Evening star., 1933-06-11

n YEW YORK, June 10.-with
nj long, hungry strides fairly
/ eating up the ground in a
great stretch run, Joseph
E. Widener's Hurry OF, a slim bay
son of Haste, today won the sixty
fifth running of the Belmont
Stakes at Belmont Park and fur
ther scrambled the S-year-old
championship situation.
Hurry Of was SO lightly regarded by
the crowd of $4,000 that he was quoted
at IL to to win the richest 3-year -old
purse of the year. which crossed $64, 400
and gave the winner $49, 400. For the
first ia miles he justified his odds,
running far back and apparently not
even a serious contender.
Then like shot out of cannon he
answered the call OF his veteran Jockey,
Mack Garner, as the field of nine swung
into the stretch. Marshall Fields MINI
bus was winging along IN front, striving
calamity to stave of the challenge Of
M: L. Schwartz's Union.
IRON fourth position, out in the mid
i die Of the track, the Widener colt
made his bid. In a few quick
strides he had collared the leaders, and
a few faster strides carried him out In
front, from where he galloped across
the finish line with two lengths to spare
over Nimbus. Union trailed another four
lengths back, just managing to defeat
G. v. Whitney's The Darb, winner Of
the Withers mile and the favorite at
to 2.
Union might have offered more OF
an argument If his jockey, Silvio Coucci,
had not been injured In the run for the
judges. Driving along on the rail, Union
was carried in by Nimbus, with Sonny
Workman UP, and for one-sixteent1 Of
mile the left leg of the little Bronx
Express" scraped along the fence. Soon
after the finish Coucci fell from his
horse. but after first-aid treatment was
able to ride In the next race.
Coucci lodged q claim of foul
against Workman, but through some
misunderstanding the stewards did not
receive the claim, and before Max
Hirsch, trainer Of Union, could offer
any further argument the ofiicial board
had been posted. As the result the sec
ond place purse Of $500 went to Mar
shall Field, while Schwartz had to be
content with third money Of 5000.
LURRY OFF. winner Of only two
i i previous races, one of them this
year. ran the one and one-half
miles in 2:32 3-5, fifth of second
faster than Faireno's winning time last
year, but nearly four seconds slower
than Man o. Wars track record.
w. s. Kilmer,s Sun Apollo was the
first away from the barrier after a
delay of 10 minutes and for the first
mile he set the pace, with w. r. Goes
Pompoleon and Dark Winter, also
from Kilmer barns, close behind Hurry
on. Nimbus and Union trailed far
back.
Rounding the sweeping turn leading
into the home stretch the three leaders
weakened and In q rapid change of
positions Nimbus assumed command,
Union went into second place and
Hurry On moved into fourth place.
That is the way they were running
when the field Strengthened out for the
last mad dash down the stretch.
WITH the crowd watching Nimbus
w and Union and paying little at
tention to the Widener colt, Gar
ner gave the son of Haste q few cracks
of the whip and Hurry On answered
with his winning burst of speed.
The Darb was the victim OF an III
judged ride on the part Of Alfred Rob-
ertson. The Withers winner was In a
good position on the back stretch, but
Robertson attempted to go through on
the rail and found Pompoleon barring
his way. He then took his mount to
the outside, but the task of making
UP the added ground was too great,
and although The Darb finished strong,
he was no match for the. winner.
The Whitney family came in for q
good share of the days honors, how
ever. as Mrs. Payne Whitney's Black
Buddy and C. v. Whitneys Fogbound
ran one, two in the National Stallion
Stakes and Mrs. John Hay whitney's
Green Cheese captured the Meadow
brook Steeplechase.
Black Buddy's victory in the Ma
tional Stallion, IN which he was the
7-to-10 choice. was worth 416,550. The
winners share Of the steeplechase purse
was $3.50.