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ADDED STARTER WINS FEATURE RACE Salvestra Scores Sensational Victory Over Enfilade in Ladies Handicap Sweep On Buns Fast Race NEW YORK N Y May 31 An attendance in excess of 20000 gave further evidence of the popu ¬ larity of racing when for the second day in suc ¬ cession Belmont Park was crowded to the gates with a sweltering mass of humanity braving the discomforts of a blazing hot snu to witness its favorite sport sportThe The feature of an attractive canl the Ladies Handicap went to the added starter Sulvestra iu spectacular fashion The result was always in doubt until the final twenty yards The winner was out ¬ run in the early stages and came with a terrific burst of speed at the cud to snatch victory from the top weight Knf ilade There were moments dur ¬ ing the final eighth when Terentia Fruit Cake and Lady Gertrude appeared to be winning only to be beaten at the end by Salvestra and Enfilade EnfiladeSweep Sweep On well ridden by Fairbrother won the fifth in convincing style from the neglected out ¬ sider Jock Scot while the favorite Regal Lodge was fortunate to last for third honors Incidentally Sweep Ons time of 117 equaled the American record for the distance distanceThe The McClelland stable made no secret of their con ¬ fidence in Toujours iu the third race and she was heavily backed at prohibitive odds oddsThe The Brook found the handicappers assignment too great to shoulder and was eaten but not dis ¬ graced in the running of the Meadowhrook Steeple ¬ chase Handicap won by Stoncwood with Crest Hill second and Skibbereen third thirdBIG BIG OFFER FOB DOXINiaUE DOXINiaUEJ J E Madden was approached today and when asked to set a price on Dominique refused a 30000 offer saying that he was not anxious to sell even at 40000 It is rumored that there are two better than Dominiiiue in the Madden stable which have not been seen under colors colorsJumes Jumes McClelland owns Belgravia the dam of Bonnie Mary winner of the Juvenile Stakes and bus now a yearling half brother to this crack filly Belgravia is now iu foal to Hourless HourlessAccording According to observation Billy Kelly pulled lip a trifle sore after his race in the Toboggan Handicap HandicapCrimper Crimper which was such a disappointment to Capt Ital Parr and his trainer WUHam Garth last year appears to be rounding into his true form Housemaid formHousemaid is eleven years old and was retired to the stud for several years yet she has come buck to the races iu as good form ns she displayed in her early career careerCinderellas Cinderellas nice in the Juvenile was keenly dis ¬ appointing to her trainer She had no excuse hav ¬ ing every opportunity to win had she been capable The oulv excuse that could be offered would be the dislike for the straight course at Belmont At Jamaica she ran like a phenomenal filly while ut Belmont she ha twice disappointed Mr Karrlck her trainer trainerMr Mr George AV Loft has u sturdy colt in On Watch He runs like a real race horse and one which will Improve with age ageBarney Barney Coles mure Mama Johnson has a colt foal by a Breeding Bureau stallion ason of King Hun over that never raced She will be bred back to Eyebrow another Breeding Bureau stallion stallionThe The J E Seagram string of twelve in charge of trainer W H Bringloe has arrived at Belmont from the AVoodbine Park Toronto Edward F Sea ¬ gram the junior of the illustrious Canadian sport I Continued on second page ADDED STARTER WINS FEATURE RACE Continued from first page ing family will coine here next week to witness their racing Joseph McLennan has returned from Toronto where he assisted in the racing 011 the kings birth ¬ day dayThere There is an epidemic of coughing among the twoyearolds at Belmont Park similar to that which was prevalent at Piuilico Several members of gome of the more pretentious stables are af ¬ fected fectedAlexander Alexander Smith Cochran a brother of G if ford Cochran has decided to buy a small string of horses and1 has purchased the twovearold un ¬ named1 colt by Ballot Gracilla she by Goldfinch as h starrer from J K Madden The colt will re ¬ main in the Madden stable until such time as he can arrange otherwise A few years ago A S Cochran lx ught the mare Early Rose from Mr Madden also His Majesty MajestyThe The PowersHunter Co will sell the Camden year ¬ lings at Durlands Academy on June 24 24Clarence Clarence Mackay was one of the many distin piiishpd visitors today todayOwing Owing to the wonderful increase in patronage the Bflmont management has ordered 1500 additional chairs for the clubhouse and lawns lawnsJefferson Jefferson Livingston was one of the visitors He fully expected to win the Oaks with Lillian Shaw and so i wagered If she is beaten said Mr Livingston I think Milkmaid will be the one to do it
