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LUNAR WINS STEEPLECHASE • A. J. Davis Colorbearer First in Aiken Hunters Jumping Race. • Best Rare on Flat at Belmont Park Falls U Arrtums. with Safety Pin In Second Place and Recreation Third. • • NEW YORK. N. Y. Xvfay 24.— The feature of the racing of the Westchester Racing Association at Belmont Park today was the Aiken Hunters Steeplechase, which saw Lunar, with George Sapoitas, Jr., in the saddle, the winner. The other races of the day resulted in good sport, but what was meant as the best race of the afternoon, the Garden City Handicap, saw the defeat of the best horse when Jefferson Livingstons Recreation was third to George D. Wideners Arcturus and Earl Sandes Safety Pin instead of beating the pair of them home. In the stretch Arcturus had Safety Pin in rather close quarters, and when a claim of foul was lodged there was a tedious delay before the stewards sanctioned the results. Just as the barrier was released. Recreation dwelt slightly and, as she left, she showed a disposition to bear out and Renick was so energetic in his efforts to keep her straight that he impeded her greatly. He had her into no end of trouble all the way. finally taking her exceedingly wide on the stretch turn. In the meantime Safety Pin, Host and Folamile were setting the pace, and Arcturus was not far back of them. Host was first to tire, and in the stretch it was Arcturus and Safety Pin that furnished the battle. The Sande filly was next to the rail with Arcturus so close alongside that the filly did not have racing room. They fought it out to the final stride, and Arcturus had his nose in front at the end. In spite of Renicks poor ride. Recreation had raced around to be right at the heels of the pair of them, though she should have beaten both of them with ease. SPECTACULAR CONTEST. The Aiken Hunters Steeplechase, over the two and a half miles course, resulted in a good contest when George Saportas, Jr. brought Mrs. A. G. Mcllwaines Lunar home the winner by a narrow margin over Cool-gardie, ridden by his owner, A. C. Bostwick. The Irish hunter Eastern .Noble, which races for the Elmcourt Stable and ridden by J. V. H. Davis, was third, and the only other starter was George Sloanes Skysc taper IL. with F. A. Bosal, Jr., his pilot. The performance of Lunar was doubly impressive for the reason that he raced wide all the way and Mr. Saportas was eleven pounds overweight. Eastern Noble was decidedly rank going to the post and as the flag fell he went into a good lead. Skyscraper II. raced after him, with Lunar third and wide of the flags, while Mr. Bostwick was rating Coolgardie along well back of the other three. Before a turn of the field had been completed much of the rankness had been taken out of the Irish hunter and at the water the others began to move up on him. Lunar was still racing wide of the flags but galloping strongly, and Skyscraper II. held his position but was doing his best, with Mr. Bostwick still waiting in last place and saving all the ground possible. It was at the lower end, of the field, the last turn of the course, that Mr. Saportas moved up with a rush and soon had Eastern Noble headed, though the Irish gelding was still battling along well before the tiring Skyscraper II. Coolgardie had closed some of the gap and was running smoothly but still well back of the others. It was not until the top of the field was reached that Mr. Bostwick made his first move and Coolgardie readily put Skyscraper II. away and then went to Eastern Noble. He was moving up so smoothly that it seemed certain that he would catch Lunar, but the son of The Finn proved too good and was home the winner by a length. Coolgardie had beaten Eastern Noble ten lengths for second place, with Skyscraper II. easing up in last place. ANDRA IN FRONT. The opening race was a four and a hair furlongs contest through the Widener course for plater juveniles, and B. G. Guths Andra led a big field home, with the Audley Farms Benda racing to second place, while third fell to Mrs. Robert C. Winmills Dancing Princess, with John E. Maddens Nisty third. Andra lost little time in racing her way into command and she led practically all the way. Benda and Dancing Princess always raced prominently, while there did not seem to be any excuse for Nisty. Lead Gold, which had the outside position at the start, swerved sharply to the inner rail at the rise of the barrier and had scant chance. Pennant Lass, from the Eastland Farm Stable, was rather a handy winner in the third race, for tHree-year-old fillies, at three-quarters, on the main course. Electa, from Mrs. Wm. Ziegler, Jr.s, Middleburg Stable, closed a big gap to be second and she took that part of the purse from W. L. Hern-stadts Golden Anger. There was little delay at the post and Ellis at once went into command with Pennant Lass. Electa had started well enough from her inside position, but she at once dropped back until she was last in the field of eight. Nettie Stone and Happy Hours were the ones to chase the pacemaker and Golden Anger was not far away, while Coquetry and Star Flyer dropped back rather badly. It was until nearing the stretch turn that Mack Garner took Electa from the rail and sent her up on the outside. She raced around the others easily enough, but to catch Pennant Lass was another question and the daughter of Pennant had something left when she swept over the line two lengths to the good. Electa had beaten Golden Anger a length and the others were strung out in order.
