The Washington times., 1911-05-10
BELMONT STABLE I
| WINS OPENING AND
CLOSING EVENTS
Scarlet and Maroon Justiies
Confidence of Its
Backers.
WHITNEY'S BLUE GIRL
ATTRACTS ATTENTION
Old Herculoid Surprises All by
His Run in the Steeple-
chase.

| BALTIMORE, May 10.-The Bel
mont stable had a good day at Pimli-
co yesterday, winning the opening and
| closing events of the afternoon. The
| public always follows the scarlet and
maroon. confident of a ride, and when
| these colors come in first there is re-
| joicing all along the line.
Vestibule started the ball rolling
| for the chairman of the Jockey Club,
| but 1t took his life to get home in
front of Billy Garth's Cherry Seed.
Harry Payne Whitney started a
grandly bred one in this race in Eton'
Blue by Hamburg-Blue Girl. This
one is an aristocratic looking miss
and was much admired in the pad
dock. The flly was high in flesh and
will do better later on.
Did Not Show Well.
Mr.. Belmont ran Dragnet and Tactics
In the fifth race, but these youngsters
did not show so much. In the last race
of the day the scarlet and maroon came
to the front again, that grand colt,
Watervale, galloping off with the Tow
son Purse pretty much as he pleased.
The mile and sixty yards was run in
1:42 8-5. breaking the track record
full second and making a new
worlds record
Old One Wins.
Old Herculoid. who is enjoying his
second time on earth, made the steepIe-
chase sharps sit up and take notice
when he annexed the Glenmore Steeple-
chase, making the well-backed choices.
Banner and Gold Plate, look cheap in
deed
Herculoid in his prime was one of the
classiest jumpers on the turf. Indeed.
1 =
him one of the best horses he ever
controlled.
He broke down a couple of seasons
ago. and it was generally thought he
would never get to the races again
Since coming into Mr.. Pfizer's hands he
has been going along all right, and yes
terday Richard was himself again.
He let Gold Plate and Banner run
themselves into the ground, and then
came along and galloped over the sur
vivor. All the steeplechase riders and
the cross-country sharps generally had
a small bet down on the winner
Gold Plate ran a fine game race. quite
Up to all that had been expected ef
him. He made Banner quit, and then
when tackled by Herculoid hung on
like a bull dog The extra quarter OF
a mile cooked Banner.
Fumeur looks to be about the best
two-year-old that has shown at the
meeting. Saturday he made a new track
record at four and one half furlong<.
and yesterday ne came rlEnI Ddck dflI
ran the distance in a fifth of a second
OF the record. He was up against the
best two-year-olds at the track this
time, but won in race horse fashion,
coming with rush at the end. Moisant
made the pace all the way. and was
only beaten at the very end.
Hildreth started his Ethelbert colt.
Dalmain, here. This one is grand
locker. but is not yet up to a race.
Bouneer is one of the shiftiest sprinters
at the track now. Yesterday the FLY
captured the third event rather handily.
disposing of the contender, Silly
Night, in easy fashion. when Shilling
sat down to ride.
stfiiy Night, one of Harry Payne
Whitney's good things, was the rail-
birds tip in this race, and showed much
speed. Leah ran a nice race here, but
was in too ambitions company. When
Leah is properly placed she will win.
Fitz Herbert took all the tuck out
of the second race. OF the field OF t1ir-
teen carded in this event, all but three
scratched away from the Hildreth
champion. The public, however, was
just as we'll pleased. They were con-
tent to get look at the crack, and Sea
him run even If there was nothing to
make a contest.