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GOLDEN MEADOW VICTORIOUS Romps Away Prom Opponents in Temple Gwathmey Memorial. Blenheim Lucky Victor Over Mate and St. Brldeaux In Whitney Cup at United Hunts. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 8 Golden Meadow, sporting the purple and gold , striped silks of the Sanford Stud Farms, made a show of his five opponents in the ninth running of the Temple Gwathmey Memorial Steeplechase Handicap at Belmont Park this afternoon. The poorest Election Day crowd in the history of the United Hunts Racing Association, numbering less than 5,000 persons, was present for the program of six events, which was offered under cold, gloomy weather conditions and over a muddy course. The victory of the Sanford jumper, a six-year-old gray gelding by Filibert De Savoie, from Golden Hour, was his second in as many starts since he was imported from France, the other having been scored in impressive fashion at Saratoga. Golden Meadow was in front all the way over the Gwathmey course of two and a half miles, but under the stoutest kind of restraint from A. Pikor. He even went wide all the way, but this did not prevent him from running away from the others in the final half mile. During the early stages Kings Crier attempted to keep up with Golden Meadow, but he gave way after a turn of the field. Then Outlaw, racing, for Mrs. Marshall Field, moved up into second place and the favored Green Cheese took third place. These three went to the twelfth hedge almost in alignment, but Green Cheese bobbled and fell back to next to last place. Outlaw clung to Golden Meadow tenaciously until the second jump out, where the Sanford gelding began to draw away. He soon had a long lead and Pikor eased him up at the end. Outlaw held on stubbornly to save second place by a length and a half over Mrs. T. W. Durants St. Francis, but he was ten lengths back of the winner. Green Cheese was unable to make up the ground he lost at the twelfth jump and finished fourth, atthe heels of St. Francis. The Gwathmey had a value of ,975 for the winner, which covered the course in 4:55. Only three horses started in the Whitney Gold Cup, one mile and a half on the flat, and the worst of the trio as the event was run was victorious as the Wheatley Stables Blenheim defeated A. C. Bostwicks Mate by a head, with the Greentree Stables Continued on eighteenth page. GOLDEN MEADOW VICTORIOUS Continued from first page. St. Brideaux another four lengths back. St. Brideaux ran a better race than either of the other two, but Charles Kurt-singer was caught napping as George Cas-sidy effected a walk-up start, and the colt lost many more lengths than represented the margin between him and the winner at the finish. Mate also showed a more power- ful effort than Blenheim, but Pete Bost-wick fell into a trap laid for him on the turn out of the back stretch by Tommy Malley, who had the mount on the Wheat-ley racer. At the start Blenheim and Mate went away head and head, with St. Brideaux far back. Blenheim drew away on the turn as Bostwick steadied his mount along. Not until midway in the back stretch did Bostwick allow Mate to move forward, and he did so- on the inside as Malley guided his mount several feet out. When Mate was lapped on Blenheim, Malley eased his mount back to the inside, and Bostwick was compelled to take up. Thereafter Mate made his run on the inside, and Malley took Blenheim out, causing the Prince Pal chestnut to lose much ground. Nevertheless, Mate finished fast and just failed to catch the Wheatley representative as Malley out-finished Bostwick. In the meantime, St. Brideaux had .closed the gap slowly but steadily and without Kurtsinger punishing him at any time. Despite the muddy condition of the course, the race was run in the good time of 2:31, the quarter in :24, half in :49, three-quarters in 1:14, mile in l:39Ya, and mile and a quarter in 2:05. The event had a value of 00 to the winner and a handsome gold trophy to be held one year. The Greentree Stable won its second victory when Jack Anthony defeated Thomas W. Durants Watsonia by three parts of a length after a thrilling duel that ensued for half of the two miles journey. The event was the Cherry Malotte Steeplechase, which was named in honor of one of Mrs. Payne Whitneys favored jumpers. Jack Anthony carried 148 pounds and, ridden by G. Smoot, was restrained well, back of the leading Watsonia and Christmas until the second turn, where he moved up to join the leaders in the back stretch. Christmas dropped back and thereafter Anthony and Watsonia were along together, with the former showing the best form over the obstacles and the latter the best speed on the flat until passing the final jump. Watsonia was forced to lose ground on the turn and then bobbled at the last hedge. The time was 4:00. A. C. Bostwicks Moonstruck closed ground at the end to be third, seven lengths back of the second horse and six lengths ahead of Christmas. After being pulled up by "Pete" Bostwick, Moonstruck dropped dead. He was a five-year-old bay gelding by Mad Hatter and Constellation. The Greentree stable started the day in an auspicious manner when Kurtsinger had Curacao home in front of G. H. Bostwicks Masked Knight by a neck at the end of the six furlongs journey. C. H. Millers Jamison was a distant third. Eight started in the race, with the winner the one most in demand in the pre-race calculations. The start was a good one and Curacao was away in his stride. He met with early interference that shuffled him back, while Fredrick and Flying Sailor cut out the earlier running. Masked Knight was racing forwardly and swinging for home came to the outside of the leaders. The Bostwick starter disposed of the leaders in the stretch run and then came the challenge from Curacao. The latter reveled in the going and finished strong on the outside. Jamison, which in the early running was a trailer, closed fast and was a good-going third. The Weld Steeplechase, for hunters, at two miles and a half, proved an easy gallop for A. F. Goodwins Bandit, ridden by Rigan McKinney. Thomas W. Durants Special Delivery was second, with Alvin Unter-meyers Drapeau third among the six starters, all of which finished. Bandit won by ten lengths easing up, and covered the course in 5:10 under an impost of 170 pounds.
