New-York tribune., 1918-06-14
Five Favorites
Badly Beaten at
Belmont Park
Battle the Only Odds on
Choice to Bring Home
the Bacon
BY w. J. Macbeth

= N. Yields gallant old chestnut
re!ding St. Charlotte, an added starter.
ws,l ridden by c. Smoot, won the Grand
National Steeplcchase Handicap, the
feature of Yesterdays racing at Bel
moat Park, from high class field of
,imhe9-toppers. ST. Charlcote's victory
Nos sensational as we'll as impressive
uo simply ran over his field in the last
ouarter-n,ile Of the long three miles
;omrney. vet finished the freshest of
Al the contonders.
the running Of the Grand National
eteonIechase Handicap developed one
~ ,ie prettiest jumping contests that
has been seen at Belmont Park this
season. and that course has witnessed
an unusually fine lot of steeplechasing.
st. Charlotte was not so seriously re-
rardcd as G. D. Widener's Trumpator
for several reasons. This added starter,
f.et of all, had not been to the races
oi late: Furthermore, he was asked to
carry 15S pounds, conceding as much as
dozen pounds to such good ones as
Trumpator and Brooks. The heavy i'm
mast on St. Charlotte, the wise ones
frured. should tell more heavily before
The end Of the three miles because of
the particularly boggy conditions OF
the course as a result of the recent
As the race was run St. Charlotte
proved that the Handicapped was in
deed lenient toward him. He was pounds
better than anything else. Smoot used
good judgment in conserving for the
last thrd-mile the very best the geld
ing had in him. He laid away back off
hor f1xro l.
iny everything by ten good lengths.
But when he did make his mid st.
Charlotte, much fresher than any Of
the others, raced up to, over and away
from each and every one in turn.
Trumpator Fails to Respond
The favorite, Trumpator, let Brooks
and W, +. knelbelkamp hight IT out the
first two miles. Jockey u. Byers evl-
IDENTIFY had in mind just sort of finish
as Smoot pulled with St. Charlotte. But
he didn't have the same kind of horse
under him. When called Trumpator
had already shot his bolt and could not
improve his position.
Brooks, the consistent brown gelding
Of Captain J. E. Davis, which was the
victim of the sponge" trick in last
Saturdays steeplechase, gave his sop
uorters many thrill as we'll as real
Yun for the money. Indeed, almost to
the very end it. seemed as if this one
challenge Of St. Charlotte. Brooks
cleared the last fence fully three
strides in front of the winner. But
there was no stopping st. Charlcotes
final rush. Knebelkamp, leg weary and
blown from trying to keep pace with
Brooks in the early running. was. much
better than any of the others, though
almost stopped to walk at the end.
W. B. Goes Bet. which commanded
quite following and which was In
pounds lighter than any of the others,
might possibly have figured in the
final say but for an accident. At the
fourth fence Bet stumbled and un-
seated Henderson. The mare kept the
course perfectly thereafter to the end,
fencing beautifully and avoiding all
interference with the others. Indeed
Bet was so we'll schooled that she
showed clean pair Of heels to ST.
Charlotte when the latter moved up to
challenge the tiring Brooks.
Favorites Soundly Beaten
The track was mighty tough one
for fiat racing, but not half SO tough
AS the day for talent. Favorites were
soundly beaten ali the way to the very
last event, when Battle. an odds-on
choice, in field of three, tsruck a
telling blow for right and Justice.
The Babylon, at mile, the fourth
event of the card, witnessed the down
fall of Commodore J. X. l.. Ross's four
year-old filly Priscilla Mullens. though
as the Cleveland Stables Dorcas,
which took the measure of the favorite.
Priscilla was in pretty tight quarters
70 the middle of the turn. Indeed,
Lyke had to pull her up to avoid a
humping right after the start. Dorcas.
on the other hand, waited on the pace
to the head of the stretch, then drew
quickly away and won under wraps.
Umbala. favorite of the third race,
ve-furfilong dash over the straight,
was badly beaten and had no excuse.
Pigeon proved the good thing here.
Last time out, with C. Hummer in the
sadd!a. Pigeon ran like hack horse.
With Robinson up yesterday he looked
IKE worthy son of Whisk Broow H.
flgeon simply ran away from every
taing else in the last furlcng.
Favorite Pinched OFF
,,R. r. Carman's old standby, G. NJ
Aillsr. took the mile and sixteenth
nth in commanding style. He came
through on the rail at the head Of the
stretch, after Stariike and Dsybreak
had raced themselves sick, and won in
: hand gsl!op by five lengths over the
tsverlte, Home Sweet Home. The lat.
lsf WAS pinched of on the backstretck
ana never could get up, though the Bal.
-, colt was running strong at the end
Tom McTaggart started the day right
,ier the bookies-when he breezec
aome ahead Of Pullux over the six and
half furlongs, main course. Bel
ssycd lot of ground with him at the
stretch turn, and raced the venerable
i,syorite Oft his feet in .he last furlong
I. looked as if this might have been .
efesse for Charley Lydeckcr If the lat
Ut, Ut hadn't tried to run up the chute
.lfh harrington instead Of down the
ss1etch. No racehorse ever did run out
verso with any boy.
iSehuttinger brought in Battle, the
0ags-on favorite, ahead Of Arrah Go Or
sno Nuelsnd in tho last race, At a mile
mrslis laid out stiff pace with Arraf
20 On, and opened up such lead tina,
osssle had his work cut out for him ir