The sun., 1910-05-16
CURRENT SPORTING GOSSIP
WITHERS STAKES MAY M A
SENSATIONAL RACE.
ThFse.SeaF-Olds q QuAlity seem 60 Ne
Wen Matched for saturdays Turf
classic &C Belmont-swesD, waldo.
malmaelnn, Prince Imperial m List.


Vel Matched for Saturdays Turf
Classic at Belmont-swesp, waldo,
DalmaelAn, Prince Imperial m LIST.
The WIthsrs Stake for three-year -Olda,
ono mile, which will be run for the thirty
tgEmth time naxt Saturday. bids fair TO
no oas Of the best races Of tho season. II
AZ the best sIigibles face tho starter the
quality Of the Geld will excel that of any
three ear old stake syer run In this cOun-
lry. Usually the Wiihers has been rather
easy picking Tor some star colt, for In years
gOns by such great horses a. Colin. Frank
dnl. Delhi. Compute, The Parader. Jean
Rerraud OctagOn. Handspring. Domino.
TAminany. Sir Dixon. Hanover and
George kinney were among the winners.
James r. keene's Hilarious was victorious
laat year. easily disposng Of Joe Madden
and Fayette. while IN 1908 Colin took the
measure Of Fair Play and King James.
Collins share u the stakes Was $1,000 the
Top ma b. but the winner OF next Satur-
days rare will take down about One-fOufth
Of that amount
Mr. Keene's sweep. by Ben Brush-Pink
Domino. got his Nithers trial last Saturday
When he defeated King Olympian. another
eligible. Sweep won ridden out over =
seven furlong route but he will doubles
show greatly improved form In his nnal
preparations for the stakes. Sweep was
one Of the best two-year-Olds and has come
70 the races this spring fully developed.
Ne ia fast and game and also can carry
stake weight Mr.. keene's other eligible
for the Withers n Grasmere. by Meddler-
Notha II who i entered In the New Rochelle
HandiCaD TO-DAY and h said 10 he ready.
Aaide from the keene three yeaT-olds
he W Ntthers may attract the great Waldo,
BY Planude~ Salama. who was Withdrawn
from last weeks Kentucky Derby because
II slight ilamene~s Vie was not seriously
p,yred, hesevsr. and arriyed a. belmont
trained BY v tulstOn Waldo will be gal
loped this week aud also may start In one
n the overnight events Ia order TO de-
sc Hildreth's Dalmatian, BY Ethelhert -
Ionia, g. highly regarded by has owner and
ma4orHy % turf reEulars. palinatlan has
and Hildre,S thinks he col, may show rnSny
nf Fitg Herhsrt's qualities, The first and
enly time nalmatian sta rted thiA spring
he rar daskette to a head end might have
beaten her With strong rider like shilling
% the saddle Daluatian was coughing
last week but Yesterday he seemed 10 have
Teoovered and Hildreth will probably start
him
The Silycv. Brook Farm has another
lQrptdahle candidate in The Turk. by
HenO-ttracellh This colt has started
sing the Arverne and WILLIAMSBURG stakes
m the most impressive fashion The Turk
IN thoee events displayed bulldog courage
- vel a. phrnomena! speed and beat
Grasmere. Everett. sapdrian King Olvm-
nlan, Duke NJ OTmOndeand Prince Imperial.
ell Withers eligtbles
Prince Imperial. the Orlando -DiNoletta
colt. has improved materially since then.
however. for he race in the Metropolitan
handtcap last FRIDAY. even though he car
tied q feather vas sterling performance
Prince lmpeFial showed plenty Of stamina
IN the metropolitan an aud also feetne-s Of
loot lnnsinuCh ~ he was beaten q length
over the MitheTs route in - ~.
James NacManu- will start hi- Meddler
colt. R0cky O'Rrien and says he will win.
Ne bases hts belief on the fact that " Rocky
O'Brten had heen ~ the rare With sweep
IN saturday he might have beaten the
keene colt Rocky O'Brien finished close
behind Dalnatiau and Msskette in a handi-
cap " ben she kcene mare won IN ! .ls a new
traek Tesord for -iN and half lurlonE.
