The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-30
MADDEN COLT BOLTS
AS BARRIER GOES UP
Coming Tower Crashes Through
Fence, Leaving His Rider
Prone on Track.
HIS DAM DID SAME TRICK
Schweitzer Also Tumbles OF
Belmont's Top Hat i'm
Steeplechase.
HIS DAM DID SAME TRICK

BELMONT PARK. l.. l.. May 2e--John r.
Madden's colors were seen to-day for the
first time this season when he sent the
two-year-old gelding Coming Tower to
the post In the third race. Very little
was seen OF the famous cherry and white
hoops In tho race Itself, as Coming Tower
provided sensation by boiling straight
across the track as soon as the barrier
went up. There was cry from the spec-
tators. as the frightened thoroughbred
crashed through the rail. leaving his rider.
Turner. sprawling on the track. Coming
Tower was caught making his way TO his
stable and was unlnjured, but his Jockey
was so shaken up that he had to forego
riding for the rest OF the afternoon.
There is food for thought for the stu
dents of heredity In the performance Of
Coming Tower. He is by Yankee-Oki-
tau. His dam was sold as n two year-old
to Frederick Johnson, and on her initial
start ut Belmont Park went through the
fence In much the same manner as did
Coming Tower to-day. Mr.. Johnson
shipped her back to Hamburg Place, and
1t appears that she has transmitted her
bad behavior as well as her speed to her
colt. Going further back in racing his
tory. It was stated that the dam OF okitau
bolted In similar fashion In a race at
Saratoga.
The short cut from race track to his
stable taken by Coming Tower cost his
owner and his friends considerable money.
for though he had not started before, he
had been SO highly tried that when the
horses went to the post he was a strong
favorite at to 3. At one time as much
as is to 1 was obtalnable about the son
of Yankee. so that many written memo
randums for substantial amounts must
have changed hands. With Coming Tower
no longer a contender. II. T. Wilson, Jr's
Athena, by Star Shoot-Belle OF Glen
dale, scored an easy victory. He galloped
In front all the way and had four lengths
advantage at the finish.
There was another accident which
threatened danger for Schweitzer. the rider
of August Belmont's Top Hat in the
steeplechase at two miles. Top Hat was
the favorite and was kept busy chasing
Astute In the early part OF the race.
While out In the lead by fifteen lengths
Astute swerved at nearly every jump and
II looked as though the Belmont entry
would win easily when he was let down
in the backstretch and galloped up on
even terms with Astute coming around the
responded Eamcly and drew away from
Top Hat. running to the last fence. Top
Hat, well beaten, bolted between the wing
of the fence and the rail, and Schweitzer.
seeming danger. slipped of his back and
fell against the fence rail. He was
knocked out for "a few minutes, but was
not badly hurt. Orowoc had fallen early
In the race and only Abdon was In plain
sight when Astute finished. A few min
utes later Bryant succeeded In getting Raj
PARIS Little Hugh over fence which
ne had refused In time to take third money.
For the second time this week the Oneck
stable carried off the first two purses. In
the first the two-year-old Distant Shore. by
Yankee-Lady Schorr. graduated from the
maiden class. stalling off the challenge OF
August Belmonts Fenrock and winning by
a length and a half Sprite. carrying the
purple and gold squares. was a topheavy
favorite In the second. and August Bel
mont again furnished the contender in
Flittergold Turner got every ounce pos
sible out OF F'littergold and Butwell had
to ride his hardest to win by half a
length with Sprite.
Harry Payne Whitney's Pantbrush
showed little OF the qualities OF her par
ents. Broomstick and Artful. In the fourth
race for which she started favorlte. She
finished fourth, while II. J. Mackenzie's
San Vega, the second choice. ran away from
her in the stretch and just got up In time
to win by half n length from Stonehenge,
the pacemaker. Another hot favorite was
bowled over in the last race for selling
platers at six furlongs. Triher. which
started at 4 to 3. could not keep up with
the hot pace set by F. II. Hitchcock's Re-
cession, which won by two lengths and =
half. Louise Travers came through In
the last sixteenth and snatched the place
away from Trlher by head. The sum
maries: