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DRAB DAY FOR FINANCIERS Five Favorites Win in a Row to Delight of Belmont Park Patrons NEW YORK N Y June 8 The brigade of profiteering experts in finance the turf and credits which do or do not decorate according to transactions and taste the front of New Yorks daily suburban picture of racing had a drab Wednesday afternoon at Belmont Park Favorite followed favorite past the judicial post and as the minutes wore away and new interests were spread out the punters encouraged and emboldened by credit balances made new forays and caused busi ¬ ness to be more than good for the public publicFive Five favorites scored in a row Then to make fiscal affairs still drabbier a wise plunge upon the significantly named Cosden filly Roulette in the last raco took from the lawn mowers all that they had gathered through general and incorrect guesses on other horses in the race because Rouktte was tremendously backed from S to 1 to 8 to 1 and won wonThere There were some 7500 folks out to see a nice looking lot of races in a pleasant atmosphere with a strong west wind against extreme speed through any part of the racing cround The best field wis gathered in the fourth race the Babylon Hniiienvt an overnight affair Aqueducts fixed event is the real Babylon tiling The race was a sort of tfst piece for Saturdays Belmont candidates at a mile and of course for threeyearolds There were only five contestants Kniibbie Quecreek John Paul Jones Dry Moon and Pahaska Saturdays historic stake winner will not come from this group only jucurcck and John Paul Jones are eligible eligibleThe The Babylon didnt produce much of n race Knobbli won it in 138 and a mild drive from Quecroek which ran and looked better than he did last Monday This pair furnished the only real contention Knobble led as soon as the field had got to racing and won by more than a length from Qmcreek with Dry Moon third two lengths away Dry Moon made his bid at the head of the stretch but soon tired Sande had trouble with Quecreek and could hardly keep him straight when he drove him to challenge Knobble Quecreek bore in as lie closed on the stretch turn and might have jumped on and cut Knobbie down but for Sandes effort effortThe The woe of the layers of odds began with the first race a six and a half furlongs main course melee with seventeen starters of ragtag and bobtail order The race drew twentynine entries Carliue S was the natural favorite and won wonMore More woe disturbed the denizens of the lawn in the fifth race a claimer over the main coursa mile for the better sort of platers Jock Scot with bad temper of age and n worse general character had Sande up and was made favorite and well played for his riders sake Jock sought to grab horses and the red coated Murray who shows horses the way to the post But he had his speed with him and after Mr Brnmmel had shown him the shortest way home for nearly seveneighths Jock ran over him as if much the best and won in a canter in 138 a faster mile than Knobbles KnobblesSTEEPLECHASE STEEPLECHASE EASY FOR THE TROUT TROUTThe The steeplechase of about two miles gave the lawn talent its second blow for The Trout an oddson favorite and backed from 7 to 10 to 2 to 5 jumped more smoothly and ran as well as he did against better horses last Monday lie won in a playful sort of way an1 right easily from Saywhich and James A Sheridan SheridanMr Mr George W Widcners French filly Modesty a nicely made chestnut by Maintenant Feminist backed into oddsonism added to the lawnatics woe by scoring in the third race a seller at ivyeighths of a mile on the straight smooth way not popular with a good many horses It was a pretty finish for the Pelican Stables Veiled Colleen a backed outsider always in the picture closed with courage and speed on Modesty and ust failed to reari ler by a head length in 52 fine speed for siuth a rice and the cross wind windAfter After Beverly Belle had finished third in the third race yesterday the stewards of the Westches ter Racing Association announced that the filly was disqualified from the portion of the purse com ¬ ing to her for that effort as well as from the purse she won at Belmont Park on June 1 and that C J Quinn in whose colors she ran will not be permitted to enter horses in future The case was referred to the stewards of the Jockey Club ClubThe The Beverly Belle case dates back to Jamaica Running there on May 13 in the interests of G Marcrander she was claimed by Frederick John ¬ son On her next appearance at Belmont Park she ran in the colors of Mr Quinn and subsequently won in those silks defeating Dick Deadeye Friars Rush and Black Stone among others The conten ¬ tion of the stewards is that the selling race rules were violated in the Beverly Belle incident the supposition being that the filly did not change ownership ownershipFrank Frank Bray lias taken over the Goldapple Stable horses and will train them in future futureAs As a result of being awarded the purse taken from Beverly Belle through disqualification in her race of June 1 Max Hirschs Dick Deadeye will carry 117 pounds if he goes in the first race today Originally lie went out in the entries with 105 pounds as his impost
