Evening star., 1909-06-04
Celt Did Not Run True.


Without detracting in the least from the
credit due King James for his really re-
marka BILE race it must be said in all
fairness that Celt. for some reason or
other. did not run altogether kindly and
is quite likely to show Improvement the
next time he goes to the post. After the
finish Butwell, who rode the son of Com
mando-Mad of Erin. went before the
stewards and lodged claim of foul on
the ground that E. Dugan had carried
him wide on two turns SO far as could
be judged from the stand it was a puer-
lie complaint. and the stewards quickly
dismissed Il.
defeat to heart and went abou. cooling
out the horse looking as if he had lost
his best friend. Mr.. keene was sadly
disappointed also. and while giving high
praise TO King James for his brilliant
race expressed the opinion that Celt did
not run his race and that in all proba-
bility he lacked seasoning He did not
mean to imply from this that Celt was
not quite SO fit and ready as Jimmy Rowe
could make him. but showed clearly that
Big Crowd Present
The crowd was big enough and enthu-
siastic enough to convince the most skep-
teal that the sport of thoroughbred rae
ing is still very much alive. The field
stand was closed as usual, but twelve
thousand persons or more crowded the
main lnclosure and made 1t look like old
times. Seats were at a premium in the
grandstand when the Brooklyn handicap
was run. hundreds being forced to stand
on the lawns, and there was the same old
roar and the same old enthusiasm as
King James raced to victory as have
marked the finish of the coveted fixture
since Dry Monopole beat Hidalgo a head
in it's first running. way back in 1887
Once more August Belmont Fl R knapp.
Andrew Miller, Schuyler S Parsons ard
other members of the Jockey Club who
were present expressed themselves as
more than satisfied and highly pleased
with the size of the crowd and the un-
questioned interest in the sport freed as
i has been from organized bookma king
During the first two races business was
slack, owing to the presence of numerous
plain clothes men and county detectives
in the crowds on the lawns. AS no inter-
ference vas offered to those few who
We're accepting bets however , ost of the
regular bettors joined their confreres and
openly displayed odds and accepted oral
wagers.
The Summaries.
longs; $500 added-De Mund. I26 tRutwelD. o
IDugan'. I" ]. q to ). to j. second. Alfred
Noble. II" AcIntyrey. : TO l. to 3 10 x
third Time Time loa Is. Jacl t.tkin.. Ratio Ethc
rial. ROYAL Onyx. ltosimir and DESTROYS also ran
Second race. three v"ar-olds and upward: sell
ing; mile and eighth: 5000 added-The
Squire. los If. Dugan,. to T. out won: Im-
tator. 96 tCreevyI, 13 to !. to l. ! to s soc
ond: Golconda 3S ,Rcid, 20 to l. : to / 2 10 1
third. Time. !. 80 %. Coat of Arms BpaucIero
Queen of the Hills. Gambia. klliecrankie and
King Sol also
Third race the Criterion: illes: two-yca r old: :
FIVE furlnngs: 81. 900 added-Occan Bound II /
tScovillel, I" ]. to 5. to ). won, Angerona
l22 lBurns,. l6 TO >. 10 =. 3 to = second
Greenvale. ia DuCan,. to I. TO :. 3 to ;
third. Time. 1n1 80 Glennadeanc. Jacquclina
Cndy and Calynte also ran.
Fourth race. tho BROOKLYN handcau of s.. .t0n:
three wear ods and upward: mile and one qua ter
king James. l26 nDngan'. 2 to J. l to ,. ont
won; Resti.ouchc. III lG. Rurns,. to l. to
2. I" s. second: Celt. .27 tRutwelD. TO 3.
aud High Private also King James and
Restigouche coupled in straight and place bet
ting only.
Fifth race. three -year-olds selling: mile and
ne-sixteenth: 500 added Bonnie KeIso. 1nl
tUpton,, 9 10 |, to l. even, won; Hammcrless.
1o5 Dugan,. TO ;. 3 TO 5 1 TO 4 second:
ROstrnm. 1Dl tAicCaheyl. to /. to l. even.
third Time. las Is. Distract Gus Helm
Sherlock. Sand Piner. Erhet Obadiah t,ourt
Lady. Hill Top. Racquet. Lighthouse and Lasata
also ran.
Sixth race. maiden twn-year-olds: five fulrOngr.
$4O0 added Black Chief. 40 tCreevyJ q to l.
10 to l. to /. won; Fire Box 11O (Ravnor,
to l. to l. even. second GIonocr 10 tDu-
gam. to L. . to 5. 3 to :. third Time. l.Ol -
Schoolmarm. rrense. Everett St Deiniol Edith
lnez. Eddie Dugan Colinet Equa tion Coonskin
and Uncas Chief also ran.