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CURRENT NOTES OF THE TURF The grandstands and official buildings at both Bclmont Park and the Terminal have been pewly painted and the plants are iu condition fo the season seasonEdward Edward Piiair re orts a fine chestnut cot foal by Plaiidinore from his mare Lucrusta J Perrys Satin Bower has a brown colt also by Mr Donnes good horse which was bred to fifteen tlKyJughbred mares this year There are now approximately 275 thoroughbred quartered at the Belmont Park course and with the number of reservations that have seen inrfdii by the various owners for the season there will be few if any stalls left for the late comers comersTlie Tlie stable of F Ambrose Clark arrived Thurs ¬ day morning at Belmont Park from Baltimore in charge of trainer Edward Freeman There aru fifteen horses in the string including tlie New York Steeplechase nominees Meadowsweet Meadow Lark Lysander Rahab and Knight of MeiSfc Of the thoroughbreds stationed at Belmont Park The Finn and Iron Duke are uttra fng considerable attention and the Hallenbeck stable is constantly licset with visitors reipiestllig a look at the pair According to trainer Heffner they gained in weight last winter and now weigh in tlie neighborhood of 050 pounds each eachTlie Tlie Evader ono of the most iitoful steeple ¬ chasers in the stable of R L Gerry last year was destroyed during the winter The timber topper broke down hopelessly during the autumn season and his existence wcs ended to save him useless suffering Footlights another good jumper of the Gerry string is rtiurtcred at tlie Lake Delaware Farm where lie will remain until autumn He will be started at the various fall meetings meetingsGilford Gilford A Cochran has the distinction of own ¬ ing the tallest filly at Belmont Park This is Pantomime a daughter of Poter Pan The filiy stands 1C hands and is one of tlie most powerful looking juveniles at the track She has grown a full inch while she is been at Belmont Park Prohibition is another wig one of the Cochran string Tins colt is a promising twoyearold and trainer Midgley is said to consider him the star of the string
