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: EXCITING FINISH IN THE CLAREMONT. Beaucoup Beats Righteasy a Head in Belmont Park Feature — Belmont-Bred Juveniles Score. New York. May 23. — The Claremont Handicap furnished a most exciting finish at Belmont Park lod.iv when H. G. Beilwells Bighteasy and B. T. Wilson. Jr. s Beaucoup fought it out for an eighth of a mile through the stretch to have Beaucoup the winner bv a head. Firestone, the favorite, was a beaienoff third after jockey Shilling had lieen unable to race him to the front iu the early stages. Beaucoup was a well -backed second choice, while Rightcasv was one of the loug shots uf the field. The recent history of the Claremoiit Handicap, first run in IKS*!, is "tabled below: Year Winner. A.Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 1000 B.of I-exiiigtou.3 MM Henry ,200 1:2M 1001 King Pcp|.er. . .:: 102 Butter 1.300 1:22J 1002 llalasoo .3 105 OConnor ... 1. 390 1:20 1003 Boselint 3 104 T. Burns... 2.120 1:10 look Hurst Park 4 i:*i Odom 2.030 1:22 UNO Boseben 4 116 T. Burns... 1.000 1:201 loot; Flip Flap o HIS Badtke 2,120 1:181 P.toT Jack Atkin 3 114 Badtke 2,270 1:1s 1008 Priscilliau 3 Ill Notter 2.110 1:21* 1009 Marv Davis ...I 104 J. Class l.OOo l:ls l.ilo Beaucoup SIM Creevy 735 1 :2t;» Tlie International Steeplechase Handicap resulted n something of a surprise when Monte Carlo, after making all the pace, lasted to lieat old liraudpa and Kara, the favorite. The tabled history of the International Handicap Steeplechase since 1000 is as follows: Year. Winner. A.Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. MOO Van Sliipp 7 162 Mara ,300 :.:04 10O1 Passe Partout . .6 1401 Hueston ... SfiS 4:.i2A VMK1 J. Megibbeii 8 19a Barry 1.200 ::."• 1 KW3 Walter Clearv..t: 140 Mara 1.S50 :i:r 2 1904 PUto 6 133 Veitch l.lijo :;:.".03 lOO.i Arian 6 153 Finnegan .. 1.I«K» 4:01 lHMi Herculoid 4 135 Itonohue ... 1.005 4:1:1 1007 Pagan Bev 7 140 K. Heider. . 1.700 39 1!m*n Sanctus ."i 142 Dupee 2J03S : :o0 11KI0 tirandpa 10 14S Veitch 590 4:061 lOlit Monte Carlo.. .10 ISO Pending ... 40o 4:02; August Belmonts Footprint was rather an easy winner of one of the two-year-old races, while the other went to Lochiel. another youngster bred at Xurserv Stud bv Mr. Belmont. In the I-ochiel race the Belmont starter was Minta. but he swerved all over the track iu the running and was never a contender. After several scratches from the six-and-a-half furlongs sprint. Barley t borne was returned the winner, and at the end of the card J. W. Mays Bob B. beat Petmnlus. the favorite. After the race D. Woodford, acting for the Beverw.vck Stable, ran up Bob B. from Shoo-to fL500, at which price owner Mav let the horse go. The horses of Mrs. H. H. Selhy were shipped today to Kentucky for the Latonia meeting. In the lot are Tony Boiiero. Eastern Star. Kentucky Bose. Cunning and Startler. Oeorge Beits good three-year-old. Fighting Bob, just in from Louisville, is dangerously sick at Oravesend. W. Siiowalters Isirses have arrived at Gravescnd from Kentucky. There were four in the shipment, three of them being two-year-olds. Weights are out for tlie Van Cortlnndt Handicap, witli King James iu the post of honor under 120. John Powers has shippd the Schreiber horses, including Jack Atkin. 1o Toronto.
