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Contestants for Belmont Stakes NEW YORK N Y June 10 Herewith is the field for the Belmont Stakes one of the richest prizes of the American turf the prospective prospectiveTrainer contestants being as follows Horse Wgt Jockey Owner OwnerChance Trainer Odds OddsP Chance Shot 126 E Sande J E Widener WidenerBois P Coyne 14 14TV Bois de Rose 128 L Fator W Ziegler Jr JrAccount TV J Speirs 201 201F Account 126 W Kelsay E S Luther F Iff Bray 1001 1001P Laddie 126 J E Widener P Coyne 14 Bil Rap 126 S ODonnell Sage Stable 31 Hirsch 201 Flamblno 121 I DIcAulIffeP A Clark J Fitzsimmons 201 Buddy Bauer 126 A Johnson Idle Hour Farm H J Thompson 51 Gold Coin 126 C Kummer Sagamore Stable J H Stotler 301 RICH AND COVETED BELMONT STAKES TODAY Eight Named for One of Americas Most Notable Horse Races Chance Shot Rules Prohibitive Favorite Buddy BuddyBauer Bauer Second Choice Washington WashingtonParks Parks Big Attraction NEW YORK N Y June 10 The Belmont Stakes to be decided tomorrow the closing day of the Westchester Racing Associations meeting is only one evidence of the strides racing has made in the East in the past decade The value of this event one of the greatest of all threeyearold classics decided in this country has in that period risen from the neighborhood of 30000 to 75000 In no previous year has there been as much interest in this rich turf prize While the field for the 1927 running of this great race numbers only eight the presence of Chance Shot and Buddy Bauer gives it a sectional prominence that makes up for the absence of such stars as Whiskery Valorous and others othersChance Chance Shot is held a prohibitive favorite at oddson with Buddy Bauer second choice and it is expected that this pair will be fighting it out at the end of the mile and a half the distance of the oldestablished stake event
