The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-26
BLANKENBURG WINNER OF
FINE RACE o FIELD
Seven of Eight Starters Keep Close Up to Stiff Pace and
Result Hangs in Doubt Between Three in
Final Dash on Flat.

Archibald Barkiie's B~.ankenburs won
the International Steeplcchnse Handi-
car at Belmont Park yesterday after a
race that was certainly the best seen
through the field this year. ard sc-
cordirg to many old timers deserved 10
rank as one OF the finest spsttacles
ever provided for a racing public. A
length behind the winner, which Is
owned by "A Philadelphia. came Raj
Farr's shannon River. 80 the second
money went TO Baltimore. August Bel
mont's Mission. which shared the posi-
ton OF top weight with Blankenburg,
was third. only three lengths further
back. Behind followed the rest OF the
field in such close order that the finish
resembled "A fiat race rather than a
steeplechase over a two mile course.
There were eight starters. with the
Greentree Stable's Flanders favorite at
IL to s. Thomas Hitchcock's Kintore
next In demand at 10 to 8. and Mission.
which won the event last year. third
choice. There were so many good
jumpers In the field that with the ex-
Ception of Indian Arrow and Arcturus
no liberties were taken with the others.
Blankenburg and Shannon River each
being held at s to /.
After Arcturus fell at the first OBJ
stacle the whole field gave a remarkable
exhibition OF fencing II the jumps
were negotiated with surprising ease
and grace. As the leaders came into
close view at the jump opposite the
from the crowd. Mission was leading by
two lengths at this point. with Blan-
kenburg next and all the others well
up with the mace.
Going around the top turn Flanders
moved up to the two leaders and the
trio took the first fence on the back
stretch with all three over the jump at
the same time and Flanders landing
first by a touch. Kintore rushed NJ then
and shot into the lead at the next jump,
only TO he displaced before he had time
to tlatter his admirers by Shannon
River.
In a desperate attempt TO make a run
away race Of IL Shannon River a
driven into a lead OF two lengths, but
the opposition refused 20 he choked of
and as they rounded the last turn n
quarter OF II mile from the finish the
seven cpnterders were within five
leneths OF each other. Mission and
Blankenburg closed with Shannon River
on entering the stretch and again at the
last jump three rose almost as one
horse. with the Belmont candidate drop
ping 20 the ground in front. Mission
fought gallant!y, but Blankenburg had
the most reserve speed and in the last
fifty yards drew away 10 win by a
length.
Frederick Johnson's Ton o. IN Morn
Ing scored a notable victory In the Little
NeCk Handicap for thrce-year-olds. IN
which he was in receipt OF ten pounds
by the scale from Kaskaskia. second In
the Futurity last g kaskaskia led
at the tart. bur after the first quarter
TOP o. IN Morning was in the van and
won rather handi'y from The Finn by a
length.
From the first race. IN which r. +.
Carmar's Ella Bryson nosed out Min
strei. favorltes fel, by the ways.de until
the last race, when August Belmont's
High Horse cailoped home five lengths
IN front OF a field OF moderate two
y"ar-olds. Hester rrvnne. a 3 20 5
"a vo-,te ~ a field % three. was las; a.
the Gri.h % the third race. being beaten
easily by Yankee Notions and nosed out
for the place by August Belmont's Top
Hat. !; took a stro0s ride by Eddie
Dugan to land the converted jumper
in front OF the favorlte.
Amalf. favoree for the Garden City
Handicap. AZ n mile and a sixteenth. also
fr'shcd th!rd, but the defeat OF the
Wilson gelding was II 20 his propping