New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-31
lICIVG DRAWS A CROWD
r,thusiasu Runs Riot at Finish
Of spectacular Chase.
r,pa BREAKS DOWN AT END
,roIus Wins National Stall
ion and Sweep Gallops to
Easy Victory.

,, thousand persons and perhaps
testified to their interest in racing
ri0.e soz71 TO Belmont Park yesterda.
F Csrman's SemProlus stan1
= :. o-e AZ the best two yeaT-oIds C.
,-.s- IL winning the National Stalli
fne - Sc Russfenton win one of re
=. .snsa tioual jumping races in the h =
y The turf, when Charles Phzer
- broke down in the closing strides
-. .be Grand National Steeplechase at
....--c--. to all appearances, and TO see
-, the F4Iturity winner last season,
- n easy victory in the rich Belmont
Fer for races the sun shone
So s-1 the big stand and broad lawns
- s-iEht with coler; then lightning
-, n fash, md thunder to roll. and in
- m. crowd ran TO cover as the dark
=. If evening descended and the rain
- yo,5ring Gown. Even this. however.
- r. 6am3en anything except some
.u.rs sne feathers. and so far as could be
f-s~es the las two races were enjoyed as
80 IS the Ohers.
!. mas ike slS times in many ways as
-. crowd. while small in comparison
-ba .fbronE Of forty-eisht thousand per-
s.rs which tirned out TO watch the un-
eaten Colin race through driving storm
- z5u the Belmont Stakes of 1905. was
-z-ra-kaFlv Enthusiastic. The roar that
r-ease5 the lorses as they battled through
=. stretch vas SO spontaneous and hearty
.sst even III, most Skeptioal forgot for the
-s-,s N nurse their grievance against exist
,,V conditions and forgot to mourn over
.b4 fact thai Il might be the last days rae
.nr 81 IKE attractive AMI picturesque in
clrsure which nome to be called the
Newmarket q America Il vas e holiday
r-oz-s. snd not only the biggest of the wear.
r.. he bizgesi since tie Agnew- Hart law
srstnst organized bookna king was passed
II leeS.
SIX horses went 10 tie post m the Grand
National steeplechass Kara and Black
Bridge being added. a1d the race was fairly
studded with action nd so full of excite
r.ent that the croTdrese as one man and
..heered in 2 frenzy Q Joy.
-s II the struggle thrugh the last half mile
ne fewer than four ofhe six horses showed
in front and the orcome was in doubt to
The closing strides. yhen Kara broke down
end Rossfen1cn coup 10 win IN q furious
drive by half 3 lenih. II was hard race
for M. Pflzer TO fse and lucky one for
Nj. Tonpntns ID VI.
Kara which hatheen carefully rated by
Denohue many Myths behind the pace.
closed with an inspected rush through the
stretch and tookcommand after clearing
the last JUMP. Suddenly. however. with
victory in sight the mare faltered, and
while she respa7ed gamely TO the whip
she could not aold her advantage and
pulled up 50 lar after the finish that the
Dos dismountedand led her hobbling back
% the stand th.beaten heroine Of q bitter.
brilliant strugs
Rufus also bike down during the race
and was pulleOIp after q rneteoric fight.
Ire Star RubgeIding dominated the race
for mile brushing 10 the front in
helter-skeiter ay and opening I'D a gan
Of fifteen or tenty lengths, after being a
he'd last ava from the post When he
tired from Ii unusual efforts and finally
L-oke down Wooster, the quoted favor
lie. took comrnd, and as the field rounded
TIE far turncoming into the last half
zsf.ie some Il he crowd began TO han him !
the winner. hen came one quick change
after another Sir Wooster gave way 10
Black Bridge Black Bridge to Rossfenton. /
R0ssfeuton { Kara. and finally Kara TO
Rossfenton. was little wonder that the
crowd shoUte. II was little wonder that
hundreds feltweu repaid for the quincy i
10 the track that one race.
senpTolus con the National Stallion i
Stakes Of a.1s in q way to leave 10 ques- 4
ton Of his clas and quality. He raeed right /
70 the front a the start and hello his way /
% the end wiring easily in the fast time /
fr the fEe fIlones Of = As seconds, only /
-our-ffths Of second behind the track 1
record Of $ seconds fat. establined by the /
great Colin il winning the sane fixture /
Il laG7
n some respects i was nota truly run |
race, as Naushcn, Footprint and Colston /
we're tumoled together for quarter of /
nile c-owding and interferig with each /
other in e way 70 hurt ther chances ma
ferially. This is not recorde to detract in |
ihe least from the credit ae Semproius,
which plainly Was the hes horse al the
segh1s- Judging ny his ssoping victory.
showing u r r W-IlsonJr. $, Naushon,
th0earen in Three races > 10 yesterday
ne appeared 10 be the ligBst OF the three
hefseS, and no doubt sUfed the most IN
se1g knocked out Of his ride
August Belu01t's FoOtnnt a DIG. stout
BOT Of Rock Sand. was tween the other
? tS2 and met with loof bufeting- but
ae vas strong enough tF.ork clear IN me
.ast sixteenth and. feung on gamely,
neat CoisI0n a head fog ie place
James r Keene. yicchairman OF the
Jockey Club, paid hisfrst visit Of the
season 10 rho track. ID. OF course, had
tie satisfaction q seeg sweep SalloD 10
easy victor over Dire O. Ormonde, his
Only Opponent iu the n and historic Bel
mont Stake. II was se third time IN four
sears thai M keen..arrIcd OF the purse
ard re coveted pIe. valued At 81 900, /
offered by August Be1ont. Peter Pan won
ne fixture in the wJe. blue spots. in 1906
enc Colin in l<N asst year p c Hill
crethS Joe Ma Seen roke the sequence
The race vesterd was not worthy Of
he best traditiouef the stake. as Sweep
= 1ed no opposition ortf1y % the name in
Duke Of Ornonda.5 ewing 10 the fact that I
ICE entries closed WD years dZo. II had
gross value o 81 4e5. Of which Nj
Assne's share " $3.50 and the plate.
4nird money. of =. went begging