New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-11
OnlyThree Horses Compete
for Steeplechase Classic
at Belmont Park.
NO LACK OF THRILLS
AT ALL THE FINISHES
Isidora Beats Crossbun by q
Neck in the Westbury-
Favorites In Defeat.

Relluf, Penobscot and skibbereen An
ished one. two. three in the fourteenth run
ming Of the Grand National Steepicchase
handicap at Belmont Park yesterday.
There were no also rams.
Withdrawals Lad worked as great havoc
with the list as the Aintree course with
any big field. For all that the race was
one OF the best IL not the best chase seen
at the meeting 20 far. Long before the
three swung into the last mile the crowd
was up on its feet and the tension In.
creased at every jump.
There was no little surprise and more
disappointment at the defeat OF Mr.. VII
sens Penobscot. He was the favorite 10
repeat his performance of a year ago over
the two and half mile course
Woke who had the leg up on the big
son OF Yankee. did not use the best judg-
ment in handling his mount. and Penob-
scot suffered accordingly. At the seventh
jump Penobscot made a bad landing and
he lost q lot OF ground because OF this.
But Relluf won. and won by two good
lengths.
Tuckey rode q waiting race with his
charge after the first half mile. when the
three horses went over the brush neck
and neck with the precision of cavalry
mounts.
The jumping. with the exception OF
Penobscot's bobble. was a treat And the
crowd cheered accordingly. II was skib-
bereen that set the pace. with Penobscot
always close up. In the last half mile the
latter went out in front by head mar
gin. Then Relluf made his bid. closing
from ten lengths behind. 1t was a drive
and hard one. The storm OF cheers that
greeted him when he came back to the
Judges stand was we'll earned.
This is the second steeplechase classic
Relluf has won for J. f. Widener with
in a week. Last Saturday he won the
Whitney Memorial for his owner at the
Piping Rock spring meeting.
1t was a day of surprises. small fields
and keen racing. The crowd that turned
out ought to have been we'll pleased. even
though four favorites failed to come up
to expectations.
II was Thornhill all the way In the
mile for three-year-olds. The Belmont
silks were in front from the first fur
long to the end. Louise Travers made
game try Of 1t. but the ground she lost
early was too hard to be made UP. Cap
tain Cassatt's Spearhead showed well In
taking third money.
Captain p. NJ. Walkers Isidora made
some amends for her performances In the
past by beating Crossbun by neck
in the Westbury at seven furlongs on the
main course. 1t was finish that had
the crowd up and yelling.
Isidora went out In front right at the
start. The Belmont horse was always a
contender, moving up in the next quar-
ter. Down into the stretch they came.
with the scarlet and maroon moving up
at every stride. High pitched voices
called on the favorite to come on"
Sumter went to the whip and Crossbun's
nose went as far as Isidora's flank. Then
the furious drive, the fight to gain ever
so little ground. the equally gallant burst
of speed. the surge Of people on the lawn
to the hedge. yell--and one more favor
lite was beaten.
Hassock earned brackets In the hrst
race at five and one-half furlongs. She
raced Amazon and Headmast into SUBJ
mission, coming up on the rail In the
last couple of furlongs to win handy.
The favorite and the last named figured
in the above order.