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j I | I | ! | I i I j . I j I I I | ! I i I I I 1 j I I | ■ I I i , . I | j i I . 1 ■ | I I | 1 . I I j j MORE BAD WEATHER « Chilly Breezes and Rain Threatening Fail to Keep Crowd Away. ; i — — Hephaistos Takes Measure of Brainstorm in Spirited Finish in Principal Race. ♦ NEW YORK, N. Y.. June 11.— There was some excellent sport came out of the races that were served up by the Westchester Rac-i ing Association at Belmont Park today, and while there was no real feature down for decision a big crowd was well entertained. The weather was unseasonably cold and rain threatened, but the track was fast and the finishes were well fought out in most of tin-races. The best contest of the day was the Center Port, a mile and an eighth handicap, and brought together a first class band. Eight started and Maiben, with a brilliant dash at the end landed Frank Browns Hephaistos winner from Henry Wattersons Brainstorm, with Horologe from the Joaquina Stable saving third from William Martins Valador. and old Thunderclap from the Ran-cocas Stable a good fifth. With little time lost at the barrier, the start was a good one and Merimee at once stole away into a long lead with Brainstorm. Hephaistos, Thunderclap and Horologe, closely lapped, followed him, while Ten Minutes began slowly and was last of the company. Merimee made every use of the speed of Brainstorm and shot him right along at a fast clip. Sande permitted Thunderclap to settle into his stride and as a result he drop-I ped back until he was one of the followers, but he was holding in his position next to the inside rail and saving all the ground that was possible. In the meantime Rialto moved up to join Horologe and Hephaistos and the three of them were closely lapped as they raced after Brainstorm. Cherry Pie, the stablemate of Rialto. was not far away and then came Ten Minutes and Thunderclap. When the turn for home was reached Brainstorm was still showing the way, but the field had gained jn him considerably and it seemed inevitable that he would be beaten. It was on the turn that Sande called on Thunderclap and the black responded until he ran up into the bunch gallantly, but was blocked in his effort to come through and Sande had to take up slightly to avoid an accident. MAIBEN RIDES WEIL. An eighth out Brainstorm was still forcing the pace and Horologe was just half a length . before Hephaistos. Cherry Pie and Rialto were beginning to weaken and Thunderclap was in such close quarters on the inside that he had scant chance. Then in the last eighth Maiben with rare energy- and passing up Horologe, the son of Yuleain gamely wore down Brainstorm stride by stride to drop his nose down in front winner. Brainstorm was two lengths before Horologe and he in turn only beat the fast finishing Valad.r by a head for third. Thunderclap followed a length and a half before Ten Minutes. George W. Lofts little pony-size filly Haf was winner again when she readily took the measure of some selling plater juveniles in the opening five-eighths dash through the straight. At the end it was H. C. Fishers Pencraft, a daughter of Ambassador IV., and Bold Lady that was following her, and Wil- liam Hogans Clonaslee was third. Haf began from the outside position, but she had speed enough to go into an early lead and out in front she bore over badly until she finished on the inside rail. But Har- vey made no attempt to straighten her, wisely being content for her to choose her own course as long as she held the lead. Pencraft showed a becoming turn of speed and was the only one to give a semblance of a contest. Clonsalee was another that raced well, though beaten four lengths for second place. The race run by John Wards Myrtle Belle was a disappointment. She raced for- fardly to the stretch where she tired badly when called on by Kurtsinger. IMPORTED MARE WINNER. Sans Feohe, the imported mare that races for the Laurel Park Stud, was winner of the short course steeplechase, with Joseph E. Davis El Kantara second and Joseph K. Wideners Loyterer was third. There were eight started after the scratching of J. S. Cosdens Bullseye and the only one that did not finish was 15. Warrens Smiling Meadow. After having been chased away from the start after the others had all left he refused at the first fence and unseated Pickney. It was only because J. Howard Lews s?nt Ethereal Blue and Loyterer to the post that El Kantara was beaten. He was plainly best of his company, but Ethereal Blue was s nt out to carry him along for the benefit of Loyterer. She did her part admirably, but Loyterer was not good enough to carry out his part of the contract and the pacemaking made possible the score of the imported mare. Continued on sixteenth page. . j . 1 • ■ • . 1 • 1 ! , ■ 1 . ; , . t l - - t MORE BAD WEATHER Continued from first page. Cheyne went out with El Kantara from the start and when Ethereal Blue raced with him they were both soon far out from the others. Ivetterman and Loyterer went along together and Escott kept Sans Peche well up. while Charlton quickly dropped out of all contention. At the lower end of the field when Ethereal Blue was making the pace a bit stiff, Cheyne eased El Kantara back slightly and as he did both Loyterer and Letterman gained slightly, while Sans Peche also improved his pace. Midway of the back field El Kantara again went to Ethereal Blue and while the filly stuck to him for two fences, she was put away. El Kantara had been used up to some extent by this effort. Then Letterman made a bad landing that almost unseated Vincent Powers and he was as good as eliminated. It was at the upper end of the field that Escott, timing his run well, made his first real move with Sans Peche. He saved ground on the inside and racing by Loyterer was in second place and close after the Davis jumper. Cheyne went to work on El Kantara and he held the fast closing mare almost to the last fence. Byers had saved many lengths by cutting the corner into the front field with Loyterer but his mount was not good enough. At the last fence Sans Peche and El Kantara were lapped, but in the run home the mare proved to ha%re more left and she was winner by two lengths. El Kantara beat Loyterer four lengths and Ethereal Blue was only half a length before Letterman at the finish. Abu Ben Ahdem, the three-year-old son of Omar Khayyam that Frank Taylor added to the Belmont field at the eleventh hour, was winner of the mile that was the third offering. Plough Boy, from the Oak Ridge Stable, took second place, with Mrs. R. I. Millers Roland a close third. Dolomite and Plough Boy were the ones to cut out most of the pace. The Dosoris colt held on long enough to take something out of Plough Boy and all that time both Abu Ben Ahdem and Roland were being rated along back of the pace. Sande took his time with Roland and stole through on the inside until he was a fast-going third when the stretch was reached. There he was more or less blocked by the tiring Flough Boy and in the last eighth he had no racing room. In the meantime Maiben, timing his run cleverly with Abu Ben Ahdem, sent him to Plough Boy to have him home winner by three lengths. Plough Boy only beat Roland by a neck for second place and it appeared that with more racing room Roland would have reversed the order at the end. There was a real thrill in the three-quar- ters of the fifth race when Mrs. A. Swenkes Exalted Ruler just lasted to nose out Samuel H. Harris Prince Hamlet, the latter being easily best, just a bit of racing misfortune preventing him being first. Third went to Miss Domino. Exalted Ruler and Miss Domino were the ones to cut out the early racing, while Prince Hamlet was just a bit slow the post and he had a rough trip to leaving travel to find his way up. Going to the stretch turn he circled around and, closing an immense gap, came with a rush that was just one stride short of victory, while many in the stand were of the opinion that he was up in time to earn the verdict. Miss Domino also fought it out to the last stride and she was just a head back of the Harris three- year-old. S. McNaughtons Jedburgh Abbey was win- ner of the final race of the afternoon in a hard drive from J. E. Maddens Blue Ridge. while H. C. Fishers Swope was third. The winner showed high speed, but tired badly and just lasted. Jockey Merimee, astride Swope, was suspended for ten days by the starter for disobedience at the post,
