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BELMONT PARK IN FINE CONDITION Enclosure Spick and Span for Coming Meeting Racing Gossip from the East EastNew New York May 10 Judging from the spick and span appearance of Pelinoiit Park as it looked to ¬ day it is hard to believe that there has been no racing there for three years Under the care of II 1 Pelz secretary and superintendent of tin1 course it is now al its best The foliage which sur ¬ rounds the paddock and main entrance is thick aid luxuriant Some of the old trees have been cut away and this helps to give u better view of the grove in which the paddock Is located Paint has been applied to the iron railings and gateways and the approach is worthy the famous course The track itself is in perfect order The steeplechase course is being rapidly rebuilt and will bo ready long before the opening now only eleven days oil Many stables will be ociipicduftcr the close of rac ¬ ing TuesdayThe at Pimlico oir Tuesday The program bouk for the Bclmont Park meeting has been issued It lias the Wcstclicsler Racing Associations usual artistic cover depicting a pad ¬ dock scene ii which the central figure is a hand some bay horse ridden by jockey Kudferu in the colors of Harry Pnyne Whitney lie is held by a negro groom In a red and white striped sweater In the background can be seen a blinkered chestnut bearing the white with blue spots of the late James K Keene and the other racing colors in the picture are those of Align t Rclinoni and Herman B Duryea This year the book of races Is much more than merely a book of the Westchesler Association and it only bears that name for the reason that the races are to be conducted over the Belmont 1ark course the home of that racing organization Tor 10i the racing there will combine all that is best of the stakes of the Coicy Maud Joikey Club Brooklyn Jockey Club Lmpirc City Racing Association and the Metroxlitan Jockey Club is declared in though later in the year there will be another season of sport over its course at Jamaica JamaicaEntries Entries for the opening day Friday May 10 arc to close at P m the day before Ihe program for the opening day Includes the Metropolitan Handicap a steeplechase for maidens over the twotulle course a tivefm longs race for twoyearolds and another for the baby racers of the selling division over the same course and two other selling race3 each for threeyearolds and upwards at six furlongs and a mile and a lxtcentli respectively Purses rang from 10 to 50J with handicaps of greater value and the racing dates are May I0 31 June 2 1 i 11 12 i 17 10 21 21 21 2S ISO July 2 1 and 5 5The The MetroMlitan Handicap one mile has thirty nine entries and weights are to appear on May 23 There is much interest among racing men as to what weight will be assigned to Whisk Broom which never ran in this country but whose form in Kng land was of the highest Another returned racer from Kiigland Is August Bulmonts Merry Task which In 1011 won the London Cup u handicap at a mile and a half Other fast horses engaged in the Metropolitan are Meridian Starbottle Adams Kx press Light M Life Cock o the Walk His Majesty Textile Sprite Froglegs Ilorrou Alde baran and Caugh Hill HillThe The last Metropolitan Handicap run In 1910 was won by the Oneck Stables Fashion Plate 103 pounds ridden by M McGec who is now riding in Franco for II I Duryea DuryeaAugust August Uelmont has announced tlio sale of seven ¬ teen Nurserybred yearlings for June 23 at the old FasigTipton paddocks at Sheepshead Bay The sale will be conducted by the PowersHunter com ¬ pany In the lot that are to be offered are six of the get of Kock Sand four of the get of Fair Play and seven of the get of Singleton as follows followsArgent Argent AgnesDistance b f by Singleton St Agnes Distance b f by Kock Sand Dissembler DissemblerEven Even Money ch f by Fair Play St Eudora EudoraFor For FairyHanovia Fair b c bv Fair Play Fairy Hanovia ch f bv Fair Play Miss Hanover HanoverOrientalist Orientalist b c bv Sineletoi Octoroon Ormulit OctoroonOrmulit OricntaIlace ch f by Fair Play Oricnta Ilace ICock ch c by Hock Sand Anna Hussell HussellSanderling Sanderling blk f by Uock Sand Scliua D DSibgson Sibgson SouriantoSingle b c by Singleton Sourianto Single Maid b f by Singleton Lady Madge MadgeSingletime Singletime RayonSingletoe b f by Singleton Lady Rayon TiptoeSpar Singletoe b c by Singleton Tiptoe Spar SpriteTea b c by Rock Sand Sprite Tea Biscuit ch f by Rock Sand Teas Over OverType Type TynicAlVale b c by Singleton TynicAl Vale Rock J or br c by Rock Sand Velocity Jockey Phil Kelly who rode for Frank Farrell when he campaigned a goodly string of horses under the direction of Frank Wer has gono to cross ¬ country riding and is connected with tile French stable of Joseph B Widener WidenerK K F Coonev has a twoyearold half brother to Highball in a bay sou of Scintillant II and Strych ¬ nia He has been named Clarke out of compliment to the superintendent of the Sheepshead Bay track and on wluit he has shown trainer Bd Hefljier in private Mr Clarke may have no cause for complaint llark has been well engaged in eastern stakes as well as Punch Bowl the brother to Douerail the Kentucky Derby winner another of the Cooiiey youngsters
