New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-11

] '.+,nt and really high class hlly'
A,gb,.r Of Star Shoot-Break- 9
-, r.n right back TO her good race
~ 1,sies' Handicap at Belmont
~, saturday. She was the light
40, the race, being asked to carry
=; mounds. but the hsndieappers
vi. preferred strOmbOli. Short
- ,,d Tartar, even in the face OF
r,nsdOn's optimistic and out
,,in;on that his FLY would win.
- Vicsbey had the mount. and TO
" ~, handling Addie NJ. owed
\, took her safely around the
~ ard then suddenly drove her
- en- opening and earned a gooo
-s III inst Of the pace being SET oy
..-soli There he was content 20
- ,urnine for home. where ne
~. whip for 9 few strides and
hort but decisive battle with
-, AZ Fair Play sent his mount 10
/ :. frert 10 VIII out ~ 4N+'
pugsn Loses His Whip.
ug. pugsn lost his whip at the last
.,..r pole. It few out Of his hand
~ ,s.issd il to put August Belmonts
s,.-Iog under a drive. and this may
=, III some bearing on the result
s,,,nbol is game and a good whip
l~a Il is hardly possible, however
~ tke result would have oeen
s'.,.I although il is a sure thing
~ IN h Stromboli would have made
,,,,sr and better fight 10 the hnisn'
\, visnsr Of the Metropolitan Handi-
| !, l,s, nothing in defeat He took up
s,gnd, forced most Of the running
= hung on gamely, but could nov
=, ,orcede % pounds. on the scaIe'
., y,out.hearted Addie N.
g. -. Grass. the English horse also
yood race Rounding the last
- looked like a keen contender,
s,rel. in trying 20 save ground on
nil took him into a bad pocket.
i, boy. however. should not be
s.-.S IS the horse had every chance
=, .frsiebtened out. but hung in the
hi drive and had 10 be content with
money, a length behind Strom-
4. others we're never dangerous
r. lad no excuses. with the possible
rs,iion Of Tartar, which was sharp
al Of on two occasions. IL must
" Be overlooked. however. that the
ding was in a good position round
4, he first turn. but lacked the speed
b tod il. and so fell victim TO the
lu;k Of racing.
Crowd Enjoys Change.
Variety is the spice Of racing, even
Is is the spice Of life. The Jamaica
aa which has been lying idle for
a yars, is lacking In the finish, pol
4 and pieturesqueness Of Belmont
trk, and yet the crowd, and a goodly
~, appeared to enjoy the change, IT
r. 20 other reason than that /;
rsghl the horses nearer and more
sssy under view.
here is much. Of course, in sur
'Hthgs, but the racing, after all,
ne thing. so that most of those
'ushi quickly adapted themselves 70
rshdstand three-quarters roofess
2. TO general outlook that did no:
I'm TO please the eye as at Belmont
FAX
ahii good many. however. could
adapi themselves to was the dusty
'sh The turf, none too strong, need
water badly, and it is suggested
ms condition can be improved by
", use Of the hose some time this
'in'ng. A good many men have some
psel Tor their shoes and clothes,
Nobody will admit that dust is
sAaels, even though certain
'sht Of It, We are told, must be
~ N the course Of ones life.
we man suggested that he had al
Y eaten his full peck chasing and
@ag Ford cars. and that he felt
ls'd Of a further supply so long
y, regulation limit had been
,s Excelsior Handicap was founded
" when the Metropolitan Jockey
!. he'd ITS first meeting at Jamaica.
~ Won on that occasion by the
" {. Whitney's Blackstock. II
\, ,@ run IN 1909, 1911, 1912 and
'1 N 1918 il was transferred to
s'ai Park and won by r. F. Car
Ii Meridian.
I.,t y. ran the distance yesterday
'e''S' the second fastest time for
nee over this track. 1t was
sEsiy good performance in view
-, lssi that, judged by the other
ila e course is a full second slow.
vas Belmont's Friar Rock is still
'.sh' He won his third straight
49, sasn he galloped to rather easy
n! 10 the third event. He picked
~ POUNDS and gave so much proof
y qaaliiy that lovers Of the sport
S..ussipatlng better test for the
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