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TRIO IN SPIRITED FINISH KING OLYMPIAN BEATS PRETEND AND MAR- A TINEZ IN BAYCHESTER HANDICAP. Firestone Wins an Overnight Handicap, in Which Glucose Runs Well — Sweep Again in I Active Training. Now Y-. rk. May M. The ImMr, for km- c«r h|s. was f In- feature at Belmont Park today Mini result. i| in :i rattling finish lictwcen King Olym-|iian. Pretend and Martinez. Though numbers were • lisplnycd in that order, many were of the opinion lli:il Mart If ■ had warn. He swerved to the outer rail and raiue with a treat rush on the outside, while the otl.er two were fighting it out in the middle of the track. The condensed history of the Bavchoster since l.Hin is :is fellows: V.:ir. Winner. Wl. Jockcv. Val. Time. 1:» hi ildiiui 1 :; OConnor ..,450 1:4*1 I.mii Smile lis X. Turner.. 1 .LlO 1:41; I.ac Namtor los ] *.iil I m.-tii ... 1.335 1:4*4 IMS Brigand lo:; ruller l.ssr. l : ioj PJ4I4 Careless 1«»7 Keilfern ... 1.X20 1:41 IMS Buttling 1« 7 I.yne 1.!HH» 1:4M V.fi. Content 1 i2 v. Miller.. 2.195 1:39 1907 Montgomery 1«5 Badtkc 2.120 1:4W 1MB Oaestloa Stark. . .WO C. II. Shilg MM 1:4:! PKH.lWiso Mason 1"4 K. Pugan .. 44". 1 :29; UIO King Olympian... ltd K. Uupm .. 400 1:41 * 1 1 ;i ii 1 i — 1 1 at seven eighths. A race of equal importance was the mile and a sixteenth handicap won l.y Firestone. In this MM Glucose, well engaged in the big stakes, was the pacemaker, and in finishing seennd. after forcing all the pare. staui|M-il biinsclt a good four-year-old. In the tirst race H. I.. Shaw won the purse and lost a horse when Sain I cwis was boosted from » t « ll.QM ami sold to P. S. I*. Randolph. A second ma -up followed the closing race, when George I*. Slc-mian. owner of Stargowan. which was second to Rose Queen, ran her up from H.fflM to I2.M0. She was protected l.y the usual advance. The steeplechase went t Kufiis. the odds-on favorite, though lie was swerving at the fences badly in the closing stages. In this race Mystic Light fell at the second in. up and Iaprika. ridden h.v Mr. A. J. Days, fell at the sixth. Both riders escaped unhurt. Feather Duster, hacked tar a good thing the prcvi oils time out. made good when he easily lieat Danger Mark and Amain. Sweep cantered a half in .".:! this morning and has entirely recovered. The two-year-olds in the Keeiie stahle ar - also doing well. Dandelion died of gastric trouble at Sheepshead Bav last night. Dalmatian is galloping again. Jockey «;. Darner had ■ foot hurt by eawaiaa with the rat] while riding Ireteml and may ha on the ground for a teat days.
