New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-01
Racing at Belmont To-day,
Speedy Horses Carded to
Clash in Big Stake Eoent
Fast Sprinters to Meet
First Race Of Autumn
Meeting

The bangtails. af.er vacation Is
a month at Saratoga. are again ~.
US. and to-day they hold their ma,
netic spell over racogoers at Be,r-,
Park. Contrary 20 expectation, q.
six races carded for the day hay. Az,
well with horses of nigh quality. 7,
great demand for railroad cars of.,.,
description By Uncle Sam mt tn. .,r
men a severe blow az Saratoga. srt,
was predicted by many trainers In
the first few days OF the fall ney.,,
az Belmont Park would be frost. y. /
cause OF the lack Of horses. Bu. d.
spite the fact that many thoroyr.
breds are still in Saratoga. there i, n
average Of eight horses 70 a race 4 |
turf headquarters to-day. This ~.
rants keen contests. with crowd.,
eliminated.
There are likely 10 be many ehsnfu
Of form at Belmont Park. This eour
has hard. dry track under top dr.m.
ing OF soft soil IL Is ideal for ne
ing. The Saratoga track was trsaeks,.
Gus and heavy. with clay deposi, u
foundation. Il made horses In.
weary. The changed conditions vii
affect the results.
Two stakes are down for dse!tsa-.
the Broadhollow Handicap s.sspl%
chase, at two miles, and the Bslnsr,
Park Autumn Handicap, at one mile l
a furlong. High class horses Vii
struggle for both rich prizes.
Sprinters in the First
Ten fast sprinters will face ths bar.
rier in the first race, six-fur.ong dash
over the main course. Among the 10,
are Basil, High Noon and Riveriil..
The first named has started twice thn
season. He won his first race in [,
romp and was beaten, after bad racing
luck, a head by Meteorite. Meteohn
is one Of the fastest horses in the eoun.
try at the present time. Basil is COED
very good-at the present time ard
will take lot of beating. High Nooa
ran we'll at Saratoga, but was beaten.
Although in better form just now th,a
he was in the spring, he is not at bis
best. Riverdale has plenty OF speed
and is in good shape. Kings Joker, a
fast horse in England, is such a slow
beginner and loses so much ground
during the early stages of the RAGS
that his chance is materially lessenei
By this poor trait in a racehorse. Blu;
the long stretch at Belmont Park ma!
help him and it would not be matte,
Of great surprise among turfmen il b,
won the opening dash.
On paper Weldship looks to be n.
best horse in the Broadhollow Steepe.
chase. He was great 'cross-coun,Y
horse at Saratoga. But the Saratosa
course, with its hard turf, suits hin
exactly, whereas Belmont Park and
Piping Rock, with soft, spongy turf, DO
not Weldship is the biggest horse
that races through the field. The
course must be firm and hard for hin
or he will not show 20 the best adyan.
tage. At Piping Rock he has been
beaten repeatedly. If the Belmor.
Park course is soft to-day, he will fail
to show his best form. Expectation
and Trumpeter, in the Widener Stable,
are at the top Notch of their form. Bo,A
are excellent jumpers and fast on the
fiat. They like the Belmont Park tur.
and will be likely TO beat Weldship.
Partizan Is Favored
The third race, for twc-year.old,,
over the five and -half-furlong straight
course, will bring out a fast field o!
under selling conditions.
Partizan. althol gh a maiden, has raced
fast with top class colts, and in Two
starts has finished inside the money
each time. In his last race az Sara.
toga, he finished third after running
q winning race. He lost a great deal
Of ground in the stretch by making .
wide turn. His poor showing was due
10 a new kind of bit which was used
on him for the first time. He RESENTED
il and tried 70 fight his jockey all he
way. This bit will not be used to- day.
John Sanford, his owner, believes ths.
his colt has speed enough 70 beat bet
ter class horses than selling platers
Iippity Witchet and George Washing.
.on may be the contenders.
The Belmont Park Autumn Handicr
promises 20 furnish well-fough out
race. George Smith Is rounding inp
form. but is not within many pounds 4
the colt he was when he won the Ker
lucky Derby in the spr . 1916. h
likes dry. hard ira, a Be'mo.i
Park suits him. But Cor q. and Ch.elc
like this course equally well. and q
they have been lenieutiy treated h
Voshurgh they will "
lighting out the finish with him.
Amalf in the Mile
Old Amalf will give good aceous'
of himself in the mile race. After
long let-up in training nearly ts'
years-he raced at Saratoga this sum
mer, and his one race was good one.
Belmont Park IS his winter home. and
he likes the long stretch. Sam We
Neekin usually trots at this track. VIA
Thyme showed a similar propensity last
spring, but will race well nevertheless
Tie last race is an open race, vita
Hand Grenade, Elmendorf and Re"
dor seemingly the best OF the lot.
Il was learned yesterday tina, Lueul'
lite, who was kicked al the barrier dur.
ing the start for the S3O.6OO Hopeful
Stakes at Saratoga on Thursday, ".
seriously hurt so seriously that hD
trainer, Sam Hildreth, believes thai
this youngSter will never race again
the colors Of August Belmont Ns
only has three bones been taken cute
the leg hurt by Debondou when thH
colt kicked him, but the leg is now "
lnfamed that 10 is cons iderably bigss,,
than normal. He was the best colt
the spring, and was just rounding -"
form after bad case OF skin disease