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I I ] ■ a * I 1 i • 1 1 ! I | I : i I I GLORIFY LUCKY WINNER ♦ Interference Suffered by Opponents In Fashion Stakes. . • Filly Fixture at Belmont Park Not Truly Run — Edelweiss Second — Beelzebub Destroyed. ♦ NEW YORK, N. Y., June 1.— Glorify was surprise winner of the Fashion Stakes at Belmont Park when she carried the silks of Mrs. William Ziegler, Jr.s Middleburg Stable to a narrow victory over Edelweiss, from the Wheatley Stable, with William Woodwards Happy Gal saving third from J. E. Wideners Crazy Jane. The prize had a net value of ,150 to the winner. This old feature, which is a four and a half furlong dash for juvenile fillies, attracted a good crowd to the beautiful racing ground and there was considerable interest in the supporting card. It was unfortunate that the Fashion Stakes was marred to some extent when Mack Garner, on Crazy Jane, left from a position outside the stalls and crossed over sharply, piling up of the field. Glorify was lucky to escape this interference and it had much to do with her victory. Elston took every advantage of his good fortune when he sent the daughter of Sun Flag along until she was clear of the others. She had an abundance of speed, but with all that advantage she barely lasted to win by a head from the fast finishing Edelweiss. The Wheatley stable filly was particularly unfortunate and was racing last of the eight in the early stages. Then, to add to her misfortune, she met with interference from her stablemate, Iseult, but gaining on Glorify, she was just a stride short of victory. WHITNEY HOPE TIRES. At the heels of Edelweiss came the Woodward filly, which also had a rough race. Disdainful, the C. V. Whitney hope, and Rummond, from the Audley Farm Stable, after having raced forwardly, tired at the end, but by reason of the interference in the early stages, caused by the crossing of Crazy Jane, the race was not truly run. G. H. "Pete" Bostwick, the talented amateur jockey, rode Thomas Hitchcocks Silverskin to an easy victory in the short course Coligny Steeplechase. Frank J. Navins Bagatelle raced to second place and, in a fighting finish, Mrs. John Hay Whitneys Spar just nosed out the Queen City Stables Battle of Killiecrankie for third. The others to finish were Harikari, from the stable of F. Ambrose Clark, and Weston W. Adams Blanton, which was badly outrun all the way. There were two casualties in the runing, when Edward R. Bradleys Beelzebub came down heavily with P. Goodwin at the second jump, and A. C. Schwartz Cree came to grief at the same fence, the second turn of the field. Goodwin was knocked out, but recovered quickly. After an examination of Beelzebub it was discovered that he was so hopelessly injured that he was painlessly destroyed. J. Pierce, who had the mount on Cree, escaped injury and was quickly on his feet to walk from the course. Beelzebub was destroyed by track veterinarian Richards when it was found, after examination, that he would not recover from his injuries. Coin Collector, My Joanne and Star Spangle, owned by W. E. Worely and trained by T. J. Carroll, were shipped to Montreal for racing at that point.
