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ELFIN QUEEN AND MOTOR COP ■ ♦ Winners of Fashion and Withers Stakes at Belmont Park. ♦- Both of the Victories Are Easily Achieved — A. K. Macombcr Scores a Double. New York. June 1.— The Fashion Stakes and the Withers Stakes, two old-time fixtures in Aineriean racing and annual foatur.-s of the soring meeting at I-h; t Park, were provided as attra. -linns by the . • Ictiestrr Raring Association this aflern N n. The former was a dash if five-eighths for two-year-old fillies, ami the latter called for three-year-olds at MK mile. Tile eluli guarant e i the value to be ..".. mill in each of these events. Elfin Queen added f.. her laurels when she lie-at her opponents in the Fashion Stakes in a ranter. She made all the MM and beat Ophelia by a half dozen lengths. It was the third straight victory that Elfin Queen had scored at the meeting ami the seeond stake ■at. A. K. Macomb: r fiirni-lie.l tin- winner of the Witliers in Motor Con. which eame from behind in Iim- streteli and won easily by a length from rum S:th. The start found Motor Coo away fast, hill Tapiin took him baek in the first eighth and |Miin;t;.| Flags to make the pace. He race-el under reMi.ii.it until straightened out for the filial dash, when !•■■ moved up with a rush and. in tl»- final eighth held his opiioneiits safe. Cum Sail finished in n-olute f:isliion after making a wide turn when entering the homestretch. War Cloud, winner of the Ireakiiess Stakes, ran a lioor race. He left the barrier slowly and had no ehaiiee with the start given him. Lady Gertrude won her fourth straight victory of t/ie y.-.ir wlmi she b-at Nom.nee ill the o|ieui:ig dash. iri one of the most iuteres: i:g races seen this sea son. The two rai-ed : a team, alternating in th" lead, but n«-ver farther apart than a head or ;. neck and I-ady Ccrtrude won lieeausi- Rodriguez outrode Knsor at the finish. The spectators were on their feet wildly cheering .is the two passed the winning line. Lady Gertrude gettihg the aleci sion by a mis-. The well -briil Suitcrhiimaii gave convincing evi-ilenee today that he is one of the foremost steeple chasers in this country, by picking up l.VI pounds and easily heating Shannon River i- the jumping feature- of the afternoon. Incidentally it marked Ike folrth straight victory through the field for Superhuman. Jockey Loft us was a big factor in the success of llcndrie in the Elmoiit Handicap and again en Star .Master in the closing da-!;. Tiie track was of the drying out sort and a bit lumpy in s|iots. The at tendance equalled that of the opening day and much enthusiasm was displayed, which Ami that, despite war conditions, the sjM.rt has a strong hold on the public Kciior A. II. Diaz ..f Havana. Cuba, has added to hi* string, by private iiurehase, the Broomstick filly. Comfort, and the All r.old colt, Gilder. Both were secured from Harry Payne Whitney. «;. W. I»ft has purchased the fast "filly Seam stress from Samuel Willets. PAPP TO BE SAVED FOR SARATOGA. Trainer Max Hirsch has decided not to take m chances with Iapp ;uid he may not face the starter again unlil S::ivt..ga. ••|,|ie splint is nnlliing s.-r i.-iis." said Mr. Hirsch. "but I dont think it advis abb- to aggravat • ii until it is thoroughly removed " I-ady Gertrude, the winner of the first race todav is naiacd after Mrs. Gertrude E ir!ocka-r. wife of the -ertary of the Westchester Association. friee M.Kiiiiny was a visitor to see the Wither* derided. *"I wish I could la- out here even dav ■ said the originator of the Wiekliffe Stable, "it docs me gMMl to meet so many of my «.!.| ;i ml jovial friends, bur for the present my baaiaew i-. Uikiaa every ininiite of my time. When tin- w.r is "over" I Iio|m- to see more of tli racing." "•""Bte*-1" l-k-y J- Clarl; bu jj,l.1 fir.,... with William Garth and will do some of the riding for the staid.- in er .ss-coimtry evi nts. Nominee ran in tin- name and interests of It McKeevcr in the opening race. Mc-Rccvor look Nominee- out of a selling race the last time lu-btarted. Another star will be added to the flag flouting over the jockeys building at Belmont Park. Steeplechase jockey II. Williams, who has been rid jng here during tin- present meeting will report for duty in the army on Monday. He expects to be ■tari to amp Mills. . Three more names were add. d to the- list of horses on the schooling list, when Frances Star. Snapdragon ii all,j Orlando of Havana were itosted among those which will have to lie schooled. Jerry Vega, a well known race follower of Havana, was an arrival fr. :!1 r„ha. His plans are to remain at B. linoiit Park until the close of the- meet ing and to piss nu. remainder of the summer at Saratoga .springs. A notice «;:s [Mist.-,] j„ the secretarys office-warning owners and trainers not to harbor Joseph Green. an . . . , ;.. ];11]. wll„ j,.ft ,|„. employ of A- •- Pill, ley without a written discharge The jumper Kilwinning has been turned over t. Silas cit.h. who will train him in the future. J. W. Beaa. ake maintains a stock farm at Haw art Glen. Maryland, plans to e., i„to the breeding of thorough. .!. on .-, small scale. He will purchase about eight mares. nt. |,.ls already s.-cured two. Iiiivnig tak.-n ov-r Tan and Sweet Klowc.-s. which were narked dvara t.. Bean Waters.-n at the C.-as-satt*sal . h. -|.| it |;cln„,i,t Park ,,u the o|Kiiiiig dav of the nu. ting. Hon, marcs are in foal to Aeronaut. Major Thomas Hitchcock, in uniform of the aviation corp- .,f whie-h he is a uienilx-r. gll-e teel many of h.s friends in the club house at ltclniout Park tin- aft.-rncMm.