Prior 20 that event HOrky O'Brten -rOred
victory over Ro=e queen over the slx FUR
ong route. covered IN l.l2 2-i. MacMauts
did not arr hi- MeddleT colt last saturday
hecausp no oypre-t tirAted sweep. but after
.eeing kiuE uNWuian extend the keene
three year.oid 20 thr limit be- made up hts
mind 10 send RocAy o O'Briru Out Tor the
Nithers
Mr. James McIaughln's Tauntleroy.
NJ Little saint wi, kaWaTOo. II getting
Neady for This rla.siC and seems to have
Iscoyered from tho winter cam paign IN
he JacksORN ille Derby. but there seems 20
- no doubt that he was not wholly 70 blame.
The Ormondale stables Duke Of OrmOnde.
~ Orsini- santa Bella. pretty far sort
1i . hOrse. viii h~ among the starters.
Hia best rsrs herr sas q yirtorv over the
fast hlly follie Levy a. Aqueduot. u !.
Wilson. Jr :. eisihl"s are tandleberry,
tho Ben Brush candle colt who ran second
N last year Futuriry. and the Banasiar
Geldlng RadiWn star August Belmunt's
rOiors will ho carri.-d bv StaTbOttle. u chest
nut son ol Hastings NunN-h, Who comes
rom o., not, : e.. m splendid trim.
Othsr- iu the lizt ar. = e. Au-tin'- charlie |
Hargrave. by solitaire ~ .--Aya A. hoh ed
ercelsnl form NJ luarrz last winter. John
porothy Hampton lEnes newitt'- PulkA,
by Orisn-lA Polka y l.. Mark~'4 lurret,
ny Cuuart-IOWsr pf tandle- the quincy .
~tabie SandrIsn and Everett ami Barney
-chreiher- = Norer, son ~ BaunO" kburn-
Niss Hrian. nho comes here Win a hiE
reputation AIfogetbrr tho Withers stakes
will he race worth hooking a..
Belmont Park will oHer several other /.
interesting stakes for This week ID-mor- .
row the 'rotona Handicap. at -iT furDnrs +
sprint. .rr eligible Woodfort Claws
Ocean hound hy Star shoot Flytur ship. .
arri,esi her" SATURDAY tn start u the ladies' I.
stake. for fhrFr-vear- nllins one futie, I
0n Wtsine-lay. Ocean Bound was easily 1
he he-f fW0-vear-oid flly last SEASON. bur |
Nc went lame ai Saratoga and was thrown /
our NJ framing
" sh~ b. herself turfuen say shs will i
have. 10 rpUhla v inning tho ladies az the /
hert Of tbe others are i \ peuuet'- SrhooI- I
Wlru James Butler Turf star, james Z /
ttahnevs Louise = James kerne. In l
fatustiun John Madden Mhfig0f. " L. I
shaw nti1 Naid !. q Shpbe = striker .
and Wilson. Ir e. NeyOaua rhurs- /
las = feature j. the Wtrsu selling stakes ]
~ mile, and Tridlr the Ravrhesfar I
iAndtrap. ~ tho same df-I GuCe. ON Safur- /
day bon addition 20 tho Wffnerz the faur-afa r
stake. iur fno-yca r-Dld- five furlpne- and .
he Whitney Memorial >i"epieuba-e viii De ,
de-, idet
several interesting -,r1pI are offered bv I
IdCalWhoy clubs this week Tp-nIght .
tho brWpIu e. W Nrrl"fr uhl -taRe 4
Franl Burn. of California and Frtukt- .
Nadd ~ ~ rht- rttE. vh.I. over VI the Mara ,
hon : e rD Rfo0klyu Jimmy ,Iabhy 0f .
NiuBuso" Nin. ,arh With NUfn Twin /
Sullivan of bn-t0r Fo.wurrDa night sam
langfofd will huX ton round, With Al
huhiak. rho Michigan hr0yH weight a. ne
Fairmu. 80 Naftt RaidVfu and Fraubi.
smith no recently trimmed Johnny Mario. .
fill come together or tho MADISON \ 4. /
m Harlem ON THURSDAY high'
BgG THROH WIN WEIGHT. /