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, I . i I . : . i i . i I i i | [ • | 1 [ 1 LUKE MLUKE EASY WINNER JOHN W. SCHORRS GOOD COLT ADDS BELMONT STAKES TO HIS CREDIT. Belmont Park Meeting Comes to Close with One of the Biggest Crowds of the Season in Attendance — Comely Wins Laureate Stakes. New York. June 20. — The Belmont and the Laureate Stakes wire the features of the closing day of the Belmont Dark meeting. The racing was witnessed by one of the largest erow.ls of the sea son. Aside from the stake events, the program was of good quality and productive of spirited racing. Luke Mcl.uke accounted for the DelinonL Stakes in easy style. It incidentally marked the Brst success of tin- Schorr stable on the metropolitan circuit this year. Luke McLuke, after racing Chariest, iiiau into submission, shook off Gainer while turning for home and drew away in the tinal fur-ii.ng l . win by eight lengths. Gainer, restrained in ih. early running, came with a rush wlen set down, but after assuming a .•.intending position dropped back although he held Charlestoafatn sat.-for s. c .n.l place. Thornhill was withdrawn, leal ing the three to contest the stake. The Belmont Stakes dates back to 1S07, when it was Won by Ruthless. It was run at Jerome Dark prior to 1806 and at Morris Dark from 1890 to 1005, i hen transferred to Betaaoat Part. Its tabled history since 1900 follows: Year. Winner. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time. 100U lldrini 12f. N. Tuner .S14.TW 2:21% 1001 Commando 126 11. Spencer. 11,505 2:21 1002 Mastenaaa 120 J. Bullman. 13.220 2: 22c. 1003 Africander 12C J. Bullman. 12.285 2:23% I.Nii Delhi 120 G. o.loin .. 11.575 2:08% Do.". Tanya 121 E.Hil.lbraud 17.240 2:08 1900 Burgomaster ...120 C. l.vtie -. 22.700 2:20 1907 Deter Dan 120 G. Mountain 22.705 •os cuiin 120 c. Notter . 22.70.". 1660 Joe Mad.l.ti 120 K. Ditgan . 24..V.0 2:21 v- 1010 Sweep 120 J. Bat well. 0,700 2:22 191:: Prince Eugene .108 B. Troxler . 2. .".7.". 2:ts 1914 Lake McLuke: ..126 M. Buxton. 3,025 2:20 Ititti at 1 1-4 miles in 1004 and 1006, No time laken in 1997 and 1668, No racing in 1911 and 1912. James Duller w.n the Laureate when Cmiely led Sea Shell to the Balsa in easy fashion. The Rut- 1 r stable was represented by three starters — Comely. Catalina and High Nona -and the last named tinishe.l third. Comely easily drew away from Sea Shell, the early pacemaker, in tlie final eighth. The tabled history of the Laureate Stakes since 1900 is Shown below: Year. Winner. Wt. Jockey. Val. Time, 1900 Bonnibert 110 G. o.loin ...32,015 :." 9% 1001 limn Paal 107 M. Henrv .. 1.805 1:01 1902 Charles Rl wood. 118 J. Womlerly. 2.07."i :50% 1603 Boxwood 115 G. Odom ... 2.s." 0 :59% D.HI4 Song and Wine. 12-". A. Red fern . 2..".9.", :5s c, D.I05 Denrhvn 110 W. Shaw .. 2.4IM1 1:01 hum; okenite 115 II. Radtke . 2.975 :50 1907 Frizette 117 W. Miller.. 3.425 1008 Melisande 107 J. Notter... 2,ss5 :.r 9% 1008 Waldo 126 C. Nicol .. 1.925 1 :lil 1010 Babbler 112 K. Dugau . 2..:75 1 :oo-"- 1914 Comely 125 J. Notter .. i.025 1 :ll7 No racing in 1911 and 1912. Not run in 1913. A gaad field of sprinters went to the |iost in the second race and Boamer scored rather easily. Leo- chares, the fax. rile, was prominent. Boamer dis-| played high speed and drew away in the final six-J teeiith to wia by a comfortable margin. Sarsenet t.sik the opeaiag race, well in hand. Baton and Amalli figured in a stirring contest in Ha fifth race. Datoti winning after the hardest kind of a drive through the homestretch, with Sumter putting ap an energetic finish. Amalfl as- sunied an easy lead shortly after the start, but after making the stretch turn. Daton moved up with his customary stretch bid and the two ran closely aligned for an eighth of a mile, when Daton Weal away to win by a safe margin. J. W. Fuller was an arrival today. He came from Montreal to attend the Haggla sale. Monday. It ma iked his first visit to New York since he raced Tokalon here eight years ago. It. F. Carman was a visitor at the Belmont sale today. J. W. Schorr and family left tonight for Hamilton, where they will remain during the meeting. The Schorr horses will if mala here to race at Aqiie.lu. I. The suspension of jockey McTairgart has been coin iniieil until July 31 and he has bees warned that a repetition of his rough riding will cause, his license to be revoked. The suspension of jockey Woods. f.,r an unsatisfactory ride on Bnekhorn. has been ordered coii- tinned for an indefinite period.
