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KEENE MEMORIAL STAKES Provides Thrilling Race Between Tryster and Kirklevington Former Triumphs by Small Mar ¬ gin Jack Stuart Furnishes Excitement for Spectators NEW YORK X Y June 0 Pleasant racing conditions tiie running of the Keene Memorial Stakes for twoyear olds the Douglaston Handicap and an allowance race for threeyearolds served to attract a banner midweek throng to Belmont Park todav Despite the meager size of the fields the racing was Interesting and exciting The with ¬ drawal of Sedgefield and the addition of Normal brought a field of fouc to the post for the stake raw In which Tryster despite his heavy im ¬ post was accorded the honor of favoritism Nancy Lee being next In demand with R T Wilsons Kirklevington a goodlooking son of Olambala Kerr the neglected outsider The race proved a thrilling one Kirklevington and Tryster running head and head throughout the Wilson colt having a slight advantage until opposite the stand where Tryster gradually forged to the leaders throat latch and under a powerful finish by Ambrose Just nosed out the pacemaker Normal finished about a length and a half away Nancy Lee ran disappointingly and was never dangerous in the racing racingSome Some excitement was caused prior to the running of the Douglaston Handicap when Jack Stuart was led to tjjie j arrtstotfmd0 Inspectlonion noroimt of trainer Martin wanting the horse ex ¬ cused having sprung a plate in his warmup The permission was declined and to the astonishment of the spectators the horse kept up with the others in the early racing and drew away entering the straight to win by threequarters of a length from Corn Tassel which was held at a short price Audacious running In improved form finished third thirdP P A Clarks Ravanna was considered far su ¬ perior to her opponents in the opening dash hut Ral Parrs Hot Stuff proved more than a match for the daughter of Heno and after assuming tin lead in the stretch gamely held on to the end Quel endQuel Bonheur outclassed his opponents in the race through the field and was never extended at any stage of the contest contestThe The fifth race brought together a band of fillies and mares with the Nurserybred Jyntee despite her heavy impost of 120 pounds the pronounced choice She made good in a manner that suggests she will be dangerous in more formidable com ¬ pany panyG G W Lofts Prince Palatine colt Donnacona was immeasurably best of the small field that faced the barrier in the mile dash that wound up the afternoons sport He quickly opened up a big lead and easily maintained it to the end outdistancing ills opponents all the way Ollie wayOllie F Johnson trainer for Thomas Hodge was an arrival from Montreal and reports that racing is CanadaJ in a flourishing condition in Canada J W Murphy will take Sea Court White Socks Bread Line and Due de Guise to Canada and cam ¬ paign CloptonW them for S A Clopton W A Crawford lias been engaged to train Sundial McCauleyNelson II by J J McCauley Nelson Hooper purchased the twoyearold Ranima from 7 E Madden MaddenTaciie Taciie oGaunt was claimed by W Shields for
