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BLUE LARKSPUR WINNER TAKES 0,000 PRIZE Bradleys Star Captures Famous Old Belmont Stakes. ■ Runs Like a Champion to Triumph Over African and Jack High — Crazy Coot Scores. ■ • NEW YORK. N. T.. June «.— Blue Larkspur, Edward R. Bradleys magnificent son of Black Servant and Blossom Time, left no doubt of hia being champion of the three-year-olds when, in a magnificent performance and over a muddy track not to his liking, he was home the winner over the trying one mile and a half route in the historic old Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park today. It was in a measure a repetition of his wonderful finish in the Withers Stakes and he added just 9,650 to his winnings. It was Richard T. Wilsons African that chased the son of Black Servant home, only beaten by a narrow margin, while George D. Wideners Jack High, rated as the greatest rival of the son of Black Servant, was third, as he was in the running of the Withers Stakes. After the finish, the August Belmont Memorial Cup, a trophy, presented by the widow of the former chairman of The Jockey Club, was presented to Mr. Bradley with appropriate ceremonies by Raymond Belmont. It was a great day of racing and the Belmont Stakes had a great renewal with victory that makes it harder than ever to believe Blue Larkspur was beaten in the Kentucky Derby. The going resembled that of Churchill Downs for the running for the Kentucky prize, but the son of Black Servant, though he did not stride as though he liked the footing had courage enough to fight his way through to a victory in 2:32%, remarkably fast time for the track condition. NATIONAL STALLION STAKES. The companion feature to the Belmont Stakes was the National Stallion Stakes and it brought about a great finish, with H. P. Whitneys Crazy Coot winner over W. R. Coes Keep On. It was truly unfortunate that for the biggest day of the Belmont meeting there should come such inclement weather and such a difficult track. The rain that began during the night continued intermittently all forenoon and well through the day. This made the track deep in mud. The surface made slippery footing that was treacherous to some horses. The weather conditions had their effect on the attendance, though it was an exceedingly large crowd that turned out. The crowd came early, for long before the horses were called out for the opening race the stands were tilling up rapidly and right up to the running of the National Stallion Stakes, which was the third race, there were additions to the gathering. The excellence of the sport that was furnished made all forget the weather discomfort, and while the day was cold and dreary for June there was a world of enthusiasm all through the program. Little time was lost at the barrier for the start of the Belmont Stakes, and the field of eight that went to the post left in the same stride. BELMONT RUNNING. Beacon Hill, which had the inside position, was more alert in the early stages than the others and took the lead, but Mack Garner was close after him with Blue Larkspur and McAtee had Jack High right at the heels of the Bradley colt when the first turn was reached. Sun Hatter was in fourth place. Sunvir fifth. Dr. Freeland sixth. African seventh, and Live Oak, the added starter, last Garner was not paying much attention to the lead of Beacon Hill and he permitted him to draw away when the back stretch was reached. In the meantime McAtee moved up with Jack High until he was well lapped on Blue Larkspur. The two raced along clo.-se together for a sixteenth, with Beacon Hill still well out in front, and then Jack High drew away from the Bradley colt, and leaving the back stretch it appeared that the son of Black Servant was beaten. Jack High seemed able to go to Beacon Hill at the first asking, but McAtee was waiting patiently. Then Leonard made a move with African. The Wilson colt dashed up on the outside in a decidedly threatening manner and it was apparent that he was favored by the going. Blue Larkspur had dropped back so far that he seemed well beaten at this stage of the running. Garner was seen to swing his whip twice to urge his mount to a better effort. Then Continued on twenty -first page. BLUE LARKSPUR IS WINNER Continued from first page. going to the stretch Blue Larkspur, in his favorite position on the rail, began to make up ground and was soon in the running again. Beacon Hill was tiring, but both Jack High and African were still dangerous and both were going well. Blue Larkspur, never faltering, found his way through on the inside and an eighth out he was showing the way. Jack High had given up his best an eighth from home, but African was still coming along gallantly, though bearing out somewhat. Garner was awake to the danger and kept Blue Larkspur steadily at it to have him sweep past the finish winner by three-quarters of a length. African had run the best race of his career and Jack High was thoroughly beaten and four lengths further back in third place. Two lengths back of the Widener hope came Beacon Hill and he had only beaten Sunvir by a head. Then came Live Oak, Sun Hatter and Dr. Freeland, winner of the Preakness, was last. The National Stallion Stakes would hav« been feature enough for almost any day of racing with its net value to the winner of 125,740, but it was naturally overshadowed by the Belmont Stakes. The National Stallion Stakes was a five-eighths test for juveniles and, naturally, was run over the Widener course. George D. Wideners War Saint and Mad Hattie, from the Sage Stable, were withdrawn by reason of the track condition, but, then, both Cymbal and Master Star were added, making thirteen to go to the post. The finish was a thrilling one when H. P. Whitneys Crazy Coot, under a vigorous ride by Robertson, outgamed W. R. Coes Keep On, to be winner, with Capt. P. M. Walkers Cymbal, one of the added starters, saving third from Black Majesty, another of the Coe starters. The Cherry Malotte Steeplechase, named in memory of that good steeplechase mare that raced under the silks of the Greentree i Stable some seasons back, was the second : offering of the day and after the scratching of Thomas Hitchcocks Devilkin and Edward R. Bradleys Beelzebub, there were seven left to race over the short two-mile course. It was fitting that the purse should go to a jumper from the Greentree Stable and Fairfield was the winner. And he was winner after having been the victim of no end of interference from Cheyne, who rode Joseph E. Davis Polish, which finished a good second, with E. M. Byers* Skedaddle a distant third and easily beating Mrs. F. Ambrose Clarks Madrigal II., for that part of the prize. The only one of the field that failed to complete the course was Walter J. Salmons Huffy, which went down at the seventh jump. The rough riding of Cheyne on Polish began as the two leaders swung into the front field after making the second jump. There Cheyne carried Fairfield out badly and when Lambert took back and crossed to the inside, Cheyne brought Polish over and almost carried him into the inner wing of the third jump. He rode him close at the water and attempted the same fouling going to the Liverpool which followed, but Lambert was too smart for him and slipped through to take the lead going to the lower end of the field.
