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VICTORY FOR FAIR STABLE « Byrd Captures Purse in High- weight Handicap at Belmont. ♦ Sanliari Scores for Raneoeas Stable In Mile and Sixteenth Race — Cool Weather Prevails. * NEW YORK, N. Y., May 25.— Byrd. the swift-running son of Peter Pan — Ruth Law, which races for Mrs. Graham Fair Vander-bilts Fair Stable, was the winner of the best offering at Belmont Park, when he took the three-quarters Highweight Handicap through the Widener Course. He carried 127 pounds and led home H. T. Archibalds Crystal Domino, with Sandy, from the Rolling Plains Stable and the top-weight of 128 pounds, in third place, beating Apostle just a nose for that end of the purse. The weather was still disagreeably cold, but the track was in excellent condition and a big crowd was on hand. Most of the day a high wind militated against fast time,- but there was plenty of entertainment in each contest. In the Highweight Handicap, Nusa-kan was first away from the barrier, but it was not long before he gave way to Byrd, and Caroler was another that showed a flash of early speed. Sandy was in rather close quarters in the early racing and did not have an altogether good chance. Pascuma shot Byrd along the rail clear of the others in the final eighth and there, for an instant. False Pride rushed along on the outside as though he would prove dangerous, but it was a threat that -did not lost long. Then McAtee brought Sandy into second place, but with no chance to catch the leader. Crystal Domino made his move in the final sixteenth, where he shot through with a rush that saw him safely in second place two lengths back of Mrs. Vanderbilts sprinter, while Sandy was tiring so badly that he could only save third from Apostle. Sankari won another purse for the Ran-cocas Stable, when he scored from John McEntee Bowmans Danthonia, the Rose-dale Stables Oormond and the Log Cabin Studs Festival, in a race of a mile and one-sixteenth. DAXTII0NIA PROVIDES THRILL. It was natural to expect that Sankari would beat these three, but the race furnished a real thrill in the excellent performance of Danthonia. Going into the lead at the rise of the barrier, the son of Donnacona forced the pace and, in the run through the stretch, hung on with rare sameness in a battle with the son of The Finn. Of course, Sarkari could have won by a greater margin than a length and a half, but the surprise was that Danthonia should have made a ;how of the other two. Gormond was beaten five lengths for second place, while Festival was being eased up six lengths further back. Four and a half furlongs through the Widener Course, for two-year-olds, was the opening number, and G. D. Wideners Rose-ling, a daughter of St. James which was seasoned in Maryland, was rather a handy winner over J. S. Elliotts Haystack, with Mrs. J. Sciacclugas Roodles beating Samuel Ross Rhapsody Ann for third place. Haystack was first to show, but Rhapsody Ann left the barrier fast and was in a good position early, but C. Mergler was unable to keep her straight and she lost ground. Roscling was fortunate to escape interference and. at the end of the first eighth, had taken a position on the inside and was catching Haystack. She was never bothered after taking the lead and was still a length to the good at the end, while Haystack just lasted to save the place by a nose from the fast-finishing Roodles. Andy Schuttinger srddled another winner for James Butler, when he sent Bask, a son of Vulcain and Beach Star, to the post in the mile race for maidens, which was the second offering. This fellow was away well and he bad enough speed to dominate the running throughout. He led home the Sagamore Stables Buntaris by two lengths, while the latter, in turn, was four lengths before J. E. Wideners Fair Ball, which beat Frederick Johnsons Lane Allen a length for the third money. BUNS AWAY TWO MILLS. On the way to the post Ilelenita, from the Middleuurg Stable, bucked Kurtsinger from her back and over the outside fence and then she ran off two miles before she was caught by "Red Coat" Murray. This, naturally, caused much delay, but the start was a good one and Bask raced to the front, never to be headed. Harlequin was the one to go along with the winner in the early stages. Beelzebub was not far away, while Lane Allen, a bit slow to be under way and in an outside position, was under a drive to keep up. Fair Ball was well forward and Sande was rating him along smoothly. While rounding the stretch turn Buntaris moved into second place and Peterson, after being forced to go extremely wide with Lane Allen, reached third place. This was the order in the run home until inside the final sixteenth, where Sande brought Fair Ball up in time to beat Larie Allen out of the short end of the purse. John E. Madden showed a nice pair of two-year-olds in the four and a half furlongs fifth race in Scalawag and Fire Line. Scalawag was winner, while Fire Line, after raring forwardly, was a close fourth, being beaten by Frederick Johnsons Brown Wizard, which was a close second, and Mrs. Vanderbilts Tibet, which was a fast-going third. Both Scalawag and Fire Line were away in motion ana raced first and second all through the early stages next to the inner rail. Brown Wizard, farther out on the course, was giving them a real contest and had no trouble healing Fire Line in the final sixteenth. All of this might have been different, however, had it not been that Tibet was badly bumped shortly after the start. When he recovered from the interference he came with a rush in a fashion to suggest that except for being jumped he might have been winner. Thirteen three-year-old rlaters started in the one mile race at the end of the program and it was rather an ordinary band. Lass o Gowrie proved best when she set the pace to score from I*. T. Chinns Igor, with Max Silvers Royal Stranger racing into third place. Mariner, which carried the silks of Samuel Ross in the last race Thursday, was claimed by the Mahopac Stable for t250s |
