The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06

II. Z. ft~dlienDeCk DldCh NN
Fin won the Belmont Stakes for three
yeers-olds yesterday at Belmont PARK
and thur emphasized his claim to great
ness among the horses of his age when
he set UP when he won the Withers a
week earlier. Even the easy manner in
which M Finn disposed of Sharpshooter
in the Withers did not satisfy experts
that the son OF Ogden-Livonia was a
worthy champion to oppose James But
ler's Pebbles, an unlucky horse In stake
events as a two-year-old and which bids
fair TO run true 70 form in that respect
this sea son. The hope of the Butler stable,
though sta favorite. was beaten
nppelessly long before the hnish ana IN
The last quarter had TO give way 10
Half Rock, "A Belmont CASTOR owned by
A. Carson.
II was an unfortunate day for the
Butler stars, as In the Ladies handl-
cap, the other feature OF the programme
Comely, the best three-year-oId hlly IN
inc East View barn, had to be content
with third place. Comely was by no
means disgraced. as she had to concede
weight TO every starter. including an al
loWance OF 90 pounds scale weight to
Addie NJ, which won the event IN the
colors of J. W. Mcsservy. Andrew Mil
ler's Lady Rptha with "A seven pound
I concession from Comely wac second.
There have been many black wonders
In the history Of the American TURF. nut
none of that color ever won "A big race
with more impressive ease than did The
Finn Yesterday. over the tortuous Bel
mont course OF one mile and three fur-
longs. which IL used only for that race.
he galloped In front of the two CON
tend.rs all the way. Making all his own
pace and winning as he pleased. he com
pleted the distance In lis 20. Just TWO
ifths Of a second slower than the record
for the race made in 1913 by ". +.
Whitney's Prince Eugene. which by the
way carried only l03 pounds against the
stake impost Of 1875 carried by The Finn.
There were 10000 persons looking on
when the three candidates for the forty
! seventh running of the paradei
| through the stretch toward the starting
poin, and four-hfihs of these were i'm
pressed with the capabilities OF the stout
looking son of Ben Brush, Pebbles The
Finn looked small in comparison with
the Butler champion. but with excellent
racing lines he struck the experts as
being Jus; the sort OF thoroughbred for
a long race. Hail Rock was considered
outclassed and the extravagant odds OF
A. TO | were quoted against him to win,
" AAANf WV 49,
at 3 TO ). .
AZ they cut across the chute 20 wend
their way at right angles along the
special course The Finn dashed TO the
front and when the trio disappeared be-
hind the bushes he was a Length In front
OF Half Rock. with Pebbles under a
strong pull two lengths further back.
There was no change in the positions as
the horses came In sight again, having
made the turn and then being headed TO
break into the main track at the bend.
There were some who feared that Joe
Byrne was making a mistake IN setting
the pace with The Finn. and this de-
veloped INTO a momentary panic as BoreI
shook up Pebbles and with a few mighty
strides he shot past Half Rock and
settled down In pursuit Of The Finn.
This was the only fash OF racing form
that the son OF Ben Brush gave and The
Finn, without letting out "A INK, easily
kept in the van and had n length and a
half advantage as they turned into the
stretch.
As The Finn swept down the stretch
with smooth and frictionles stride the
bows on the beaten tho~roughbreds were
whipping in a vain endeavor to check
the rapidly increasing gap. A quarter
OF a mile from the' finish Pebbles had
a half length on Half Rock. but hi
had shot his bol, then and Hair Rock
also well beaten, Dut game ~ lhe tN'
kent going 10 the improvised nnishinf
stand. where The Finn had a lead oi
FIVE lengths and Pebbles was fou'
lengths further back.
Though only six went 20 tho post fo'
the Ladies Handicap a. ore mile M
field was matched so well and m
weights adjusted so nicely that II tooE
considerable speculation before Andre"
MIXERS Lady Rotta closed a sligh
IA vorite over Capt. T.. r Cassatt's Fly
ing Fairy. last years winner. Addi'
NJ. was next in demand and there wa
plenty OF support for Comely, Charte'
Maid and Pomette Bleu.
All got away well with the exception
OF Lady Rotha. but Flying Fairy anc
Charter Maid, the leaders IN the fire
dash. were forced 10 give way 10 tn
speed OF Pomette Bleu, which had takei
a lead of a length and a half at M
bottom OF the backstretcH. Come!,
had worked into second place at thi'
time. while Flying Fairy had beef
crowded back behind Addie NJ. II
rounding the bend there was a grea
struggle on the part OF the immediate
followers Of Pomette Bleu TO hold goo
positions for the turn into the home
stretch. hut only Comely succeeded II
making the turn without some interior
:, enCe.
Pomette Blcu he'd her advantage o
a length and a half into the stretch. an
meantime Addie NJ, Charter Maid, Lad,
; Rotha and Flying Fairy were jus, he
hy,a ,Ho,,oly upl in a NOmnaCt hunCl