New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-15
Wilson's Campfire Beaten
in Record Time for
the Stake.
WHITNEYS TUMBLER
FINISHES THIRD
Bayberry Candle Comes Home
First in the Well Handi-
capped Sprint.
BY f. d. BURROWS.

With a magnificent fouth running
Of the Keene Memorial Stake and an
equally spectacular struggle for lead
ership in the Sprint Handicap, the
spring meeting OF the Westchester
Racing Association. which has obtained
at Belmont Park for the last eighteen
weekdays, came TO close yesterday
afternoon in the presence Of some
$4,000 lovers of the thoroughbred
horse.
To-day the scene changes back to
Jamaica, where the Metropolitan
Jockey Club will hold a second spring
meeting of eight days duration, open
ing with the famous Excelsior Handi-
cap.
James Butler. whose string Of two
/ year-old whizzers has been the sensa-
/ ton OF the Westchester meet, captured
/ the rich Keene stake when his hand
/ some colt Ivory Black. tore home two
/ lengths in advance OF k. T. Wilson's
/ startler Campfire in the fastest time
ever recorded at Belmont for that
| event and the fastest recorded at the
meet. The son of Star Shoot and
| Ivory Bells negotiated the five and a
half furlongs in 1904 2-5, which is
/ 5 40 seconds better than the previous
record for the Keene Memorial, estab-
lished last year by 0rmesdale.
Third Place for Tumbler.
/ Harry Payne Whitney's handsome
! chestnut youngster Tumbler was
/ thought TO be the class Of the six
| horses which faced the starter, but the
| best the son of All Gold and Flip
| Flap could do was finish third 20 the
Butler and Wilson entries.
! Ivory Black wasted no time in jump
ing to the front of the pack when the
tape went up, carrying Campfire with
him. Tumbler made gallant effort
TO catch the leaders, but could not
crowd past Stargazer, Fell Swoop and
Omar Khayyam until il was too late
He will do better next time out.
As clean cut bit Of handicapping
as has been seen In the metropolitan
district in many years was witnessed
in the running of the Sprint Handicap
seven Of the eight entrants being prac'
tically head-and head up to within hfty
yards of the finish.
At that point Bayberry Candle a
fve-year-old chestnut mare owned by
J. W. May, broke away from the other
six contenders and finally flashed pas
the winning post short length IN IRON
of John +. Madden's moderated coll
Marse Henry. Rhine Maiden, a con
sstent flly, flying the silks OF r. r
Whitney, managed 10 take tnlrd D!
pushing he. nose out in front OF Phos
phor. which has proved a big disap
| pointment TO his owner, schuyler
Parsons. 81
BESIDES the Keene Memorial and The
Snrint Handicap there were four Other
pretty races on the programme. The
first went to Spectre, a worthy TWO
vear-old daughter Of Ballot and Star
Dreamer. which beat seven other good
Youngsters by sheer speed. or none
! TOO we'll. the Oneck Stable maiden 1t
was her first start, by the way
plaved a world of foot and soon over
took Mira, Bendlet and Eden Park
which were making the pace. Ridden
in fine style by Jockey Warscher, she
eventually scampered home just III
front Of Mira, which had made game
hut vain. effort 10 hold his lead. Bend
let and Eden Park slowed up a trlhe
but were good enough at the END 70
take third and fourth positions, re
spectively. The rest were outclassed'
Three Star Shoot Winners
Another son of Star Shoot which
sired three Of yesterdays winners
scored decisively in the second event OF
the day. when Good Counsel, from
being a bad last in a field composed OF
Armament. DR.. Gremer, Balgee and
himself. scooted through an opening al
the tor of the stretch and beat his tield
n the tower. Armament set the pace
for three-duarters OF mile, but pied
| In the stretch run and finished last
Dr. Gremer had no excuse, and Balgee
ran his race. ~,
After the Sprint and the Keene Me
merial had been decided j. q. Iaioott
gelding Old Broom and four other
speeders including Balgee, running ms
second mile Of the afternoon-stageo
nretty scamper which the son OF
| Broomstick captured in hollow style
| after subduing Flag Day, the only
other entry 70 give him any TROUPE
/ Flag Day lost heart when Old broom
passed him, and eventually yielded tne
/ place 70 Rose Water, daughter OF Inc
/ Picket. Balgee and Nalfou finished 10
] the ruck.
There was some dissatisfaction over
the decision Of the judges In the ias'
race of the day and the meeting when
they awarded victory 70 Artemls,
daughter of Star Shoot after nose
I and.nose finish with K. T. Wilson's tlly
Fantam Bala. There was no real room
FOR argument, however, as Jockey
Davies lifted his mount over the line
a good six inches ahead Of the VII
SON entry. L was spectacular hnisn
70 very satisfactory meeting. Temp.
tation. favored 20 win. could not ge'
/ ..ninr ani fnished fourth.