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SMALT FIELDS AGAIN AT BELMONT PARK PARKShort Short Grass Shown Easterners What He Can Do Jack Atkins HalfBrother a Winner ew York June 4 Small fields predominated at Rilniont Iark again today although the racing was spirited a1 well backed horses were conspicuous throughout the afternoon Bac making his first Ktart of the season in the east took the measure of a fair lot of platers in the second race Outpaced in the early running he sav d much ground when turning for home and easily passed the pacemakers in the final eighth The race was a good one from a iiiiecillative standpoint standpointKmil Kmil liars Short Crass carried 124 pounds and galloped homo an easy winner over Norse King in the fourth race which carded as the feature only saw two contestants face the barrier Norse Kill made the early running but when Khort Grass was called upon lie drew away with consummate ease ami at the finish had a big margin to spare spareAugust August Belmont Fenmonse defeated the oddsou Ifiivoritu Azyiade in the third race without much lilli iiltr iu I Peaceful Star halfbrother to Jack VUkin hud making his first start took the measure of Miss IMizzle and Lily Heavens in the opener Iobeto scored over Bonny Laddie in the steeple chase bv it short margin marginV V p Higgs secretary of the Maryland Jockey Hub was a visitor today todaySaturdays Saturdays program shows quite a number more horses entered for tho different races and the association Is preparing for a large attendance attendanceAt At the request of Secretary Earlocker of fie WcKtchester Racing Association a conference will l held tomorrow between chairman August Bel inont iif the Jockey Club various owners and trainers and Secretary Earlocker to discuss ways and means for the betterment of racing in the way of providing fields fieldsIuss Iuss in Boots a liighly thought af filly from the stable of Foxhall 1 Keene was scratched from the llrst race h day it being reported that she had developed a cplint cplintChesterton Chesterton winner of yesterdays sixth race was bid up from ifCOO to 1000 by Joseph Mar rone but was protected by his owner ownerThe The following rule was passed today uy the stewards stewardsIn In all races closing during a meeting or forty eight hours before any owner may withdraw his horse by paying ten per cent of tho money given by tho association to the tlrst horse payment to be made to the secretary at the time of declara ¬ tion In such races with more than six entries owners shall only have the right to declare out to that MimilKT free of charge by 11 a m on the day of the race such right to be determined by lot when necessary These declaration fees will IK divided sixty per cent to the second horse and forty per cent to the third horse In case of sickness or accident a liorsu may be escnsed by the stewards but for no other reason reasonThis This is tho fame rule regarding scratches that applies on the Maryland tracks tracksT T todayWith W Hedrick was si visitor today With ideal weather conditions some creditable workouts were made over Bclmont Iark course today They were as follows followsAhara Ahara Mile in 147 147Charlestonian Charlestonian MHe in IMG IMGKl Kl Biod Seveneighths in 131 131Gallop Gallop Mile in 148 148Harry Harry Junior Threequarters in 119 119lie lie Will Fiveeighths in 107 107J J J Li 11 is Seveneighths in 132 132Kaskaskia Kaskaskia Mile in 149 Kintoro 149Kintoro Threeeqnarters in 118 118Lady Lady Hilliugton Threeeighths in 37 37Lady Lady Rotha Half mile in 4M 4MLampoon Lampoon Fiveeighths in 107 107Mamie Mamie K Seveneighths in 134 134Orotund Orotund Threequarters in 117 117Paddy Paddy Whack Threeeighths in 37 37Perthshire Perthshire Seveneighths in 131 131Plaintiff Plaintiff Half mile in 49 49Razzano Razzano Thrtenuarters in 120 120Rock Rock View Half mile In 48 48Sam Sam McMeekin Half mile in 49 49Sam Sam Slick Threequarters in 121 121Sand Sand Pocket Fiveeighths in 103 103Slumber Slumber II Mile in 140 140Spring Spring Board Half mile in 4S SiiccesJFiveeighths in 104 104Surprising Surprising Fiveeighths in 105 105The The Finn Threequarters in 121 121Top Top Hatnireeeighthi In C CVaza Vaza Mile in 145 White Hackle Threequarters in 121
