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i i , ; 1 1 i 1 | ■ i i GALETIAN IN TRIUMPH ♦ Easy Winner of Valuable Juvenile Stakes at Belmont Park. 4 . One of Largest Crowds Seen at Westchester Course Witnesses Grood Saturday Program. • NEW YORK. X. Y.. May 23.— Galetian. the home-bred son of Trompe Ia Mort and Iady Galette, was an easy winner of tho Juvenile Stakes at Belmont Park this afternoon and earned just 4,?50 for his owner. The best juveniles that could be mustered against him. sixteen in all. tried for the big prize and it was the Jlen Riddle Farm Stables Friars Carse that raced to second place, while the Rancocas Stables Celidon just saved third from the .reentree Stables Navigator, one th.it had been seasoned by racing at New Orleans and in Maryland. This was the big offering of the holiday card that brought out an immense crowd, in fact one of the largest that has graced Relmont Park. The sport was of the highest order and the track at its best, though there were threats of rain most of the afternoon. Some time was lost at the barrier, for which Fiddlesticks was largely to blame, but the start was a good one, though right after the barrier arose Friars Carse bore over rather bad and interferred not a little with several of the runners in the middle of tho course. Revelry was lucky to escape interference and he made the pace. He was showing the way until nearing the stands, but Tommy McTaggart was not far away with Oaletian and he was riding a wonderfully confident race. Navigator and Fiddlesticks followed in close order, but the others were more or less strung out after the interference that had been suffered right after the start. Pompey was one that had suffered by that interference and he was never able to reach a contending position. From the stands to the finish it was no task for Galetian to race away from his company to be winner by two lengths. Friars Carse finished resolutely under punishment to take second place handily, and Celidon just staggered home third, a head before Navigator. SHOWS HEAL QUALITY. By reason of the interference right after the start, the race was not a truly run one, though Galetian showed real quality in his victory. This same colt won two races over the same course during the United Hunts meeting, and his only other start was at Jamaica, where he ran out so badly on the turns that Sande was forced to pull him up to avoid an accident. Sandy McNaughtons Hoot Mon, under a smooth ride by Johnny Maiben, was winner of the opening seven-eighths dash when he led home Frank Browns V;itts, with Mrs. T. O. Webbers Hayward rather a distant third in front of George D. Wideners Balance Sheet. From a good start Hoot Mnn wan first to show out of the company, but he was soon joined by Watts and Hayward and as they increased the pace Maiben wis-l.v took bark and permitted them to go on. The pair of them drew out and before the stretch was reached Robbins had gone to the whip on Hayward in an effort to keep step with Watts. It was of no avail and swinging for home he was safely in the lead. Coming around into the straight Sande hit him once with the whip and he seemed to have the race won, but Maiben had waited with Bool Mon and through the stretch he ron-eil him. to catch Watts in the closing strides anil win going away. STEEPLECHASE GOOD CONTEST. The Good and Plenty Steeplechase brought about a- first-class contest when Thomas H. MeCreerys Carabinier. the top weight of the company, led the Greentre.- Stable*! Al Kr.-sco home, with Joseph B. Wideners Lizard saving third from Thomas Hitchcocks Prickle. In Ihe running W. A. R.ads S. a Pallad f-ll with Hardy, but was n mount* d, though he did not eotnptotfl lbs COMfC w»-n Tudor went down at the front fi Id Liver- 1 1 with Charlie Margltr and Martin Su. from the Rrookmeade St a hi.-, BMMfc i A. Williams at the t.nh jump. From a good start Lizard at orn-e went to the front and aH a fa.-t pace, whih- Mi Xair W9M last with Carabinier and rating him aloror nicely. Martin Soc w.-nt after Lizard hut. at th - s.-.-oi.d jump at the upi* r end of ih- course, ran out badly, leaving Lizard still showing the way in the front field. There had been sum. closing up hack of the WW ia r Jumper, but he was going easily in his command. Then, at the third fenc-, S. ;l Ballad went down with G. Hardy. The Jockey piuckity remounted1 but, sun lag that every rtias-flf was gosje, he book ala SMuat out of the coarse. The fi.ld was in fairly etoN Qfder at the water and then, at the i ontinucd ou twintktu i ui,f. GALET1AN IN TRIUMPH Continued from first par«- Liverpool that followed, Owen Tudor was humped and went down with Mergler. By this time McNair was moving up with Carahinier and he saved ground on the inside as he dushfd through until he was close after Lizard. At the lower end of the f u Id ho went to the Widener jumper hut, as ho showed in front. Jones culkd on his mount and the pair of them were lapped. Then Lizard regained his lead. In the meantime Al Kresro was enniing with a great rush on the outside and he was s«n n alongside the lead.rs and, for an instant, looked all over tho winner. He put Lizard away and a| -pean d t have Carahinier heaten. hut the si.n of Kx-Voto had something in reserve and when the front field was rocflfd lie was with Al Kresi o, while Lizard was well h.aten. Light to the last jump it was a hattle and Al Kn seu s. . med to have the lead there. hut it was liis dying effort and he Cracked on the flat, to have Carahinier Uouie rather an easy winner.
