The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-04
SMALL FIELDS, POOR
RACING AT BELMONT
Only Twenty-three Horses Go
All Day and Professions
Replace Contests.
GUNCOTTON BACK IN FORM

and quality than a high class meeting
like that Of the westchester Racing
Association deserved. As 1t was the
spreading Of t~wenty-three horses over
the whole card provided the poorest
sport that has been seen on a local race
course in many a day. Even the hunt
meets have turned out better racing than
the small fields and uneven contests
yielded, and the conclusion arrived at
by most of the was that there
must be something radically wrong with
the conditions Of races.
-Four ~favorltes rolled home in success
sion before the aged mare Gun Cotton
shook the confidence of the form stu
dents by winning the steeplechase at the
nice odds OF 10 TO | In a field Of four.
One only had to look far enough back
In Gun Cotton's career to realize that
the daughter of st. Maxim was really
the class of the race. The fact that
Dun Cotton received an allowance OF
ten pounds because her Jockey, Howard.
had never ridden a winner rather mill
tated against her chances. but the coll
ored boy rode with excellent judgment,
and after Frijolee lost his rider had
no trouble In leaving Abdon. the
~favorite. In the last half mile and win
ming by fifteen lengths.
There were the elements Of a race
in the Hyde Park Handicap at one mile,
in which August Belmont's Flittergold
closed favorite at 6 to 8 over II. G.
Hallenbeck's Hedge. which looked to be
dropped in with only 100 pounds 10
carry. Flittergold made all the run
ming and held an advantage OF two
lengths on entering the stretch. There
McCahey went 10 the whip on Hedge,
but the daughter OF Planudes failed 10
y ~ As1 IA -
FlIttergold just galloped in FIRST by two
lengths.
The biggest disappointment Of the
day was caused by the scratching OF
II. T. Wilson. Jr.'s, Ormesdale In the
a-st race for two-year-olds, II was
taken for granted that the Ormondale
colt would measure strides with August
Belmont's Friar Rock and McCahey al
ready had been posted as the ridley OF
Ormesdale before the scratching of the
wilson horse was announced. That left
the son OF Rock Sand a prohibit.ve
favorite and though he had TO be shaken
up Mt the eighth pole he had no dini-
Guilty In running over Prince OF Como
and winning IN n gallop By FIVE lengths.
II. c. Hallenbeck took two races in
succession with Housemaid and Blue
Thistle before F1ittersold disposed of
Hedge. which also ran in the black.
white sash and bars Of H~a,lenbeck.
Both won easily. Housemaid dropping
to almost a walk in getting home ahead
OF M Buffers Kilkenny Boy. while
Blu Thistle outrsn Wooden Shoes from
tho drop OF the flag.
James MacNanus's Chesterton always
was near the front In the last race al
one mile and SHOOK on the challenge OF
DR.. Duenner In the stretch to win BY
two lengths. The summaries:
IRS RACE.
vii, For ,S So; sssdsd! IS. By S-; sSSscHpt'on of So
Horse s age. VT. Jockey Prices. Fin.
priar Rocs: a. ile pygan ,s-io out j.
Murphy. -. i67. Dreyers"',a a. I
Time. O5s S-S.
Ro Coo s sIsi,; EGn e" Goid: fr oMn sa'f Sy en- A %: Sy
Belmont; trained by y. c. Hidreth.
SECOND RACE.
For three-ye ar -olds and upward which have
not won 500 In 1914 or 1915; purse. 5000; SIX
h HS.ss 4 as g.. vs. vs.. .py yHssey. SO p5's Ss, Fin II.
f f:siiss!sss. -. ,@ 8 t tSSNsi:: Il. III e:
Star, good for AM al su. Prs,ris; won easily
H p%nsa by h p. e. e. H HS stSo9Rsi ,fs.nsd BEL T PA &c
HefIner.
THIRD RACE.
Selling: for hree-yesr-olds and upward; by
s~uSscnpt,on Of $40. with $500 added: one mile
p Herr Tn 4 age ! W,. S1ssey. PTcss; FL.
Republican. o.. II Butwell. even out )
Time, l4S2-5.
Good start; won easily: Blue Thistle b q nv
lBlues-Wild Thistle; owned by II. c. Hslien,
beck. trained by u. ". hefiner.
FOURTH RACE
The Hyde Park II Handicap; for thrcc-year-olds
and Upward which have not won at this meet
ing; by subscription OF $40, with 500 added.
Horse & Age. VT. Jockey. Prices. Fin.
pi,,,ergold' g. ~ Plsan '. !?
Garbage. S.. 100 Ryan.,,.,.. 20-l 81
Time, | ~ rs.
Good start, won easily: Fllttergold. Oh, C., by
Hastlngs-Fsiry Gold. owned by August bel.
mont, trained by $ c. Hildrcth.
FIFTH RACE.
Selling: stceplcchasc; for thrce-year-olds and
upward; by subscription OF $40, with 500 added.
about two miles
MSisss% AsS, ", u5JSSnsy, Prices, Ftp
H SSa sot So $50. Boc,S, IS rs b,
f%Iijclis'' s, is s,eveSson," ii 7-io:
Good start: won easily; Gun Cotton. b. m. nv
81. M~axim-Cotton Queen. owned by Woods
stockton: trained by 7, +, Coles.
SIXTH RACE
Selling: for thrce-ycar-olds and upward
which have not won at this meeting; purse,
'iiorsc 4 AYE. VT. Jockey, Prices. Fin.
Dr, Duenner. a.l0! prcyer" pee. 81 2-i ~
h bsrSIsS. s.. g.. ' g. E Es!isE a 1880. e 81 +:
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Lime, =.