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JAY JAY JAY JAY IN IN WINNING WINNING DEBUT DEBUT AT AT OLD OLD HAWTHORNE HAWTHORNE Isolater Isolater and and Corundum Corundum in in Dead Dead Heat Heat Goldey Goldey F. F. Meets Meets First First Defeat Defeat COUNT JORSEJAILURE Belmont Stakes Eligibles Even After Stirring Stretch Duel. Black Look Outfinishes Brilliant Bridges Filly Calumet Farm Colorbearer Last. NEW YORK, N. Y., June 2. Two of the candidates-for the Belmont Stakes, to be run Saturdaat Belmont Park, finished in a deacl hear at .he Big Nassau County course today when Mrs. Isabel Dodge Sloanes Corundum and William Woodwards Isolater, a maiden, swept past the line so closely lapped that the judges could not split them even with the help of a photograph. This was a gallop of a mile and a fuilong, in which the Greentree Stables Memory Book, favorite of the four that raced, was a distant third. The other starter, Warren Wrights Count Morse, a recent arrival from the Middle West, was last. As the two came to the line it appeared to some that Corundum got up in the final stride, but there was such a difference of opinion that the dead heat decision was generally accepted as the only fair decision. With delightful weather for the sport, a. big crowd was out and the sport offered was worthy of the crowd. All four that performed are in the Belmont, and while there was no Brevity or Granville engaged, it is probable that each one of the four will be sent to the post. The race gave Isolater entirely new importance. It demonstrated that Corundum is a good, game colt and a stayer, while Memory Book, though he disappointed, was worked out an additional furlong that may do him some good. As for Count Morse, his showing was disappointing. SLIGHTLY BLOCKED. Woolf had Corundum next to the rail and going to the far turn the son of Teddy was moving up nicely until he was slightly blocked. This did not amount to much, and he was soon in stride again, with Woolf waiting as his mount gradually made up ground. Isolater was still clear as he turned into the stretch. Count Morse tired by the time the stretch was reached, and Memory Book was unable to improve his position, but as Woolf called on Corundum he began to gain on Isolater gallantly. A few strides from the finish it appeared that Corundum would surely win, but he hung ever so slightly and thus it was that the dead heat was recorded. Black Look, son of Whichone and Beaming, which races for C. V. Whitney, and a candidate for the National Stallion Stakes, halted the winning career of Mrs. W. A. Bridges Goldey F. in the Cherry Valley Purse. Goldey F., unbeaten in her eight previous starts, was giving away seven pounds and her sex allowance to the son of Whichone and her race was good when time for the five furlongs was :5Sjf. She was beaten less than a length, but Black Look was going away at the end and may go on to greater things. Far back of these, Knight Gallant, from the Brookmeade Stable, and the post time favorite, had no trouble taking third from Aerialist, the only other starter. TAKES EARLY LEAD. Goldey F., alert at the start, was the first to show out of the stalls and, while Knight Gallant left slowly, he soon was alongside her, and they were leading Black Look by something more than a length in the early stages. Of these Knight Gallant was first to tire, and then Workman roused Black Look to have him gain steadily upon the filly. Goldey F. hung on well under the drive but she was no match for the Whitney colt in the final sixteenth and raced past to have a winning margin of three-quarters of a length. Knight Gallant had tired so badly he was another five lengths back, while Aerialist had been outrun all the way. Continued on third page. ISOLATOR AND CORUNDUM IN DEAD HEAT-GOLDIEF. LOSES Continued from first page. Thirteen maiden two-year-old fillies, to race four and a half furlongs over the Wide-, ner course, was the first offering, and; it brought a battling finish with the, placing, judges waiting for the photograph. It revealed that J. M. Zimmers Yetive was winner over Mandas Baby, from the Starmount Stable, with George D. Wideners Malign taking third from White Sand. There was some interference in the running, in which The Wink suffered and later interfered not a little with Harrys Dream when that filly was badly jostled about. The steeplechase of the day was over the two and a half mile course, and it went to F. Ambrose Clarks Ridian, which was winner because Trifolium, from the Howe Stable, stumbled badly at the last fence. This mishap not only cost him the race, but resulted in Mrs. S. Bryce Wings Snake Charmer being up to beat him for the place in the last stride: There were two other mishaps in the running when Appian Way, the choice of the field, went down with H. Little at the water, while Saughton Boy came down three fences from home with J. Leonard. Fortunately, both riders escaped serious injury. The Glen Oaks Purse, a dash of six furlongs over the main course, brought out a worthy field, and it marked the return of A. G. Vanderbilts Good Gamble to winning form when she was an easy winner over Mrs. A. Phillips Jair, with Clocks, from the Brookmeade Stable, just beating Black Grouse for third. Marching Home attempted to race with Good Gamble and it cost her a share in the purse. The Chance Play filly raced her into defeat before the stretch was reached and from -there to the end Sammy Renick had only to sit still to score a victory of three lengths. Jair had followed these fillies to the stretch and as Marching Home tired he moved into second place, but he had no chance to run down the winner.
