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BELMONT STAKES PROSPECTS One Hundred and Thirty of Orig ¬ inal Entries Still Eligible Shares with Kentucky Derby and Treakness TreaknessStakes Stakes Distinction of Being One of 30 000 Spring Races of American Tnrf NEW YORK N Y February 24 Because the thoroughbred practically reaches ma ¬ turity at three years the races for horses of that age surpass all others in interest It is the case in England with its Epsom Derby Oaks St Leger and other supreme tests and it is equally true of France with its Grand Prix de Paris and the big events of the late autumn which usually bring the pick of the British racers across the Chan ¬ nel to try conclusions with the best on the continent continentIt It is natural then to find the racing en ¬ thusiasts of the United States at this time of the year more concerned about such races as the Belmont and Preakncss Stakes and the Kentucky Derby each of which is now a 50000 event and brings out great gath ¬ erings of the racing elect on the occasion of their running runningTurf Turf customs vary little and the love of a good horse is not a matter of geography At about the same period as the English and French are speculating on the chances of the candidates for their great classics there is the greatest interest in the outcome of the Belmont Stakes in this country The fact that it follows both the Preakness and the Kentucky Derby which are decided early in May and is nearer the ideal Derby distance than either of these events the conditions calling for a test of one mile and three eights instead of a mile and an eighth and a mile and a quarter for the Pimlico and Churchill Downs races respectively gives the winner of the Belmont Park stake a prestige which breeders have appreciated to the fullest as is shown by their patronage o the race raceTAVO TAVO DANGEROUS ABSENTEES ABSENTEESFor For the Belmont Stakes of 1923 there were 128 entries and of these 130 are now in good standing The others either failed to de ¬ velop the form necessary to take part in such a race were void because of the death of the nominator or were out automatically through being added to the gelding list In the former class Dunlin whose development from an unpromising yearling to a 35000 twoyearold was one of the sensations of 1922 is a conspicuous example of the im Contluuctl on twelfth pnce BELMONT STAKES PROSPECTS Continued from first page provement scored by juvenile thoroughbreds on occasion Reducing Enchantment to the list deprived Harry Payne Whitney of a most promising candidate for the Belmont Stakes though his Brookdale establishment is still ricli in material for the big three yearold prizes of 1923 1923In In glancing over the eligibles for the Bel ¬ mont the certainty of having a good race for the prize is guaranteed by the presence of such good colts as Goshawk from the stable of Gifford A Cochran Zev and Bud Lerner from the Rancocas establishment of H F Sinclair Messenger High Hand and Rock Bottom representing August Bel ¬ mont Flagstaff Picketer Chickvale Blue Peter Spot Cash and Transom from Brook dale and Rialto Moonraker Dustabout Bar bary Bush and Untidy from the Greentree Stable Martingale Cyclone and Golden Rule for J S Cosden and Cyclops William Tell Errand Boy and Ruddy for Robert L Gerry GerrySOME SOME mOMIXKXT ELJGIBLES ELJGIBLESOthers Others among the eligibles that have shown quality are Joseph E Wideners Battersca Hell Gate and Purity Richard T Wilsons Tall Timber and Forest Lore Bud Fishers Cartoonist and Hyperion the latter by Sun star Oneck Stables Hobgoblin W J Sal ¬ mons Vigil Mark Twain and Lttminist Riviera Stables Great Man Salubria Stables Tuxedo Midstick and Witticism Frederick Johnsons Nassau Montfort Jones Athlete Gay Deceiver and Scissors J E Maddens Sandy Hatch Oak Ridge Stables Drogheda Thomas W OBriens Shamrock and All American and Sanford Stud Farms Aragon AragonStill Still other good ones that must be reckoned with in this years Belmont are Bluemort Pettifogger and Caveat Emptor from the Quincy Stable Samuel Ross Insulate by Black Jester George W Softs Kippy r G W McNaughtons Little Celt Belair Studs Marguerite by Celt J S Wards Donges W S Kilmers Sunfercnce and Sun Fey Triple Springs Pittston C A Stonehams McKee Peddler and Timeless the last named the 14500 yearling by Hourless out of Mary Davis For the account of J B Smith of San Francisco Autumn Bells King Solomons Seal Scarlet Bugler and Caladium are in good standing and only awaiting the coming of spring to determine their quality qualityWhile While no schedule for the Jockey Club rur ing season has as yet been approved it is certain that the Belmont will be run about the middle of June Last year it was sched ¬ uled for the fifteenth day of the meeting which fell on Saturday June 10 This is a guarantee that every horse going to the post will be dead fit barring the usual accidents incidental to training as the season will then be more than a month old oldJune June is an ideal month for racing in the East and no part of it carries greater chan than Belmont Park which during the spriMg is a delight to the eye of the visitor and a satisfaction to the followers of the turf who believe that the best horse should win in a majority of races over its broad stretches
