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MUDDY TRACK AT BELMOMT STEADY DRIZZLE CAUSES MUCH SCRATCHING AND SMALL FIELDS CONTEST DAYS RACES Pomette Bleu Easily Defeats Gainer Phosphor PhosphorVictor Victor in His Race Buskin Bows a Tendon Tendonanil anil Is Retired New York May 21 The second days racing at lit linont was held under adverse weather condi ¬ tions A drizzling rain which fell practically all day rendered the track muddy and kept the attendance down to the regulars While there was wholesale scratching the racing on the whole was interesting and rorinfiil rorinfiilOut Out of eleven carded to go in the fourth race n handicap at six furlongs over the main course only three accepted the issue Pometto Bleu wan an overwhelming favorite and had no trouble in winning the purse for It T Wilson She led for the entire distance although Gainer making his firs appearance tills year maile a game effort in i li tinal eighth eighthPhosphor Phosphor carrying 112 pounds proved best of those that contested the tliird and iSarl snowing keen vpetd tliruigliout won the second over Perth Kim e Success scored after a hard struggle witn Miss Phllbin in the fifth The winner displayed laie gaineness and only got up in the closing strides stridesliiiskln liiiskln last years Metropolitan Handicap winner 1ms liowed a tendon and will probably not race again this year trainer Whalcn having decided to hit lihn The majority of the racers under Whaleif s care will iiot start befoio Jamaica 1 K Madden has named his twoyearold stal ¬ wart Varient lilly Helen Marie mt of compliment to the young daughter of Kd Cnrley tnrf editor i the New Vork American AmericanThe The staid of J S Ownliey has arrived at the Jamaica track from 1inilito It comprises seven horses Including Iarlton G Wanda Purer Working Iad Dakota and Al IIIccli T Nolan is the stable rider 1 F Sheody will conduct a public training stable this season He is arranging to take over several ior os within a few days daysLew Lew Is S Thompson who recently leased the Harry Payne Whitney horses is by no means unknown on the tnrf A number of years back he raced a formidable stable in parnershlp with his brother William Among others that they raced was LAlonette a Futurity winner winnerW W M Carter who raced the horses of Thomas Fortune Itvan last year has live horses at Itelmont Park Including Hocklish a junior
