The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-18
AMATEUR RACING
MEET IS REPLETE
WITH REYERSALS
Bclmont'> Top Hat Finishes
First. but Judges Place
Him second.
nI>OJ ALLEGATIONS IN
STEEPLECHASE RACE

..,,,day a, belmont Terminal with one
=, .re most remarkable days sport that
... ,,s been witnessed at hunt meets.
o,,y one favori,e came home n winner
,, i, all the other races horses which
Ia ,.sn overlooked by the wise division
,,,e salloping home IN front.
porhaos the most unusual occurrence
..u ,,rc In the nth race when Ray
,,ond Belmont rode n stirring nn'sh or
A., fathers horse Top Hat and after
...trr oycr ,he finish line In front a
20 head before Torero was placed
...ora nv the Judges. In many instances
,te angle at the finish ia made respon-
,,,o FOR tho difference OF opinion ne
,,ssr the Judges and the spectators nu'
H. this case the observers IN the press
we're plsced on an even line with
~, e,ish and there was no room Tor
.o,b, Every man who viewed the mn
,s from the press stand declared the
p,,uont colors flashed in front al the
end.
,,.u., Belmont and his party sat In
hox very nearly aligned with the nn'sn
and the excitement when young Ray-
r,ond urged his noun TO the front was
Intense. Apparently there was no aues-
en-, in the minds OF the occupants OF
,hts box that the maroon ana scarlet
,.cLe, was in the van. but a cynical
.r,le yreathed the countcnance OF the
chairman Of the Jockey Club when the
.,uh.r Of Torcro vas hoisted At the
thu lis, instead OF that OF Top
Hat.
closing Day Notable. 4.
-,.-o wore other untoward happen
,,s. that made the closing day OK me
amateur racing season notAp'e. IA
.os, rcn,arkable was In the fourth race,
.,,cn some Of the best ste~eplechAsers
=, tho d,y competed. The imported
ho-se Marcellinus was made favorite'
hr. s,rorr support vas accorded 10
ssbbe,,en and Belle OF Bryn Mawr.
povers kent Marcellirus up with the
.a-ly mace. but in the backstretcn Oh"
Tho second turn of the course Skiboereen
ron, 10 the front. The contestants AT
his time we're far away from the view
q, the ordinary observer and win tne
execution Of the plain fact that Skio-
berecn had deprived Marcei'inus OF the
lead little could be told.
In the stretch there was A general
.as,nc and the imported horse gave way
before the determined rush OF Skibbereen
Ard Pe,le Of Bryn Mawr. Skibbereen
,u., danced home in front a winner OF
the race NJ ten lengths, win the beite
second. The numbers went up IN ,hls
o-Ia- With Robert l.. Cierry's Footlights,
40, TO / shot. third. Before the packers
a. Skibbereen could collect there was
gathering OF the patrol judges whlcn
resulted IN the disqualification OF 'he
as, and second horses. Both had oeen
convicted OF cutting the course on inc
far turn. and Marcellinus. instead or
moving W into the money also was DIS
qualified. This left Footlights the Win
r,-. Harry La Montagnc's swish Sec
ond and f.. Ambrose Clark's Distance.
,a-d.
The Grecn.ree Stable, which had
proved the sensation OF the opening DAY
va, c~o-rcsnondingly unfortunate yesier'
day. In four races the bearers or the
7,rk and black stripes were favoritcs
bu, not one OF them got down in iront
Wah Carter. the old reliable OF the
stable. was ~gallop.ng ont in front II
tie Mas~aueraders Handicap over thu
three mile route until the stretch. and
oil the time It looked as though Tommy
VIZ ght. the Baltimore amateur, had a!
Re could do 20 keep the Greentree morse
In check Then came a determined rusl
BY ". L. Martins added starter. Bache'
lor, and in spite OF all Wrlghts efforts
Bachelor reached the judges three
lengths ahead Of Web Carter.
Another Favorite LOses.
Another hot favorite supplied by TN
Greentree Stable fell by the waysld'
when Syosse, II. failed in the last race
over the jumps. Powers was guldint
S}osset IL along nearly ten lengths II
front OF the field on the back stretch o
the second turn OF the course when TN
~favor.te took on TOO soon at a Jump anf
landed right in the middle OF the Cd
stscle. The race was over then, an
T-a1it.oper came home an easy winner
The results:
FIRST RACE
The Hamp,ons selling Handicap; s'eeple
chase for -four. yesi.olds and upward, purse
tM' about two and a half miles:
.horse and age VT, Jockey Price FiI
Ae1on s .,..-.. Can! well. ~ - !,
koSrySs'oood e. Il, NwoHiEc ,,.'. 81 5. 8
Archaic. 6.....lY.. Kellehef. 10 II" !
Good start. rol r'm ansls ''' albion. br g h,
f'ya Mavr-Mlss Doone; owned by Mlll,o"
esJ.r' walnei hv " Hogan.
SECOND RACE,
N, So4,h Shore Handicap; for three year
~ I'D upward, value 5000 one mile o
rHor.' sOa as.. ", Jockey. Pricc FL
AiMs' ''"..,,. .iis, FrbTo,her 3: Is )
T"an {. .....iis.. Davies. ..... IS ei !
Protector. t,,.. los sterrell, .. i?i ~ !
Good start won handily, Fcrnrock, Oh c
r Rock ssnd-F Torment owned by Angus
~'non'; trained by S G Hllire'h-
THIRD RACE,
.Thr Ma.nuersdors Handicap; steeplechss,
sho4' three miles over brush course
49,. ny $. M rysEsa !
yassTesJscauca 49, 49,. MMrfGHlp'::i9 81 !,
ssaff This,le a re, MrGPke 30 20, 81 3
'''' PITCHER a r a., MIL e. H' vi .
STm.s'h u .spinstsr; owned and trained I
FOURTH RACE,
value, $50: sbou, two miles:
HORSE and age. VT. Jockey. Price Fl
ssSSf,nsh,s, a"'"',ss' X Xos &c 'si iSi
psE,nc., ,....",,,isi,', MrXJADx, 81 81 :
S fsfHsrs,H w. I, Ill., IA. MMs ,Iiisms II i +:
Fashion Wing g., ,i,2,. Gsskins ~, SOL ini
ran wrong course. tell.
Tmc-t:27,
91na start Won driving FootlIsh,., oh :
nss,nss- Flttermous owned by Robe
Gerry; trained by J. v. Newman.
FIFTH RACE .
4 rhs Iermins' Hsndlcap; fo' three year o.
~ Upward; Value 500; about six and . HI
HOts0 ana ara n, lA Vh,,~> ~