The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-22
W!THER.S STAKE
Won BY THE TURK
Only Four Runners Enter His
toric Race at Belmont
Park.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.1

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
New York. May 21.--The Turk made
good this afternoon in tho historic
Withers stake at Belmont Park. Tho
brown son OF Heno met Prince Irnperi.
al and Grasmere. the best three year.
olds In training, and took them into
camp. When he flashed under the wire
the Turk was q length In front OF
Prince Imperial, which Just nosed
Grasmere out for tho middle end Of
the purse. The Turk ran like a gen.
uine thoroughbred. Failing to get of
any too we'll, he was forced to run
like the wind, to make up in lost
ground. Again, when 1t came down
to the final drive. the Turk had tho
stamina to stand of his rivals. But
well. who rode Grasmere, was criti-
cized severely after the finish for a
seemingly bad ride. Tho Keene colors
were in front furlong from the
wire, but when 1t came down to the
crucial struggle. Butwell was out
generated by MCGEE and Dugan.
While the race was an exciting affair,
the runners did not break any rec
ords. The Turk covered the mile In
lao fiat. but when It Is considered
that he had stake weight u2s pounds)
up, the performance is pretty good.
Only four runners answered tho bugle
call for the $4,000 stake. The Turk
and Grasmere occupied the attention
OF the speculative minds and both
were well played around to s. AT
post time. Grasmere seemed to be the
magnet, and he went to the barrier
first choice. at 81 to 8, while tho Turk
closed at to 2.
Eddie Dugan won tho Laureate
stakes, with Babbler. The little de-
mon rider put up one of the greatest
finishes seen this year and managed
to beat out his rival. schilling. on
Novelty. by an eyelash. semprolius An
ished third. eight lengths behind Nov
city.
Babbler was we'll financed. and was
backed from to 8. Novelty went to
the post an to favorite
The whitney Memorial steeplechase
was reduced to two starters and re-
suited in an easy victory for Agent.
Sir Wooster fell at the last turn of
the field.
First race-two-year- olds, $500 add
ed, four furlongs. straight--Aldrian. n
to 2. 3 to Q. out. first: Lochiel;s to 5.
to 2. out. second; senii-Quave. 10 to
/. to 2. out. third. Time, 1902 a-5
Second race-selling. three-year-
Odds and up. $500 added. seven fur
longs-Cohort. to 2. to 8. out. first:
Ed Ball. 8 to 1. I to 8, to 2, second
chepontuc Is to 1. 4 to /, I to S. third.
Time. 1:27.
Third race-the Laureate stakes,
two-year- olds. value $4,000. Ave fur
longs. straight-Babbler to /. even.
to 2. first; Novelty. s to 8. 3 to 5.
to 5. second: semprolius. 8 to 1. 2 to-
/, to 8, third. Time. as.
Fourth race-the Withers stake.
three-year-oids, value $4,000. one mile
The Turk. to 9. 2 to 5, out. first;
Prince Imperial, 3 to 5. to 10, out,
second; Grasmere. Z to 5. to 8. out.
third. Time. 1:4o.
Fifth race-the whitney Memorial
steeplechase. four-year- and up,
$1,000 added. about two and a halt
miles-Agent. to 8. out. first Time.
2:4o. Sir Wooster fell.
Sixth race-selling. three-year-olds
and up. $500 added one and an eighth
miles-Taboo. to l. 4 to 5, out. first:
Dandelion, 80 to i. 8 to I. even, Sec
ond; Berkely. to 10. to 4. out, third.
Time, 1854.