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MEMORIAL MEMORIAL DA DA TS YS GLORIOUS GLORIOUS RACING RACING AX » * • Tremendous Tremendous Crowds Crowds Gather Gather at at Churchill Churchill Downs Downs and and Belmont Belmont Park Park ♦ ♦ Deeming Deeming Wins Wins Kentucky Kentucky Oaks Oaks — — Take Take a a Chance Chance First First in in Bashford Bashford Manor, Manor, Closing Closing Features Features at at Downs Downs — — TasseUs TasseUs Spectacular Spectacular Success Success in in Charles Charles L L Appleton Appleton Memorial Memorial — — Altawoods Altawoods Victorious Victorious Dehut Dehut NEW YORK, N. Y.. May 30.— Tassel, from the stable of Mrs. F. Ambrose Clark, was winner of the Charles L. Appleton Memorial Cup Steeplechase, the big cross-country feature for the Decoration Day program of the Westchester Racing Association at Belmont Park. It was one of the greatest finishes ever seen through the field, when Tassel just nosed out Joseph E. Wideners Barleycorn and a head further away came the Rrookmcade Stables Bullseye. The race was worth ,200 to the winner as well as the challenge cup that Is presented by the Greentree Stable. Conditions were ideal for the racing and in addition to the Appleton Memorial, there was the Fashion Stakes, for two-year-old fillies, of five-eighths through the straignt, and a mile and sixteenth handicap, that brought out a small, but high class field. Seldom in the history of Belmont Park ! has there been such a monster gathering is : I that of the Decoration Day crowd. The i Long Island Railroad was sorely put to j I handle the crush at the Pennsylvania Station i I j and from shortly after noon, race trains i wero run out on a close schedule, while it was long aftT the program was under wny before many reached the course. Every auto-bile road to the course, and there are many of them, was badly congested, and the immense parking spaces were crowded before the running of the first race. The fact that the Appleton. Memorial Steeplechase was down for decision pro-vented the throwing open of the infield to the crowd, but several found their wiy over on one pretext or another, and then later in the day. after the running of that big fixture, a big crowd watched the running of the other races from the infield. Little time was lost at the post for the | Appleton Memorial and after one false start, in which Jones attempted to steal away with Lizard, the field left in good alignment, with Sans Peche showing the way. Lizard "was right at hand and Not Much, the top weight ! of the party, was in third place, while the ; others were in fairly close order, with Cara- I biner last of the company. . Boranra of steeplechase. Lizard quickly found his way to the front f and Sans Peche had dropped back rather ; badly before the second jump was reached. I There he made a bad landing and he lost : some more ground. It was Brave II. that went after Lizard ■ and when the pair of them made the pace a I I stiff one Crawford eased Not Much back, but j he kept to the inside of the course and was saving much ground. At the water Brave II. . was showing the way to Lizard and Glen i Reagh was in third place and Relentless rac- ! ing fourth, with Barleycorn, the stable com- j panion of Lizard, galloping strongly along- i side of her. Not Much followed well in hand and racing strongly and the others were all , in fairly close order, with Damask last of them. • There was a bit of roughing as the big field went to the Liverpool after the water and then at the following fence Carabinier was crowded and landed so badly that Mc-Nair was unseated. It was after taking that fence that Crawford again moved up with Not Much and he went to Lizard, but the lightweight still had plenty loft and he soon regained the lead. Tassel, In the meantime, was moving up, while Barleycorn, with the advantage of the pace made by Lizard, was also improving his position. Two jumps further Brave II. made a bad landing that sent Mahoney out of the saddle and It was there that the real racing began. Not Much plainly tired under his burden. Lizard had done his bit nobly in setting the pace, but he was showing signs of having enough and then Barleycorn and Tassel loomed up. Through the front field it seemed that Barleycorn would surely be the winner. He beat Tassel over the last jump, but was tiring badly and, when he landed, stumbling