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BELMONT PARK ATTRACTING I CAPITAL ATTENDANCE VIEWS THE RACING IN SPITE OF UNFAVORABLE WEATHER. Harrigan Wins the Crotona Handicap. Defeating Reitigouche and De Mund — Noted Racer and Sire, Flambeau. la Dead. Npw York. May IS. — Although the card decided at Belmont Park today contained three stakes of greatly reduced values, the New Roehellc. Bouquet and Crotona. and the same Dumber of overnight races ami it was in fact the least pretentions of the season thus far. also despite the fact that Tuesday is generally an off-day and on this occasion marred liy threatening skies. ■ goodly paying crowd of approxi mutely 5.00O people Journeyed to turf headquarters to enjoy their favorite sport. From a raeing viewiHiint. the Irotona far overshadowed the remainder of the program in import ance. At the eleventh hour the complexion of the field was much changed by the withdrawal of Jack Atkin. Nimbus and Dreamer ami the adding of De Mund and Royal Onyx. I e Mund was the opening favorite, but receded steadily in the bettiug from 8 to 5 to 11 to 5. and shot his tiolt early in the running and left Harrigan and Rcstigouclic to come home practically alone. The tabulated history of the Crotona Handicap since 1900 is as follows: Year. Winner. A. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1900 Mark Cheek...:! 110 Clawson . . . 2O0 1 :1 1 , 1901 King Lief 3 107 T. Burns... 1.310 1:13 1MB Old England.. :*. lO0 OConnor .. 1.390 1:11 10O3 Lux Casta 4 115 Odom l.S4M 1:14 1904 Hurst Park ..4 lis Odom 1.730 1:14 1MB Wild Mint .... MB T. Burns .. 1.IS0 1:1:1 1900 Aeronaut 4 120 Kadtke .... 2.010 1:12- 1007 Suffrage 4 II:: W. Miller. . 2.2O0 1 :13l 1908 Jack Atkin ...4 137 C. H. Shilg 2.O70 1:0S. 1909 Harrigan 3 Ml Butwell ... 1.600 1:1H The winner was backed to win to the exclusion o* the remainder of the field. Fashion Plate and Medallion captured the New Uochelle and Bouquet" Stakes respectively. Ilie condensed hUtorv ot tiie Bouquet Slakes since lftoo is as follows: Year. Winner. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. l!oo Educate 94 J. Sktck ....77" :5f MM Misleader 107 Bullmau ... 1.545 1:01 1002 Sergeant lot; T. Burns... 1.SS5 :59i 1JHI3 Kace King M Fuller 2.04o :.VM 1904 Cold Ten !l!l Hildebrand 1.770 1:01: IMS Anodyne !4 Baird 1.8M 1:01 1906 Met art or 17 W. Miller.. 1.995 1:00 1007 Klla ONeill 01 Notter L095 1 : HI 1 905 Trance 100 Musgrave . UK 1M 1909 Medallion 97 A. Lang ..1.925 331 Run at five-eighths mile previous to this year. Both races developed stirring ami spectacular struggles in which the result remained in doubt until the filial strides. A claim of foul lodged by the rider of Nimbus against Fashion .Plate was disallowed. While in the paddock before the race, the winner reared suddenly, threw his exercise boy and. getting away from his attendants, flatted to run away, but was caught before any serious consequences resulted. Only two favorites won during the afternoon and both were at odds-on. The tabulated history of the New Uochelle Stakes is as follows: Year. Winner. A. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1899 Clmr-ntus 5 112 Jenkins .470 1:401 1900 Creetioek 3 10S T. Burns... 1.2W 1:4:| 1901 Louisville 4 111 OConnor .. 1.330 1:43] 1902 Merito 5 111 OConnor .. MM 1:41 1MB Wild Thyme.. 3 103 Redfern ... 1.830 1:4M 1M4 De Rcszke 5 109 W. Davis.. 1.770 1:4::: 1905 Shrine 5 100 Sewell 2.090 1:391 1MB Wes 3 102 Finn 2. UO 1:371 1907 Polly Spanker. 6 100 K. Dugan .. 1.900 1 :.;s i 190S Cressina 5 111 1. McCartv 540 1:39: MP Fashion Plate. 3 97 W. Gloss .. 440 1:11* Run at one mile previous to this year. A. J. Blakeley has given his friend. Thomas Welsh, second call for the season on his crack apprentice jockey. Glass. This 1m .v will be a valuable aequisitiou to the Newcastle Stable. Blakeley could have sold second call on Class for ,500. Mr. S. S. Howland. managing director of the West Chester Racing Association, will go abroad for an indefinite stay after the close of the present meeting at Belmont Park. R. H. Met". Potter announced at Belmont Park today that his famous California bred stallion. Flam beau, had succutntied recently to injuries sustained in a fall Flambeau was twenty three years old ami would have been a great race horse but for going wrong at the beginning of his three-year-old career. H" in- the sire of at least one great raee horse in Crescendo, which tan second to Requital in the Futurity of 1895. W. C. Father Bill Daly started his first horse of tiie metropolitan season in Killieerankie today. It evoked plenty of comment because his stable was generally represented, not only the opening day. but every day during t«ist seasons in the east. Daly inl-oduced a new 1 x-kcy. A. Smith. J. B. Haggin will ship one hundred mares and yearlings to Argentina. South Ameri-a. in June. S. C. Hildreths horses, ineludiug King James, are ail for sale. No date has been set for their disposal at auction. Rosehen is coughing ami High Private is very sore nnd will not be started until the Khccpuhead Bay nieetiug. Charles C. Cates and William Manley. recently Mh members of the Jock/y Club, and James Butler wrie visitors at the ourse. On account of the low weights In the second race, nearly all the good riders were on the ground. The Pinkertons have been engaged to police the Ciin-idian tracks during this season. Seymour Rentier hives for Toronto next Thursday to assume charge. Foxhall Keene leaves for England In .1 few days. It is rumored that several deputy sheriffs are on the trail of several layers who are suspected of registering bets. James Rowe said this morning that Maskette was all right and would make her seasons debut in the Ladies Stakes and. that Hilarious would be the I Keene stables representative in the Withers. This colt is in grand condition. "Maskette has not grown any." remarked Rowe. "Hue looks, iu fact, much smaller to me than last year." The first four races today were run over the straightaway course, much, to the disgust of the spectators. A distressing accident happened to a filly lielong-ing to Steve Lawlor while being exercised this morning. She ran away and impaled herself on the fence, completely disemboweling herself. The Maryland 1nlted Hunts meeting will be held at Pimlico on May 27. 29 and 31. under the auspices of the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association. The races will lie given by the Patapsco. Green Spring Valley and Klkridge hunt clulw.
