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NEW BELMONT PARK TODAY Remodeled Course Now One of Finest in the World Fine Opening Day Program NEW YORK X Y May G When the Wcst chester Racing Association tomorrow afternooi throws open the pates of Belmont Park for its an ¬ imal spring meeting the throngs which have in tlir past found the course a beauty spot will he charmed anew with its added magnificence President An gust Bclmont and liis associates in inakiiiK over at a cost of 000000 what was considered Ilie fines race track in this country have transformed Bel niont Park into one of the most beautiful course in the world In its new dress metropolitan race Kocrs will find new Belmont Park a fit play ¬ ground for the metropolis of Ihe new world It worldIt is only right and befitting that a racing pro gram in keeping with the occasion be offered foi the inaugural days entertainment at the nev course Such a program has been prepared will the iwptilar Metropolitan Handicap as the stella attraction Certain it is that no more reprcsenta tice field of highclass horses ever contested tin Metropolitan than is carded for tomorrows race A dozen of our real topnotehers are named and good idea of the speed of the new course may b ascertained when those fast and game thorough ¬ breds clash Mad Hatter Cirrus Eternal Auda ¬ cious ISlazes Dr Clark Yellow Hand On Watch Careful Captain Alcoek Sennings Park and ISon Ilomme make up a field that leaves nothing to bo desired and forecasts a wonderful struggle betweei real giants of the turf turfThe The other races have filled well and should pro duce contests both spirited and interesting A total of 10500 in prizes will be hung up tomorrow The opening dash offers a treat in the meeting o such speedy racers as Dominique Peter Piper Ararat Krewcr and others while the other fon overnight races are numerically strong with the contestnits qualityThe well matched and of good quality The Westchester Racing Association will offer i total of 102200 for its spring meeting of eighteen days The program for opening day ban been men ¬ tioned above while on Saturday May 28 tin Ladies Handicap of 2500 added and the New York Steeplechase of 11000 are the chief uttrac tions of a well arranged card that will provide tho big half holiday crowd with some interesting sport sportGREAT GREAT PROGRAM MEMORIAL DAY DAYMemorial Memorial Day will see 13200 on offer Tin Juvenile Stakes for twoyearolds with 5000 added and the Toboggan Handicap 1000 added threequarters of a mile straight are the features The best of the twoyearolds are in the former and the cream of the sprinting division will go in the Toboggan Among the sure starters in tin Tolwggan are Naturalist Dunboyne Lord Brighton Careful On Watch Step Lightly Pen Hose and Blazes BlazesOn On the following Thursday tho public will sec Leonardo II Grey Lag Knobble ISon Ilomme Kxodus Kirklevington Dimmesdalc and other good threeyearolds race for the 0000 Withers Stakes from which geldings are barred Tryster was so backward as a yearling that he was not nominated for cither this or the Belmont Stakes Man o Wai won the Withers iii 1920 and established a record of 135 135Saturday Saturday June 4 will be a banner day wit 15000 on tap for the Suburban Handicap Fashion Stakes and Meadow Brook Steeplechase What i wealth of speed and gamcncfs is represented in the Suburban which Paul Jones won last year from Ponifacc Paul Jones and Boniface are again named and so are such flyers as Exterminator Upset On Watch Wildair Dr Clark Mad Hatter Cirrus The Porter Kternal Milkmaid and other cracks cracksSaturday Saturday June 11 will gee 10700 raced for This is the day the Belmont Stakes of 10000 at a mile and threeeighths will be decided in addi ¬ tion to the Kecne Memorial 2500 added for two yearolds It will be the fiftythird running of the great threeyearold race inaugurated in 1807 Leonardo II Grey Lag Kirklevington Exodus Montalvo Bon Hommc Sporting Illoort and Regis trar are among some of the probable starters Another fine test to be run during the Itclmoni spring meeting is the Coaching Club American Oaks value 5000 at a mile and threeeighths the same route as the colts arc asked to go ii the liclmont It is a rare thing to have so many fine threeyearolds in the filly division as there are this year and some of our best racing is going to be seen in the Coaching Club American Oak jind kindred events when Prudery Nancy Lee and oilier fleet misses measure strides
