New-York tribune., 1922-06-09

Careful yesterday afternoon won the
Beldame Handicap. at six furlongs. the
feature Of the Belmont Park racing
program. In a fashion that added lustre
20 an already brilliant career. She came
from behind. after being seemingly out
of all contention, and with a wonderful
burst of speed through the stretch
simply "toved" the field. This field
comprised the finest representation Of
mares OF real stake quality that has
gone 70 the post in the East this sea-
son. To each and every one Of them,
irrespective Of age. Careful conceded
plenty OF weight.
II seemed really n pity that Tom
HeAly, who trains for MI Salmon, was
not az the track 10 see this champion
Ally in her best race OF the season.
lie was in Washington attending the
graduation OF his daughter. and the
honor Of saddling the winner fell 10
Bill Hogan. who handles the James
Butler string. Three times this year
Tom Hesly, who is responsible for the
excellent condition Of his charge, sent
the mare to the post confident that she
would defeat high class fields OF the
best handicap horses OF both sexes.
Her first start was in the Paumonok
Handicap at Jamaica opening day,
when she finished third 70 Tryster and
Smoke Screen. The three we're heads
apart at the end: Careful would have
won handily had she not carried vide
a. the stretch turn. She lost the mile
Metropolitan OF Belmont Park TO Mad
Halter. Jimmy Butwell got off none
too well on that occasion, and took too
much out Of his mount racing up on
the outside. though IL must be con
fessed that Careful came on again IN
the stretch under vigorous ride and
was rapidly wearing Mad Halter down
at the end.
Another bad start cost Careful all
chance for the Toboggan Handicap, Of
six furNngs, Memorial Day last. She
was OF next 20 last In a field Of ten
Of away back there from an inside
position-and had no chance 20 get
through the pack Yesterday. in the
Beldame. she broke badly. too. There
was a time when Careful was the most
v.ideawake thoroughbred az the barrier
one could imagine. She seemed 20
anticipate the start and beat her fields
from the gate every time by two or
three lengths. She hasn't been doing
this since Jimmy Butwell became her
pilot
But whether II Is Careful or Jimmy
Butvell that has grown cautious in
her or his old age. the fact remains
that the veteran jockey used rare
judgment and horsemanship 10 retrieve
a sorry beginning. The lightweighted
Lady Baltimore, out for her first airing
% the season. broke on top from an
inside position and cut out a killing
pace. The Triple Springs Farms five
year-old Penrose, which behaved scan
dalously az the post. was right on the
heels Of the pacemaker in several
bounds. with Arrow Of Gold and &. d.
Widener's Last Straw in close pursuit.
The latter, however. was in close quar-
ters and Albert Johnson never was
able 20 find an opening
The feet Penrose soon raced Lady
Baltimore down This good flly had
not been frightened for competition Of
such class and had 20 surrender the
lead rounding the turn into the stretch.
Meanwhile Jimmy Butwell, when he
realized he had lost the break" 10 the
real opposition. took OF the pace and
rated Careful behind the others. saving
as much ground as possible for the run
through the stretch. Instead Of rush
ing up on the outside. as he had done
several times previously in late races,