The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-22
POMETTE BLEU IN
LEAD THROUGHOUT
And WINS EASILY
Wilson ConSOled for Defeat In
Metropolitan as Filly Cap
lures Westbury.
THOMPSON SCORES WITH
REGINA. WHITNEY HORSE

&, r Wilson. Jr. who missed win
,,rs the Metropolitan Handicap be-
,,,.s his horse Tartar ran wide. was
,o,nensated yesterday when his Ben
p,nsh nlly Pomcttc Bleu took the
vestbury Handicap, which was the
.s,,ure Of the second day OF the West
,bss,er Racing Association meeting at
Belmont Park.
Tho d~Isaerceable weather caused
rbolssale scratching and the handicap
suffered. as did most OF the other
events. only three going to the post.
III. liking OF the progeny OF Ben Brush
N run in the mud probably was respon-
s,h,s for Pomette Bleu being Installed
,,vori,e over the Greentree Stables
Gamer. Gamer was considered the
,,,~ Of the race and was supported al
mos, AS heavily as the %favorite. so that
IN. odds against him dropped from 4 to
,,ol John l.. Madden's Saratoga.
Oh. other starter. was neglected at L.
TO l.
There was little excitement In the
race. as Pomette Bleu took the track
,sh, after the fall OF the flag and
never was headed. The hackers OF
cainer were fattered for a m as the
horses made the stretch turn and Gamer
appeared to be gaining on the leader.
TIE effort was a fash In the pan. and
in the last sixteenth Pomet;e Bleu set
tied aown to win handily by a length
and A half.
An exceedingly useful looking flly
vas disclosed in the first race. for two
year-olds. in Regina. by Bruomstick-
Queen OF Hearts. Her victory marked
the irst success for l.. =. Thompson,
VINO is campaigning the horses 'of
Harry Payne Whitney this year, owing
10 the death OF Alfred u. Vanderbilt.
There were only four in the race. and
Regina ran smoothly from the fall OF
the flag. so that nothing behind her had
a chance. AT the end Of the print the
Broomstick flly was galloping eight
lengths IN front OF John T.. Mndden's
snoothbore, which beat James Buffers
Puzzle FOR the place by a length.
Public form went astray In the second
race. a selling event at six furlongs, In
which the issue was supposed to lie
between X. T. Wilson, Jr.'s. Ethan Allen
and ". y. Adrian's Perthshire. Neither
could keep pace with +. u. Lemaire's
Carl. and, though Perthshire made a
bold hid in the last sixteenth. the un-
known jockey Allen kept Gari gong
long enough to win by half a length.
Ethan Alien fell away after following
TIE early pace and was beaten a neck
fT the show money by Chesterton. the
extreme outsider.
In the third race, a Ave and n half
slrlong sprint. Schuyler l.. Parsons
Pnosphor led all the way. with Wilson'S
pxy in close attendance. In the last
furlong Phosphor had such a big lead
that LOTUS eased his mount. with the
result that the hackers of the favori'e
we're on the anxious seat as Pkg closed
with a rush and was beaten by only half
tlength.
James Buffers Variety was made
fayor,,e for the NTH race for two-year-
ods. but this daughter OF Voter was
~ reluctant as most of the get of the
great s%printer 10 run I'm the mud. The
finish was the hest OF the day, the
Quincy Stables success beating Miss
rhlh.n hy a length. with Clifford A..
Cochr4n's Prohibition. the second choice.
nose back. The Butler stable made
tnends in the last race by winning with
Apple from a field of selling platers.
ApFe was never in danger and won by
two lengths from Hermls, Jr.
Tho ,roud was IA small one. owing TO
the bad weather conditions. but there was
q feeling among the officials hat a new
era OF success had set In for the sport
o. racing. This vas emphasized by a
voluntary statement that under certain
conditions the purses would he increased.
The association will add an additional
800 TO every overnight event of $500 or
aGa al = Aa.A ~
$500 on any given day when the receipts
shall exceed $500 and provided the
overnight event In question shall have
not less than ten entries and the race
not less than Ave starters. II is stated
that these conditions may he increased
further II the public patronage warrants.
The summaries:
FIRST RACE.
For two-vear-old Miles, by substitution q!
w. vim So" added; four and a half furlonrs
pho,.e 4 age. ". Jockcy. Prices: fin
SSmoo,5orc, ? !os Mraay ..... s. oi;s g
MA ru1l.' : io horcl' 5 go -
Time, o53 Is.
fr Sood ,, Il2T' S Son Ga y, cSr RC rnnsd b BY !, y 3
thompson trained by \. SInons,
SECOND RACE
ror tNreo-ycar-olds and upward; selling.
'Ho,'HI W. cS i%hT!ong, main course; r,,
$fS;:s.s,s..-..e Il SS5a!fTane,r. = 80 I"
yESs,i'r Nno5-' . 4 % 3 I Hrs yrcv, , ,sfInl = 81
Nr sn,ggs. t.. lO7 buxton, iO-i 81 s
Time, VA So.
rGoSd start won driving Carl, br,. G. by
Nalnei by NJ lIirsch.
THIRD RACE.
.For three ear -olds and upward by suhscrip-
SoIo'So, With 800 added hve and n half FUR
rHoT,c 4 agr. W.. Jockey. Prices. Fin,
pp]hU,p14o-, 3 M2 Lottus 1870 Pa ~
SypnSE, 100 McCahcy... B.? TO %
s,H 5''2a' 's 10 Ia n nsy!f' q 3 z
Time. tO5.
rTnnN ,iArt won easily. phosrhor, b. c., by
iitepo. Dav Myrtcius owned by =. l.. Parsons:
Trained by " ii. Karrics'
FOURTH RACE.
me Westhnry; for thrrc-year-olds AM up-
So added. Six mrlongs' main course. ""' W."
;s. : hi 's' (, W iS' M Locke PIs''': gu, f y.
Saratoga, b., 10 Brady. ...,is-i IS S
s io' sy .s s'aTi ari %sn n Hs"dI,!yi p p%n: { BY f r. \
""'oh Jri trained by T, J. Healey.
FIFTH RACE.
So cs. with 500 added; four and a half fur
ssGs: ": s;,' ( ,' : y. .M Sssssssy; sT'':: r.
yWymnitlon. 2, 10. .Warrin gton ISIS ITO 50
SSd,,@ E.., i07 .Borel. ...,,.. % 2-5
'''"' s'... 'o T,m s.'d Sss. g. - even 9
MAJ start. won handily. success. b. O., b.
t-hurpQy-E Enterprise. owncd by Quincy Stable
-~ned by ], Fitzsimmons.
SIXTH RACE.
srr ,hree-year-oids and upward: selling;
'ns-sw' SIX furlongs main course,
Apnr, z as sr"msrs "ssc ~