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FIELD MOUSE IN A CANTEK BELMONTS UNTHOUffHTOF FILLY TAKES THE FASHION STAKES AT LONG ODDS Berry Maid Defeats Baby Wolf in tho Toboggan Handicap in a Game Finish Great Attend ¬ ance at Belmont Park New York May 11 The Fashion Stakes tlu twoyearold feature at Belmont Park today was made sensational liy the easy victory of KitId Mouse a 100 to 1 shot which fairly galloped awav from her opponent On her way to the post Field Mouse throw her rider McCahcy and the lad was t seriously injured that lie could not remount There was a delay of several minutes while Notter vas making the weight and getting to the post Meanwhile the other starters were at the harrier with their weights up There had been the usual email hacking of tlie lilly before the accident but ivheii tlie shrewd players noted that Field Mouse had not pot away and was none the worse for setting vid of her rider saw that Notter was to ride and thought of the 11 pounds the others were carrying around at the starting point they made a rush for tho ring and the 100 to 1 quotation soon disappeared When Field Mouse got away Hying and led through ¬ out to win by a halfdozen lengths a majority of tlie layers found out that they were losers to the race in spite of tho heavy backing of Lady Ilubbard and Top Note Field Mouse had started once before but had shown no speed but may be a smart lilly as she ran the four and a half furlongs in very close to record time and lie track was not fast Lady Ilubbard a halfsister to Acefull and parrying the colors of John H Madden was backed for the race as If it was all over She is a line looking youngster and had worked well She will undoubtedly do later on onThe The condensed history of the Fashion Stakes since 1000 is as follows Year Time1OO Winner Wt Jockey Val Time 1OO Anecdote lllllShaw 2 300 1JW1 Amicitia ll Iounce 2215 1902 Mamarl Ill Doggett 3255 r 1D03 Ishlana 11 Fuller jrIM r 1JOI Incantation 11 J Martin 2520 i 3ji 1105 Tiptoe lUiOdom IMJ iru 1105 Court Dress lUSeweil 32ir 5l IlOr 5lIlOr Ella ONeill 11 Notter 3135 51 J90S 51J90S 524The Field Mouse llltlXotter 3130 524 The consistent Kerry Maid won the Toboggan Handicap from a baml of highclass horses She was one of the outsiders going to the post at 12 to 1 hut showed a remarkably game performance in standing a long drive to win bv a neck from Jlaby Wolf Slireve tlie stable jockey had the mount and this possiblv accounts for the long price about tho lilly Hut Slireve rode Kerry Maid so well also Kon Houiinc in the Maiden Stakes Thursday that lie will hardly scare tlie public away again Koscben was a starter and was again well backed but was among the tailenders throughout and seems to entirelyThe have lost his speed almost entirely The tabulated history of tlie Toboggan Handicap since 1000 is as follows Year Winner A Wt Jockey Val Time 1900 Voter i 12SSpcncer 1375 112 1101 Banastar 150 Odoni 1210 liU 1102 Old Knglaiid 105 J Wood 1700 1122 1903 Mizzeu l iltullman 2 roim 1101 Hurst Park 4 llljodom 27 11 1005 113HUM Koseben I 112JF ONeill 2070 113 HUM Clark Crilllth 100 W Miller 3510 11 IS ISK07 K07 Ken Kui t CjCarner 3 IO 11S 11S100S 100S Kerry Maid lOOJShreve 3110 lllg Ziqnap lllgZiqnap won the handicap for marcs and seems aide to carry weight much better than in former years yearsThere There was a decided Improvement in the weather which was clear and bright though a bit cool To tlie great surprise of all tlie track was in good con ¬ dition though not fast Superintendent Gorman lad a force at work on it all morning and certainly worked wonders with tlie going goingThe The attendance was aliotit equal to that of the opening day and the otlicial ligures made tlie attend ¬ ance on Wednesday the heaviest ever recorded at the track with the exception of Decoration Day last year The Kelmont Iark meeting so far speaks volumes for the popularity of racing just now whatever the reformers may think of it itCharles Charles G Gates was a visitor today it being his lirst appearance at an eastern race track this year Mr Gates took 1OO to 1 about Field Mouse for a moderate wager and followed It up by sup ¬ porting Kerry Maid MaidMcCahey McCahey though badly shaken up for tlie time being was not seriously hurt by being thrown from Field Mouse and will be able to ride in a day or two He was very much disgusted when told that the easilyThe tilly had won so easily The rule made by the racing associations at the beginning of tho season making the minimum wager that might be placed in the big ring 5 has been rescinded todayT and 2 bets were accepted today T S Martin is topwcight for the Grand National Steeplechase to be run Decoration Day His im ¬ post is ICO pounds John M 1 lias IDS and Kemp Hidgeley 140
