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SHOWS GREAT IMPROVEMENT • James Butlers Stormy Dawn Wins Hollis Claiming Stakes. « Falrmount Displays Brilliant Jumping Ability in Belmont Parks Steeplechase-Adverse Weather for Racing. •— — NEW YORK. N. T., May 21.— James Butlers Stormy Dawn, showing decidedly improved form over his last race, was winner of the Hollis Claiming Stakes at Belmont Park today, adding ,000 to his score. Juggler, from the Rosedale Stable, was the one to take second place, with A. L. Alexanders Hanovianne the one to finish third, with Mordine and Propus, the two fancied over the others, well beaten. The Hollis Claiming Stakes is a three-quarters mile race through the Widener course, and while it was the feature in point of value, it did not compare from a sporting viewpoint with some of the other races. The first — and successful — appearance of J seph E. Wideners Fairmount, in his preparation for the Appleton Memorial Steeplechase, also was of greater importance, as was the appearance of Chance Shot, from the same popular stable, as part of his preparation for his engagement in the Suburban Handicap. Then there was Curate, getting a part of his preparation for the Withers and *.he Belmont Stakes. It was a bitter day for racing and more ike early March than late May. A cold, drizzling rain fell a part of the time, while all afternoon the weather was raw and cold. In the Hollis Claiming Stakes the early pacemakers were Propus, Mordine and Black Watch, but of these Propus soon tired lo badly in the going that he dropped back well beaten before the last eighth was reached. Mordine was next to tire and then Robert-Bon brought Stormy Dawn out of the bunch with a rush that carried him home an easy winner by four lengths. Old Juggler followed the move of the Butler colt and he just beat Hannovianne. Doubtless the going was an aid to all three of the placed horses, for the footing was deep in cold, slushy mud. Chance Shot was beaten in his trial for bigger things that are to come, but ran an excellent race when he was lapped on Robert L. Gerrys Ironsides at the end of one mile Continued on seventeenth page. i SHOWS GREAT IMPROVEMENT Continued from first page." — — — ~— -— i and a sixteenth, while W. R. Coes Algernon was a close third. It was a good race, for the reason that Chance Shot was carrying 126 pounds to the 112 on Ironsides and 1« 9 carried by Algernon. No time was lost at the barrier and while Willie Garner had Chance Shot off in front he almost at once gave way to Ironsides and Chance Shot dropped back slightly with Excalibur racing up after the winner. Old Dangerous was also going well and Garner had Chance Shot on the rail, lengths back of the leader. McAtee cleverly nursed Ironsides along and he successfully put away this contention to swing into the stretch showing the way. There it was that Garner made his first serious demand on Chance Shot and the son of Fair Play responded gamely to the call. He was soon in second place and in the final drive Ironsides carried him out slightly to save the day by three-quarters of a length. Algernon was going well at the end after being outrun early and was lapped on the Widener champion, while three lengths back came the tiring Dangerous. Joseph E. Wideners Fairmount, the magnificent son of Fair Play and Sunflower, made his first appearance of the season in the Coligny Steeplechase, and he galloped along to an easy victory over J. A. Macombers Redbridge, with Joseph E. Davis* Polish a distant third. Back of the Davis jumper came H. S. Jobes Crenalan, and the only-other starter was Fair Enough, from the Greentree Stable, which went down at the last jump. Crenalan and Fair Enough were permitted to race away in the lead, but it was evident early that Fair Enough did not relish the jumps and he did not stay with the pace long. Dolly Byers was placing Fairmount and, with Redbridge, was in the rear. This was the order over the first four jumps, but at the lower end of the fir Id Byers permitted Fairmount to run and he Quickly galloped to the front and the race was virtually over. He was just rated along in front and at the end was under restraint, four lengths before Redbridge. Jeffcct moved up with the Macomber four-year-old when Byers made his move with the winner, and he was an easily best of the others. Three jumps from the finish Redbridge slipped, but made a quick recovery and no further mistakes, and when Jeffcot realized that the chase of Fairmount was a fruitless one he was easing his mount up at the end. This race of Fairmount was a part of his preparation for the Appleton Memorial. It was evident that Tim Donahue has the old fellow back in excellent condition. Polygamous, a son of Stefan the Great and Polyanthia, which races for Gifford A. Cochran, led home the big field of maidens that met in the opening lour and a half furlongs dash through the Widener course. Mrs. K. E. Hitts Lasting just saved second place from Mrs. Graham Fair Vanderbilts handsome big colt Desert Light, and W. R. Coes Tombereau was quitting in fourth place. It was the first appearance of the son of Stefan the Great, and MeDaniels had him keyed up well for the running. Tomber-.-au, like most of the sons of Polymelian, showed a world of speed, but he began to tire a sixteenth from the finish, where Polygamous went into the leael, closely pressed by Lasting. Willie Garner had Desert Light racing along on the inside and not far back, but he seemed to tire slightly an eighth out, to come again at the end and in another stride he would have wrested second place from Lasting. The first disqualification of the meeting came with Curates trial in the three-quarters race over the main course, which was tho fifth offering, he was the victim. After finishing second to WTilliam J. Zieglers Holiday, he was set back for some bumping. By this ruling W. R. Coes Dail was moved up ino second place and the Newtondale Stables Kildare was placed third. Curate raced out to show the way from a good start and Cheers went along with him, closely lapped. Kilelare, after being away wj-11, soon gave way to Holiday and shortly thereafter Holiday hael moveil into second place, with Curate still showing the way. While Curate turned for home apparently with a safe lead anel galloping strongly. Holiday was gradually cktsing the gap back of him and in the last eighth they were alongside of one another and the light was on. In that last eighth they bumped repeatedly and it seemed that Curate was the chief sufferer. Holiday finally came away to be winner by two lengths. Dail was racing well at the eril and he was only a neck further back and leading Kildare by four lengths.
