The sun., 1909-05-25
FASHION PLATE IN A DRIVE
WINS HANDICAP BY A HEAD
FROM ARASEE.
Dugan's Vigorous Ride Does the Trica-
MoCarte Newmarket. Nortatt and
Hsmmeriess score ut Odds On-Hil-
dreth's DaImatian Wins At Belm ont.

The Westchester facing A association was
well repaid for putting on an extra card at
Belmont Park yesterday, az more than 1909
turf enthusiasts gave up the price NJ ad-
mission to enjoy the running OF six over
night events. Ia FIVE OF these races oddt on
fsvorites landed the money and the form
players reaped the usual harvest The
weather could not have been more favor-
able for the outing and the track was in
excellent condition.
4 mile handicap was the feature. Only
four horses went to the post and thrilling
finiah was tho result. Samuel Emery's
Arsser cut ont fast pace to the head OF
the long stretch, where little Glass let him
run ont, thereby losing much ground. 1hen
Dugan, whip in hand, came through on the
rail with the Oneck Stables ashton Plate,
the favorite, and proceeded to ride with all
the strength and skill Mt his command.
(ilass did not go II the whip. however. and
In terrific drive Fashion Plate beat Arasee
q head in I.3s 81. Montgomery wrs poor
third.
). {. Hildreth put over a good thing In
Dalmatian. an Fthelbert colt. in the first
race. for maiden two-year-olds. four fur
longs, straight, He led practically all the
way and won In drive by length from
August Belrnonts Chopper with Mr. Earles
Huda g Sister. an outsider, in third place.
j. L. Madden's Senator Bracket, the favor
ite, apparently suiked and so did Wocd!ord
Clay's Colinet, a colt bv Star Shoot ken;
9sdt snd yas see ,Se whn al the %ay
The Newcastle Stables McCarter, Z to 10,
second race. for platers. at seven iuriopes,
main course: He made all the pace and had
msrsn Of four lengths over .d. R. ,of F. Gar, n.
nae nae The e% %rsstler n snased e' 70 get third
| OF Ian sden could not raise a sallop. The
Jockey Mcintyre drew fine finish on
Madden's Newmarket. | to 3. in the third
race. for two-year-9lds. four and a half
plenty ieft passed the % jSd yes % half a length
before James MacManus's Rocky O'Brien,
second choice, with the Montpelier Stables
Brush Broom poor third. The race was
Norbitt. to :, ealloped home in the hf,h
SsePs s es asss%s 9nsdef OF in & hs
and then cracked, but he took place money
from Dander., second choice. without
| trouble. The time was as 3-5
| Frederick Johnson's Hammerless. II TO
20. ran OF with the last race. for msidens.
at sly and half furlongs. main track.
with Dandy Dixon just gettine, third place,
Tiana was knocked back on the far turn.
The time was i?l As. -,
yesterday from Joe Cannon. the trainer
Of Sir Martin. who wiz run in the English
Horse Ia we'll Will take some beating"
Frederick johnson also got a despatch
from an American turfman in England
saving:
Horse doing well. Think he will win"
1t was said at the track that the English
bookmakers were quoting Sir Martin yes
terday at to ? and were refusing to take
any more wagers on his chances. Many
OF the local layers declined to take wagers
on Sir Martin yesterday. giving as a reason
that they did not want to bet against him,
Steeplechase Jockey Allen while school
ing a horse over the jumps at Belmont
Park yesterday morning fell and broke
his collar bone.
The rumor will not down that there will
be six days Of racing each week at Graves
end, 1t was. one Of the chief topics at the
track yesterday.
The publishers OF the useful Columbia
Form Chart have decided to resume busi-
ness and the books will be on sale at the
old stand in the betting ring in future. The
summaries