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TWENTY THOUSAND PEOPLE • Witness Splendid Memorial Day Program at Belmont Park. « Elfin Queen Wins Valuable Juve- j nile Stakes — Naturalist First j in Toboggan Handicap. • I Now Y«rk. May 30.— Tin-re won- two features to i tin- racing at Belmont Park today. Juvenile Stakes with ;i guaranteed value of S7..". KI and the Toboggan ; Handicap Willi .S. NH added. Il:«l tin- lay Im-.-ii ! pl.-as.ini. thi-ro is no question tliat at least thirty I thousand iM-rsons would have lx-cn present, lint tlie tun-atcniac rain reduced the uumlx-r lo about twenty ! thousand. Some of the Ix-st youngsters shown this i y.ar t.xik part in the Juvenile Stakes, over a traek I t!i.;t was quite sloppy, lint it had solid footing, con-t .jiiiitlv the time was the fastest ever made in the | t-i Ml. be official figures lx-ing 5N%. I Opinions differed considerably on the outcome of i both race*, owing to tin- uncertainty of ;h - track and tin- likes and dislikes of the contestant -•. Not withstanding these facts, the talent made d--c:ded 1 favorites ia both cvenex ami they did not betray i th. ir baefcerm. Elfin Queen, the promising Disguise filly. .:-itnrcd the J. iv. nil- Stakes in a cou iucing fashion, slowing tin- way from start to finish and c.isilv beating ilannabil, from the stable of It. T. Wilson. The latter showed a good |terforinaucc and MM earning at the end. Lord Brighton, one of tin- |ii!.l I- choices. -ou!d not extend hiuis -If in tin going .111 1 m in vcr promim-nt. The others cut but little figure in the result. A Mtaral mud rin.ner is Naturalist. the pr iperty of J. E. Widener. wi:i -h accounted for he Tolxiggan Handicap. He slmwcd t M inueli sjx-ed in the going for Mot-.- Cop. which was accorded confident sup-i rt m iir.-i. nut of his victory in the Stuyvesant I •.in.ii. .q at Jamaica, in which lie beat Flags. Jack. ■ liar.- Jr.. Sun l.r:-.r and other good ones. While In- finished second, he was outrun from the start by Mr. Widener* s colt. Old Kocnig ran a good race, but the weight told on him. as it did on Itcam.-r. which was never a contender. Lucullite had not lieen doing quite as well in his work as trainer Hildreth wished, lint he started him. b.-liov-ing a race of this kind would do him good, though lie has shown a dislike for any hut a fast track. James Arthur furnished the winner of the o|iening dash in Water Lady. Deckmate, the favorite, nmved up gamely in the stretch, hut finisln-d in the d -« ;«-st going and tired at the end. Water Ladys victory was easily achieved. In the Frce|x«rt Steeplechase Al Beeves, carrying the s:lks of the Greoutroo St:ilde. proved best. He fenced cleanly and led throughout. Vincent Pow- r~ -cored Lis first victory of the vear on Al lteeves. X. K. Heal, well backed. I., at Ellison in a hotly cont-sted finish iu the fiftli race, after racing I» Tvisu Into defeat when nti-riiig the stretch. X. K. Heal gamely ri-sistcd the threatening obal leiig.- of Kllison and secured the decision by a small i margin. The first of the youngsters from the famous Sled-Here Stud of England, which wore brought to thi-cuintry last year hy W. It. Coc, to wore for his . American owner is I nder I-ire. a sou of Swynford. which raptured the closing race of the day iu a game finish with Orimalkin. MAJOR BELMONT HIGHLY PLEASED. The size and character of the attendance at Bcl-mont Park today, was particularly pleasing to the n ;.i;igemeiit and Major l:. lmont. who was pres.