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UNITED HUNTS ENTRIES FILL WELL. Twelve Named for Opening Day Feature — Weights Assigned — Metropolitan Gossip, By Ed Cole. New York. May 4. — Entries are coming in fully as well as anticipated for the Inited Hunts meeting at Belmont Park Terminal May 12 and 19. The early mails brought in more than usual and many of the nominations will be collected by F. J. Bryan at Pimlico. Owing to the recent burning of i the grandstand, there will not l c a reconstruction this year. Patrons will have to view the races | from the ground. The infield will be opened to the ; public as well as the lawns upon whieh tents will be erected for visitors, in case of rain. It will lie a regular old-fashioned race meeting. One of the features of the opening day will bo the Inited Hunts Double Kvent Steeplechase Ilamli cap, over a two-mile course. There are twelve entries, handicapped as follows: Owner. Horse. Wt. Thomas nitehcock Kiutore |M Greentree Stable Cherry Malotto 150 J. T. Gwathmey Belle of Brvn Mnwr. 141 Gree.itree Stable 1 Reeves 140 J. E Widener Skibltcroen 140 Thomas Hitchcock Bryndor 137 E. M. Weld St. Charleote 137 E. M. Wold Yodoling 137 M. L. Schwartz Alley 137 M. L. Schwartz Ormes Head 137 J. E. Widener Sarsenet tM J. T. Gwathmey Reliance 130 Winners after the announcement of the weight* to carry five pounds extra. Five-Day Meeting at Staten Island. There is some talk of the old Richmond Fair Grounds half-mile track lieing used for a five-day meeting this summer. According to report the Staten Island Jockey Club has been organized with Edward Baser the prime mover. It is asserted the meeting will be held during August while the State Fair is in operation. "It would be bad jxilicy to race at Gravesend track." said Secretary Phil Dwyor. recently, "while there is such crowding of dates at the local trucks. There is no room for Gravesend to squeeze in without antagonizing Maryland, which woidd not be just. ::s Maryland has laws which an- beneficial to the s|w rt and helpful to horsemen. The Gravesend stockholders are all interested in Aqueduct and it is considered better policy to utilize the Aqueduct track in preference to Gravesend, owing to trans ] ortati n facilities. "It also is handier for horsemen at Aqueduct and saves them expense of shipping from one track to another for short meetings. Cntil the season is considerably lengthened, there is little liklihood of racing at Gravesend." Fred Williams, the steeplechase rider, receives |SM a month retaining fee from K. P. McLean. the Washington sportsman. Few. if any steeple chase riders can boast of such a sum as a retainer, though several flat riders receive more than double that amount, but seme ride in six and seven races daily, while a cross-country jockey rarely has more than six mounts a week. Friends of "Honest John" Kelly will 1 o pleased to learn he is convalescing from a recent operation for carbuncles. He was confined to his bed for ■heat three weeks and expects to be about again in a few days.
