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EASTERN PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHT. New York Racing Season to Be Inaugurated at Belmont Park Next Tuesday. New York. Mav 21.— The Hem York racing Beaaan will I pencil in earnest with the inauguration of the twenty one days meeting of the Westchester Racing As-ociatioii. at Belmont Park next Tues- la. The prospects for a successful season are much brighter than upon the Oceanian of the revival ot ruing in this state at the sane- track one veai ago. alter a suspension of two years. Last year there was some doubt u to the ability of the riiiing as-ociatiiins to carry through their plans. The development* of the year gave racing a new lease of life and the approaching season is n gaiile 1 with much optimism. Belmont Park nevei looked prettier and the track was never in better ceadlUna than at the Uteaent. Today there are several liiinilr.il Imrsc-,-il Belmont Park, and stabling has been engaged tor mote than 800 still to come. For the opening day the stake attractions are the Metropolitan Handicap and the New Ymk Steeplechase, .mil tMHue of tlie liest horses in ftain ing will face tii- starter i:i these events. Im- Satiirdav. May ::o Decoration Day, the banner attract ions are the Withers, the Amateur Cap and the International Steeplechase. The kcbedule of the stake events follows: Tilt ad ay. Maj 28 New York Steeplechase, tliirty-one euirits; Metropoiitaa Handicap. sixty nine • Utiles. Wednesday. May J7 Juvenile. 112 entries. Thursday, May 28 Ladies Handicap, forty live Satin. lay. May •".«» -Withers, forty eight entries: ft an t rar Cap, forty-eight entries; International Steeplechase, thirty three entries. Moinla. June 1 Boquet, slxtj light entries. Thursday. June 4 — owners Fund stake, the Larch-ini.nl. fortj eight out ii. s. n/ednewlay, June in -Grand National Bteeplechane, ilnii three entries. Saiiir.lay. June 11 — Toboggan, sixty-nine entries. Haturday, June 13 Keen* Mtaanrlnl, I0i» entries. Tuesday. June lf Fashion, sixty eight cut lies. Thursday, June is Harlem, titty one ea tries. Saturday, June _o Belmont, forty two entries; Owners ruad Slake. Laureate. 198 onirics. Killing Secretary A. .Mel.. Karlocker has issued the program book for the twenty day meeting. Tin- conditions ~uit all manner and kind of horsemen, as it is replete with handicaps, allowance lac s and selling handicaps and the t wo year old- are especially well provided for. Quito .in attractive novelty la in giving the overnight band lea I s distinctive names of towns and ■Mrintg of intei-.-t in the neighborhood of Belmonl lnrk. such as the Qoeeaa, the Miaeola, tke MTeat-nary, etc. While many horses are heading this way. Belmont Park already has a goodly lot on hand, and be are all taking their exerefaea in a ill :i niioi-1o indicate that the seasoned ones will find s.. unlit opponents awaiting them. Trainer Richard Baaana is noe of the busiest trainers on the big track with the string of two year olds that he is titling for James Batter. Seldom have so many good looking youngsters been housed in one stable. and it will be surprising indeed if the string teea W not make its mark. The John B. Madden lot is another fine collection, and several of them are inst about readv far the colors Mr. Madden lias made a number of slake nomination-, and be promises to take n mare liv.-ly part in racing than he has in several BM S.lis. T. J Doaobue lias reached Belmont Park with his string of eight steeplechasers. Aaaoag atheta j„ hi- lot an- Jesuit. Cliftoiiian and Octopus Tea Ioint appears to be the Lead island choice i..r the Metropolitan Handicap. The slashing big *oti of Jack Ioint and Gold Ten lias I n creating ii genuine sensation by the speed Ims Is showing in Ids trials. James Berne has not yet come in with the Whitney horses from Brookdale. ijist year he brought Whisk Broom II. from the farm easy a couple of days before racing began and won the Metropolitan with him. Ile has been titling sonic good ones at the farm anil he may be able to spring another importation on the public. There are six name! from the Whitney stable for the Metropolitan, and of the lot Miramichi and Nightstick are the only two that have raced in this country. He lias Borrow, a brother to Dreamer, that made good in England, as well as Cabaret. Meeting House and Pandean all named in the big race. Richard F. Carmen has engaged stabling and will shortly strive at lielinout Iark from Louis tile with his big string. Fourteen two year olds were added to the John K. .Madden string al Belmont iark when a ship incut cam.- in from Kentucky.
