New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-06
Dunga Din, Played Heav-
lily, Real Sensation in
First Event.
DISTANCE CAPTURES
TWO-MILE CHASE
Marchena, at 6 to I, Takes Last
Race-Three FavOrites
Earn Brackets.
BY T.. ID. BURROWS.

Three real. genuine, sll-wool-snd-s-
yard-wide good things romped home
ahead of the public choices during the
afternoon Of 1916 racing at Belmont
Park yesterday.
Of these Dunga Din, chestnut colt
that was backed down from 10 to to
5 to l just before the first race on
the Westchester Racing Associations
programme, provided the real sensa-
ton, showing the way home to such
alleged good sprinters as Mrs. S.
McNaughton's youngster, Rverdsle;
James Buffers high bred Bally and j.
f. Madden's much touted whizzer, Star
Finch, which was the favorte for the
event.
Dunga Din was a real dark horse"
Notwithstanding the fact that his ac-
tual color is chestnut He is the prop
erty OF c. n. Drake, who trained him
for racing; and he certainly put out
the lights of classy field when he tore
down the four and half furlong
straightaway in % seconds on cuppy
track and finished half length to the
good with plenty Of steam left.
Race Full of Real Thrills.
The race, which turned out TO be the
most spectacular gallon of the after
! noon, provided all manner of thrills.
At the start, for example, Mannchen.
owned by R. T. Wilson, jr.: Rivcrdale
and Stai Finch, the favorite. endeav-
ored to occupy the same space at the
same time, with the result that
Jockey Watson, who had the mount on
Mannchen, was tossed out of the sad
die and the other two horses lost their
stride and their winning chances.
Further down the straightaway Bally,
IN vain endeavor TO overtake tie fv-
ing Dunga Din, crossed in front Of
Riverdale and Star Finch, which was
making belated efforts to get I'D. and
again scrambled the eggs for the Nc
Naughton and Madden entries. In the
mean time Dunga Din was hotfooting
1t for home and flashed over the line
three-quarters of length ahead of the
desperate Bally, with Riverdale third
and Star Finch a rather ignominious
J fourth.
! Meliora. a chestnut FLY owned BY
/ the Wickliffe Stable. was the tin on
this race, but the youngster developed
an attack Of collie just prior to the race
and had to be withdrawn.
or the othcr two "long shot" events
by far the more exciting and popular
victory was that gained by Mrs. F. Am
brose Clark's hunter, Distance. in the
two-mile steeplechase. Not only was
he four-year-old daughter of Rock
sand and Dissembler favored by the
clubhouse gathering because of her
known ability to speed around the turf
course, but because Mr.. Devereaux. the
gentleman rider, was pitting his skill
against sextet of professional jockeys,
one of whom, l.. Franklin, was aboard
the public choice, Welsh King.
Marchena Real Giant Killer"
Marchena, from the Northwood
stable, was the other giant killer" Of
the afternoon, subduing the heavily
played Ronklss- another importation
IN the final race of the afternoon and
galloping home at the comfortable
odds of to /. Ronkiss managed 10
annex the place, f. F. Whitney's Gam
mon being third and Woodfair and
Beau Of Menlo finishing in the order
named.
Favorites won the other three events
OF the afternoon, which helped some.
James Buffers dashing flly Comely
had no trouble whatever in disposing
of field of three sprinters in the sec
ond. but as she was held at to the
public did not make much out of her
victory.
The third race went TO Prince Henry,
owned by j. o. Talbot, after a pretty
chase, in which Yankee Notions, Fuzzy
Wuzzy and Ida Claire in turn chal-
lenged the son of Broomstick, only to
be beaten off and subjugated Ida
Claire eventually managed to come in
second, with Fuzzy Wuzzy a weary
third and Yankee Notions trailing in
with Charmeuse and Springmass,
which had shown nothing.