New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-09
Spring Board and Flying
Fairy Victors at Bel
mont Park Track.
BUTWELL GETS BAD
FALL WITH ISTDORA
Stewards Unable to Place Blame
for Jam Just After Start of
Searington Handicap.
BY Herbert.
20. Herbert DsI~y.)

captain T.. Is. taSSatt Won two races AZ
Belmont Park yesterday Spring Board
captured the Searngton Handicap az six
furlongs I'm the fast time OF liz. while
Flying Fairy beat Thornhili. Buckhorn
and two others in the Mckinney Handi-
cap. at one mile and a sixteenth. running
the distance in Its, only two-hfths OF
second behind the track record. es-
tablished in 1907 BY superman.
Spring Board did not carry of his purse
before Captain Cassatt and his friends
had suffered some anxious minutes. In
jam just after the start Isdora fell. and
Butwell, who had the mount. barely es-
capped with his life. None OF the Jockeys
claimed foul, but the stewards instI-
tuted an investigation and heard the evil
dence Of the patrol Judge. the starter.
Butwell and Davies who rode the winner.
AlGernon Daingerheld. one OF the
stewards. went 10 the jockey room 10
get Butwells testimony. as the boy was
suffering from what may he cracked
knee cap and a strained back An this
took time hut finally the red board went
Up. the stewards later reporting that the
blame could not be fixed on Davies. az
there was a general crowdng over 10 tn.
rail by two or three horses on the out
side. including Spring Board and Grover
Hughes.
II looked from the stand as II the two
last named crossed over rather sharply
from sixth and seventh positions, respect
lively. but Tranid which acted badly at
the post. also swerved as the barrier wen,
up. so that ii was impossible to fix tn,
responsibility.
August Belmonts Flttergod. next tn
Isidors. was the chief sufferer by the
Jam. lie was crowded back and had 10
make up eight or ten lengths on the OUT
side OF his field to reach contendins
position. He closed strongly through the
stretch and finished good second In
fact he ran brilliant race and no doubt
was the best horse at the weights
IL took two men and a boy 20 get
Schuyler Parsons Tranid 10 the post.
The Voter. True Love flly. is possessed
of a whimsical temper and evinced
dissemination 10 take any part IN the
proceedings. No cajolery on the part OF
her jockey had any effect, but finally a
ANliNH was piONulfh anu ANO Ien
a ged to get her over to the barrier. Once
there her temper again asserted itself
and she wore herself out. TO say nothns
OF the patience of the starter. In spite
of all this she showed 2 keen turn OF
speed but naturally tired at the end from
sheer exhaustion.
FLYING FAIRY once more proved her
class and quality. il proof was needed.
by the way she won the Mckinney Handi-
cap under lls pounds in fast time. Davies
used excellent judgment in laying off the
sizzling early pace set by Thornhill and
Buckhorn. and brought his mount up
with well timed rush i'm the stretch.
Some thought Davies was responsible
for little humping half way down the
straight where he brought Flying Fairy
between Thornhil and Buckhorn, but
others contended Woods, on tho last
named. was responsible in trying 10 close
I'D the gap to shut the winner OFF Any
way no foul was claimed. and til"
stewards did not consider the incident
worthy Of action.
Three-y ear-old jumpers made their bow
in the steepechsse and were asked TO
race only about one mile and a half. al
though the programme called for about
two miles Thomas Hitchcocks Sorrel. a
gelding by Yankee, made a most faVor-
al bic impression. He fenced in bold.
dashing way that indicated crreful
schooling and had plenty Of speed
O'Brien was easing him up At the hnish
in a most careless. overcontident way.
that called for bowls of warning from the
crowd in the stands and on the lFSn.
Bavhead. a stable mate or Sorre'. ana
said TO be the better OF the two. olund-
cred at the fourth jump and unsacsed his
Jockey. He was running SMOOTH. up 10
that time.
Raj PARIS The Masquerade. which has
been called a candidate for two.year-olh
honors. again suffered defeat in t1s open
ing race He could not give oftsen
pounds TO James Buffers Marion n,
good looking hlly by DIsGuise-Mess's
Hill. which raced the five furlongs In %
seconds. close 10 Collins record for the
track at that distance. II Marion h
can handle weight she may turn out to
he leader among the two-year-old Miles
OF the year.
Rutweu cancelled his engagement lV
tho dav after his fall with lsidora In the
second race. He ~ likely TO be out OF me
saddIa for several DAYS.