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SUNFLASH II BELIES NAME Brings Nothing but Gloom to His Backers in Belmont Feature Peter Piper an Easy Winner Corn Tassel Wins and Breaks Track Record XEW YORK X Y May 2S Another large crowd took advantage of tlio prevailing fine weather by visiting Relmonl Park today The result of the feature race the Hollis Selling Handicap proved disappointing to a majority of the oral speculators who backed Sunflash II heavily Peter Piper mak ¬ ing his first appearance of the New York season scored ah easy victory Loftus ever alert saved ground throughout was content to follow the pace ¬ makers during the early running then saved sronud when entering tho stretch while Sunflash II and Abndnne were trailing as though in a twomile contest Through the stretch Tiplin challenged with Sunfhish II but to no avail Hoi Craig hard ridden ill the way gained the show honors honorsI I ady Brunimel won the third race in a convincing nuinner after she had caused several minutes post delay by her bad conduct a trait which seems to be prevalent among all the Brighton Stables Candi ¬ da tex rest Hill under a perfect ride by Kennedy easily accounted for the race through the field The Schwartz steeplechaser lost in his last race by early puceniaking and the changed rating policy proved effective today todayCorn Corn Tassel scored in a close finish In the fifth sifter Ensor had permitted hiin to race wide through the stretch Be Prank showed a pood rf f irt when lie saved place honors frohfTrompe La Mort wjille yalor because of Callahans re ¬ straining tactics in the early stages finished fourth Porn Tassels race was exceptionally fast the mile being run in 137 and the mile and a six ¬ teenth in 14473 a new track record for the dis ¬ tance tanceTotijours Totijours victory was popular as J W McClel liiiul and trainer Patterson made no secret of their hopes hopesJ J S Ownbey witli Tie Pin Indian Spring and Tattle arrived from Maryland MarylandC C M Garrison has dropped the nom de course of the Calumet Stable and lie Frank ran in his name today todayGeorge George Odom broke the first three horses iu the third race today All were In the Brighton Stable last fall fallRobt Robt J Walden and Mat Smart with their racing stables arrived at Belmont Park from Maryland MarylandHugh Hugh McCarren who retired from racing several years ago y ys s among todays spectators spectatorsToujonrs Toujonrs winner of the first race is the daughter of the Jockey Club breeding bureau stallion Eye ¬ brow now located in Genesee Valley and in charge of Mrs Herbert Wadsworth Estimate the dam of Toujours is also cue of the mares in Genesee Val ¬ ley leyThe The colt Patches for which Frank Bain paid 10000 has been insured by Henry R Schaffer representing companiesA one of the large insurance companies A K Macomber received word from France that his threeyearold filly Phillipe by Cicero had won a stake race yesterday She is a filly I bought from Joseph K Widener said Mr Macomber I know she is by Cicero but I forget the name of the dam
