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OLD RIVALS TAPER OFF War Admiral Pompoon and Melodist Conclude Heavy Training Riddle Colt Gallops Belmont Stake StakeDistance Distance in 234 Mosawtre MosawtreDeclared Declared Out of Eace NEW YORK N Y June 2 War Ad ¬ miral a strong favorite to continue his un ¬ beaten record for the season in winning the Belmont Stakes concluded his heavy train ¬ ing for Saturdays engagement this morn ¬ ing at Belmont Park as he breezed a mile and onehalf in 234 Pompoon and Melo ¬ dist were others among the eight probable atr ers to undergo important trials both going a mile and one furlong in 155 in easy fashion fashionMosawtre Mosawtre was eliminated as a Belmont candidate upon announcement from Max Hirsch that Mrs Julia M Lofts colt would not be a starter because of a slight foot injury and the fact that he has not come up to the engagement in a manner satisfactory to his trainer even though he was victori ¬ ous on Monday MondayWith With Mosawtre out of the Belmont Eddie Arcaro was left free to accept another mount in the race and promptly was engaged to handle the Falaise Stables Vamoose Mo sawtres absence leaves a field of seven for the event eventWith With a field of seven the Belmont will have a gross value of slightly less than 50000 with the winners net share being about 12000 less A victory for the Samuel P Riddle colt will make him the fourth Korse to capture the American triple crown which also includes the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes StakesEXPECT EXPECT BIG CROWD CROWDMore More than 30000 persons having been present at Belmont Park on Memorial Day and with an unprecedented amount of inter ¬ est being displayed in the Belmont John J Coakley secretarytreasurer of the West Chester Racing Association believes that Saturdays crowd if the weather is good will threaten the record attendance of 37000 established at the ZevPapyrus match race raceWar War Admirals trial marked the third time the mediumsized son of Man o War and Brush Up has been asked to negotiate the Belmont distance by trainer George Con way Following his victory in the Preak ¬ ness he was given an easy mile workout and then one at a mile and three furlongs This was followed by his three efforts over the mile and onehalf distance the first in 236 and the next in 234 both handily He did his latest trial over the route in much easier fashion while under steady rating ratingGoing Going along smoothly the Riddle colt went the firt quarter in 25 the Jialf mile in 50 threequarters in 117 and the mile in 143 He reached the mile and one furlong in 156 ten furlongs in 209 and the mile and three eighths in 221 By quarters his fractions were 25 25 26 26 26 and 25 25Melodist Melodist displayed fair early speed in his trial as he went the quarter in 24 half in 48 threequarters in 113 seveneighths in 126 and the mile in 140 after which the Wheatley Stable colt was eased up to finish the mile and one furlong in 155 155POMPOON POMPOON UNDER RESTRAINT RESTRAINTPompoon Pompoon which rules as the second choice hi the Belmont was under stouter restraint as he wont through his workout He was confined to 25 for the quarter 49 for the half mile 115 for six furlongs and 140 for the mile still being under restraint as he finished out the mile and an eighth eighthThe The Wheatley Stable colt was seen in a mile and a furlong race on Monday while the Jerome Louchheim star which held War Admiral to a head in the Preakness went over the Belmont route Sunday in 235 James Fitzsimmons and Cyrus Field Clarke the respective trainers of these colts pro ¬ nounce them ready for Saturdays engage ¬ ment