-ut in Itiiforui, was ;, l.usy figure in the cluli house and pmldock. It arm os|xs.ially gratifying to find sucii ,i teii-ral response from the sjx.rt -loving p;-..p!e of New York. and vicinity, as the weather was anything I it propitious during the morning hours. The victory of H. K. Knapps splendid filly Elfin tlH-on i" the Juveuil- Stakes. gae plca-un- to the many friends of that g ntleman. who was unfortunately not aide to he present when the daughter of Disguhe scor.d a signal triumph in the Ix-st field of two year-olds tii.it has gone to the post this ear. Nhe VV;S ""■ "!,-v f"-v " t!l" f-ll MM, taking tin- lead at the start, sin- not only wen. but placed a record for the race which, taking the condition ..f the traek into consideration, marks her as a filly of bUl»erb quality. Mr. Kuapp not only owns the oaiu of tlie filly. Sprite, but also owns and raced her granddam. Oneck Jueeu. Joseph E. Widener of Philadelphia, did not expect Xaturalist to win the Toboggan Handicap, ihoitgh tin- condition of the traek was altogether in bis favor. Naturalist comes by his mud running qualities through both sire and dam. Fred Burlew. who has sen Much French ran-iug. and is familiar with the thoroughbred families in that country, says that the get of llabcluis are wonderful performers in heavy going. The claim lodged yesterday by H. Fink for WhinisJ" was not allowed by the stewards on the ground that Wl inisy had b-en entered iu the Hollis III III—- Stake* on November 15, 1917. before the jin-seut in! . which does not require having a startT in ■■■. race in order to claim a horse, was passed. Consequently Whimsy was returned to the Cleveland Stable. The prom. sin- st.-, pi ,-liaser Candle, in the stable of the Canadian owner J. Lumsdcn. has gone wrong. The trouble i a Klifgltt In. wed tendon. The horse bas lieen thrown out of training and it is doubtful if he will face the starter this year. William Myers, who is looking after the rebuilding of the track at Saratoga, came down today to explain to the directors ..f the club the progress in ole in the work of reconstruction. Tin-track has been plowed twice and most of it has already been resoilcd. Tlie training track is already lu fine condition and the work on the main track will be completed in amide time for the opening of tin- moefiiii;. .Jockey Ericksous apprentice allowance in the east will expire when he rides one more wi r. Hugh lb-Tarr.li, wl... will !«• remembered by the old timers as one of the leading owners during the Unttenherg and Oloucester !ays. was a visitor at Helniont Iark today. M:-Carren retireil from the active rank:, a few years back. It was his first visit to Itelmoiit Park and he was busy in the paddock greeting many of his old-time friends. Lafe I.lock came over from Philadelphia. He will remain iu the east during the balance of the sen K»n. S. C. Hildreth dispowil of Ib-ckmate previous to Hm- running of Mi.- first race and the horse ran in the interests of the Itanium Stable. It. O. Miller will train him for his new owner. It. L.. Hresl-r. acting for J. F. Sullivan of Pittsburgh, purchased Masda of August Belmont. Mr. tCoutiuued on second page. TWENTY THOUSAND PEOPLE Continued from first page. Sullivans plans are to purchase several horses of good class if they are obtainable and turn them over to Bresler. who will manage and race them on the New York tracks. Frank McGinty. Mho did the starting at several of the tracks ou the second circuit in Canada and who more recently has lieen filling the |»osition of chief assistant for starter James F. Milton, came over from Baltimore to take in a few days racing. He will join the forces employed by the government at the proving grounds at Als-rdeen, Maryland, when he returns south. C. F. Clark, who trained for Bob Smith some few years back, is gathering a stable. He purchased St. Qiieiitin at the Cochran sale at Pimlico and acquired by private purchase yesterday the platers Election and Jim White. Jockeys Lyke and Buxton and II. G. Bed well, the trainer of Cudgel, left for Louisville after the third race today. The chute at Belmont Park, when in good condition, is much faster than ever before. It is unite common to see horses work half miles in 411 and 17 seconds and two-year-olds have lieen seen to work three-eighths ill 33 seconds and a fraction. Common two -year-olds can go halves in 34 seconds with little trouble. All the owners of the fashionable stables were at Belmont today. The club house was so packed with visiters that it was a difficult matter to move around.
