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. PERTHSHIRE IS NEVER HEADED. Adrians Racer Scores Easy Victory at Belmont Park — Louise Travers Takes Dartworths Measure, , . 1 New York. June 5. — Perthshire, leading all the way. won the Garden City Selling Handicap, todays Belmont lark feature race, over Lohengrin and Any Pott. Perthshire was never in serious danger of defeat at any stage of the journey and held his opposition safe for speed throughout. ] Dartworth. an odds on favorite, succumbed in the third race to Louise Travels, which closed with a great burst of speed and just got up. Dartworth and Yodeiiug set the early pace. Scratches in the first race resulted iu Catalina being made a prohibitive choice and she- fully justified the confidence reposed in her by winning handily over George Roesch and The Finn. The Bobbins entry. Joe Rosenfield and Bartlett, ruled favorite iu the second and the latter was returned I the winner. Joe Rosenfield bolted to the extreme outside in turning for home. .un Cotton, mider skillful handling, took the ] steeplechase after Adventuress had set the pace for nearly the entire distance. Gun Cotton had to be ridden out in the final eighth to get the verdict, lint was going away at the end. Chanteuse. showing a fair performance, won the sixth race, with plenty to spare. Racing will tie conducted tomorrow at Piping Rock, where an excellent program of seven races is carded. Racing will be resumed at Belmont Park Monday. Tuesday there will be no racing hereabouts, on account of the international polo games ai Meadowbrook. On Saturday. June 13, racing will start at Belmont Park at 111 oclock to allow those who wish to do so au op|K rtuuity of going to the polo game. Jockey J. Kederis left touight for Latonia. where he will ride Climber in her stake engagement Saturday. All of the horses of R. T. Wilson were withdrawn today on aecount of the death of Mrs. Wilsons father, Dr. Mason, of Boston. Jockey J. Bryne was an arrival today from Kentucky, lie will ride for E. R. Bradley when his term of suspension expires. Former jockey J. OBrien, who at one time rode for J. Fitzsimmons. arrived yesterday from Georgetown. South America, for the purpose of buying horses to ship there to race. Instructions were received today from J. W. Schorr for the shipment of Luke McLuke to Montreal, where he will be a starter in the Dorvai Derby.
