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BELMONT PARKS GOOD CARD On Watch Takes Richmond Handi ¬ cap Days Main Attraction Shoot On Accounts for the Harlem HarlemSelling Selling Stakes Carnarvon Carnarvonin in an Easy Victory NEW YORK N Y June 8 The Richmond Handicap at threequarters of a mile down the chute the Harlem Selling Stakes for threeyear olds and an allowance race at a mile were the features of the program at Rclmont Park today The Richmond Handicap attracted the chief in ¬ terest the field being composed of a better class than the other races The Harlem suffered from withdrawals leaving only two contestants Shoot On making his first appearance of the season and F Housemans American Soldier O W Lofts On Watcli accounted for the handicap coming from behind and disposing of the leaders at the end to win easily from Padriac and His Choice ChoiceW W R Coes Shoot On was considered to outclass his sole competitor and was held at a short price which the Star Shoot colt justified by racing hi opponent into early defeat and winning with ease easeThe The Wilson entry was held best in the opener but the Plaudit colt Normal easily disposed of Ranikin entering the stretcii and drew away into a big lead at the end endThe The Englishbred olt Carnarvon had things his own way in the second nice leading throughout Another foreigner scored when Tufter the Frenchbred son jn MacdoualdlL Itcs Pomnnn Jieal Yoiineed i nose in the fifth race TiiftHrT following the pacemaker closely from the start and wore him down in the final strides stridesThe The Coe entry Polythia and Mavoiirneen proved a keen disappointment in the closing dash which was won by Muttikins carrying the silks of John K Madden by a safe margin 0 Webber bid Normal winner of the first race to 3800 the colt being retained by owner Hopper witli the customary additional hid hidThe The Crown Stable will be shipped to Canada at the close of the meeting here hereIt It is rumored that Mrs W M Jeffords has sold the contract on jockey L Ensor to G A Cochran CochranN N L Bronner lias purchased the twoyearold Rluffer from J E Madden for 0500 R Colston will train the youngster
