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CELTS DEBUT SUCCESSFUL SON OF COMMANDO QUALIFIES FOR BROOKLYN HANDICAP BY CANTERING VICTORY. Moorish King Wins the Amateur Cup — Wise Mason Defeats Joe Madden in the Bay-Chester Handicap. ./ New York. May 27.— Todays originally light card nl Belmont Park was further depleted by seratehlas ImiM t of tin- sloppy track. The rare in which OR vias entered developed into a onesided affair. Tile Keeiie craek encountered only iioininal npposi-lion and liad siinidy to canter the mile and a fur lout. Iiard held, in 1 :5s to win bv a dozen or mure lengths. Celt palled up a half dozen strides past • lie tinisli ami trotted hack to the indues" stand .1-asund as when lie won the Brooklyn Ilaiplieap .1 year ago. It was an impressive puldic trial for tin1 top weight in tliis years assignment of imposts for the same raee. and. barring accidents, the wearier fill son of CiiiMiiiauilo Maiil of Erin should have 110 serious difficulty in repeating. Except a fractional difference in the east of Hex-oana ill the first raee Celt was the only winning favorite that materialized during lie afternoon, ami liis closing odds of 1 to 30 were absolutely prohibi-tive. Everyone of the sextette of winners led fro. 11 start to linish ami scored easily. Never for a mo nient was there any donht as to the ultimate result in any ease, which is something of a record for a days racing. Tin- smallest tield of all — two— Wis. Mason ami Joe Madden, contested the Bavchestcr Handicap. Wise Mason displayed pronounced iui-nroveinont over his preceding effort and from fir-! to last simply toyed with his solitary opponent. The half brother of McCbesnov is an impressive sort ami may prove worthy of his near relationship to that great thoroughbred. The Ainateui flip was the sporting feature and brought many of the hunting set to the park. It developed into a runaway affair for Moorish King, which showed unite a tine performance. Mark An topy 11.. at odds-011. was a trailer throughout. Mr. Belmont good-naturedly stood a great deal of chat ting after Oaklawns showing in the Meadow-brook Steeplechase Tor hunters. The chairman of the Jockey Club paid 0,000 for Oaklawn on the eve of the running of the Saratoga Bar rial of IMS to represent him in that famous sporting event. Oak lawn performed ingloriously in his lirst essay in the ltelniont colors and has not won a race since, lie is one of the- most conspicuous gold bricks ever seen on the turf. "father Hill" Dalv tried to buy tHoi.per from Mr. lVlniont after the close of the races. Whether he sliced ded or not is not known, but he was over heard to say that as he had trained ami owned Hoppers dam and understood her iieculiarities. hi thought lie could make a good race horse out of Hopper despite his roguishness. Bodle Dugan was a shining light in a loekev wav. riding three winners. Wise Mason. Ott and Wapoii oca. A. J. Blakoloy uiade the important announcement during the alternoon that Master Hubert will be an absentee from the Brooklyn Handicap. The Knirry crack has been coughing and is likewise suf fertng from skin eruptions. J. K. Madden has purchased the seasons contract on laekey J. Mclntyrc from William Garth. The local municipal ferry receipts showed a big falling off last year, largely due to anti racing legis lathm. The Thirty ninth street ferry alone was affected to the extent of $: !. 000. Willi the exception of the cap and sleeves the jacket colors of A. J. assatt. worn by Tie Hard in the last eentitrv. were borne by the iockov on The Choirmaster of Ckestcrbrook in the third rue tod a v .
