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OLYMPUS WINS TREMONT . , Carries Popular Whitney Blue and Brown to Notable Victory. Brookdale Handicap Easy for Yellow Hand Morvich Continues on His Winning Way. -4 NEW YORK, N. Y.. July 2; The race for the thirty-second historic Tremont two-year-old stakes, worth ,G0O to the winner, and at three-quarters of a mile, was run at the Aqueduct course this afternoon. Its distance was the longest eastern youngsters have been asked to go this year. The Tremonts finish was a thriller. The prize went to the Whitney stables Royal Eagle Paradise colt Olympus, which had indicated fine quality in the finish of his last race behind his stablemates, Broomster and Toil, a few days ago. Broomster was in the Tremont too. The pair were chosen to win by public fancy. The shifty and notional mob loves the blue and brown of the Whitney stable. It is right and proper that it should. The Rancocas folks sent out their expensive William A. Rancocas buys at present. Whitney breeds. But Rancocas is soon to breed and race its own too. George Bulls Mustard Seed, a sterling colt and son of a moist track sire Peter Quince, was in the field. So was Dr. T. S. Dabney, Violinist and Irish Brigadier. It wasnt a large field, but was one of quality. The start was good and early, with Dr. Dabney and Mustard Seed in front. The Bull youngster, once the field was racing well, drew away and hard ridden jieia way ciear 0f Olympus to almost the end the first two quarters in 23 and 23 fast running for such a course. Onlr the two were in the race. Miller rode Mustard Seed with all his inight and Kummer was driving the gaining Olympus under the lash all the last quarter. Olympus ran gamely and straight under the sharp punishment and just got up in the last stride to win by a nose and in the truest way a young thoroughbred can win. It was a noble piece of racing. Only the judges could correctly tell the result. The losing punters booed and the winning punters cheered at the decision, which was correct. Just then another interesting award was announced, that of an American over a French fighter and in the boos cheers that filled the air over the Tremonts finish demonstration were lost in the other. WILLIAM A. NEVER A FACTOR. Six lengths behind Olympus and Mustard Seed came the Rancocas colt William A. He did. not seem to fancy the cuppy track, was not a factor iir the Tremonts fast contention, but wore down Violinist near the finish. Broomster ran a dull race. Dr. T. S. Dabney was eased up when beaten. Irish Brigadier didnt race at all. He refused to go with the others and came in late. Another of Aqueducts bequeathed and respected fixtures, the Brookdale Handicap, for three-year-olds and upward, worth ,400 and at nine fur, longs, followed the nice for the Tremont. There were nine good horses carded. Only three came out for the contest. Audacious, Captain Aleock. Royce Rools and Billy Barton were scratched. So 7.v"ere two of the Rancocas trio, Mad Hatter aud Kiiibbi Thunderclap was left to bear the white and green, and only he. Yellow Hand and Blazes started for the Brookdale a pretty meager field for such a prize. Blazes, a notable mud runner, got the heaviest support from Maryland and the family. Yet Yellow Hand was the post choice. Yellow Hand was also the winner after not a bad looking race. Thunderclap and Blazes went at each other from the barrier rise and were hard driven and pretty well done at the mile. It had been a fast mile-in 1:37 a fast mile for such a course, with early quarters in 24, 47 and 1:12. Sande and Rice were both hard at work on two tired horses when the stretch had been half traversed and when Yellow Hand was called on by Miller. Mr. Stonehanjs pace-dodging gelding came to and beat both Thunderclap and Blazes as he chose and won most easily. Blaze was third and last, nearly seven lengths away. CREST HILL A SAFE JUMPER. For what he can do when fit, there isnt a safer or a gamer jumper in racing than old Crest Hill. He isnt brilliant. Then, too, he comes from perceptive corners. Crest Hill should have been favored for the Weldship short course steeplechase. Instead, he was third clioicc. Queer iiimors about his health came from paddock corners. Peculiar minds, without performance wariant, chose the De Soto Stables Syrdarya and the Clark gelding Ilysian to beat him. Syrdarya was supported like a Swcepment. He might have won bat for parting company with Cheyne as Crest Hill, Elysian and r lie were fighting out the pride of plae- preliminary to the finish. The flashy Elysian displaced the J rapid Frank B. early and he and Syrdarjn alternated in front until Crest Hill was asked the winning question. Crest Hills answer was prompt and decisive and he came on to win easily by three, lengths. Elysian, perhaps, could have beeii keyed up more tightly. One of the old-fashioned ten and one half furlongs selling races for three-year-olds aud over was fifth on the card. Gipsy Lad was chosen to beat the nine horses against him. He lud ColtilettI tip and was away tardily, but picked up his horses as he went along, well rated, and won at his ease, clear of big Wulnut Hall. The flying California colt Morvich gave another exhibition .of his great speed in the closing race, a five-eighths out of the chute for two-year-olds of such mild quality as conditions draw. Morvich has won all his races like a first-class colt. Of course he was the choice, away third, in front in a few-strides, and kept straight only by Keogh, won as he chose by two lengths from the driving Fly Ball, and one of John E. Maddens new ones, Occident, a good looking brown colt by The Finn from a good dam, Star of the West. He, Finn Friend and Continued qjj teeth page. OLYMPUS WINS TREMONT Continued from first page. Torchy will not be non-winners long. Mr. Sanforda English colt Pictrus is an extra good looker aud mover. The Jersey eiigagemeut did not keep racing folks away from the Aqueduct course. There were 12,000 people out. The Tremont race paid them for their journey. It was worth, to healthy eyes, a dozen mauling matches. Ilic going was soft in spots and cuppy all over. Out of the entire engagement came four favorites to win. William Lyons of San Francisco, who took au active part in racing on the coast in its heyday there, came east for the heavyweight championship fight and renewed acquaintances at Aqueduct. Fred Taral fired and turned out the two-year-old Lally. This Riviera Stable campaigner went lame in both front feet. Frank J. Bruen, general manager of Oriental Park, will leave for Havana next week to supervise improvements at the Cuban course. He will remain there for about three weeks and upon his return will announce the dates, for next winters meeting at Oriental Park.
