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NEARING THE FINISH AT BELMONT PARK. Only One More Day Remaining of the Big Tracks Spring Meeting — Roly in Good Form. New York. June 13. — First-class racing weather was the order today and the attendance showed a decided increase. While the class of horses contesting was of ordinary calibre, the racing was spirited with exciting finishes resulting. The opener went to Cheer from the Brighton Stable, which only had to canter to defeat her opponents. The second was a good speculative affair, with the winner. Sir William Johnson, fancied by many. He won in a hard drive with Corsican. Pullux being third. The third was likewise an affair that attracted considerable speculation. Felieidad being the medium of staunch support. The colt, however, duplicated his performance of Saturday by leading to the eighth post and quitting badly when it seemed he would Ik- the winner. Yankee Witch then came on to score over Alvord. The fourth was as easy for Roly, the odds-on favorite, as the opener was for Cheer. Koly went into the lead at the start, increased his advantage to a ten lengths lead when turning for home and won hard held. Whimsy barely outstayed the fast-coming Sandman II. for second place. Tomorrow marks the close of the Belmont Park meeting and the racing will shift to Jamaica Thursday, when the Excelsior Handicap is down for decision. Price McKinney was a visitor today, coming from Cleveland to see the running of the Keene Memorial Stakes, which will be decided tomorrow, and for which the Wiokliffe Stable has four eligi-bles — Assume, Temptation. Federal Girl and Mida. The mbW of Nealy and Buxton. C. W. Gasser and J. O. Keene arrived at Aqueduct from Louisville, they being the first of the western division to put in an appearance. Former jockey C. H. Shilling was also an arrival with his stable. His brother. H. Shilling, and G. W. Carroll, were the riders to accompany the above stables. Thomas Welsh, who was injured yesterday in trying to capture a runaway mustaug. has recovered sufficiently to attend to his training duties. Probable starters in the Excelsior Handicap of ,000. at one mile and a sixteenth, to be run on Thursday at the Jamaica course, are: Horse. Wt. Jockey. The Finn 124 A. Schuttinger Flying Fairy Ill T. McTaggart Sharpshooter 110 T. Davies Doni inant 107 P. Keogh Spur 106. H. McDermott Roly Ill E. Huynes Benevolent 103. C. Fairbrother Half Rock 100 M. M. Garner Grumpy 100 Celandria 100 Daddys Choice 90 L. Lykes Work-outs, with the track fast, this morning were: Acabado — Half mile in 52. Ash Can — Half mile in 51%. Bromo — Mile and an eighth in 1:59. Basil— Half mile in 51. Chicle — Mile and an eighth in 1:59%. Coquette — Half mile in 51%. Defense — Half mile in 50. Dominant — Half mile in 51%. Dervish — Three-quarters in 1:16%. Fenmouse — Mile in 1:45%. Flying Fairy — Mile and one-eighth in 1:59. First Ballot -Half mile in 51. Garbage — Half mile in 53%. Genesis — Half mile in 49%. Golden Gate — Half mile in 51. Gillies— Mile in 1:58%. Hidden Star — Half mile in 51%. Hauberk — Five-eighths in 1:06%. Hwfa— Three eighths in 40%. High Noon — Three-quarters in 1:16%. Holiday — Mile and one-eighth in 1:58%. Hendrie — Three -quarters in 1:23. Inia Frank — Mile in 1:46. Jem— Mile and one-eighth in 1:58%. Libyan Sands — Three-eighths in 40. Mustard— Mile in 1:48%. Murphy— Three-eighths in 36%. Merchant — Half mile in 51%. Marie Odile — Three-eighths in 38%. Marse Henry — Three-eighths in 37. Old Koenig— Mile in 1:45%. Pleione — Mile in 1:45%. Pennant — Mile in 1:47. Pan Maid— Half mile in 51%. Qui Vive— Half mile in 52. Konkiss — Mile and one-eighth in 2:01. Roamer— Mile in 1:46%. Regret — Mile in 1:58. Set Squart — Three-quarters in 1:19. Sasin— Mile in 1:45%. Safe Home — Three-quarters in 1:17%. Saratoga — Five -eighths in 1:06. Sky — Half mile in 52. Short Grass — Mile in 1:42%. Triple Crown — Three-eighths in 38%. Top o th Morning — Half mile in 55. Trial by Jury — Half mile in 53%. Tudor King — Three-quarters in 1:19. Thunderer — Half mile in 48%. Tragedy— Half mile in 49. Tetan — Three -quarters in 1:19%. Tea Three in Caddy — -eighths 36%. Vixen — Half mil-i in 49.
