New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-14

pected to see King James repeat his trt-
umph of year ago. said before the race
/ that If beaten he would have no excuses
tc offer, and he kept his word
August Belmont. who returned from
abroad Yesterday morning, hurried to the
/ track with his wife to see Priscillian carry
his colors and while the son of Hastings.
which raced abroad last year, suffered mis-
/ first defeat in this country, Mr.. Belmont
had reason to feel satisfied with his per
! Torrance PrisciIlian had a stormy jour
ney. and z. Dugan made the mistake, per-
| hans. of irving to go UP on the outside
! instead of waiting for opening on the
rail In consequence the horse, like sew
eral others. was carried so wide on the
turn that whatever chance he had was
ruined He was running strongly through
the last furlong, and with better luck
might have been g keen contender.
Judging by the shout that went UP as
the horses battled through the stretch, the
! struggle was keenly enjoyed. In many re
spects the race was one of the best in the
history Of the handicap. Fashion Plate had
| a pull in the weights il is true, but he SET
new mark for the stake, and won in
uav 10 prove his class and quality beyond
ell question.
Fashion Plate was bred by Milton Young
at the McGrathiana Stud. In Kentucky. He
was purchased by Mr.. Knapp as yearling
for $500 and proved himself good colt
as a -year-o1d in the early part Of
| last season. He went lame during the
Yonkers meeting. last July. and was turned
out that he might fully recover. as Mr..
Knapp and Billy Karrick had reason to be
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four-year-old. Beaucoup and King James
defeated him easily in his first start this
year at Aqueduct. but that race did him
so much good that he came hack. said
before. and ran a mile in 1:3s last Wednes-
day as his final public trial for the Metro
rolitan-
Mr. Knapp was warmly congratulated by
his friends after the victory and among the
| first TO shake his hand was Sam Doggett,
| the onetime jockey, who rode for the
| Oneck Stable in the old days and handled
! Sir Walter in so many of his winning races
/ Billy Karrick, who was gloomy and disap-
pointed before the race, when the horse de-
veloped a cough. all smiles afterward.
but still little worried for fear that his
favorite would suffer some i'll effects.
AS said before. society was fairly well
represented in the clubhouse inclosure par
! ticularly by members of the Long Island
set.
Among those seen were August Belmont
and his bride, who was Miss Eleanor Rob
son, and who arrived only in the morning
| on the Lusitania. Mrs. Belmont
tailor made gown of pearl white poplin and
! 4 large hat of black satin, trimmed with
white feathers tipped with black She car
ried a pale blue silk parasol. Mr.. and Mrs.
Belmont were entertaining Miss JEANNE
| Tiffany, and for time during the after
! noon Mrs. Belmont was with Mrs. ]. E.
! Smith Hadden and the latters daughter,
Miss Frances Hadden. She also visited Mrs.
| Thomas Hitchcock and Miss Celestine
! Eustis.
Others present were Mr.. and Mrs Payne
whitney, Mrs Francis c. Bishop, Mrs. P.
Cooper Hewitt. Mrs. Adolf Ladenburg. Mr.
and Mrs. Frederick Edey. Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Ambrose Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. William
! aimbeer Mrs. Frank J. Gould, Mrs. Eben
Wright Miss Leta Wright, Mr.. and Mrs
Middleton s. Burrill. Mr. and Mrs J. Searle
Barclay Mrs. Joseph S. Stevens, Mrs New
bold Morris Mr. and Mrs. Eugene S. Rey-
nal who were with Clarence II. Mackay;
Mrs James T. Martin, DR. and Mrs.
Preston Satterwhite Miss Fanshawe, Miss
Marjorie Curtis. who was with FRITZ
ScheT for time; Ralph Thomas. Mrs.
Howard Page. Miss lone Page, Edgar Muir
ply. John y. Crimmins. Harry Savage
Page. w Gordon Fellowes, Miss May Bird,
Mrs John D Crimmins. ir., Miss Hda
Holmes, Mrs. Henry B. Warner, Miss
Gwendolvn Burden. Philip Randolph, ir..
Leonard Jacob, Miss Emily Dearborn
Avres. r. T Wilson, jr., Pierre Lorillard
FoYhall P Keene, who arrived from sEu-
rome Yesterday on the Lusitania; Sydney
Psget. Craig wadsvorth, Miss Dorothy S.
Tavlor. Robert Goelet and George G. De
Witt
Among the well known sportsmen and
racing men present were II. K Knapp, An
drew Miller, ". S. FanshaWe, ]. Harry
Alexandra Harry Morris. P. j Dryer.
George Miller, George F Johnson, Senator
''Christv'' Sullivan. Frederick johnson, R
F. Carman NJ. L. Schwartz. 9. c. Hidreth
and David Dunlop.
The steeplechase almost developed into
TRAGEDY Eight horses went TO The post,
bur only three finished. Sir Richie was
too ambitious and ran away two miles be-
fore the start. This ended any chance he
might have had and the stewards consent
ed TO his withdrawal. Four others came to
ranger going down at the first jump and
Aunt julie at the third while Pail Mall
fell at the hedge opposite the stand, Allen
rolling over and over like q turnbler at the
circus None OF the Jockeys WAS seriously
injured.
Garner who headed the list of winning
Jockeys at Aqueduct, failed 30 ride a win
ner. but finished second with Prince I'm
perial in the handicap and with Eddie
Dugan in the last race.
Dalnlatan, S. G. Hildreths good three
year-old which forced Maskette out at
Aoueduct few days ago, is coughing. He
is not in bad condition, but afr. Hildreth
who thinks he is a second Fttz Herbert,
will let up on him in his training for a
few days
The hand was welcome; it was missing
at Aoueduct-
r T. Wilson, jr. s, Olambala is likely TO
be seer at the post in few days The
good four-year-old has been doing well in
his work recently. and Belmont Park is his
honas course.