badly. Tassel outgamed him to be winner in Cuntinucd uu ninth pace. | | I I BIG DAY AT BELMONT Continued from first psge.i the last stride. Bullseye came with a great rush at the end and it was an improvement over what he has been showing In his recent races. While the Select Handicap was only an overnight affair, It was a worthy holiday attraction and brought Joseph E. Wideners Altawood to the post for the first time this year. He was an easy winner. His performance was one to suggest that he will be a hard horse to beat in his cup engagements this year. The mile and a sixteenth Is as short a distance as suits the son of Master Robert and "restwood Girl. At the end of the race Altawood was leading Joseph 10. Davis Reparation by three lengths. Four lengths further back was J. B. Smiths King Solomons Seal, which saved third place easily from James Btitlors Bright Steel, while J. E. Griffiths Single Foot was last. From a good start Single Foot. Bright Steel and Reparation quickly drew away from Altiwood and King Solomons Saal and in the back stretch opened up a b!g gap. However, both Sande, on Altawood, and Pierce, on King Solomons Seal, were content to rate their mounts along without making any effort to catch the leadjrs. Leaving the back stretch Altawood began to draw up on the leaders and without changing his stride passed the leaders one by one until he had all beaten but Reparation. The Davis campaigner hung on gamely, but it was of no avail and Altawood was an easy winner. The disappointment of the race was Single Foot. He quit utterly In the run through the stretch to be a distant last. The race run by Altawood will probably make him favorite for the mile and a quarter Suburban Handicap, in which he is an intended starter next Saturday. Friars Carse, the daughter of Friar Rock and Problem, that races for the Glen Riddle Farm Stable of Samuel D. Riddle, was an easy winner of the five-eighths of the Fashion Stakes, adding just ,265 to her score. She was ridden by Albert Johnson and, at the end, was five lengths clear of Joseph E. Wideners recent winner Ruthenia. while Woods Garths Ingrid saved third by half a length from the Goodestone Stables Silver Lane. There were eleven went to the post when James Rowe added Harry Payne Whitneys Rapture to the field. Right at the start Friars Carse swerved badly, interferring not a little with James Butlers Turf Light, which was knocked back rather badly. Ruthenia and Martha Washington both began quickly and Janetta. the Edward Arlington starter, was in the first flight, but she interforred a bit with Martha Washington through the early stages. It was nearing the stands that Friars Carse readily went to the leaders and on by until she had opened up a good lead. At the finish she was swerving a bit, but she plainly showed her superiority over the other fillies by the ease with which she was winner. Ruthenia was under a hard drive in an effort to catch the leader and Ingrid hung on well through the closing stages of the running. The opening three-quarter handicap was marred by an unfortunate start, in which A. C. Bostwlcks Shuffle Along had scant chance and in which Edward Arlingtons Lupine was virtually left at the post. This fell to R. L. Gerrys Prime Minister, which showed a greatly improved performance. He was away well in motion and after racing Great Man, Storm King and Sun Pal into defeat came away to win with plenty to spare. Sun Pal saved second place, but Shuffle Along, after his misfortune at the start, closed a big gap to finish a fast-going third. Celidon, from the Rancocas Stable, was [easily best of the maiden two-year-olds that came together in the five-eighths through the straight that was the fifth offering. He dominated most of the running and had plenty to spare at the end. S a Rocket, from the Pastime Stable, was hard ridden to save second place from A. C. Bostwicks Grand Bey, while Gifford A. Cochrans Unfurled was a close fourth. These four were always in the front division. A disqualification came out of the running of the sixth race, which saw Harry Mails recently claimed Rigel leading home his rivals in a drive with Blue Hill second and Yoshimi third. Rigel was ridden by L Fator and carried Blue Hill out in the stretch after bumping him repeatedly and after deliberation he was disqualified. The official placing was as follows: Blue Hill, Yoshimi and Eagerness.
