New-York tribune., 1909-11-07
RACE FOR BELMONT
PRINCE IMPERIAL rs
BEATEN IN STAKE.
Judges Need Help in Placing
Horses an Race at
-1quoduct.


-1queduct.
AUGUST Belmonts Starhoiile. with an sd-
vantage of twelve pounds IN the weights
over has last meeting With Hampton Court,
not only turned the tables on the son of
Galore. hut s0undly defeated Charlie lisr-
grave. Prince Imperial. the quoted faVorite
o. odds on. and shannon in tho Babylon
Handicap % 81 .5eo. at Aaueduct yesterday.
creeNy Was wideawske AZ the start. and
breaking the Hastings colt IN front kept
him there 20 the end. The boy drew his
whip and used II vigorously hslf way down
tho stretch, when good two lengths in
front. and rode his mount ont 20 the end 10
mako assurance douhly sure.
Hampton Court, which furnished such
stunning surprise by galloping to easy VIC
tory IN the oakdsle Hapiieap on the pre-
viOus Saturday. followed the pace closely
for half a mile. but hung in the final drive.
10 the disappointment Of John T.. Madden
AND his friends. who had supreme conf
oence In his ability 20 repeat Charlie Hsr-
grave closed resolutely and earned the
place. while Prince Imperial was all out to
beat Hampton Court a head for third
money.
Prince Imperial. after his good race on
"Wednesday. was held at a short price-tOo
shOrf, in fact. for one OF Mr.. Nosburgh's
hsndicaps-but Tom Welsh his trainer. and
Robert Forsythe Little. his owner. consid-
cred IL fair one and felt reasonably sure
OF winning. The colt appeared 10 be pinched
OF in the first sixteenth. but he ran UP
strongly rounding the turn. and was quite
close enough TO come on and win when
strsiehtened out II he had been good
nh fss,lyr
800. 50 that no excuses could be offered for
his defeat
Many persons in the good sized crowd
which went 20 the track for the last Satur-
dsy OF racing in the metropolitan district
laughed and almost jeered al the judges
sitter tho finish Of the nth race. Dullcare
and ST. Dunstan came down TO the wire
heads apart. and 20 those directly behind
the stand IA looked as n the former won by
q ssfe margin. There was a DELAY Of a
minute or SO. IL the presiding Judge and
his assistant were IN consultation. before
st. Dunstan's number went up on the board
above Dullcsre's. Then there was more
delsy. while one % the Judges went up In
the stewards stand 10 find out which horse
Was fourth. it was said. but 20 get help. as
= looked. in placing Harvey r. the third
horse
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hle criticism and led 10 a feeling OF distrust.
Tom Healey. who trains St Dunstsn, had
no confidence in the colt and the price
drirted back from 10 70 ; 20 !. lie ap-
pesred 10 he soundlv beaten Al the last six
seenth pole. hut Dullcare fsltered IN the
closing strides. although it looked as IL he
won by a good head
Fauntleroy, which is generally ranked as
one ~ the best two-,esr-olds OF the season
on the strength OF his victory in the Cham
psgne Stakes ~ Belrsont Park. was badly
beaten in the Nassau " Handicap. 81 one mile.
lie had been shipped up from Pimlco. where
hc had things al his own way TO win this
. stake. but after forcing the pace for FIVE
furlongs stopped like the cheapest kind
1of selling plster and finished last IN the
four-hors held when the Little Saint
colt began 10 hang Firestone. under 10
pounds. raced 70 tho front and won driving
o., a length from Nimbus in the fast time
for the mile considering the cuppy track,
of 80.
s g. IIndreih did not think his horse
could win ~ the weights. and a result
the price drifted back 20 20 ..
Rose Queen outclassed her fieid in the
frst race. and won as she pleased, jumping
off IN front A. the start and opening I'D A
NIllAltE KIP N Alf ifrs Qlh1AeT. I loflfntl
chased her for half mile. hut stopped. as
usual aud Casque. closing strongly. earned
the place. Rose Queen was out OF place in
. selling race. but when offered AT auction
for $4,000 no bio was forthcoming.
s .. Hildreth's woodcraft won his sixth
straight race in the second event At one
rrhie and q sixteenth. but some doubt was
oppressed as 20 his being better horse
than May River at the weights. There was
no question about r Dugan outclassing
>1icolsi. however. and those who made oral
wsgers woodcrsft a. a short price had
the boy 20 thank for winning. Nicolai got
May River OF. after being left ~ the post
~ tuo previous races. snd rode well enough
until II came down 20 drive at the last
surlong pole. when in an effort 10 draw the
whip. he dropped his mounts head and al
lowed the horse 10 swerve badly. That was
she critical point in the race, and r Dugan,
taking full advantage OF the youngsters
mistakes, OF. rather. lack OF ability brought
woodcrsft along 20 win cleverly by a full
lcnE1h.
Queen Marguerite and Sir Cleges came
swinging into the stretch in front. but both
stopped badly IN facing the long straight.
Siskin. on the contrary. closed with rush,
s,d would have been second in few more
strides.
Court Lsdy won the last race in spite OF
Nioolai. and go upset the particular good
sfing' OF the dsv. Dandeion. the onetirne
good handicap hors>, had been carefully
worked up 20 p race by Hildreth. and en-
tered among a lot % cheap plsiers where
a. looked ss n 10 did not have 20 be more
than haif ~ 20 win. Dugan worked him 20
tho front - the last furlong pole. but just
when n looked as II he would roll horne"
Court Lady came booming along with
Nicola and snatched the purse.
=. nugsn rode three winners second
90 . third horse in FIVE mounts
scUEDUCT SUMMARIES
ylFST RACE selling; for three year, olds: k4eo
sdded six furlonEs. start good. Won easily.
Tine u. Winner. b.. 2. BY kinEston--
Whine Rose oNnei. A. konigsbeTg
closing
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