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BELMONT STAKES VALUABLE FEATURE Closing Day Attraction of Westchester Racing Association Meeting Well Worth Winning. New York. June 5. — The Westchester Bacing Association has provided some attractive racing for . the final week of its spring meeting at Belmont Park. Mondays six.rt will be confined to overnight races, with two handicaps and a steeplechase as the outstanding features. The Harlem Stakes at one mile, with a guaranteed value of ,000. is the chief attraction for Tuesday. A large field of good second-raters will undoubtedly start in this event. On Wednesday the valuable Keene Memorial Stakes, for two-year-olds, with a guaranteed value of ,000. is sure to bring out a big crowd to see the stars of the juvenile division struggle for the rich prize. The Keene Memorial closed with one hundred and fifty entries and. with an entrance fee of 0 each", the stake is already worth ,500. When, the starting fee of BM each is added to that sum. it means that the winners share will l e close to . KM. The Grand Natiom.l Steeplechase Handicap is the offering for Thursday, while overnight races make up Fridays card. For the closing day of the meeting. Saturday. June 15. a program of unusual brilliance has lieen arranged, promising racing of Ihe highest calibre. The Belmont Stakes and the Coaching Ciub Hantii cap are th- stellar attractions for tint day. The Belmont Stakes is for three-year olds and has a guaranteed valu- of S7.0O0. It is run over the try ing distance of one and tkraa Cigatha miles and takes a horse of the highest class lo win it. August Belmonts great colt Hourless won it last year. as did his Friar Bock in 1910. Th- Finn captured 1 it in 1915. Luke M Luke in 1911. while such other great racers as Tanya. Burgomaster. Peter Pan 1 and Colin are also included among its winners. For this years running of the Belmont, one hundred and thirty-six nominations were received, including all the stars of last years two-year olds. The net value to the winner will lie close to S9.000. The most likelv start, is include August Belmonts I.ucullite, F. Hiuseni .ns Frederick the Great, W. S. Kilmers Sun Briar. O. W. Lofts Papp and Cum Sah. A. K. Maconibers War Cloud. Andr-w Millers Snapdragon II.. Henry A. Porters lltima Tliule. II. 1. Whitneys Johreii, G. D. Wi doners Ijuiius. Brighton Stables Flags and J. E. Wideners Trompe ; La Mort. Tiie Coaching Club Handicap is for three-vear-old fillies at one mile and a quarter and a good ■ field of high-class fillies are assured for this eon-test, with Bosie OGrady. Jyntee, Masda. Knfilade. Bose dOr, Thistle and many other good ones eligible to start. a
