The Washington herald., 1915-09-15
Fleet-footed Youngster Cap
tures Getaway Day Fea-
ture at Belmont Park.
THE FAVORITES RUN BAD
By ED CCRLEY.

New York. Sept IA few minutes aft.
er this afternoon. at Belmont Park, the
leader Of the band stationed way UP In
the grand stand waved his baton for. at.
tention and swung it through the atmos.
phere and the strains of Aud Lans
Syns f1oated on the air. The old-time
farewell tune was played as the requiem
OF the racing season Of 1915 for New
York. for when Kilmer came down the
stretch victorious in the sixth race he
wound up the sport on the big circuit
The feature OF the final afternoon was
the Nursery handicap. in which Chicle,
one Of Harry Payne whitney's fleet
youngsters, was considered such a sure
winner that he was installed a to 5 ia
Norite- "himsy won handily. even though
ne was to l. The downfall of Chicle
was staggerer to the talent, for they
inquired this was the spot to get the dough
10 reach Havre de Grace in time for the
opening tomorrow. To add to the misery
another pitfall in which the talent drop
ped with sickening thud followed in
the steeplechase event. when Bonnie Lad
ole, backed from 2 to / to even money
came home fourth.
In all. five favorites fell by the way
side curing the afternoon The majority
of the bangtail followers will head south
ward, making Havre de Grace the first
stop. When that meeting is over they
will trek to Laurel. then to Pimlico and
when that meet is over it will be a case
Tor those with the necessary to keep mov-
ing until they reach Juarez. New Orleans
or Cuba Summary:
FIRST RACE-Twoyear-olds; selling; rrrse $500
hve and half furlonGs. Benjamin Io2 Pitzl
to 2. TO 10. to ,. won: Malfou. I0i NC
Cahey). TO S. TO }. out. second: Southern
Star. % tCaVpbeln. u to l. 1 to l. to s. third
Time. 0s. Dsddy's Choice, Mo!lie. and In and
Out also ran.
SECOND RACE-rhree-year-o olds and upward
selling; $50 added; mile. Ben Ounce 10,
u. McTaggartl. TO !. } to . 3 to s. won; Borax
IS (GarneTI. to l, to j. to 70. second: Bryan
Boru. lo3 CMathewsl. Il to / S to l. ? to l.
third. Time. lil 2s Sam Slick. Ausa. and
Ssntn also ran.
THIRD RAcE-Three- yesr-olds and upward
selling; $500 added; mile. Guy Fisher us
Daries). to >. out. won; Song Of VALLEY. lce
u McTasslrtl. % 10 l. to !. to .. second:
Beethoven. l57 Garner 6 TO /. 6 to s. . to s.
third. Time {! Al Is. Cain and Napier also ran
FOURTH RACE-The Nursery Handicap value |
81 so: 2year-olds: six furloues. Whimsy, .Ce u. I
NcraSsartl. Il to >. to :. to s. won: Achieve |
ment liz tBuriingsme). to !. TO J. to ). |
second; Chicle. IL (Notter). to n. out third |
TVe. III IS. Pleione. watercress H. and In |
dian Chant also ran. |
FIFTH RACE-Thc Corinthian s,eerlechase !,
Handicap: 5000: 2year-olds and upward: about |
two miles Swish. III Franklin. . to > to s. |
to S. won; kahloh. ii5 CTiShe,. to /. to l. |
10 S. second: Cherry MalOtte. lSJ powersl 20 I
?. to ). TO 2. third. Time. 40. Bonnie |
Laddie. Adventures. Single Stick. ard My King
also ran.
SIXTH RACE-Maidens Of all ages: rurse SOD:
six and half furlonss. Kilmer, 100 u. Nc
Taggartl, to 10. l to 1 out. won; Puts and |
Calls. lis Clements to 10. out. second; San
dow. IL Da,itsl. 20 to !. to !, out third
Time. ?. Vifr also