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i i I | i 1 hi . ! . . PENNANT MAKES AUSPICIOUS DEBUT. Last Years Futuiity Winner Scores Over Good Opposition in His First Start of the Season. New York. June 2. — The Little Neck Handicap. .me mile and a sixteenth, was todays feature at Belmont Park, and it maiked the first appearance this year of Pennant, last years Futurity win per. IViinaut was returned the winner over Buck-horn and Buskin. His race was an impressive one, i..r lie set a fast pace from the start, withstood i repeated challenges, and won with something in reserve. Hark horn ran to his best form, but had no excuses. Buskin found his impost of 1:2. pounds too much to handle, but he ran a good nee, the Whitney colors were also home in front in lie tifth race, when Virile defeated a shifty lot platers. Including Donald Macdonald. the favorite. Dismiss won the opener and it incidentally marked the lirst success of J. E. Maddens horses at the meeting. Cvosshun proved easily best in the second after showing a high tlighf of speed throughout. Stonebenge led a poor lot in the sixth, from start !.. tinish. I. F. .Madden sold Joe It is.iilield to David Ktev enson al private leiins this afternoon. Tomorrow the scene of racing will shift from Belmont Park to the picturesque coarse of the Piping Rock Racing Association at Locos! Valley. Again un Saturdaj there will he racing al Piping Rock. Belmont Park racing will occupy the remaining lisys of the week.
