New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-14
COMELY CAPTURES
KEENE MEMORIAL
Butler Filly Wins Juvenile
Fixture After a Real
Driving Finish.
RACING AT HIGH NOON
PLEASES BIG CROWD
Belmont Silks Flash to the Front
in the Elmont Handi-
cap Dash.

Racing al Belmont Park yesterday was
the cocktail before the feast Of thrills at
Meadow Brook. The cherry was the sec
ond running Of the Keene Memorial for
two-year-olds. and James Buffers brown
FLY Comely carried the cherry and white
silks Of her owner 10 a we'll won victory.
Although the fields were small, it was
well worth the regulars getting up early
in the morning. That racing began at
high noon might have tended to keep down
the attendance TO the elect that were go
ing to the. polo mach, but IL did not.
There was the usual Saturday crowd and
the Meadow Brook bound crowd as well.
The clubhouse lawn and veranda were
crowded to overlooking, and the gay and
summary costumes OF the fair devotees
added the always necessary touches Of
color.
The best race Of the day. and rightly so,
was the Keene Memorial, at six furlongs
on the main course. -Four added starters
brought the field up to the more interest
ing proportions of eight, with the Butler
entry, Comely and Marian H., the favor
ties.
W. r. Coe saw his newly acquired Haul
berk carry his colors IN this race. and al
though Hauberk only captured the place
there was little sting in the defeat. The
son Of Martinez and Druid gave the field
nd hpdtPn BY
only a short neck.
IL was a race to suit the most fastidious
and thrill the most blase. Comely. with
her stable mate setting the pace was al
ways near the lead. Hauberk, not so
fortunate, had 70 make up lot of ground
that he lost going around the turns, ana
the drive. after Butwell Strengthened him
out in the stretch. proved his consummate
gameness.
Marian II. set a tearing pace into the
stretch, but there she weakened and broke
badly and finished in the ruck. The VIII
son entry, Noureddin and Encore were
never in the hunt, trailing the leaders
lengths throughout 1t was a whipping
blanket finish. George Roesch, off badly,
was pocketed coming round the turn, but
he came in for the show money in way
that was much to his credit. incidentally
James Butler is $4,000 richer for that was
the value Of the purse. The time, 81 10,
was better than that Of last year, MADE by
Stake and Cap.
Polish earned brackets in the opening
dash of five furlongs over nine other
maidens. The Madden FLY outsprinted
Gaelic and Dervish in the final drive after
closing a lot OF ground. The latter nm
ished in the order named.
The Belmont silks flashed to the front
in the Elmont Handicap. Flittergold went
out in front at the rise Of the barrier and
breezed I'm easily. The real fight was toi
the place, Pomette Bleu outgaming Spear
head in a slashing drive down the stretch
Butwel had fair day. having the lee
VI on Flittergold and riding In the money
in his other three starts.
Il, was Amazon all the way in the FIVE
and-a-half furlong selling race for maid
ems. She romped In lengths ahead Of f
r.. Htchcock's Jester, which was quite
the choice in a field of FIVE Type made
brave bid for the place, only to lose II
10y a nose after coming up from last al
the half
kilcrVd MADE runaway OF H. too' IL
the mile for -year-olds, and Sonny
Boy. Master Joe and Humiliation finished
in the order named lengths apart.
Progressive seems TO be progressing. He
won the closing contest OH the card. at a
mile. easily. After taking the lead at the
half he was never in danger, while
Daingerfeld and Mr. Specs came up with
a closing rush, passing Yellow Eyes and
Belray