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SUBURBAN TO CORN TASSEL R T Wilsons Racer Defeats Sweep On in Thrilling Race Polka Dot First in the Valuable ValuableAmerican American Oaks Attendance AttendanceNumbers Numbers 25000 NEW YORK N Y Juno 7 Before an attend ¬ ance of 115000 people attracted by the highdaft program offered by the Westchester Racing Associa ¬ tion at Belmont Park today R T Wilsons Corn Tassel won the Suburban Handicap from Sweep On in a driving finish which brought the big crowd to its feet Over There was the first to show in front and set a dazzling pace to the homestretch before he tired Here his stablemate Sweep On rushed into the lead and looked all over the winner Hut in the meanwhile Ensor wiis busy on Corn Tassel and the Wilson racer responding to the vigorous efforts of his rider closed in on Sweep On and In one of the most sensational finishes seen on a metropolitan track in a long time out gamed the Coe representative in the final strides winning by a neck Corn Tassels victory was immensely popular as he was the medium of heavy and confident support Horse ana rider received a great ovation on their return to the scales The race was run In exceptionally fast time the fractional being 202VfThe 23 46 111 138 and 202Vf The second of the quadruple features of the day and of a greater monetary value than the Suburban the Coaching Club American Oaks fell to P A Clarks Celt filly Polka Dot which under Ensors excellent riding easily held Passing Shower safe after passing her at the head of the homestretch Polka Dots stable companion Merry Princess was eased up when Bntwell saw she was beaten after Abehad closely followed the early leaden to the far turn The winners share of thestake amounted to 7790 and in addition her owner Mr Clark was presented with the Singleton Cup which mqst b won three times not necessarily consecutive to become propertyThe his permanent property The Amateur Cup was won by The Decision under Mr Fred Alpers powerful riding The win ¬ ning rider was recently mustered out of the army having held a captaincy commission during the war and saw service on the Texas border borderTiie Tiie favorite Crest Hill in the Amityyille Stee ¬ plechase bled and was pulled up in the final stagen of the contest after he had appeared to be the apparent winner on leaving the backstretch After Crest Hills elimination Pussy Willow easily dis ¬ posed of Trumpatbr and won in a canter canterS S C Hildreths Out the Way won the opening dash but he was doing his best at the end to withstand the fast closing rush of Kate Bright one of the neglected outsiders in the speculation speculationTRACK TRACK HARD ON THE HORSES HORSESWhether Whether the newly constructed Bclmont Park track is going to be beneficial to the horses is a question stirring up the thoughts of owners and trainers While it is unquestionably Svonderfully fast probably the fastest in this or any other country there is a growing feeling that its con ¬ struction and hard bottom is going to cause many mishaps to horses that would otherwise remain sound Just how many horses have pulled up lame after works and races cannot be correctly enumerated Sufficient to say that in the past few days Omar Khayyam Trompe La Mort Bal lustrade Star Hampton and Wyoming have beeii brought back to their stalls in a nodding condition mast of which was caused by hoof trouble Before the track was reconstructed this spring owner complained that the going was faulty and that bowed tendons resulted Now that it hasbcen made fast split hoofs are prevalent prevalentPurchase Purchase is going to live up to his reputation judging from his first effort this year While he is still a bit of a nuisance at the post he surely lias speed when he is in motion motionQuite Quite a number of horsemen believe that Man o War is the best twoyearold out He only ran at top speed a quarter of a mile in his race Friday ynd still covered the fiveeighths in fiftynine seconds a second and onefifth faster than the race run by II P Whitneys Leviathan Atmos ¬ pheric conditions may have been more favorable for Man o War but there is no question he is a runner of more than ordinary caliber caliberW W P Riggs of Pimlico and Laurel was a visi ¬ tor bringing news of elaborate plans for fall rac ¬ ing in Maryland These include greatjy increased purse values and improvements at the Laurel course courseFrank Frank J Steinhart the Cuban capitalist who is associated with Geo W Loft in the new ownership of Oriental Park Havana was a visitor visitorPoacher Poacher was retained by owner Hildreth by claim for 2215 after his victory on Friday having been entered for 1000 1000Steeplechase Steeplechase jockey Crawford who rode so suc ¬ cessfully in Maryland will resume saddle duty on Monday having recovered from the accident which befell him while astride Royal Arch at Pimlico PimlicoF F W Staton arrived from Kentucky with Moun ¬ tain Rose II Warsaw and several others othersTed Ted Rice was a last minute substitute for But well on Exterminator in the Suburban
