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MAN OWARS GRAND SPEED Makes a New Track Record in Taking the Withers Stakes Never Out of Restraint While Run ¬ ning Its Mile in 135 45 Pruderys Fashion Stakes RKLMONT PARK Ii I X Y May 2fl An im ¬ mense halfholiday throng which completely over ¬ flowed tln spacious clubhouse grandstand and lawns journeyed t Belmont Park today to wit ¬ ness tin running of the AVithers and Fashion Stakes iiiid soi the turf idols Man o AVar and Careful race for the coveted prizes offered by the AVest ohester Racing Association Weather and track conditions were ideal and the sport exciting enough to suit the most captious although keen disap ¬ pointment was expressed at the withdrawal of Care ¬ ful from the Fashion She was reported to have gone amiss amissWhen When the field which was reduced to three Hasten On being withdrawn paraded past the clubhouse and grandstand the ovatfon given Man o War was tremendous but nothing like that iccorded the champion on his return rfter winning in and reducing the record over the track by fourfifths of a second secondTo To a quick start Man o AAar shot to the front running the first quarter in twentyfour seconds from there on the pace quickened into the half in taTA After the half was passed Wildair chal ¬ lenged md KmmnoFalibwod the Fair Play coliwto go to the threequarters in 111 after which his rider eased lip and from there to the end held his opixinont safe at all times running with con ¬ summate east and his rider looking over his shoul ¬ der during the final sixteenth Wildair ran a great race himself but at no time seriously threatened Ine champion David liarinn was beaten off after the first half was raced racedAfter After the withdrawal of Careful II I Whitneys Prudery was considered the most probable winner f tilt Fashion Stakes for twoyearold fillies flhe field was composed of the best of the sex now racing and opinion was divided as to the merits of the starters finally settling on the Whitney nominee Prudery fully justified expectations and although heuled by Nancy lee in u part of the race mine on gamely when Ambrose called on her and drew tip in the final fifty yards to win by a head Nancy J e raced like a really good filly as did Step Lightly neither of which had any mis ¬ haps hapsJockey Jockey T Hums Jr son of the onetime famous rider lias signed to ride for K Alvarez of Ha
