New-York tribune., 1913-07-16
WEB CARTER WINS
THE HUNTERS CHASE
oaces to Easy Victory When
lin Hanson FaIterS After
Clearing Last lump.
cl71ERG0LD SHOWS CLASS
nefeats Surprising in the Two.
Year. Old Handicap-Roamer
Bid Up, but Protected
by Woodford Clay.

49, Povne Whitney's Web Carter won
..e steep.echase for hunters, with gentle
-, ,ockeys up, at Belmont Park yes
ssov after looking soUndly beaten at
,be last jump
Tomrny Wright, Of Baltimore, than
-, there is no better rider among
-. srateurs. had the mount, while Dick
wortiner rode jim Hanson and Harry
r,,ker Rock Abbey, the only other start
srs
I, soon developed into two-horse race,
.l,h Mr. Wright rating Web Carter along
length or more before Jim Hanson.
~ro Jumps from home they rose TO the
t.ags as one. and then the latter raced
- tho front and took a lead Of two
,.,stbs as they cleared the last obstacle.
:, looked all over, but suddenly Jim
Hanson went all TO pieces, and swerving
.b,rplv TO the outside stopped so badly
,bst Web Carter, running strongly. drew
o,t 10 win by a good five lengths.
pock Abbey was not himself He al
r,os, unseated Mr.. Tucker at one
,nmp and fenced in half-hearted way.
Tur,ber. he lacked his usual speed on the
fat
Another two-year-old bubble was par
,i.uv pricked in the second race. a handi-
can at FIVE and one-half furlongs, when
T. Carmans Surprising, which has
bsen ranked by many as about the best
voungster shown in the East to date was
bsaten by August Belmonts Flittergold'
full brother TO Fair Play
Some excuses, perhaps. should bo Of
tered for Surprising, as he was forced
N overcome more or less interference con-
seouent from q slow beginning in a iaiT
sized field He closed in resolute fashion
on,e he found clear sailing and finished a
GOOD second, but never threatened the
winner. which was hardly more than
ralloping through the last furlong.
Flittergold was in receipt of only seven
rounds from Surprising. and gave MN
much more than a seven pound Deauns'
"a that those who are trying to solve the
problem must Work along
new lines or at least recast their figures
Louis Feustel, who trains for August
Belmont. scratched Stromboli, which also
e considered a candidate for the two
vsar-old honors, and depended on the
Hastings colt, and this confidence was
more than justified. Stromboi was not
needed. as Flittergold raced right TO the
'front.'. and after shaking off Uncle Nun
came romping away, to win as McTag-
gert pleased.
Woodford Clay's colors were seen in
ront for the first time at the meeting
rhen Roamer, a good looking youngster
By knight Errant, raced to easy victory
,yer Harry Payne Whitneys Delft and
!. 1. Hollands Gallop in the third
went. under selling conditions.
The success was not profitable, how
.yer. as Albert Simons, who is on the
varpath in search of a horse or TWO
made UP his mind that the colt was en-
ered too cheaply at $1,000, and quickly
,ot busy when the presiding judge called
for bids. Up went the price to 5000 be-
fore Sinons turned away and Brooks
Mr. Claws trainer, was able TO protect
the horse for the usual s. advance.
The purse was worth only $3.50, so that
il cost Mr.. Clay just s625, TO say nothing
Of the jockey fee. TO start Roamer ana
see hin gallop down the straight.
Harry Payne Whitney protted by the
run-up, as Delft won more money-S5fO'
to be exact-than II she had finished in
front Under the rules one-half the ad-
vance over the entered selling price goes
to the owner Of the second horse.
As Albert simons trains few OF Mr..
Whitney's horses. including Delft. there
were some present who expressed the
opinion that the former chose a poor
time to try to buy a horse on his own
account.
The railbirds could talk OF nothing In
the first race except Z. F.. Cooneys Cap
tain Swanson. but the horse, after drop
ping further and further out Of the race
70 the amazement OF the crowd, pulled
Up so lame and sore than II was almost
painful to see him hobble back TO the
tiand.
R. T. Wilson'S Beaucoup probably was
ee best horse IN the race, but he had TO
make up fully ten or twelve lengths from
tie far turn home after being pinched
N snG all tangled up at the start. The
handicap was too much and while Wolfe
vas lucky enough 10 find an opening on
ne rail-, through which he fearlessly
efove his mount. second was the best he
could accomplish.
One OF the assistant starters was
knocked down as the barrier went up.
WI ne escaped with q few bruises.
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