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" I i t ■ [ I t J I I I i 1 I i I I i ; I 1 1 I i : | NEW YORK RACING OVER TOR TH.E YEAR. Belmont Parks Last Day Marked by Surprising Results in Several Races. New York. September 14.— The tiiiiil day of rac " bag at llelinoiii Dark was replete with surprises, -Hie chief npsvt belag the defeat of the Thompson I star. Chicle, in the Nursery Handicap. Chicle was , held at prohibitive odds and ridden by the expert Notter, hut he failed to live up to expectations ; and bowed to defeat by Whimsy and Achievement, j Whimsys victory in this stake was the second for J the Cleveland Stable during the afternoon, for Hen- j jaiuin had won the opening dash in rather easy fashion. Whimsy was well ridden by J. Mc Tagg.ir; . He meat to the front with his mount soon after the break and. outstaying his opposition with marked ease, was casing up at the finish. Chicle swerved for the entire distance, forcing Achievement out, which might have been closer up had not his prog- ress been impeded. The Nursery was worth ,065 ! net. Bea Quince, in receipt of weight from several of his opponents. tn, k the second race and old Guy Fisher, held at odds-on. easily seared Jn the third. today marked the close of racinj; on the metro , politan tracks for this year. A bM crowd was in stteadaaee and the sport proved Ixjth exeitine, and forniful. A hie; shipment of horses will leave for Havre ! de Grace t night, augmenting those which left at . various times this week. There will be no lack of : horses for tomorrows opeasag at the Maryland track. I Jockey T. Davies will accompany the Ilallenbeck stable to Havre de Grace and will ride f ,r this establishment ,.n the Maryland tracks. He will al-o acept outside mounts and should be in demand by horsemen. Oscar I.evvisohn. who has been racing iM Knglau 1 and who has a staid- at Havre de Craee. where the meeting opens tomorrow, was ■ visiter today. Harry La Monlac.no. who has raced a stable in France, is gatberiag some cross country horses for campalgalag on this side. Swish, par r based yesterday from Thomas EStcbeock, is the latest addition to his string. Jockey M. larner returns tonight to Louisville, where he will ride for his contract employer, J. 1.. Holland. J-Hkey Fee received a Seveae flesh wound on his head when he was unseated from Single Stick in the steeplechase, and several stitches were required to dose tie- wound. K. A. Burke will -hip his goad jumper Old Salt to Dorval to finish out tbe remainder of the Canadian circuit.
