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BIG DAY AT BELMONT PARK Vast Assemblage Views Decision of Keenly Contested Races Tryster Victorious in the Juvenile JuvenileStakes Stakes and Lion dOr in the theToboggan Toboggan Handicap BELMONT PARK N Y May 31 Belmont Pnrk today was the meccu of the sportloving public of this section the usual throng being augmented by a multitude of holiday enthusiasts which by post time made the crowd assume recordbreaking proportions and was a magnificent tribute to the popularity of racing here Weather and track con ¬ ditions were perfect Cooling breezes swept in from the ocean and robbed the day of the usual discomforts attendant on huge throngs and made the afternoon one to be long remembered rememberedSecretary Secretary Earlocker provided an excellent pro ¬ gram for the occasion having as features the To ¬ boggan Handicap for threeyearolds and over at threequarters and the historic Juvenile Stakes for twoyearolds each of which attracted entries of tiie highest class and provided the keenest of contention contentionThe The Juvenile Stakes worth 5850 to the win ¬ ner was won by II P Whitneys Tryster which on account of his recent good race was made a hot favorite but probably scored a lucky win as he was undera bard drive at the end to outstay Touch Me Not The latter bolted to the outside in thi early racing losing many lengths hut came on again nntjer hard riding and finished fast on the extreme outside Sedgefield had no difficulty in taking third money holding that position safe for the entire race by a wide margin marginLion Lion dOr T 1 Henleys recent purchase over ¬ looked by speculators electrified the spectators by winning the Toboggan Handicap in a thrilling fin ¬ ish from Motor Cop and Naturalist the latter making his first appearance of the year Dunboyne vas accorded the position of favorite but was unlucky and displayed little speed in the running Motor Cop was quickest away and raced into an early lead closely pressed by Naturalist and Lion dOr This order was maintained until the final fifty yards when Ambrose applied the whip to his mount which responded gamely and passed over the line winner by a head from Motor Cop he a nose in front of Naturalist in the closest finish of the meeting meetingWar War Marvel was claimed after his defeat in the initial race today by S Louis for 5100 5100S S Louis claimed Musito out of the last race Saturday for 2200 2200II II Rites has arrived from Raltimore with a public stable stableDue Due to an order from Mrs William M Jeffords to the stewards jockey Ensor Will not be permitted to accept any mounts here until the arrival of the Jeffords horses from Kentucky
