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— S BRADLEY COLT WINS • Blue Larkspur Victorious in Valuable Juvenile Stakes. ♦ Belmont Park Racing Replete With Unusual Incidents, Including First Disqualification of Year. ♦ NEW YORK, N. Y., May 30.— Before one of the greatest crowds that ever visited beautiful Belmont Park Edward R. Bradleys Blue Larkspur, a home-bred son of Black Servant — Blossom Time, was winner of the Juvenile Stakes today. It was a race of five-eighths through the Widener course, and was worth 7,750 to the winner. This was only one of seven races that were served up for the immense Decoration Day crowd. The day was ideal until just utter the running of the Juvenile Stakes, when there came a downpour that drove the great crowds from the lawns, and big Belmont Park with all its magnificent shelter was hardly adequate. In addition to the Juvenile Stakes there was the seven-eighths mile Memorial Day Handicap, which was run in two divisions, the Ladies and a steeplechase, making it altogether one of the most attractive programs of the year. In the first race there came the first disqualification of the meeting and, in fact, of the season when Admiral Graysons Spree was set back for fouling right after the start, and the purse was awarded to the Rancocas Stables Houssain. Seventeen went to the post for the Juvenile Stakes, and they comprised the best juveniles that have yet been shown under silks. The fact that it was contested through the Widener course prevented an absolutely accurate tale of the changes in the running, but the manner in which Blue Larkspur came away in the final eighth left little doubt of his being best. He ran the five-eighths in :59%. Jack High, from the George Widener stable, and E. M. Byers Click, which had raced well in Maryland, forced the pace. Enoch was also in the front division, but in the final eighth Blue Larkspur raced by the pair of them readily until at the end he was still going away a length and a half clear. Jack High hung on to be an easy second and he was four lengths before Enoch, which only lasted to save third from Ma Mie. The latter finished with a rush and would have been third in another stride. In this race Simba, from the Rancocas Stable, winner of .the Keene Memorial, did not seem to have any real excuse in the running, while Battleship Gray, of which much was expected, also disappointed. While at the post Free and Easy, the H. P. Whitney filly, fell in one of her crazy Continued on twenty first page. BRADLEY COLT WINS Continued from first page.1 lunges and Avhen the start came she swerved into the rail and would not extend herself. The second division of the Decoration Day Handicap was run in a driving rain, and brought about a thrilling finish when H. T. Archibalds Crystal Domino just got up to beat home H. P. Whitneys Flyacross, with Mrs. Vandeibilts Byrd saving third place from Larry Waterburys Penalo. There was a long delay at the post, and when the barrier was released Pascuma lost little time in taking Byrd into the lead. Penalo was racing after him, and Black Beetle and Gerard were also in the front division. Fly-across and Crystal Domino were further back while early in the race both Peter Peter and Washakie dropped completely out of it. Byrd sa-ed ground all the way and held his lead in resolute fashion, and it Avas apparent at the head of the stretch that he held Penalo perfectly safe, but there those that had avoided the early pace were beginning to gain on him an eighth from the finish. Crystal Domino and Flyacross were charging along outside the leader and he was the only one that had maintained the pace to remain in the fight. Bight at the end Crystal Domino raced his way into the lead, and at the end was a neck to the good. Flyacross was right after him in resolute fashion, and went on past Byrd to take second place by a length, but Byrd saved third in spite of all his pacemaking when he beat Penalo by a head for the short end of the prize. In a day of features there came the Ladies Handicap, for fillies and mares, at the end of the program. This would ordinarily ha-e been considered attraction enough for any day of racing. This saw a Aictory for the Harry Payne Whitney silks Avhen Twitter led from end to end to score easily from Nixie, from the Wheatley Stable, Avith Walter ML Jeffords Bateau third and A. C. Schwartz One Heur and the Bappahanock Stables Snobbish following in the order named. There really was little to this race, for Workman Avent right to the front Avith Twitter at the rise cf the barrier. Bateau chased after her and in close attendance, but the daughter of Whisk Broom II. made her quit long before the