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BELMONT PARK AGAIN CROWDED BY RACING ENTHUSIASTS New York May 31 Not only business men club men and the sporting element but society it ¬ self again showed by their presence at Belmont Park this afternoon in numbers second oaly to the throng tc t that appeared on the oiKning day that the racing c of horses in this state is desired desiredAn An electric train bound for Manhattan jumped the track near Jamaica the center car bounding across j the rails to the castluund truck blocking ail the trains headed for the race course Tills accident f layvd the racing enthusiasts some of whom climbed out of the stalled cars and proceeded to the track in antoiiiebiles wagons and other vehicles The track was cleared after almost one hours delay delaySpeculators Speculators were again in evidence and though many bets were made no CIKMI wagering was toler ¬ ated Sheriff Demott was aguin on hand dcelare1 he would do all in his jmwer to prevUt public betting and vowed that he and1 his pica would arrest any on who violated tie law The word was passed around amoig the known bookmakers that the track ollicials would bar anyone loiind guilty of receiving a bet betTile Tile racing today was of an especially good quality the Withers Stakes and the Bouquet Stakes Iniiig the features of the day August Belmo its good cult Kock Viiw won the Withers in the easiest possible mamiiT from II P Whitneys Prince Ku gene Butwell pcnnitted Yankee Notion to lead for half a mile then he ran around the Uiitk representative and lieat him with ease Ilince Kugeiie made a bid in the hist furlong but had no chance with the winner whdi won lit a canter Cock o tlie Walk stumbled soon after the start and unseated InjuredThe Class The Iniy was not Injured The Vithcrs Stakes named In honor of David D Withers one of tle foremost of oldtime Americua turfmen was established in 1S74 at Jerome Park was transferred in Ife90 to Morris Park and In 15105 to Belmunt 1ark Its history since 1511X is as fol ¬ lows Year Winner Wt Jockey Val Tinif 11100 Kilmariiock 12i N Turner 5470 l41i 1501 The Inrader llO Landry 5020 142 1502 Compute 12 tlrnv SS15 1U 1503 Shorthosf 1215Uaack ti5 141 1504 Delhi 12C Odom 5750 140 1 5 Blandy 120 W Davis 0220144 1505 Accountant IM J Martin sio 138 1507 Frank Uill lLi Notter 7775140 1508 Colin 125 Notter 12050 141 1000 Hilarious 125 Butwell llj 70 141 1510 The Task 12fM McUee 3WO 110 1513 Rock View 118 Buhvell 2225 135 Kaeing suspended in 1111 and 1012 1012Uallop Uallop was returned winner of the Bouquet Stake which was run today for the sixteenth time Its history since 1500 is as follows Time11X10 Ycar Winner Wt Jockey Val Time 11X10 Educate 14 J Slack 1775 5 1501 Misleader 107 Bullman 1515 101 1502 Sergeant lOUT Burns 1885 5Vi 1103 Uace King il Fuller 2040 5Si 1504 Gold Ten Hildebrtiud 1770 101 Vi 1005 Anodyne 54 Iaird 1850 101 1505 McCartcr JIT W Miller l5 100 1507 Ella ONeill 4 Notter 205 100 15JOS Trance 109 Musgrave 1S05 100 TimelS Year Winner Wt Jockey Val Time lS 09 Medallion 5J7 A Lang 1 1910 Onager 105 Creevy 1 1913 Uallop 108 McCahey 11555102 11555102Ueduced Ueduced from liveeighths of a mile to four and a half furlongs Kim at Morris 1ark prior to 1903 Uacing suspended In 1911 and 1912 1912Jockey Jockey Schuttinger who had the mount on Jack McUinnls Saui Jackson in the second race told McUinnis after weighing out that his horse stepped in a hole in the stretch and stumbled This ac ¬ counted for his running disappointingly as he had shown a good work for the race The horse acted a trille lame when he came back to the stand Sheriff standSheriff Mott while strolling aliout the lawn was asked by Charley Casey ijvho knows the sheriff well If he did anything today The sheriff answered No Casey said Are you going toV The sheriff opportunityJohn replied If I get the opportunity John E Madden and a party of friends were talk ¬ ing in the paddock after the running of the Withers Stakes Madden said When Prince Eugene gets going smoothly there will be few threeyearolds that will beat him himUeorge Ueorge M Odouu who intended to give up owning hoives has two likely looking twoyearolds In Duke Harold and Flatbush both by McUce They are quartered at the Sheepshead Bay track and will be ready for Saratoga racing Billy racingBilly Oliver as owner and trainer now has three useful horses at the Belmont 1ark track in Ke wassee Abbottsford and Lord Lelghton The latter his owner declares is the making of a crack Gallo ¬ way and he expects to cut a dash with him at Piping Uock UockThe The Associated Press sent out this report of Fridays opening openingThe The holiday crowd which tilled the vast stands and inclosures gave an enthusiastic greeting to thu bugler when he sounded Boots and Saddles and the cheering was renewed again and again when eleven jockeys piloted as many mounts in parade past the clubhouse and stands to the M st for the lirst of the six races on the card The band played Auld Lang Syne and the crowd catching the spirit of the occasion chimed in with the words of the song There was no attempt at open betting before or during the races Many oral wagers were made but in such a manner tlmt the legal authorities were not called upon to interfere Thos vln are most inlercstiHl in the maintenance of the sport In this state including members of the Jockey Club and representatives of the allied interests of the New York and Saratoga tracks had given assurance to the Nassau county ollicials of their assistance in seeing that the law prohibiting bookmaking or other gambling enforcedTwo would be strictly enforced Two arrests were made by a comity detective just before the fifth race Herman U Sinkcrstcii and Samuel Kornbluiu both of Brooklyn were tho men arrested The dptectivo alleged he heard Korn blum place a bet on a horse with Sinkerstein and hand the latter 10 Sinkerstein was held for triil on Monday Kornblum was held as a material wit ¬ ness and later paroled
