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HELIANTHUS IN FRONT i Brookmeade Stable Racer Accounts for Valuable Maturity Stakes. « Okapi Defeats Good Band of Juveniles in Second at Belmont Park — Double for Fields. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 2.— Helianthus, from the Brookmeade Stable, was the bright and particular star of the racing of the Westchester Racing Association at Belmont Park today when he was an easy winner of the Maturity Stakes, a mile race that carried a net value of ,575 to the winner. When the son of Sun Flag scored, it completed a double for both the stable and George Fields, who rode Okapi when he defeated a good band of juveniles. In the Maturity Stakes Masked Knight, from the stable of W. R. Coe, raced into second place and Spinach just headed Joseph E. Wide-ners Curate for third. The only other starter was Andy Schuttingers Pilate, an added starter which, after racing at a suicidal early pace, was eased up a bad last. The start was a good one and Knapp, on Masked Knight, and Laverne Fator, on Pilate, went out at a sprinting pace to quickly open up a long lead on Helianthus, which was showing the way to the others. With no thought of their horses, the leaders got to the quarter in :23 and then put in a second quarter in :22% to reach the half in :454/5. That naturally took them into a long lead, but neither would take back, and the five furlongs mark was reached in :58% and the six furlongs in 109%, FAST EARLY PACE. It was natural that such a terrific pace should take its toll, and in the long stretch both began to tire. Pilate was first to give way and dropped back a furlong out. There Masked Knight was still racing gamely despite the pace he had carried, but Helianthus was wearing him down at every stride. He was alongside a sixteenth from the finish and then on past to be the winner by three lengths. Masked Knight struggled along to save second place, but it was only by a head from Spinach, which had been running last when the stretch was reached, and Curate was only another head away. Pilate had quit utterly and was being eased up by Fator eight lengths back of his field. Brandon Prince, from the Brandon Stable, was an easy winner of the opening race, at one mile and a furlong, which attracted a large field of cheap ones. J. H. Louch-heims Robrack raced to second place, and Westko, from the Kilrane Stable, saved third from Sara Burdon by a narrow margin. There was a long delay at the post, for which Brandon Prince was largely to blame. He was taken to the outside of the stalls, and is so often the case from such a position, he beat the field away, but the start was a good one. Robertson stole away until he was clear, when he took hold of the colt and rated him along all the way without ever having to surrender the lead. CUTIE FACE SECOND. Okapi, which had his racing lessons in Florida during the winter, came back with another good race in the second, running the five-eighths through the Widener course in :58%. He scored by a comfortable margin over Cutie Face and Bronze Saint barely nosed out Marooned for third. The start was a good one for all but Character. Cutie Face was more alert than the others and she was showing the way in the early racing, but Okapi was running closely after her and it was not long before he had her headed. In the final eighth the colt was at no time threatened to come home the winner by four lengths. The Ethelbert Handicap, over the main course, gave Robertson his second winning mount of the day when he brought Microphone home in a close finish with C. L. Kings Panetian and L. J. Marks Morsel saved third from Footmark. The only other starter was Finite and he was last. Panetian caused some delay at the post and when the start came was last. Footmark was away fast and he was closely attended by Microphone and Panetian was rushed up by Workman until he was in third place. Finite and Morsel were close after the son of Galetian, but Finite did not last long and as he dropped back Morsel moved up. It was a fight to the last stride and Microphone had lasted to be the winner by a neck, while Panetian had beaten Morsel for the place by a like distance. Footmark was another length back and Finite was being eased up another six lengths back. Continued on twsntu-fourth oaaeJ. J ; ■ HEL1ANTHUS IN FRONT Continued from first page. The fifth was a mile race for three-year-olds under claiming conditions. It brought an excellent finish when William Woodwards Laura Gal, by a determined stretch rush, outstayed Action, from the Anall Stable, to earn a close decision, with Dexterity, from the Mereworth Stud Stable, racing into third place before Robert A. Fairbairns Merry Fox, and Portam was finishing rapidly next to the rail to be a close fifth.