stretch was reached and had drawn away into a long lead. Once disposing of Bateau she had only to gallop along and at the end she still had two lengths to spare. Nixie gained some ground in the run through the stretch and beat Bateau three lengths for second place, with the other two well out of the running. In the last race A. W. Wentzels Bystander, showing improved form, vras winner all tbe way in a mile and a sixteenth dash. It Avas Mi Vida that chased him home, with Jefferson Livingstons Becreation third. The first disqualification of the meeting came out of the opening five-eighths dash, for juvenile maidens, when Admiral Graysons Spree, after finishing first, had the purse taken away for having piled up the others when leaving the barrier. The ruling gave first to the Bancocas Stables Hous-sain, with the Sage Stables Bag Piper second and William Ziegler, Jr.s, Chianti third. There Avas some delay at the post and as the horses left, with Spree swerving sharply to the inner rail, Harry Payne Whitneys Transit, which was in no way affected by the fouling, bolted sharply across the track and wag left. Houssain and Spree Avere the ones to force most of the pace and Spree came away at the end to be first by a length. Houssain Avas tiring and just saved second place by half a length from Bag Iiper, which finished going fast, and the others were more or less strung out. Chianti, however, was coming with a great rush right at the end, after haAing suffered greatly in the early interference. Of the eight that started in the short course steeplechase only four finished, with Thomas Hitchcocks Belphegor an easy Ain- ner from A. W. Wentzels Saorstat, with Joseph F. Wideners Lighthouse third. Mrs. D. D. ODells Harry Heilman was fourth, only because he completed the course. Brightness Avas to blame for much of the disaster when she fell at the sixth jump, and both Fredden Bock and Danopio fell oyer her. Then at the next jump Nornad unseated Cheyne. Danopio and Nomad were the ones to race away in the lead from the drop of the flag and they soon opened up a big gap. Belphegor Avas in third place, Avhile Jeffcott was rating Fredden Bock along well back of the pace. It was in the front field that Brightness joined the leaders and at the same time Belphegor moved up slightly. Nomad was stiil in the running and there was some closing up of the field gcing to the jump at the lower end of the field. Approaching that jump Fredden Rock was; moving up fast on the outside and he seemed to have a royal chance. At the jump Brightness came down heavily and both Danopio and Fredden Rock fell over her, as has been; told. Belphegor was lucky to escape that mlxup, and it left him in command. Then at the next jump Nomad made the mistake that put him out of the running and only Lighthouse and Saorstat were left to chase; him, Harry Heilman being so far back as, to have no chance. There wag a bit of a battle between these! two for second place, but the Hitchcock geld- ing Avas home winner by ten lengths. In the run home Saorstat outstayed Lighthouse to save second place. After the disqualification of Spree had awarded the first race to the Ranoocaa Stable and Fator, when Houssain was placed first, there came the second score for the stable and for Laverne Fator when Black Curl forced all the pace to win the first division of the seven-eighths mile Memorial Day Handicap. The filly had to give her best to lead home Edward R. Bradleys Buddy Bauer, and ■■ old Barasen, finishing with a belated rush, was third, beating Knapsack a sho.t distance for that end of the purse. Little time was lost at the barrier and, as Fator went to the front with Black Curl, Sande was rating Osmand along back of him and showing the way to Groocher. Ingrid was not far away. and then came Buddy Bauer and Sarazen. Around the long turn and to the stretch Osmand held to second place after Black Curl, but he was not cutting down the lead of the filly and when the stretch wag reached Sande pulled his whip. It was of no avail, and the chestnut dropped back beaten. Buddy Bauer had moved into the running on the inside and was right after Black Curl. Ingrid was still goirg well, while Groocher had chopped back badly. Through the Goal eighth Fator had to ask Black Curl for her best. She responded gamely and held on to the end, where she was still a neck to the good. Buddy Bauer had hung ever so slightly in that drive, but he was a length and a half befcre Mrs. Van-dertvlts Sarascn, which was showing a flash or bis old-time form when he rushed through the final eighth. Knapsack was also gaining When too late and his was a good performance, when he reached fourth place before I ngrid.
