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OPENING OF FALL SEASON Metropolitan Autumn Racing Be ¬ gins at Beimont Park Monday Splendid Inaugural Program Pro ¬ vided to Entertain Big Labor Day Attendance New York August 7 The mctroi olitan public who admire the thoroughbred anil finil enjoyment iiul recreation in witnessing liis keenly contested ttriigglcs on the tnrf anticipate with pleasure the return of its favorite sjxirt to the Ixmg Island tncks next Monday when the AVestchester Racing Associations autumn meeting opens at Belmtmt Park Monday being Labor iluy anil a national holiday one of the largest attendances of the year is expected to crovd the grandstand lawns and every available space of the most sumptuous and largest race course of the country countryA A program in keeping with the occasion has been prepared with three stake features as attractions Chief of those is the ISelmont Park Autumn Handi ¬ cap of 1000 added for threeyearolds and over at our mile and an eighth While only twentyeight nomination were made for this event the high class of ihe horses named make up for the lack of niinilKrs The peerless Itoamcr is among the eli ¬ gible as are W S Kilmers Sim Briar II r Whitneys Johren and Borrow A L Astes Kyelid K 1C Itnsdlevs Kalitan James Butlers Spur and JJally Lieut Gifford A Coehrans Fairy Wand Kmil Ilirz Manister Toi this years Kentucky Derliy winner Exterminator G AV Iofts Iapp A K Macrml crs War Cloud Hollister Motor Cop and Hand Grenade J K Widcncrs Trompe I i Mort anil others othersA A number of these horses have not raced since the spring meetings and witJi a month or so of rest Mhuulil be in splendid condition to give those that have been making history at Saratoga the nice of their lives It is expected that a field of ten will start in this event jnd a grand contest is assured n matter who the starters may be beSharing Sharing interest with the main race of the day the Tomlxiy a newly established juvenile event is expected to bring together a good band of two yearold The Tomlnty is for fillies at five and a half furlongs over the straight course and has i guaranteed value of S25CO Kligibles to this feature include Maj August Bclnionts Catspaw and Signpost K It Bradleys Itatter Cake and flushing Jttauty F A Clarks Blairconi Cleveland Stables Scoots W It Coes Sledmere Kiss Again Polygon Terentia Henclias Widow Malone and Uncles Lassie 1C Is Gerrys I idy ICosebud W S Kilmer Hhajes A K Maconihcrs War Kiss anil War Song J E Maddens Frances Star Sweet Irier and Milkmaid E It McLeans I5on Jour John Sanfords Tusealw Triple Springs Fnnn KUibles Pen ICose II P Whitneys Cresson and 1C T Wilsons Minuet MinuetMany Many of those aliove named have already estab ¬ lished themselves as youngsters of more than ordi ¬ nary promise such as Terentia Lady Rosebud Polygon Batter Cake Scoots Tuscaloosa Pen Itose and Cresson winning one or more iuiK rtant races racesPen Pen Kose the star Sweep filly which won nine races out of eleven starts in the spring and early Miimmer has Inen resting up since the Aqueduct meeting Mini should make it interesting not only for those of her own cx but also the crack colts she will meet during the fall season Pen Hose is gifted wilh great speed and if sin goes to the post in the Ttimltoy Stakes will prove u hard proposition to l cat catSLEDMEBE SLEDMEBE BRED IN THE PURPLE PURPLEIt It is to lie hoped that Sledmcre W It Cos iKaulifiilly bred Tracery Veneration II filly has rounded into racing condition the presumption Iwing that she has since she was Humiliated to two of the Bclmont Park fall stakes Should she start in the TomlMiy she will not lack admirers as her breeding alone would attract a host of fol ¬ lowers Her dam Veneration II which only recent ¬ ly passed away was one of the most famous braid mares of England giving to the English turf such celebrated racers as Craganour and Nassovian among others othersIn In connection with the ISelmont Park Autumn Handicap and the Tomboy Stakes a steeplechase feat lire is included in the opening day program namely the Broadholl iw Handicap with 1200 added at aliout two miles Such noted jumpers as Brooks Btlle of Bryn Mawr Weldship St Charlcote and others are entered in this event and a thrilling race through the field is assured the followers of that fascinating branch of the sjKirt sjKirtThe The purses in the overnight races on opening day will include the surplus bid up money which the association received the last two days of the spring meeting That amounted to 505 and divided into three parts will add 10833 to each nice niceThe The famous Futurity which this year will have a gross value of alx nt 35000 will be run on the closing day of the meeting Saturday September 14 14The The following is the order of the running of the stakes to IKJ decided at Belmout Park during the autumn meeting meetingMonday Monday September Broadhollow Steeplechase Handicap threeyearolds and over about miles Tomboy for fillies two years old five and one half furlongs straight Uelmont Iark Autumn Han ¬ dicap threeyearolds and over one and oneeighth miles milesTuesday Tuesday September 3 Jerome Handicap for three year olds One mile mileWednesday Wednesday SeptemlKT 1 Mineola Selling for two yarolds Threequarters of a mile straight straightThursday Thursday September 5 Autumn Highweight Han ¬ dicap for all ages Threequarters of a mile straight straightFriday Friday Soptemlier I Croat Neck Handicap for threeyearolds ami over One and onequarter miles milesSaturday Saturday September 7 Champagne for twoyear olds seveneighths of a mile straight Lawrence legalization for threeyearolds one mile and five eighths eighthsMonday Monday Sentemlter I Corinthian Steeplechase for threeyearolds and over About two and onehalf miles milesTuesday Tuesday September 10 Manhattan Handicap for all ages One mile mileWednesday Wednesday September 11 Nursery Handicap for two yearolds Throequarters of a mile straight straightThursiday Thursiday September 12 Nassau Selling for tireeyearolds and over One mile mileFriday Friday September 13 Ccdarhnrst Handicap for Ihrwvearolds and over One and onesixteenth miles milesSaturday Saturday September 11 Brook Cup Steeplechase for fouryearolds and over altout three miles Futurity for twoyearolds threequarters of a mile straight Municipal Handicap for threeyear olds and over one and onehalf miles
