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BELMONT TURF GOSSIP BELMONT N Y June 2 E F Whitneys Joy Smoke arrived from Toronto to start in the Suburban Jockey J Butwell arrived at the same time and will ride him Twentytwo horses the property of the laurel Park Stud arrived from England to ¬ day Twelve of them were turned over to A G Blakeley while the remainder were shipped to the farm farmJohn John Loftus reported today that Mino was not as seriously injured as first thought after a veterinary examination after being jumped oni and will be raced The cut was but a minor skin one oneMax Max Hirschs King Solomons Seal was worked a mile and an eighth this morning in 1 rG rGG G Powers an apprentice under contract to A J Joyner was thrown by a green two yearold this morning and suffered severe cuts and bruises about the head and face Several stitches were used to draw together a nasty looking cut in his seal sealW W R Coes Black Maria winner of the Kentucky Oaks was unloaded at Belmont Park in good condition after the journey journeyAmerican American Son the La Brae Stables candi ¬ date for the Latonia Derby was worked out a mile and a quarter between races at Bel ¬ mont Park this afternoon in 1111 He was exorcised by George Carroll and went the first mile in 143 the mile and an eighth in 1 57 The colt was forced to take up after beginning from the old mile and a quarter starting post when Carroll discovered that the temporary rail at the mile post was still in position The colt had then ran a fast eighth He was then brought over to the mile post and broke from there working hack to the first turn Knapp was satisfied with the trial and will decide definitely dur ¬ ing the course of the day as to whether he would ship or not notCarabinier Carabinier from the Sewickley Stable was unloaded on his arrival from the AVoodbine with congested chills and is in a bad way according to T H McCreary McCrearyFrank Frank Taylor has denied in toto the sensa ¬ tional story of Sarapion having shown signs of being poisoned when he was examined after his last bad race There was no rea ¬ son to call in a veterinarian for Sarapion and no veterinarian had been called to the stable Mr Taylor said his only explanation of the race was that he had been shooting just a bit too high with a plater platerAs As H W Maxwell will be unable to serve as steward represent ing Tne Jockey Club at Aqueduct George II Bull has been named as his deputy
