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EDICT LOSES AT LAST v Was Unlucky in Finishing Second -in the Tomboy Handicap. Southern Cross Runs a Fast Mile Over Slow Track -Rockminis-ter in Lawrence. Realization. NEW YORK, N. T., September 7. James B. Smiths Silk Tassel, chestnut daughter of Superman and White Silk, was a lucky winner of the Tomboy Handicap and the ,550 that went to the first horse at Belmont Park today. The Rancocas Stables Edict, carrying top weight of 12G pounds, showed in the running of the race that she was much the best, but she "was second, a length behind the winner, with Untidy, an added starter from the Greentree Stable, third. H. C. Fisher withdrew Brocade, Walter M. Jeffords Miss Smith, W. R. Coe Pow Wow and the Greentree Stable Sunday Best. H. P. Whitneys Woodland and the Greentree Stables Untidy -were added, making a field of nine two-year-old fillies. The start was rather straggling and Edict was one of the last to get away. Meanwhile Ponce had Silk Tassel away in front and kept her out in front, all the way." Fator took Edict to the outside and worked his way up with her gradually. He called on her on the stretch turn and she closely up resolutely, cutting down the lead which Silk Tassel had until at the finish she was a length behind the winner. Silk Tassel covered the five and a half furlongs in 1:06. Woodland and Crochet were closest in pursuit of Silk Tassel in the early running, but Crochet could not stand the pace for any length of time and soon gave way to Untidy, which raced in third place from that point to the finish. Woodland began to tire in the stretch and was fifth at the finish, behind Sweep, Edicts stablemate. - UNFAVORABLE WEATHER CONDITIONS. The track was slow from overnight rains and cool weather - made top coats a comfortable addition to the regular protection against the elements. In spite of the unfavorable conditions, however, the crowd was as large, or larger, than that of Wednesday and the racing, though not formful, was worth while. The Nalapa Farms Southern Cross gained little prestige by his victory over Pirate Gold and .Taunebar in the Valley Stream Purse. A. Schuttinger sent Southern Cross into an early lead and held the pace-making position for the remainder of the distance. Pirate Gold, after dropping back in the first few eighths, moved up with a rush on the turn and passed the others. Under a hard drive he was closing up on Southern Cross, while Ponce moved up with Yankee Star on the inside. In the stretch run Southern Cross swerved out and bothered Pirate Gold slightly, Im" the Greentree Stable colt, showing marked improvement over his last previous rao-. came again in the last sixteenth and finished within three parts of a length of Southern Cross at the finish. Yankee Star tired and dropped back while Jaunebar moved up to take third place After the finish Thomas entered a claim of foul against Schuttinger, on the winner, but after qusetioning the latter the stewards allowed the order of the finish to stand. Southern Cross has been regarded as a dangerous contender for three-year-old honors, but he was under a hard ride to win the race from mediocre opponents. Of course he wras conceding seven pounds to Pirate Gold and more to some of the others, but if he is the horse he is credited with being he could have done this with much greater ease than he did. However, the wet track may have been unfavorable to him. LAST STRAWS GOOD RACE. Five fillies faced the starter in the Kew Gardens Purse, at three-quarters. Last Straw, from the George D. Widener stable, won easily from Mary Patricia and Polythia. Last Straw began quickly and rushed out to set the pace, with Mary Patricia in closest pursuit. She set a fast pace down the backstretch, but Mary Patricia held on tenaciously. When Callahan called on the latter filly she drew up to Last Straw, but by the time the stretch racing started Last Straw had shaken her off and was drawing away under restraint. The Widener filly continued to hold her opponents safe through the long stretch and crossed the finish line with a length to spare. Mary Patricia, under hard riding, was unable to threaten Last Straw after that brief tussle on the turn, but held Polythia safe by a length and a half fcr second place. Last Straws time for the three-quarters was remarkably good, considering the condition of the track. She covered the distance in 1:132. The first race, a claimingdash for three- Continucd on twelfth pace EDICT LOSES AT LAST Continued from first page. year-olds and over, at a mile, to be ridden by apprentice riders who had not ridden two winners, was won by R. T. Wilsons Vendor. Canyon was second and Bravo third. Canyon and Orcus raced head and head down the backstretch well ahead of the rest of the field, while "Vendor was far back and apparently but of contention. But McNamee took the colt to the outside on the stretch turn and moved up rapidly. Orcus by this time had had enough and dropped back, while Canyon went oh in the lead. It was I a bitter struggle through the stretch. Both Reilly, on Canyon, and McNamee, on "Vendor, were riding desperately in their efforts to win, but Canyons early efforts were beginning to tell on him and he gave way sufficiently in the last sixteenth to allow Vendor a head victory at the finish. Bravo took third place, eight lengths behind Canyon. The fifth race, a handicap, for three-year-olds and over, at a mile and a sixteenth, under selling conditions, resulted in a victory for R. T. "Wilsons Sedgefield over St. Allan and Crystal Ford. SL Allan went to the front at the start and set a fast pace down the backstretch. Merimee meanwhile had Crystal Ford under restraint within easy striking distance of the leader, while Sedgefield was racing along easily, some lengths behind. On the turn Merimee made his move with Crystal Ford and the gelding moved up so fast that he appeared the winner. Then like a flash of lightning the Wilson old gold and green, came into the picture. Just when Crystal Ford was beginning to bother St. Allan and was threatening to displace him from the lead Marinelli brought Sedgefield up on the outside with a rush, wore St. Allan down and drew into the lead, winning by a half length. Crystal Ford tired palpably and was beaten by two lengths for second place. Beilsolar and Goaler, the only other starters, never figured seriously in the running. The colors of R. T. Wilson, were thus carried to a double victory by Vendor, which won the first race, and Sedgefield, which won the fifth. Montfort Jones has sent Rockminister, winner of the Huron Handicap at Saratoga, to Belmont Park for the Lawrence Realization, to be run Saturday. The colt arrived, from Louisville Thursday noon and was taken to the John B. Madden barn. The reported injury to- Kai-Sang is nothing more- than a slight bruise in the frog of his right foot. The colt worked well, this morning and trainer Hildreth will decide Friday after a work-out whether or not he wiir start in the big race. There is little chance that any change can be brought about in the selling race rule on New York tracks this year. An official of the Jockey Club said at Belmont Park yesterday, however, that the ruling body is in a receptive mood for suggestions from horsemen as to desired changes and will consider such when received. The by-laws of the Jockey Club provide that no changes can be made in the rules, unless the proposed change is published twice in the Racing Calendar., Since this is a monthly publication the racing season will be over before that provision could be fulfilled. No petition for a change has been filed with the Jockey Club. The Fasig-Tipton Company will sell at auction in the Belmont Park paddock September 1C the horses of M. L. Schwartz, the Goodestone Stable and two from the stable of J. E. Davis. The Schwartz horses to be sold are Toil, Golden Rule, Pennon and Contour. Martin Nathanson, secretary of the Havre de Grace track, was a Belmont Park visitor Wednesday. He will remain until Saturday to accept entries for the stakes of the fall meeting at the Maryland track, which close on that day. These stakes are to be run at the meeting which opens September 20 and continues for ten days. Vendors victory in the first race marked the sixth time that the Wilson colt has fiinished in front in a race for apprentice riders who have not won two races.
