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ACTIVITY VISIBLE AT BELMONT PARK New York May 19 Many new arrivals have been chronicled at Belmont Park within the last few days nnd nearly all the stables that will race at the Wcstchoster Associations spring meeting are now on the grounds The assistants of starter Mars Cassidy are kept busy every day with the schooling of youngsters at the barrier They have set up a barrier on the straightaway course and every morning finds a field of twoyearolds being taught how to get away There awayThere were a few good trials for the Metro ¬ politan Handicap Monday morning despite the fact that the track was sloppy from the rain Rock View with Eddie Dugan in the saddle was sent along a mile in company with his stable mate Stromhuli In 1411 The latter probably will not start in the Handicap although fit and ready Flittergold according to the present plans of the Belmont Stable will go to the post with Rock View in the inaugural stake for the meeting meetingSharpshooter Sharpshooter Schuyler L Parsons eligible went tile same route onefifth second faster than the Bel ¬ mont pair Sunipter had the mount and did not apjiear to be anxious to fully extend the gelding Sharpshooter is tit and will face tin barrier in the Metropolitan with the advantage of racing cxper lenco DerbyJohn in the Kentucky Derby John E Madden may lie represented in the Metropolitan by Sam MeMeekin Charter Alaid is eligible but the Lexington turfman will keep his filly for the Ladies Handicap later on in tin meeting However the pair worked over the mile course Monday morning in 14 without much ex ¬ ertion Roth scorn to he ready readyFair Fair Count one of the Butler eligibles and Bal ¬ lots brother was sent over the same distance by I Steward in nearly a second slower time Fair Count was timed in 144 This colt has had the benefit of hanl work this spring nnd should lie In prime condition for the inaugural stake of the Iolinont meetingJohn Park meeting John 17 Madden is kept busy looking after his string of thirtythroo that arrived recently from Hamburg Place There are many fine looking thoroughbreds in his liarn and the Lexington turf ¬ man feels confident of reaping his share of this money during the coming season seasonJohn John Johnson who a few years ago was in the employ of John W Schorr is training a division of James Butlers horses in the absence of R C Benson tint chief trainer
