggan Handicap at Belmont
Park Track.

Between 5000 and 1000 persons went down to Bel
mont Park yesterday for the second day Of the
-scnr season in the metropolitan district and while
+he crowd was quite big as on the open
ing dav-Thursday-it was big enough 10 lend fur
fhe- announcement those who are interested In
building up the sport August Belmont, chairman
Of tho Jockey Club. expressed himself as well
,laased with the'sze quality of the crowd and
said:
while 7 besitatef.on Thursday state my opin-
SON am now convinced that there are enough per
Interested in racing 10 come 10 the track anu
enjov the sport under present conditions, and am
not alone in having high hopes for the future
lanes r Keene the Nyice-chairman of the Jockey
Club who was not able 10 go to the track on
rTlrsday put I'm an appearance yesterday, although
=. had no horses entered. He did not care TO be
quoted but in talking with friends gave the I'M
preston that he wasNmore than pleased WIN tI.e
general outlook Of the turf in TINS state n n
Knapp- F r Hitchcock and several other meIhoeIs
,,f the Jo,le Club beo expressed the same feeling
Conditions were highly favorable for racing al
Though the heat Of July day In May was ra'HeI
oppressive and the clubhouse balcony was favored
over the lawn. Society was well represented, Is
on the oJenirc day, hundreds going 10 the track IN
automobiles and dividing their time between Ihe
Enclosure and the paddock. which, by the way ap
pears more popular this year than ever
The racing was Of 4 kind 10 satisfy the most
-ar+io1e critic and there more or less oral
,t+i-, among those VINO wanted TO add some sauce
70 the sport provided. The Sheriff and ms depoIeS
could not discover any violation OF me Id" 7s M
,ernreted BY the courts however. and consequently
there was no interference and everything Tan Oll
snoothlv. -
CL Harrison's Waldo. good looking Well lur-
uished tv-o-year-oLd. by Panudes-SalaIra Won INC
Juvenile Stakes Of S2.5oo. fixture guaranteed oH l
.1f-- formed Association of Owners and Breeders.
rorn 2 Niadden's pair. Newmarket which won q
race on Thursday. and Shannon. attracted chieI at
tention in the paddock. and also on the ls"h' anu
consequently the stable went 10 the post quoteu
IL ror1ze I.
ogden-Nalrrna which is said TO be one OF tne oest
an the Madden barn, good race ana & saiiie
one but was Jpeaten by scant half length aI'er d
long hard drive with Waldo
Walter Miller one time styled the nlaINeIi'us
because of his success in the saddle. and VINO Is
manning TO ride abroad this year had the mount mount
on Waldo He handled the colt with all ms ouliii
skill and clearly outrode Mcintyre on Ne"iii' ~
An The final drive. Nj Madden had some consola-
tton for tle 1efear Of his the fact that ne
bred Waldo at Hamburg Place and sold MN 10 -
L Harrison asa yearling. sam DosseIs ; <Ahse
roma vas third in this leading the ruck "Ilch
included H Il Knapp's Anavri and August BEL
uont's Dulcare and Chopper. the last named a run
brother TO Ciloriier- Both OF the Belmont horses
ran greenIy and q: lot of ground by sWervlns.
P.uI J Raney's De Mund. which cost $4,000
IS a two-year-old lookup 125 pounds and gallopeu
home an easy winner in he nineteenth running OF
the ToboEEan Handicap az six furlongs. IN the good
time Of ii. The Of Rioldfinch was quoted at
the liberal price Of 10 Sas his reputation LOT d
made the critics NdNoT sam AlIluiSIli
Restigouche and August Behnont's Field Mouse
which II will be remembered. won a race at Bel
mont Park last year two-y'ear-old when quoted
pr 100 70 / Field Mouse fair race, all Things
considered finishing second a length before H. H.
Brandts HarrigaD-
" T Ryan's Enendi which the Preakness
Stakes at Pimlico the last day of that meeting,
Was a starter in this He looked we'll but
fretted badly in the paddock, and for that reason
possibly did not up TO his best form
Sam Emery's Arasee the Harlem Selling
Stakes at one mile with something in reserve but
Traveller might have forced him out. except for
being crowded back the turn and running TO the
outside rail in the stretch The three-year-oid nm
tshed with rush. and goU up in time TO be third
q scant length behind Norbitt and head peiore
Earl G. The last named looked dangerous al lhe
last furlong pole. but tired az the end as II snort
q race or two Dandelion. the onetiIne good handl-
cap horse never dangerous
Eihn Beau beat Medallion a short head after
drive for d lrIaurter of mile in the first race, and
showed some quality. Live Wire made snow OF
his field in the second race. covering the mile IN
she fast time Of 3s % while Cohort, running In
the name and colors of the Oneck Stable. owned by
H X Knapp. beat Don Creole and six others IN
the closing
King James the winner OF the Metropolitan Han
djcsp was scratched from the second race, Sam
f5ldreth depending Montgomery The latter ap-
resred to be the class Of the field. but the ralplrus
shook their heads, and he ran as II he was nor
within pounds of his best form
" A Frazer a writer, had narrow escape from
serious injury in the paddock. when DandeLon
dashed out with his heels and caught him IN the
pit Of his stomach. He recovered ai'er d ulls @l4o
was able TO go home.
Jobn F Madden announced yesterday that
--skeets" Martin the American jockey would ride
Str Martin the champion two-year-old Of last year.
In the English Denly May 2s
BELMONT PARK SUMMARIES.
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