New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-15
SWEEP Wins FIRST RACE.
"Just Crying to Rum" Says But
we'll After Dismounting.
SETH PROVES HIS CLASS
Defeats August Belmont Bah
bier After Hard Drive in the
Juvenile Stakes.

rufuritv lasf wear and was ranked only 2
shaae below Waldo among the two-year-
olds made his first appearance of the sea-
son at Belmont Park yesterday as pubic
trial for the classic Nithers next SATURDAY.
He won. hu. not in way to impress all the
critics. some OF whom expressed the opin-
iou thar he was doing his best all through
tie stretch TO beat pretty common horse
IN King OIympian. II is true that Butwell
was forced to shake him up at the last FUR
long pole 10 dispose of the Olympian colt,
hut lust at the end he was only galloping.
rs seemed TO be the case in the first five
furlonss.
ButNeIl himself expressed his view of the
race by remarling: HE was Just crying 10
run all the way" In all probability Sweep
svould have won in more impressive fashion
except for being carried vide and knocked
out of his stride by King Olympian half
way down the stretch. II was at this point
that Butwen started 10 ride him out with
his hands in an effort 10 overcome the IN
reference and get clear.
Sweep has grown over winter into big,
we'll muscled deep bodied. fine looking
colt He was carrying plenty Of flesh yes
ferdaF, and the race is sure to 40 MIN
lot of good and tighten him up no doubt
for the important fixture for which Jimmy
Rowe has been pointing him. The colt was
in no way distressed when Butwell brought
him back 70 the scales, and he walked off
as If it had been play TO race the seven
furlongs.
In spite Of the threatening weather and
& thunder shower or two a big crowd went
down 10 the track The rain drove every
body off the clubhouse lawn after the sec
ond race but there was plenty of room
under cover so that hats and gowns were
spared. The Long Island set was out in
numbers that compared favorahlv with the
opening day on Friday. and with bright
skies the crowd would have been quite as
hig as the one which saw Fashion Plate
win the Metropolitan Handicap
Seth so named because he the third
son Of the French stallion Adam foaled in
This country. won the tllirtysixth running
of the Juvenile Stakes. for two-year-olds, at
five fnrlongs. Joe Notter, who rode abroad
last year had the mount and the crowd
epplauded vigorously as he brought the colt
back to the scales an indication of good
feeling for his first victory Of the season.
II was deserved. as the boy rode a clever
race and smooth finish under trying and
somewhat painful conditions
While at the post Notter was kicked on
the leg by Babbler which forced him to
dismount and walk around for minute or
two He feared for moment that the
bone was broken. but finding otherwise ne
rluckiy remounted and did Seth fun jus
tice in the race He was lmping badly
when he returned TO the paddock
Zeus another son OF Adam. was coupled
With Seth as the Newcastle Stable entry.
He won three straight races at Aq,educt
and was the preferred one of the two but
Tom Welsh did wisely 10 start both, as
Zeus swerved badly as the barrier was re
leased. and. in spite of anything Garner
could do bolted TO the outside rail. which
cost him any chance ne might have had of
winning.
August Belmont's Babbier and R F. Car
mans Semprolus were the ones to do battle
with Seth The first named showed class
and quality. and in all probability would
have won in 3 few more strides. J 3.
Haggin's Shackleton was an added starter
but he ran SO badly that Charles Littlefeld
who IS managing the stable. was nystified
and sadly diss appointed. Doyle said that
the colt coughed on the way TO the post. so
that Mr. Littlefeld took his temperature.
fearing he was i'll only to find il normal.
Waldo won the Juvenile Stakes last year.
en6 If Seth trains into as good a horse
the Newcastle Stable can be congratulated
Prince Gal won the Norwood Stakes the
second fixture on the card in which R T
Wilson. If. 5. Mexosna made her first ap-
Mexican ranked among the best two
year-old fllies in training last year. and
she had worked so fast for Tom Healey
that the -railbirds' had marked her as the
good thing" Of the day. The tip was so
general that she went 70 the post the
quoted fsvoTite but failed dismallv TO run
1lG' n expectations. The only excuse that
could he offered for her poor showing lay
in the fact that she swerved 70 the outside
shortly after the start.
Nfexeana has not grown much since last
year. bat she is well proportioned, racy
looking FLY which is almost sure TO i'm
prove the next time she goes TO the post
Harry W Smith and his friends were
hopefully confident that Sir Richie would
win the Meadow Brook Hunters Trial
Steeplechase, but the eelding came nasty
cropper at the sixth jump. Kelleher. who
had The mount, was stunned for q minute
two, but revived when the ambulance
doctor applied a restorative. Harry g
Page accepted the mount on Conover. but
Rising Star proved the better horse, al
though Donohue took things rather easily
end fooled Mr.. Page into thinking he had
a chance 10 win.
Miss Nett appears 10 he improving with
every race. The impression was gained in
her early race at Aqueduct that she was
speedy miss with little class, courage or
stamina The distance OF the first race
yesterday only four furlongs which,
may have counted in her favor, but she
won. easily outrunning and outstay wing such
useful ones as Winning Widow, Agawan,
and Ladasette From now on she must
be held in more respect, until such time al
least she again proves unworthy more
particularly as she established a new track
record for half mile by running the dis
lance ia As As seconds The old mark was
IL seconds, made by Eeribest in 1906
Ladasette, which ran such good race in
The Suffolk Stakes al Aqueduct, is handi-
capped by some shyness at the barrier
She was of poorly yesterday, but as the
race was run could hardly have beaten the
winner.
The Forsythe and woodford Clay horses
reached Belmont Park yesterday from Ken
lucky. Mr. Clay has eleven in his string,
including Ocean Bound. which went lame
at Saratoga Springs last year when she
was ranked as the best FLY of her age in
training. She is training soundly this
spring and Mr. Clay is pointing her for
jimmy Roa,e reported that James r.
Keene's two-year-olds. which have been
suffering from influenza, are recovering
nicely.
Guy Garner rode mis- first winner at the
meeting IL the last race when he had the
mount on Harry Payne Whitney's Dinna
Ken. which won the Realization in 1903.
CLINE WINS BILLIARD MATCH.