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; j i . , i t I a j I — FINAL TEST FOR BELMONT » Jack High an Easy Winner of One Mile and an Eighth Race. • Folking Second and Marine Third — Lace Victress in 3Iilk Maid Handicap at Belmont Park. » NEW YORK, N. T., June 3.— Jack High, George D. Wideners hope for the rich Belmont Stakes, to be decided at Belmont Park, Saturday, was a starter over one mile and an eighth today. He was winner, and an easy winner, but as a matter of fact, there was much back of him when H. T. Archibalds Folking raced to second place and Joseph E. Wideners Marine was a fast finishing third. The fact that Jack High was to race made this the big event of the afternoon and the ease with which he performed was cheering, particularly when he galloped the one mile and a quarter in 2 :04, but there was nothing in the performance to create any amount of worry in the Blue Larkspur camp. The Bradley colt defeated him in the Withers Stakes, and the fact that there was such scant competition in this race made it only of value as a part of the preparation for the son of John P. Grier for his race Saturday. Leaving the post promptly, McAtee, as soon as Jack High was in full stride, took him under slight restraint and it was Anna G. that raced with him in the early stages. When the filly quit Folking took up the chase and went along close after the Widener star, without in any manner threatening his lead. In the meantime Marine was gradually making up ground, while African, after virtually walking away from the barrier, was also slowly improving his position. McAtee still had High Jack under restraint as he turned into the stretch and he was never fully let down, to be home the winner by a length and a half. Folking was a like distance before Marine, and Indigo, another Joseph E. Widener starter, finished fourth. After the finish Willis Sharpe Kilmers Sun Hatter, which finished fifth, was worked out the full mile and a half of the Belmont in 2 :35, making it a rather useful move. What was meant for a great contest, the Milk Maid Handicap, a six and a half furlongs race, for fillies and marts, was ruined by an accident at the start. Bradleys Peggy wheeled at the start and was left at the post, With the half-sister of Blue Larkspur out of the way, it was no trick for Lace, from the Mendham Stable, to be home the winner over J. E. Maddens Tinder, and R. C. Win-l mills Bonnie Khayyam, the only other starters. The only prospect for a good race came in the promise of another meeting between Contiuued on twenty-second page. ■ FINAL TEST FOR BELMONT Continued from first page. Bradleys Peggy and Lace : they had finished so closely lapped in the previous meet-in*. Fator had only to let Lace run along in her own fashion, and while Tinder showed surprising speed in holding close to the daughter of Bunting, Lace drew away at the end to be winner by two lengths, while Tinder led Bonnie Khayyam by twice that margin. The race was a swiftly-run one, when the time hung out was 1:17%, just two-fifths of a second slower than the track record. There came a double for the Joseph E. Davis silks when Colossal, a brother to Stupendous, and with much of her speed, led home a big field of juveniles over the four and a half furlongs of the Widener course. Rudolph Spreckels winter sensation, Jack Campbell, raced to second place, while third was the portion of George D. Wideners War Saint. There was a long delay at the post, but the start was a good one and early in the action Colossal went into command and held his opponents perfectly safe all the way. Imperial Air, after showing a flash of speed, dropped back badly, while Jack Campbell and War Saint both finished going exceedingly well. A dozen rather shifty platers started in the final race. This resulted in a double triumph for James Butler when his Star oMorn was winner with Stormy Dawn third. Mrs. Graham Fair Vanderbilts Croyden splitting the pair of them. The opening dash was at five-eighths for plater juveniles, and Nisty, bearing the silks of W. H. Dozier, was winner when he led home Bob Smiths St. Tuscan, which in turn had little trouble in taking second place from Kensie, the Brookmeade Stable starter. St. Tuscan was the •ne to cut out all the running, but he tired in the final eighth, and Nisty raced by rather cleverly. Kensie met with some interference when he swerved sharply in the running when driven by Banter and he was tiring badly at the end. The steeplechase of the day was framed for maidens, and over the short course. It saw Joseph E. Davis Polish the winner when he led home H. S. Jobts Crenalan, and Rooney, from the Brookmeade Stable, saved third from B. B. Jones Sir Sweep, with J. E. Gaffneys Archway the only other to finish. Astronomy fell in the running, while Foretime lost his rider, and Redla pulled up when hopelessly out of the running. Then at the finish there was a claim of foul lodged and the usual tedious delay while the stewards debated on the question lo finally confirm the order of the finish. It was after passing the front field Liverpool that Cheyene sent Polish up to Rooney at the end. Polish, as he came alongside of Rooney, found that the son of Meridian still had something left, and when Jeffcott roused his mount and matched the challenge Cheyene soon took back slightly, to make a later bid. In the meantime, Crenalan was moving up strongly, but he was still well back of the leading pair. Swinging into the front field. Cheyene went out with Polish, carrying Rooney a bit wide and then he came in again until he had Crenalan, which had saved ground, in rather close quarters at the last jump. But Crenalan, at all times, had plenty racing room and there was no suggestion of the foul that was claimed by Thorndike, who had the mount on Crenalan. At the end Polish was a length to the good, while Crenalan had beaten the tiring Rooney five lengths for second place, with Sir Sweep, which had shown some early speed in the running, eight lengths further away. *
