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# $, Australian Gate to Be Discarded — Not Practical in U. S. $ i NEW YORK, N. T.. June 12.— The Australian starting gate will not be used at the fall meeting of the Westchester Racing Association at Belmont Park in the fall. This was an announcement of Joseph E. Widener before he sailed for France yesterday. He said that when he had seen the operation of the machine abroad he was of the opinion that it would be a great acquisition in this country, but the accident of last Monday, in the two-year-old race, convinced him that it would not do in this country. He had no fear even a remote possibility of such an unfortunate happening, and it was enough to convince him that the gate would not do for our racing. Mr. Widener also expressed gratification over the recent meeting and the hearty support of the press in the sport. He predicted that the fall meeting would show a like success. In the matter of a starting device, Mr. Widen* r also announced that Mars Cassidy has an invention that was demonstrated and ES.VS sin h instant satisfaction, that Richarel T. Wilson had ordered three of the machines for use at the Saratoga meeting. 1
