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BELMONT PLATE PUT TO GOOD USE : New York. June 2fi. — Eugene Leigh remarked to a some friends in the paddock j««t before the [» race for the Itelniont Stakes that he had won 1 that race Just eighteen years ago. "The Belmont t that year was worth 4*.790 to the winner. Ildrira, , which I bred, owned and trained. Ildrim was by r Kingston, which I owned, and his dam was Libby • L., by Bramble, which I also owned at the time e or shortly before that. At all events, I owned 1 Kingston wheu he sired Ildrim, and I bred and 1 owned Libby L. "A turf writer of that time, who delighted in l being bitter in all his comments on turfmen, while t writing of the entries before the race, remarked: : If Eugene leigh wins the plate he will have no » use for it except to serve corned beef and cabbage e on it. After 1 won the coveted plate,, which was s ■ large tray or salver of solid silver. I invited all 1 the turf writers except this inveterate grouch, to a ■i supper, and the prominent feature on the menu was s corned beef and cabbage served on the Belmont t Plate. I have carried that prise with me in all my t wanderings since then and it still is in my possession. - Nash Turner rode Ildrim that day."
