The sun., 1915-06-09
EYELASH FINISHES
RULE AT BELMONT
virilc Spoils Blue Thistlc's
Run Of Victories by Fine
speed in Stretch.
FEMINIST BOLTS At WIRE

yi-lc. owned by Mrs. Payne whitney.
,,,,rs under the name Of the Grcentree
s,,b.e. earned considerable renown for
his fair owner at Belmont Park yester-
dav when he defeated H. G. Hallen-
beck's Blue Thistle in the Ouogue
Handicap at "A mile and sixteenth.
which mad only one other starter In
spearhcad the trial horse OF the Cas-
sa;t stable.
with clean record OF three straight
wins at the meeting To his credit Blue
thistle was odds on favorite, but the
stout hearted Nirile did not lack friends
and IN. price against him dropped until
u was hard to get l3 10 10 against him
a, the close of the speculation. Byrnc
had waiting orders on the favorite and
was content To lay in second place To
snearhcad until nearing the turn, when
V,rlle. which had kept closer to the pace
than usual. showed a disposition to take
the .ssd and tho rail.
Byrne called on Blue Thistle for
enough speed to maintain the inside
positlon while they raced round the
bend. Nrile. on the outside. was forced
In run a little further than his rival.
The leading pair ran locked together
until the quarter pole. when Blue Thistle
drew out and assumed an advantage OF
O neck. From that point TO the finish
# was a race in which both horses and
Jockeys were doing their level best. bu,
Nlrile was game - the core and making
M the lost neck began forging ahead
inch hv inch until he went over the line
0 winner by a neck.
The close finish in the feature race
WAS only one OF many stirring contests
that entitled the afternoons racing TO
he considered about the best of the
meeting. Three favorites won, but with
the exception of the fifth race in which
E,ruscan galloped home. there was
plenty OF competition.
The first thrill came IN the opening
race. AZ six furiongs. I'm which the Oneck
Stables Forecast was made "A slight
choice over r. 4. Carman's Water Lily.
The latter beat the barrier, but was
swallowed up In the hot pace set by Lily
Orme % the bottom OF the backstretch.
Forecast followed Lily Orme. but when
expected to give way in the stretch Lily
0rme upset calculations 10y holding "A
lead OF length and half at the quar-
to- pole. Louder, who rode Forecast.
was called on for another of his sensa-
t'onal finishes before Forecast mana ged
to get his head In front stride or so
before reaching the judges. The finish
WAS q pretty one, ItI lslly ''l1nC was
only a neck in front of J. j. Lillis. which
bea. Water Lily by a neck for the show
position.
The quincy Stables Wooden Shoes
which won a race on Monday. repeated
In the second race for mares and geld
Ings At mile August Belmonts Fen
mouse raced neck and neck with the win
rer going around the turn, hut Wooden
Shoes opened gap of a length and a
half turning into the stretch. ThVe
Andrew Miller's Bac, which had been
sight lengths behind, began making up
ground. nut could get only within a
length and half OF Wooden Shoes The
rare WAS run In the smart time Of 80.
\ curious kink IN the disposition oi
Clifford y. Cochran's Feminist caused her
defeat in the third race for two-year-
ods. In which she started second choice
70 James Buffers Plumose. There were
sny number OF good things in the field
of nine, and one OF these. David Gideon
Nttle Dipper. broke away with a clear
lead at the quarter pole. Feminist was
" third place then, but passing Miss
ruzze was at the throat of Little Dip.
rer thirty yards from the line srd over
hauling the leader at every stride with
victory within her grasp Feminist
Jumped in tho air. nearly throwing he'
Jockey and then bolted toward the outer
rail Lilley straightened Feminist. but
too late To save tho place fpm Mis-,
Puzzle. The summaries
FIRST RACE
Selling for thrcc-ycar-olds and upward
which have not won al this meeting. by sub
,criptior of $40. with sSoo added. six furlon Is
main coIrsc