New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-14
Expectation First in Nation.
al Steeplechase Pick.
wick Takes Hyde Park

The colors Of J. E. widener, on. a,
the most prominent horssmen OF TIA
metropolitan turf, were honored !,
both OF the feature races at Belmo,,
Park yesterday afternoon. Expec,s.
ton, his bay gelding, won the Grand
National Steeplechase Handicap q,
about three miles from Raj PARIS
Robert Oliver in the most exciting
finish of the afternoon. Pickwick too.
the Hyde Park Handicap, for three.
year-olds, at six furlongs, in a romp.
The layers of odds again got
pretty hard jolting. Only one ont.
slider got away with the main swse
Spectre, third choice in the speculs.
ton, took the last race. Fayori,ss
won the first four events, running tbs
consecutive successes for the talen, ~
twelve. Hand Grenade, in the sf,s
race, proved the first favori,e 70 he
beaten, though the Macomber coli wsr,
to the post but slightly favored over
John +. Madden's Gold Tassel, ths.
beat him easily.
The steeplechase was the best ard
most exciting event OF the afternoon
Expectation ran we'll and fenced clsy.
erly. The second time around this
timber-topper opened a wide gap on
the rest of the field, but dropped back
in the last half. Robert Oliver. much
the best of the others, took the last
obstacle almost on even terms with
the favorite. From there TO the finish
it was a real horse race between the
two, with Haynes and O'Connor giving
all they had IN the art Of horseman.
ship.
Wins by a Nose
Fifty yards from the goal il looked
as if Oliver had Expectation, but the
latter responded nobly, outgamed the
Parr chestnut and won by nose. Hib-
Ter, coupled with Falmouth, was sent
out TO set a killing pace at the start.
His stable mate was under a stiff pull
most of the way, but when Kennedy
finally decided to turn his mount loose
Falmouth was all in.
The Hyde Park Handicap was simply
exercise for PiCkwick. The bay colt
had only Woodtrap to beat, and the
latter tired badly in the last furlong
Pickwick therefore won just about as
he pleased.
John Sanford's bay FLY Stitch in
Time stood eff Thistle's challenge in
the first race and won by a head over
five furlongs straight. School Girl, an
outsider, led the way to within six
teenth from the finish.
The third race, at a mile and quar-
ter, was simply a matter of Formally
for Dovedale. Gold Tassel, Madden's
FLY, made the favorite, Hand Grenade,
look like a plough horse in the NTH
race. Gold Tassel, on the outside. came
true as a rife shot, while the others
were scrambling all over the track.
Twenty-one yearlings for A. X. Va.
comber arrived from England yester-
day. These were bought from j. B.
Joel. They will be sent to Louisville
These are the get of Sun Star. Sun
Flower and Prince Palatine, the latter
a stallion that cost $4,000.
Joe Marrone, who has saddled but
few winners this season, though he has
been in the money any number OF tmes'
has decided to dispose Of his thorough,
breds. The Marrone stable will be SOLD
at the Jamaica track on June Il. Among
the racers TO go TO the block are }; j.
Lillis, Wooden Shoes, May Murray, Gal,
Top, Ambrose, Transit, Golden Gate ana
Santiago.
The Keene Memorial to-day should
bring out the classiest field of two
year-olds seen at the present meeting
Practically all of the good ones except
Harry Payne Whitney's Rosie O'Grady
will be seen. Butwell will ride Lucll'
lite, Knapp will be seen on Sun Brsr,
Lotus will handle Tracksend, Shut.
finger will have the mount on Royal
Ensign, Keogh is TO direct Jusqu su
Bout, War Machine will be guided by
Buxton, while Bughouse will be IN
charge of McAtee.
A dog ran across the track through
the field just after the start OF the hith
race. How the dog escaped is next 20
miraculous. Fortunately, none OF the
horses struck him. or there might have
been bad spill. The bookies are strong
for that dog, as he broke the string OF
twelve consecutive winning favorltes.