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AGA KHAN TRIUMPHS Beats Transmute and Mr. Mutt in Famous Fixture. . rPriscilla Ruley s Defeat Unexpected Damask Surprises in Race Through Field. BELMONT PARK, New York, N. Y., Sept. C. William Woodwards Aga Khan, under a perfectly judged ride by Johnny Maiben, was winner of the famous old Lawrence Realization at Belmont today. He finished out the mile and five-eighths in 2 :48 to beat Harry Payne Whitneys Transmute and H. C. Fishers Mr. Mutt, winner of the Saratoga Cup, was third. The Prince of Wales was an honored guest of the stewards for the running and saw the race from their stand. It was worth 5,120 to the winner. It had been intended to begin the races at 1 oclock to make it possible to attend the polo match later, but with the match postponed many who had planned polo for the day made it a day of racing. The result was that the Turf and Field enclosure was well filled, while the grandstand and clubhouse had the usual holiday crowd. There was a fall chill in the air, but it was great sport and there were thrills enough to make one forget the weather. No time was lost at the barrier for the Realization and the six starters were sent away in excellent alignment. Bob Tail, E. R. Bradleys conqueror of Black Gold, was the one to get out in the race, with Sun Flag, under a stiff restraint, after him, and Transmute rating along in third place. Mar-inelli had Mr. Mutt next the inner rail and he was galloping strongly in that position just a length back of Transmute. Apprehension was alongside of Mr. Mutt and Maiben had Aga Khan galloping along smoothly four lengths back of the field. Through the backstretch the others drew up on Bob Tail and Sun Flag was lapped on him, and still under a stiff restraint. Marinelli rushed Mr. Mutt up and for an instant it seemed he would go through on the rail. Transmute had dropped to third place, but he was only a head back of the Fisher colt and going well. Apprehension had made up no ground and Maiben still waited patiently with Aga Khan. MR. MUTT IX RUNNING. Before the stretch was reached Bob Tail had enough and as he weakened it was Sun Flag that showed in front, with Transmute at his saddle girths. Bob Tail and Apprehension at this time following closely. Marinelli had made two distinct moves with Mr Mutt and he was still much in the running, and still Aga Khan was following, but racing strongly It was not until well into the stretch that Maiben called on Aga Khan. He swung him outside the leaders, to find clear sailing, and, rounsing the son of Omar Khayyam, he closed with a great rush on the outside. Transmute had shaken off the others as Sun Flag weakened and through the last eighth Aga Khan picked up his opponents one at a time, until at the end he swept by the Whitney colt to win going away by a half length. Transmute was five - lengths before Mr. Mutt and the Fisher colt just beat Apprehension by half a length. Sun Flag quit badly, to be rather a distant fifth, and Bob Tail was last of the field. The mile handicap that was third on the card, furnished one of the real thrills of the afternoon, when under a hard drive the Belair Studs Flames was winner from Frederick Johnsons Dare Say. There were only three starters and the other was Priscilla Ruley, a stablemate to Flames. Priscilla Ruley was considered best of the company and until well into the stretch she looked a sure winner. Maiben took her into an early lead while Flames was showing the way to Dare Say. Not until heading for the stretch turn did Dare Say loom up dangerously. There she moved up on the outside and as she did so Flames carried her wide thereby giving Priscilla Ruley on the rail a decided advantage. Maiben roused his mount, but she collapsed suddenly and Dare Say closing under a drive was just showing in front when Fields went to work on Flames and it was a fight to the last stride where Flames proved the gamer to be winner by a neck, while Dare Say beat Priscilla Ruley a full three lengths. Damask from the Greentree Stable was winner of the two and a half miles of the Corinthian Steeplechase Handicap after a thrilling duel with old Duettiste from the stable of Joseph E. Widener. Third was the "Continued on sixteenth page. AGA KHAN TRIUMPHS Continued from first page. portion of Carabinier from the Middle Neck Farm of Julius Fleischmann with W. G. Wilsons Lieutenant Seas and the Dosoris Stables Vox Populi II., the only other starter. While the race was a thrilling spectacle it produced one of the most pronounced reversals of form shown all through the year. In his last previous start Damask was woefully lacking in speed and it was impossible to reconcile the two runnings. Lieutenant Seas was the one to cut out tho pace and Dolly Byers followed -with Duettiste under double wraps. Vox Populi IL raced alongside of him and Damask was placed back of these while Carabinier was permitted to drop well out of it for a turn of the course. Swinging into the fromt field the first time around Simmons made a mistake with Lieutenant Seas by going for the outer beacon and it cost him several lengths before he was straightened for the fence. There Duettiste made up considerable ground and at the same time Carabinier improved his position until when the water was reached the field was well bunched. McNair made his move with Carabinier entering the back-stretch and as he moved Byers shook up Duettiste and went with him. The result of this was that Lieutenant Seas soon lost his lead and it was Duettiste that was showing the way when the upper end of the field was reached. It was there that Hayries made his move with Damask and the All Gold gelding rushed up at a sprinting speed. Byers called on Duettiste as Damask came alongside and it was a battle the rest of the way home. Closely lapped at the last jump there was nothing to choose between the two, but in the final drive Damask proved to have more left and he was winner by a neck, while Duettiste beat Carabinier five lengths for second place. Seventeen selling plater two-year-old fillies made up the field for the five and a half furlcngs dash and Mars Cassidy had no end of trouble in sending them away. The winner turned up in Lithuania, from Mrs. Van-derbilts Fair Stable. She caught Samuel Louis Myrtle Belle by a rush through the stretch and was goinff away at the end. The start was a fair one for all but G. D. Wid-eners Tinker BelL She backed away from the barrier and was virtually left. Myrtle Belle showed .the most early speed and rushed into a long early lead. She seemed the winner even after turning for home, but Lithuania finished with great speed through the last eighth and caught the Louis filly. J. E. Wideners Oraguese was third. In the running Monna Vanna- was crowded against the fence and knocked out of contention before the stretch was reached. The fifth was a three-quarters dash for two-year-olds and it resulted in another close finish when Frank J. Farrells Goldbeater was just up under a leng drive by Pony McAtee to beat home the Cosden pair, Cloud-land and Finland. It was Finland and Gold Stick that cut out most of the running and Goldbeater did not enter seriously into the argument until well into the stretch. McAtee made his run with him on the outside and after he had succeeded in putting Finland away Clcudland came with a great rush that all but caught him at the end. Gold Stick tired right at the end to be beaten a head by Finland for the short end of the purse.
