New-York tribune., 1910-06-09
SWEEP BEATS THE TURK
Races TO Turf Fame in Winning
the Carlton Stakes.
BAD JUMBLE AT THE START
Prince Imperial Goes to Knees
and Dalmatian Loses Some
Precious Ground.

rav,es ? Eeene-s Sweep winner Of the
--.,-,.,-i+. last season and tie Belmont
stakes this year. won the Carlton stakes
ST -rsveseud yesterday in 4 ~ay 70 stamp
hfr, king OF the -year-olds- fer the
rreseat. 2; least he took up i25 pounds.
made the pace with the advantage of
,-,.rr-n- start held The Turk safely when
IRE latter challenged boldly in the last
f.,rlorr and ran The nile in the last
time Of i:3G1-5. There was difference
OF opInion as 20 his manner OF winning.
some oortending that lie was straight
ard ali out while others thought he had
something ir reserve
Foxhall 2. Reene was Of the latter
opinion. and said further that he be-
lieyed tie horse. Ike most OF the sons
OF Ben Brush. would improve win age
The rzce was marred by an unfortunate
tumble al the start. Al which Prince I'M
perial. winner Of the Broadway Stakes,
went TO his knees and practically was
left al the post S c. Eildreth's Dali
rnstian also suffered. and under the cir
cumstances ran 4 good race Prince I'm
re-ial appeared 10 be IN sulky mood, and
the starter had some trouble in getting
the horses lined UP. All were straight
when the barrier was sprung, but the
5-mble followed, whereas Sweep. which
was moving Up 10 position on the out
side. was Of cleanly and smoothly IN his
stride. an advantage OF which Powers
was quick 20 take advantage.
A better stronger field has not gone TO
the post this year. and the biggest mid
week crowd Of the season was in attend
snce artesting most clearly that good
horses will attract good crowd. August
Belmont. chairman Of the Jockey club.
oF 1,e
fact that he is nursing TWO broken ribs
as the result Of a fail while playing polo
When congratulated on his gameness in
coming out he replied that il was better.
IN his opinion. 10 help nature along by
keeping on the move. As a matter of
TACT. the temptation OF seeing his Star
bottle do battle with four Of the best
rhree-year-olds in training could not be
resisted
Sweep and Dalmatian outlooked their
opponents IN the paddock Both filled the
eve and measured up 70 the highest
standard. palmatian. which has been
coughing since he ran second TO Naskette
In track record time at Aqueduct, ap-
pezred ready 10 run TO his best form. but
the tumble al the start counted against
him and il is Just possible he needed the
race He ran UP so strongly rounding the
far turn that il looked for a time as If
he might come on TO win. hut his earlier
efforts told.
The Turk. winner OF the withers.
showed Improvement over his race in the
Broadway. when beaten by Prince I'm
perial He followed the pace closely and
fought out the finish with rare courage.
Coming into the last sixteenth he loonlsd
I'D so dangerous that Powers, on Sweep,
drew his whip, but did not feel called
upon 10 use il, as the good colt responded
70 a final call
Archibald had been engaged to ride
Prince Imperial. which accounts for the
fact that Garner, who was back in the
saddle once more had the mount on Dal-
rnatian Mr. Hildreth was bemoaning the
absence Of Shilling. who is under suspen-
sion as Dalmatian Is not boys horse
and needs strong handling
There is an old saying that q good
horse makes q good jockey, and Hampton
Court made Van Benschoten a veritable
Tod Sloan in the opening race. The lit
Tie seventy-seven-po pound boy deserved high
praise for a clever ride and a smooth,
strong, whipping finish Of which few
thought he WAS capable.
District Attorney, a starter in this race.
ran with breathing tube in his throat,
which aroused much interest in the pad
dock
Doyle had the mount on Follie Levy, as
MCGEE. the regular stable jockey, was set
down on Tuesday for misbehavior at the
post His punishment lasts -four days.
MeIowmint continued his winning ca
reer as a jumper in the handicap steeple-
chase. scoring his fifth straight victory.
he fences better and cleaner with every
start and takes his jumps in a bold fear
through the field. He ronlps along on the
fat as # never fully extended and runs
so kindly that he can he placed without
the slightest difficulty
p : p Randolph lost Adrian after the
Pu-year .. colt won the third race. The
horse was bid Up $1,000 over his entered
selling price and bought by II. L Shaw
FOR Ss.0o0 Lochiel was claimed out Of
tie same race by Il. G. Bedwell for $3,10o
IN spite Of the fact that the colt showed
signs of lameness behind
Nr. Be6weu tried TO purchase another
horse when Petronius won the fifth race
e. one mile and a quarter He carried
the price from $500 to $4,000 before
Billy K2rrick. acting for the Oneck
Stable, could protect him with an ad-
vance Of So
Tom Welsh showed his highly tried two
year-old Adam Bede. the colt about which
The ranbirds have been talking all the
spring IL the last race. The youngster is
a giant IN size, being bigger now than
many three-year-olds, but he ran greenly
and appeared sluggish IN the race, as Mr..
Welsh predicted when he said in the pad
dock He IS runner. but he Is bit
sluggish. and may not know what 10 do
with himself"
The son of Adam ran third, and the
race is sure 10 do him good. His stable
viii .'e disappointed II lie does not tuin