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BELMONT PARK NOTES Jerry Farley custodian of the jockeys room issued seventyfive badges during the morning and expects to issue another dozen by tomorrowThe tomorrow The saliva test box located in the east corner of the parking lot adjoining the turf and field enclosure attracted considerable attention from early arrivals arrivalsThe The first added starter of the season was Louis DOr in the International Steeplechase with 145 pounds He was added at 905 a m by F Ambrose Clark ClarkHorsemen Horsemen journeying to the track via the Hempstead turnpike wanted to know why it is customary in each city to await the opening day of a race meeting to repair the street Road repair men were patching the turnpike during the morning and this con ¬ dition made it uncomfortable for motorists motoristsHolders Holders of complimentary badges were notified that they could purchase tax tickets for the entire meeting and thus avoid the delay of standing in line daily to purchase them themDr Dr D W Ashe was among the visitors He is considering an offer to officiate at the forthcoming Kalamazoo Mich meeting Headed by Discovery the horses owned by A G Vanderbilt in charge of Bud Stotler arrived from Pimlico The horses owned by Frank Hayes in charge of trainer Fitzgerald arrived from Maryland MarylandA A S Woodliffe was among the arrivals today from Maryland MarylandJoseph Joseph E Widener was complimented by many upon the placing of the bookmakers under the grandstand and the arrangements made for the clubhouse patrons Stools for 120 layers were In line lineAdolph Adolph Pons made his first appearance of the season Wednesday WednesdayHoward Howard Oots was an arrival from Ken ¬ tucky and will remain for several days daysWilbert Wilbert Smith arrived from Kansas City and will stay for the remainder of the sea ¬ son sonJockey Jockey J Jacobs left for Detroit where he will ride for the division of the Greentree Stable there in charge of Marshall Lilley LilleyJohn John Gaver agent for the Greentree Sta ¬ ble returned from Detroit where he spent several days on business businessAlec Alec Gordon arrived from Louisville with sixteen horses which he will race here for himself and the Coldstream Stud StudFred Fred Barlow arrived from Maryland and joined the local handicap brigade brigadeW W H Gallaghers Prospect Park which broke down badly at Jamaica Tuesday was destroyed destroyedEugene Eugene Leigh who developed and brought Epinard here for a series of match races was an arrival from France FranceThere There was no change in the condition of jockey Bellizzi advices from the Mary Im ¬ maculate Hospital state
