New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-24
DINNER" STAKES ON
RACING CARD TODAY
Winner Not Likely To Be on
Hand to Play the Host
This Evening.
EARLY ROSE THE FAVORITE
Frank Chance Adds Four
More Players to Roster
of the Yankees in
Building Team.

Racing will be resumed at Belmont
Park to-day. with the Waldorf-Astoria
Dinner Stakes. for two-year-old FLIES, at
five furlongs. as the feature of an inter
esting card.
This race is one of the sporting fixt-
ures Of the year and in the old days was
almost as coveted among certain horse
men rs any two-ycar-old stake outside
the Futurity or the Saratoga Special
Seven fllies are named 10 start over
night and among those whose col
ors will Dee seen are August Belmont
Harry Payne Whitney. Alex. Smith Coch-
ran. Andrew Miller. r. r. Wilson and
Raj Parr. Under the conditions the win
ner must spend some of the purse in en-
tertaining the losers and their friends
at dinner. but (. looks as If the prospec-
tive host would not be on hand this even
ing to do the honors
on all form the race seems 10 lie be-
tween Early Rose and Flitaway. owned,
respectively. by Mr.. Cochran and Nr.
Belmont. both Of whom are in EurCrc.
Still. arrangements have been made 10
have them represented by proxy in case
one or the other wins.
Early Rose IS likely 10 he the favorite
this afternoon on the strength Of her i'm
presslve victory on Saturday. when she
galloped away from a good field Of well
bred youngsters on her first appearance
and soundly defeated among others two
Of those she will meet to-day-Mr. Whit
ney's Vega a Hamburg flly. and Mr.
Wilson's Naiad She showed the new
colors Of Alex Smith Cochran. the
wealthy sportsman OF Yonkers, for the
first time. and John T.. Madden. who sold
the flly a few days ago for a price said
10 be $4,000. has predicted for two
weeks that he had the winner Of the
Dinner Stakes in his barn
August Relmonts Flitaway. n daughter
of Fair Play. is sure 10 keep Early Rose
racing over every foot ~ the FIVE fur
longs. She had public trial a few days
ago and acquitted herself In a way 10
make many friends Mr. Belmont calls
her the hest looking hlly ever bred at
his Nursery Stud in Kentucky. and even
now she is as big as three-year-old and
shows quality from head to hooks.
For the present at least the winner
will rank as the best filly ~ the season.
Frank Chance has added four nov play
,rs 20 tho roster ~ the Yankees. among
them Daniel Costello. a second baseman.
who has been playing with the Mount St
Marvs College team. ~ En- metsburg.
Penn. Costelo's services have been in
great demand. John J. McGraw. Of the
Giants. Hugh Jennings. Of tho Tigers
Connie Mack. Of the Athletics and other
major league managers made offers for
his services. but Chances terms landed
Tho prize. and Costello will report al the
POLO Grounds in a day or two.
Chance also has signed Thomas Hanley.
the Manhattan College southpaw pitcher
who win report this morning. while he
purchased yesterday H. Williams. a first
b5scman. from the Galveston club Of the
Texas League. Williams IL r brother "
Gus Williams the heavy hitting outheldcr
81 the St Louis Browns The Galveston
club put the figures high. but Chance
paid without hesitation after he had oh
tanned a line on the young players ability.
Williams will report on July l.
jay Rogers. catcher Of the Richmond
club. Of the Virginia League. Is the fourth
man 10 be added 10 the team lie has
fine record and Chance had 20 pay stifr
price 10 get him.
Connie Mack is quoted as saying that
all hope has been given up that Jack
Coombs will be Of any service 10 the Ath-
letics this season. The great pitcher may
be missed before the pennant race is over.
Tom Lynch. president OF the National
League, has secured the services Of
Quigley. an umpire from the Interna-
tional League. Guthrie. who Joined the
National League forces this spring. has
been sent TO the International In exchange
for tho new man
To dispose OF three games postponed
earlier I'm the season because OF rain. the
Detroit and Cleveland American League
teams will play "A double-header at De-
trot to-day and a single game tomorrow.
Beth were open dates on the regular
schedule