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! 1 ! . . ; l 1 1 BELMONT PARK TURF NOTES | 1 » Tommy Taylor reported Wednesday that t his filly Planetoid had a brown filly foal by j Head Play. The youngster is at Mason and b Hangers Farm, Versailles, Ky. The young-l - ster was pronounced one of the best-lookers 3 of her age in that section. Jockey H. Richards returned from Pimlico , and accepted mounts Thursday afternoon. Walter Faust resumed his duties with Frank Shannon in the club house following r j a siege of la grippe. Frank Stevens reported that his reserva-1 - tions for opening day exceeded those of last t season. The slight shower which fell before the 2 first race drove the outdoor luncheon patrorfs 3 of the Turf and Field Club indoors. The ; rain did not affect track conditions. A fashion parade was held at the Turf and I Field Club before the first race. . Each Saturday of the meeting a special train will be run from Philadelphia, with intermediate stops. The train will leave after : the last race. E. R. Bradley was among the spectators 3 Thursday. It marked his first appearance J of the eastern season. Joseph E. Widener was on hand for a few r races to witness the opening of the meeting. John Partridge shipped Our Ketcham to » Narragansett Park for a stake engagement ; there. Trainer Bill Hurley brought down a division • of the E. R. Bradley stable two-year-olds - for paddock education. Trainer Tom McCreery shipped nine horses i owned by Mrs. H. R. Bain to Woodbine Park : to be raced there in charge of J. Hutton. T. J. Healey returned from Pimlico and reported that Tatterdemalion, which finished . second in the Dixie Handicap, would be returned to Belmont Park Friday. Jockeys were instructed that in making a claim of foul the complaint must be lodged in front of the grandstand. The commissioner ranks in the main ring was limited to 100 applicants, and 18 in the club house, making a total of 118. Jockey Don Meade will remain at Pimlico and ride the Saratoga Stables Volitant in the Preakness Saturday. James Jones, the cameraman, is hobbling around with the aid of a cane, the result of an auto accident after leaving the Jamaica track Monday. Marshall Fields Sir Damion, winner of the Dixie at Pimlico, was returned to Belmont Park Thursday by trainer George Odom. The horse shipped in good shape. Jockey M. Peters arrived from Pimlico and reported to Foxcatcher Farms. George Odom returned from Pimlico Thursday and accepted the congratulations of his fellow trainers on his Dixie winner, : Sir Damion.
