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TAMBOUR OAKS WINNER » General Thatcher Filly First in Famous Belmont Fixture. « Tragedy Marks Race, With Baba, Kenny Breaking an Ankle — Cold, Drizzling Rain Falls. ♦ S NEW YORK. N. Y„ June 10.— Preston M. Burchs Tambour, the handsome big daughter of General Thatcher and Castanet, won new fame at Belmont Park this afternoon when she won the Coaching Club American Oaks over the trying one mile and three furlongs distance. This added another 5,000 to her earnings. Right at her heels came A. C. Bostwicks Scuttle, still a maiden and enjoying a seven pound pull in the weights. Well back of these Walter M. Jeffords Allez Vite saved third from the Goodestone Stables Blind Lane. There was a touch of tragedy in the race when Edward R. Bradleys Baba Kenny, rated the greatest rival of the winner, broke an ankle in the first quarter of a mile and was pulled up by Fator. The unfortunate filly was removed from the course in the track ambulance. The race was run during a cold drizzling rain and over a track that was deep in slushy mud. The unseasonable weather conditions resulted in a small attendance, but the sport was worthy and of a character to make one forget the discomfort. UNFORTUNATE MISHAP. In the Oaks Baba Kenny was first to show from the stalls, with Tambour, Blind Lane, Scuttle and Allez Vite following in close order, as named. Then in the first quarter Baba Kenny was seen to falter badly and was pulled up by Fator. As the filly dropped back it was Blind Lane that took command, with Allez Vite racing second, while Colti-letti had Tambour running third under steady restraint and Scuttle was four lengths back, but Ellis had her under a pull and she was galloping strongly. In the run through the back stretch it was apparent that Coltiletti could go to the front with Tambour at any time and he moved up gradually with the daughter of General Thatcher until the filly was showing the way. Turning out of the back stretch he permitted Tambour to draw away until she was four lengths clear, and there he restrained her and rated her along. In the meantime both Blind Lane and Allez Vite were showing signs of tiring, while Scuttle was steadily making up ground until, when the stretch was reached, she was in second place. A furlong out Coltiletti glanced back and as he saw the Bostwick filly moving up he shook up his mount. Tambour responded and while Scuttle finished with rare game-ness, the Burch filly still had a length to spare as she crossed the finish. Preston Burch met the filly at the gate as she turned from her triumph and proudly led her back to the scales. TO MEET AT ARLINGTON. Undoubtedly the track condition was to the advantage of Tambour, but her race was a sterling one, and with the unfortunate accident that came to Baba Kenny it would appear that the only other filly she has to defeat to make her queen of the three-year-old division is Mts. John Hertz Risque. Mrs. Hertz expressed regret that the daughter of Stimulus had not been made eligible for this event, but Risque and Tambour are eligible for the Arlington Oaks, where they will doubtless be brought together. High Devine, the juvenile son of High Cloud and Deviniere, that races for the Audley Farm Stable of B. B. Jones proved himself a mud-runner of parts when he was an easy winner of the opening five furlongs dash through the Widener Course. It was framed for platers of the better variety and Preston M. Burchs General Lejeune raced to second place, with Thomas M. Cassidys Wild West good enough to be third over the Rancocas Stables Dextro. While pulling after the finish Mae Sweep unseated F. Smith, but beyond suffering a mud bath, the rider was uninjured and the filly was caught promptly by redcoat Murry. The selling steeplechase, which was the second race, went to Ralph Beaver Strass-burgers The Ace II.. an imported fencer that has been improving steadily. In this race, after being apparently beaten by the Dor-wood Stables Kiang, he came again to out-game the four-year-old in a driving finish. Mr. R. B. Young rode F. Ambrose Clarks Knocklong Tom into third place before Nat Continued on seventeenth vatic. i . , . TAMBOUR OAKS WINNER Continued from first page. Clyman, which was ridden by his owner Rigan McKinney. There were seven started, and the only one that failed to complete the course was Crenalan, which unseated Sessa at the ninth fence. Fortunately, the rider escaped serious injury. The Sir Walter Handicap, over the mile route, saw Beau Jolie, from C. W. Leonards Newtondale Stable, splash his way through to victory over Mrs. K. E. Hitts Sunvir, with M. Sheas Sandy Ford a distant third, easily beating Mrs. John Hertz Valenciennes for that part of the prize. The horses raced throughout in the order of the finish, for Beau Jolie took the lead leaving the post and was never headed, while Sunvir was second throughout and Sandy Ford outran Valenciennes. In the stretch Sunvir gained some ground on the Leonard colt, but he had ample left to meet that threat and when Malley shook him up he was past the line the winner by a length and a half. Sunvir was seven lengths before Sandy Ford, while Valenciennes was outrun all the way and failed to stage the stretch rush for which she has been famous. C. V. Whitneys The Bull, son of Mad Hatter and Trafficker, was an easy winner over the maiden juveniles that started in the fifth race. Never far from the front, he led all through the final stages of the race to win by four lengths from W. R. Coes Ha Ha. The latter, in turn, was five lengths before the Audley Farm Stables Happy Play, on which Over Time was lapped at the finish. Integrity, which misbehaved and was taken to the outside of the stalls, showed a flash of early speed, but soon dropped back so badly that he was eased up by Garner. Happy Play was always in the front division and Ha Ha had an abundance of speed, but there was nothing else that was a match for The Bull. At the end of the program there was a six furlong race through the Widener course for platers that attracted twenty starters. This saw John P. McGoverns Hacky H. the winner, with Laura M. Curtis Dunlins Son racing to second place, while Frank E. Browns Sims saved third.
