Rich Stakes To Hildreth: Joe Madden Captures 4,500 Prize On Closing Day At Belmont Park.; Valuable Event for Three-Year-Olds Decided Over a Sloppy Track--Fayette Makes Disappointing Showing--Waldo Wins the Laureate., Daily Racing Form, 1909-06-03

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RICH STAKES TO HILDRETH JOE MADDEN CAPTURES 4,500 PRIZE ON CLOSING DAT AT BELMONT PARK. Valuable Event for Three-Year-Olds Decided Over a Sloppy Track — Fayette Makes Disappointing Showing — Waldo Wins the Laureate. » New York. June 2. — The closing day at turf headquarters was mark", rainy anil disagreeable climatically. 1Ut attracted a crowd of 0.000 ra -e goers. The historic Kclmont Stakes was the magnet IHKmM for tin- presence of this unexpectedly large gathering. From the viewpoint of class, the horses engaged in this great $:i0.ooo tixture were probably the most moderate that have ever contested it. S. C. liildrcths Joe Madden, ridden by K. Diigau. defeated his quartet of optionciits. consisting of Wise Mason. Donald Macdonald. Warlield and Fayette, with such convincing ease as to suggest that they were only selling platers of the ordinary type and really lie-longed in races of that description instead of in classics of the Belmont caliber. Despite the beating Joe Madden administered to Fayette in the Withers, the Madden colt was strongly preferred in the betting over his erstwhile conqueror. Fayette may have a trulv pronounced dislike for nimbly going and his extremely bail race of today may be accounted for bv track conditions. i The impression is mining ground that he may not amount to much anyway, though lie certainly doe* not look the part. In any event. Fayette was so hopelessly outpaced from start to finish that the spectators generally, and his backers particularly, stood mute and aghast at the spectacle. Joe Maddens victory was very popular. Hundred-of friends surrounded Mr. Hildreth and extended their congratulations after the big race. The Laureate, for juveniles, was the only other feature of importance. Waldo simply toyed with Ms opposition in this former popular tixture. Madden s Dig Stick was just as hot a tip in this stake as Favette was in the Belmont, hut not quite as big a failure. The tabled history of the Laureate Stakes since 1900 is shown below: _ , Year. Winner. Wt. Jockey. Val. m Time. litOO Bonnibert L10 Odom S2.015 :." : . 1001 -Horn Paul 107 Henry .... l.SOr I:01 1902 Charles Elwood..ll8 Wouderly .. 2.075 :•"«. IMS Boxwood 119 Odtmi 2.S50 :5Bj lKM Song and Wine.. 125 Kedfern ... 2.595 :7 s 1905 Penrhvn 110 Shaw 2.440 1:01 1 mh; Okenite 115 Radtke 2.975 :. .» UN Frizette 117 W. Miller.. MB 190M Melisande 107 Xotter ££83 :59-J 1941! Waldo 120 Nicol 1.1.25 1:01 The race for gallowavs. in which gentlemen rode, was another event that attracted a good clubhouse attendance. August Belmont called at the press stand iust before the running of the galloway race at Be uaon I Park toduv and thanked the reporters warmly for their good work of the past three weeks in behsin of racing. Mr. Belmont took particular pains to show his appreciation and was unusually com. /I. jnentarv in his remarks. He said that not in his long experience on the turf had press reports ot • racing hecn so uniformly healthful and elevating. He presently directed an attendant to go after a lironze statuette of Kock Sand, his 28,090 iui|iortetl stallion, which he showed to the assembled reporters. This was the trophy donated by him to the winner of tile gallowav race, shortly to lie decided. It was am exquisite object of art. modeled bv . C. Rum-sey. a famous gentleman rider of Buffalo, who has among other notable saddle victories to his credit that of witiuing the Meadowbrook Cup at the last United Hunts flub meeting. Replying to a remark that the outliouring of people on Decoration Day was a great tribute to racing and that it marked a genuine revival of the sport. Mr. Belmont exclaimed: •"it did. indeed. We will certainly get back to tin-real thing before long, unless present indications are misleading." Mr. Belmont discussed the racing situation franklv mim! optimistically, his parting assurance being M the effect that bigger purses and additional race davs would Ik- given lu the near future. Black Mate was scratched -from the sixth race by order of the stewards after lietting had progressed for twenty minutes, the public announcement lieing made while the remainder of the held was parading to the post. The horse was quoted at :tO to 1 and in accordance with an established precedent, wagers made on him will be refunded by the respective layers. The paddock judge early reiKirted the fact of Black Mates absence. Messrs. Knapp and Morris interrogated the owner. Karl Linnell. who claimed that lie had left orders with his stable foreman to have Black Mate on hand by three oclock. Linnell failed to explain satisfactorily to the officials why he had allowed the time to slip by until it was too late to go after the horse. The stewards were much wrought up over the occurrence and severe punishment involving suspension or hue probably awaits the unlucky horseman. A match between Sir Wooster and Waterspeed for .."i00 a side has been made between the respective owners of these steeplechasers. The affair will be at catchweights oyer the full steeplechase course at either Belmont Bark or Gravesend and is to be run olf before June 15. J. Taral. a son of the former famous jockey, made his debut on the American turf when he rode Saginaw in the fifth race. ieorge W. Berrys good two-year olds. Glonnadeane and Charlie Hargrave. have been acquired by T. W. OBrien at private sale. The Brooklyn Jockey Club is preparing to handle n big crowd tomorrow. President P. J. Dwyer says he will not tolerate any open betting and will aid the police in preventing open speculation. Oral betting as it was conducted at Belmont Park will In- permitted by the club, tnit the lienors will mid themselves more closely watched than at Belmont Park Commissioner Bingham will cooperate with lie district attorney in preventing violations of the luw. A number of horsemen who raced at Jamestown put in an appearance, including W. O. Scully. Steeplechase rider William Kinney has received an ofler to ride for William tiarth. who is racing a string at the Toronto meeting.


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