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INFLUENCE OF THE WEATHER Warmest Day of Belmont Meeting Brings Out Big Attendance Star Master Easily Beats Regal RegalLodge Lodge Another Whitney J Two Year Old Wins NEW TOKK N Y May 29 With the warmest weather of the season prevailing unotlier large attendance was present to witness the running of i wcllroiiiulod program tlio feature of which was the Freeport Handicap Tlie goodlooking Star Master won it easily after he had been judiciously restrained behind the fast leader to tlie far turn When Knapp called on him in the final eighth lie easily drew away Regal Lodge showed a good effort but tired as if short shortTlie Tlie threeyearold filly race brought together a good band Public snpjtort was generally divided lietween Ophelia and the Coe entry of which the gray Hrrodins was the preferred one In a thrilling finish Duchess Lace won from War Kiss with Ophelia a tired third thirdStonewoods Stonewoods recent efforts in the races through the field evidently lienefited him for he maintained an easy lead over his opponents in todays steeple ¬ chase although after crossing the twelfth jump lie tired but had enough left to hold safe the Parr jumper Royal Arch which suffered his first defeat of the year yearOur Our Nephew and Golden King the most fancied ones in the opener failed to run to the expectations of their backers the lightly considered Ultra Gold winning with Tarascon second and Peasant third thirdThe The fifth fell to Dan which showed improved form and won quite easily AnoWierAWhltney twoyeurold won today when flic Broomstick Verdure colt Wildair scored in hollow fashion in the closing race of the afternoon afternoonWalter Walter A Parmer was a visitor today He had little to say of the Canadian racing situation but lioped for the best bestWm Wm Walker is shipping from Toronto to this wction with seven horses including Don Dodge Sturdee and Uarwood The latter will be seen in the jumping races racesKithard Kithard Cook claimed Albert A before the first raw a French claiming race for 1515 1515Nash Nash Turner claimed The Boy after his defeat on Tuesday for 4000 and Sam Hildreth retained liis Sunflash II after the same race for 5455 5455Harry Harry Frisco Gardener and Jake Weinstein were ChicagoPeter arrivals from Chicago Peter Piper has developed into a sturdy horse It will not 1 c at all surprising to see him beat oven better horses than he met in his last race Loftus had him pulled up to a horse like Sunflash II
