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AMERICAN FLAG AMERICAN FLAG WINS . BELMONT STAKES -en •- — Best Son of Mighty Man o War Easy Victor of Famous Race ♦ Friars Carse Accounts for Keene Memorial Stakes —Both Winners Owned by S. D. Riddle, Trained by Gwynn Tompkins and Ridden by Albert Johnson ♦ NEW YORK, N. Y., June 13. — American Flag, the best son of the mighty Man o War, was an easy winner of the rich Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park, Saturday, the closing day of the meeting. And that was not the only triumph for Samuel I. Riddle, his owner and breeder, for earlier in the day Friars Carse, a daughter of Friar Rock, won the Keene Memorial, the companion stake of the big day of sport. Gwynn Tompkins, who fitted both horses for this notable double, shared In the glory of the achievement and both winners* were ridden by Albert Johnson, the contract rider for Mr. Riddles Glen Riddle Farm Stable. It was Clifford A. Cochrans Dangerous that finished second to American Flag, but a distant second, and Bud Fishers Swope beat Walter M. Jeffords By Hisself, another son of Man o War. for third. The race was worth J3S.500, which included a plate of the value of 00 donated by the late August Belmont. It was a tremendous crowd that was out for the last day of the Belmont Park meeting and the conditions could hardly have been better for the sport. It was the best program that has been offered during the meeting and in addition to the Belmont and the Keene Memorial there were four other races of real holiday interest. Little time was lost at the barrier in the Belmont and the field left in good alignment. American Flag had the inside position and Sande was alongside with Prince of Bourbon. There was a sprint for the first turn to find po sitions and Sande took command with Prince of Bourbon. American Flag was three lengths back of him, but Johnson was sitting still after he had taken his position. Backbone, the Whitney starter, was at the heels of the Riddle colt and Dangerous and Swope followed closely lapped while Marconi and By Hisself brought up the rear. Through the back stretch Johnson was content to rate American Flag along and ho made no effort to go after Prince of Bourbon until approaching the turn out of the stretch There he began to move up and it was already apparent that he could go into command at the first asking. Kummer was moving up gradually with Dangerous and Marconi was improving his pace, but they were all beginning to flatten out. Before the strecth was reached American Flag had gone into the lead without an effort. Then, as he swung for home, Johnson hit him just once with the whip and when he jumped away into a long lead he steadied him and there was nothing to the remainder of the con- -test. He was home winner by eight lengths, and in hand. Friars Carse, the big daughter of Friar Rock — Problem, which races for Samuel D. Kiddle, her breeder, was an easy winner of the Keene Memorial over the fiye and a half furlongs main course. Walter J. Salmons Punjab by a determined rush at the end. took second place from H. P. Whitneys Fiddlesticks and he in turn was just half a length before Kspino of the William Ziegler, Jr.. 1 stable. The Creentree Stables Navigator was next, the others being well strung out. Dlcven went to the post and Friars Carse carried top weight. 122 pounds. She conceded her sex allowance to Navigator and more to the others starters. The race was worth 1925.sh,750 to the winner. There was a slight delay at the barrier during which Araby broke through the barrier frequently and Mars showed a disposition to hurry away. Friars Carse, through it all, held her position and gave no trouble. The start was good and Araby and E pino were Cnl to slssw. They were at once liea. led by ]"i.l.Uesticks. Fri irs Curse began quickly, but was in rather .lose quarters and Johnson had to hustle her smartly. She was soon in se.-ond place. Nivitrator raced at the heels of the Riddle filly and Cutitout was ] next Punjab followed, but there was daylight b. twe.ri lis rose and the leaders. It j did rot take Fivars Carse long to race by l-i.l.ll, st . ks and Johnscn took her into . long lead of a couple of lengths and the result was no longer in doubt. When sh-took command the daughter of Friar Bo 1. switched In r tail ill a peculiar fashion an.l continued to do so to the end. In the last eighth Punjab made a groat rush along the outs .le to boat tie tiring Fiddlesticks by a length for seeoaa place. Th" race sagfjested that Friars Carse is tie bet two-year-aid own thus fir inis i ar. Tie- opening race was set for platers and it brought an . , client finish Whoa in a i fight through liie final sixteenth William l an.l: Walter B, outgamed Q, C Win- Continued CD sixteenth luff. J AMERICAN FLAGS BELMONT Continued from firwt pr-cc freys l,ucifrr tn win by a narrow margin. I with Mrs. R. I Millers Wellf inder beating Brown R*?ttv for third. Brown Petty was th«" ono to rut out the running .ind Sande rated Wellfinder along back of her. with 1 urifer not far away and Klnij rolin had a nosition on the inside and , w;ts goiiig well, but Catron e ran him into a ! pocket and had to take bark. He continued , to fi" i pockets for the rest of the journev and his exhibition was a miserably weak; one. Pande waited with Wellfinder to the head, of the stretch. There he moved to heat . Brown Tetty and went :nto rmrrard. but In the last eighth Lucifer ard Walter K I closed with a rush to beat him home and fight it out as has aire -id v been told. Of the six that started in the short course | steeplechase there were three came to grief and the Oreentree Stables Al Fresco, which i Tvas the first to be home, cut off P. F. ; Joyces Houynhnhnm rather sharply at the , final beacon of the course. The Winburn Stables Oys*ter Bed was the only other to finish. The mishaps began at the second Jump i when Joseph E. Wideners Coningshy struck I the fence and Jons bounced from the sad-I Idle in a sensational fall. Then at the front j field Liverpool Sans Peche took off a stride : too soon when racing with Houynhnhnm and came down with Escott. At the following i fen*** Harry Payne Whitneys Handsome! stumbled so badly after landing that Smoot was thrown from the saddle. After the finish there was some deliberation before Al Fresco was confirmed as winner by reason of the claim of foul that |w*M lodged hy VV itch, who rode Houyhnhnm | I A crack band of sprinters came together! in the seven-eighths Bock Sand Handicap | ■ and A. C. Bostwicks Shuffle Along, under aj well judged ride by Sande. was the winner from the Log Cabin Stables Lucky Play with G. F. Croissants Gibbons. beating Samaritan for third. From a good start Lucky Play and Shnffle Along set the early pace, but leaving the back stretch Sande took Shuffle Along back and permitted Lucky Play to show the way Nearing the stretch turn Gibbons was rushed through on the inner rail, but Sande called j on Shufle Along and he readily took com- I mand. At the end Shuflfle Along was win-! j nor by more than two lengths while Lucky Play, coming again, beat Gibbons, the in- j vader from Kentucky by a greater distance for second place. Mrs. Katherine Elkins Hitt furnished the winner of the final race of the meeting, which brought together a field of two-year-olds at five-eighths when First Aid, ridden by i jockey J. McTaggart, was home after a hard drive with Dress Parade and Flat Iron. The j winner came with a rush through the stretch | and beat the tiring pacemakers but was kept I under punishment to the end. Dangerous seemed to have more left than the others to take second place by three ■ lengths from Swope. and he in turn was two lengths before By Hisself. Prince of Bourbon, after his pacemaking quit badly to finish far back. G. F. Croissants Kentucky Cardinal hurt himself in his stable last night and H. P. Headleys Almadel bruised his heel yesterday. | Both colts were scratched from the Belmoni Stakes leaving the West without representatives in the race. — — -*•
