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WHITNEY SILKS IN FRONT Piccolo Carries- Them to Victory in Harlem Claiming Stakes. Goldeneye and Quel Jcu Finish Second and Third, Respectively Billionaire Troves Surprise. NEW YORK, N. Y., May 26. The C. V. Whitney silks were carried successfully in the best offering at Belmont Park today when Piccolo, a three-year-old son of Which-one and Picoline, scored in the mile of the Harlem Claiming Stakes. Mrs. F. Ambrose Clarks Goldeneye finished second, with Quel Jcu, from the Arden Farm Stable, taking third from Gallant Prince, which raced for William Woodward. This was the best offering of a seven-race card that brought out a crowd of goodly proportions, and the weather conditions were ideal. In the Harlem, Jair was the one to cut out the running. He was sent into a clear lead by Nick Wall, but Anderson had Piccolo racing after him under snug restraint at the end of the first furlong, and Black Buddy was on the outside in third place arid also under wraps as he held his position. Quel Jeu ran along on the inside and Seabo was content with his position, when he was well within striking distance. There was little change in these positions until nearing the stretch turn. There Piccolo went after Jair to readily put him away, and at the same time Quel Jeu moved up on the outside, while Sammy Renick chose the inside with Goldeneye. For an instant it seemed that Quel Jeu might run down the Whitney colt, but he faltered, and Anderson had saved something with the winner. Right at the end Goldeneye was closing rapidly on the rail, but Piccolo lasted to be over the line winner by half a length. Quel Jeu was another length and a half away when he tired badly under a drive, and he had, beaten Gallant Prince a length for that part of the purse. There was some small excuse for Gallant Prince when he met with some interference in the running. The hunting set was out in force to see the running of the Herculoid chase over the two and a half miles. It was confined to the hunters with amateurs to ride and went to Frank- M. Goulds What Have You, ridden by P. D. Reid. At his heels, Mrs. Robert C. Winmills mare Chalice took the place over T; W. Durarits Little Dan and Mrs. Frank M. Goulds Daniel Soot was fourth, the only other to finish. An accident of the running was when Richard K. Mellons The Stag II., while leading made a bad landing at the twelfth fence and unseated J. V. H. Davis. After unseating his rider, the old hunter continued with the company and bothered Daniel Soot not a little. Sixteen maiden two-year-old fillies met in the .opening four and a half furlongs dash over the Widener course and it resulted in a battling finish in which the camera was called upon to make the decision. The photograph agreed with the callers and Jack W. Schiffers Eight OClock was declared first over John Hay Whitneys The Wink while Samuel D. Riddles Rise and Shine beat George D. Wideners Reliant for third with Yetive a close fifth. From a good start The Wink was the one to step to the front and racing along smoothly on the inner rail she dominated the running until well inside the final furlong. Eight OClock was not far back and when put to a drive in the final furlong, she wore down the daughter of Tank to be up in the closing strides to win going away by a neck. Rise arid Shine finished easily for her share of the purse and Yetive was also going well in the final stages. Gleaming was bumped at the break and knocked off stride. Hook It also met with some, early interference. Edward R. Bradleys Billionaire, a son of Black Tpney and Forteresse, which had seasoning at Churchill Downs before being shipped to New York, was a handy winner over a nice band of juveniles that met in the third race. The Sage Stables Mahdia consistent sort, took second place and third went to Rockwood, from the Maemere Farm Stable, when he finished with good courage to nose out John Hay Whitneys Court Scandal. Right after the start Rockwood stumbled badly and it may have cost him the purse, for he was going in better fashion than the two that beat him at the end. Willis S. Kilmers Beau Sympathy proved best of a band of three-year-old maiden fillies that made up the field for the fifth race, a six furlongs dash over the main course. Never far from the pace, the daughter of Sun Beau finished gamely under a drive by Wayne Wright, to score over Edwaid R. Bradleys Bleu and A. H. Watermans Uganda, with Sistova, the favorite fourth. Clasp was the one to set the pace and she was followed by Beau Sympathy and Sistova was not far away, having quickly moved to the contention after being away slowly. Bleu was not far back of these, but she dropped back slightly in the early racing while Clasp continued to dominate and Beau Sympathy held to her position resolutely. It was in the stretch that Clasp, tired and Beau Sympathy went to the front. A. T. Partridges useful campaigner Crystal Prince was easily best of the lot that met in the Grade C Handicap, and he won with plenty to spare over Star Scout, with third going to Giant Killer, and Thorson waa a distant fourth. Thorson, as is his habit, went to the front at the start and was rated along, with Kear-sarge following him and Clotho was in third place; then came Gean Canach, but Crystal Prince was soon in the contention, and as he moved up Saunders took him in hand and i-ated him along. Rounding the back stretch -Tian made a move that carried her to third place, but she was being led by Thorson and Kearsarge, while Crystal Prince was holding to his position and galloping smoothly. It was not until near the stretch turn that Crystal Prince galloped to the front to come on and win by four lengths. Star Scout took care of the others when he was second by a length and a half over Giant Killer.
