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AUGUST BELMONTS RACING PLANS. N.-w York. June 21.- -In furtherance of his intention to hereafter devote all his time and energy to American racing. August Belmont will discontinue at the close of tlie English racing season the racing stable which A. .f. Joy act is training for him at Newmarket. Mr. Belmont will ship in October three or four yearlings to trainer Watfon at Newmarket, who has handled four or Ave horses for Mr. Belmont for thns- or four yeain. It was he who developed the Octagon colt. Norman III., and prepared him for his Victory in the Two Thousand Ouinc as last roar. Fair Play will, it is said, be placed at the head or tin- Belmont Stud Bear Dieppe, in Normaiidv. and PriMillian. a gelding, will probably la- pen-Ion, I Off. Jolin Whalon and Thomas Welsh will break farts or more rearfiBga front Mr. Belmonts Nursery Btnd at Haratogi |n August and September, and Wbalena division of the stable will winter at Garnet. S. C. as ii-ual. Mr Belmont is paying more attention to racing this year tljin he has for several seasons. He Is :t the track nearly every day. and he is enthusiastic over the outbuk for the Hiiort. It Is clear, he do elans, that the people of New Yoik want llrsl chua ■port, mid their liberal patronage of the Cravesen.l ■ad Belmont Park meetings is taken by iiin as an Indication that thev are willing to second the efforts of th" Jockey Club to keep things going on a high plane.
