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DOUBLE DISQUALIFICATION • Coe Youngsters First and Second But Are Set Back. • Adequate Given First Place, Erin Second and Mad Hattie Third— Fashion Stakes Worth ,80*. » NEW YORK, N. Y., June 4.— A double disqualification was inflicted upon the W. R. Coe stable following the running of the Fashion Stakes, the feature race at Belmont Park this afternoon. The Coe colors were carried to first and second places by Keep On and Conclave, leading H. C. Phipps Adequate and Erin, from the Wheatley Stable. Following a lengthy delay, in which the case was acted upon by the stewards, the disqualification was ordered. Burke, who rode Erin, was the one to complain. Erin had a rough race and was bothered repeatedly and forced to take up to keep from going down. During the early stages Hilaria, which began from the extreme outside, bore over steadily toward the rail, causing interference and at the same time forcing her stable companion, Keep On, to carom into Erin, interfering with the latter. This was the real reason for the disqualification. The start was a good one and Hilaria was the one to show in front. She started over steadily toward the inner rail and was shortly in front showing the way to Adequate. Hilaria continued to show the way and it was there that she was displaced by her stable companion. Keep On. The latter moved away steadily and was quickly joined by Conclave, which was going fast along the inner rail. Erin, in the meantime, had moved up steadily and was going fast when she was forced into close quarters and forced to take up. In the meantime. Adequate was coming fast on the outside and was a good third Lady Buyer, which was another that suffered early interference, could not improve her position thereafter and tired badly at the end. The new placing was Adequate, Erin and Mad Hattie. The race was worth ,800 to the winning owner. Racing conditions were ideal and the track was fast and big fields started in the different races. Seventeen maiden two-year-old fillies paraded for the opening race of the day, which was over the Widener course. The finish was a stirring one, with Bannerette, racing for the Sage Stable, wearing the leaders down in the final strides to earn a neck victory over Mrs. Laura Curtis Plums Wings, which, in turn, barely lasted to lead Benda, from the Audley Farm, with B. S. Cutlers Vigilia fourth. The field was a fractious one at the post and when the start came Olga R. propped and failed to leave with the others. Moon Continued on twenty-fourth page. DOUBLE DISQUALIFICATION Continued from first page. took the lead immediately with Plums Wings, while Madder and Hunsie were right after her. The latter was the first to tire and drop back. A sixteenth from the finish Plums Wings looked all over a winner and it was then that Bannerette, finishing gamely on the inside under pressure, wore down the leaders. Benda, in the meantime, responded to pressure and finished with a rush on the outside, but failed by a stride of taking second place. The winner was a neglected factor. R. L. Gerrys Ironsides, under a good ride by McAfee, was winner of the Tournament Handicap, a race over one mile, which attracted a well matched field of handicap performers. Buddy Bauer was the one to race to second place, while Royal Stranger, from the Dorwood Stable, was third. Six started. The start was a good one and Royal Stranger went into command at once. Ironsides raced along after Cherry Pie, showing the way to Valorous and Buddy Bauer. The latter was bumped about slightly in the early stages and Johnson took back to allow the horse to fully settle in his stride. Royal Stranger was moving along in front at a fast pace, but McAtee was never far back. Turning for home, Ironsides responded to urging and in a sixteenth of a mile was in the lead. Buddy Bauer, in the meantime, after being blocked by the Greentree pair entering the stretch, moved up fast when clear and at the end was gaining steadily. Royal Stranger lasted long enough to outstay Cherry Pie for the third portion of the purse, while Valorous, after making his bid entering the stretch, swerved to the inner rail and was far back at the end. Max Hirsch saddled his second winner of the day when he sent Saorstat to the post in the Hylas Selling Steeplechase for A. C. Schwrartz. Saorstat was a driving winner over H. T. Archibalds Mantonian, while Barleycorn, racing for J. E. Widener, was third. There were two withdrawals in the race, Vocalion and Rubigny. Of the twelve that started, four failed to finish the course, Close Work, one of the Bostwick pair ; Bold Knight, from the Green-tree Stable ; Jefferson Livingstons Eon, and F. Grossmans Volunteer. No mistakes were made at the start and the field left in good alignment, and for the first four jumps in good style. Barleycorn was the one setting the pace, pressed by Volunteer, with Saorstat in third place. The others were somewhat strung out. Barley Corn continued to show the way to the fifth jump and it was there that Saorstat moved into command. He made a bad landing at the sixth jump and gave way to the Widener starter again. Griffith allowed his mount to recover his stride and again set sail for the leaders. Barleycorn was showing the way steadily and at the final jump was in command. Saorstat then came with a rush and at the end was drawing away. Mantonian responded when put under pressure and wore down Barleycorn in the final strides to take second place. The third misfortune of the day visited the Coe stable in the fifth race when the favorite was unprepared at the start and was left. The winner was Kildare, ridden by Fator, and racing for the Newtondale Stable. He won in a drive, with the Audley Farms Passing By, while Balroma, from the Rose-dale Stable, was third. Kildare and Honey-man were the ones to set the early pace and Fator nursed Kildare along in steady fashion. Passing By, which began slowly, moved up fast on the far turn and, turning for home, made a determined effort to overhaul the winner. An eighth from the finish he caught Kildare, but the early effort began to tell and right at the end he tired badly. Balroma, another that began slowly, improved his position steadily and at the end was a good third. 4
