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OFF-DAY TEST SATISFIES AUTHORITIES DEEM TUESDAYS PATRONAGE ALL THAT WAS TO BE EXPECTED. Maskette to Make Her Reappearance Today— Hilarious in Capital Work-Out for the Withers Stakes Next Saturday. New York. May 10.— Tuesdays reduced at tendance at H linont Park created widespread discussion. It ww coaaMered a good teal of what can !»■ expected on off days, as the weather was far from satisfactory ami the program anything bat attractive still, the .■tibial returns nut the receipts at IMS, more than .oo in i xciss of the parse d labor at nsc nte. Con sideling the state of affairs, this was an excellent showing. Everyone appears to he satisfied with tin outlook ami all predict a bright future for racing deapite this seasons pati.-itv of turf stars of greal magnitude It there was ■ Colin. Sysonhy. or Ballot to conjure with in local training oc create ■ pabUr Idol, the situation would be Improved considerably. Now is the time the turf feels the loss of the lh r- esajhhred stars. Tomorrows card will Itave one big magnet of attraction in the duel between Maskette and Held .Mouse in the Ladies Stakes. The new spring event. the Norwood Stakes, has I capital list of probable starters. J. K. Kcenes great filly worked a half in 49 seconds today and her stable companion. Affliction, fin ished out tile distance in a sei-ond slower time. Hilarious and Celt, of the same establishmeiii worked brilliantly during the morning. The formers move of one and one-quarter miles in his final pn-p aratloa for the Withers on Saturday was the most convincing. The fractional time was as follows Z4I. Mf. 10*. 1:02. 1:1.".. 1:29. 1 :-Jia. 1:.V.. 2:10. Celt worked a mile and a quarter in 2:14. Walter Miller, accompanied by Thomas McCreery. sailed for England on the- Lusitania today. There is a scarcity of l adges this spring. Last fall they were so plentiful that one could not give them away. The admission will continue through tile season. _______________
