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BELMONT PARK NEW YORK, N. Y., TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1939.— Belmont Park 1 1-2 miles. 6 1-4 feet. Eleventh day. Westchester Racing Association. Summer meeting of 24 days. Bahr Stall Gate used. 118 books. Jones Camera. Weather cloudy. Steward representing New York State Racing Tommission, M. Cassidy. Stewards of Meeting, P. A. B. Widener and H. 0. Vosburgh. Steward representing National Steeplechase and Hunt Association, A. C. Bostwick. Judges, F. P. Dunne and C. Cornehlscn. Starter, G. Cassidy. Racing Secretary for Steeplechases, F. H. Parks. Racing Secretary, J. B. Campbell. Racing starts at 2:30 p. m. Chicago time, 1:30 p. m.. W indicates whip/ S spurs, B blinkers. Figures in parentheses following the distance of each race indicate horse, date, track record, age of horse and weight carried. Indicates apprentice allowance of 5 pounds; **7 pounds; ***10 pounds. FIRST RACE 5-8 MILE Widener Course. Distraction, June 4, 1927— :56— 2— 125. TAAfl Furee ,000. 2-year-olds. Maidens. Claiming. Weight, 118 lbs. Claiming m ,,,odV price 00°; if f°r ,"50, allowed 3 lbs.; if for ,500, allowed 7 lbs. May-zU-da-Bel Net va|ue to wjnner 5700 ; second, 80; third, 0; fourth, 0. Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St *4 Str Fin Jockeys Owners O H C P S 73164 FORTISSIMO wb 109£ 2 2 42 1»$ l1 WagnerJ M Van Beuren 20 40 40 15 8 74104 HUNTING SONG wll5 4 3 2* 2* 22 PetersM Elizth M Sturgis7-5 8-5 1 2-5 1-5 73865 ATUM RE wb118 6 9 3h 3£ 32 HardyL Mrs M Miller 30 40 40 15 8 74104 BUFFOON wb118 7 7 lh 44* AdamsJ W E Boeing 6 10 10 4 2 74222 MILLCHIC w 115 3 5 6h 5* 5£ ArcaroE Millsdale Stable 4 6 6 2 4-5 SUN IVY w 103 8 8 8* 74 6*1 CoronaM Tranquility Fmsl5 15 10 4 2 74104 YELLOW DUST w 115 10 6 7* 6h 7°k WrightWD J E Widener 8 10 8 3 8-5 72353 OKAPILIDA wl08 1 1 93 82 8£ RenickJ Snow White Sta 8 15 10 4 2 74104*RUNNING CEDAR w 107 9 10 51 9G 920 KelleyJ The Meadow St 60 60 60 20 10 72909 PREFERRED TIME wb 115 5 4 10 10 10 MeadeD Warbern Stable 10 15 15 6 3 Time, :59%. Track fast. Winner — B. f, by Sting — Wild Notes, by Luke McLuke trained by A. Schuttinger; bred by Mrs. M. A. Van Beuren. Winner entered to bo claimed for ,500. WENT TO POST — 2:27. AT POST— 3 minutes. Start good and slow. Won ridden out; second and third driving. FORTISSIMO was placed under pressure in the first quarter mile and, bearing in slightly, finished well, wore down the leaders and drew away at the end. HUNTING SONG was taken under restraint the first part, responded when placed under pressure and then finished well. ATUM RE raced forwardly from the start on the outside and had no mishaps in the running. BUFFOON showed a flash of early speed and then quit. MILLCHIC was close up while under pressure in the early stages and had no excuses. SUN IVY raced evenly throughout. YELLOW DUST had a flash of early speed. OKAPILIDA had no mishaps. RUNNING CEDAR and PREFERRED TIME were outrun. Scratched— 73880 Mountain Echo, 108; Millplay, 118. Overweight — Fortissimo, 1% pounds. SECOND RACE ABOUT 2 MILES. Fairmount, May 29, 1926—3:40—5—147. Purse ,200. 7 /i-A.Qi *-year-olds and upward. Maidens. Steeplechase. Claiming. 4-year-olds, u oVfo n . 146 lbs-; 5-year-olds, 151 lbs.; older, 153 lbs. Claiming price, ,000; if for May-23-39-Bel iess 3 h,s. allowed for each 50 to ,500. Net value to winner 50; second, 00; third, 00; fourth, 0. Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St 3 6 9 12 Fin Jockeys Owners O H C P S 738033HE GOES ws 4 146 3 3 4 * 5£ 44 2™ 1" AnsteattB Log Cabin Stud 3 5 4i 8-5 7-10 44422***GREEK IDOL w 6 137 6 8 5£ 6h 2i 13 2™ MogaveroA B Flaccus 8 10 7 24 7-5 74042*ATOPHAN w5140 5 2 2* 1* lh Zand 3J MurdockH Mrs E D Jacobs 3 5 5 2 4-5 74042**BROOM TOPPER w7140 2 6 62 3°k 3* 4« 42 McKennaP L E Stodrd Jr 30 40 40 15 8 **A. DITHER w4133 8 9 9 8™ 84 68 510 SmithL Mrs R G Woolfe30 50 40 15 8 49863MOHN BROOM w8142. 7 5 7* 9 6= 5and 62 RobyT D B Barrows 10 15 15 6 3 733192SLIEVEREIGH w5 145 9 7 8* 77107* 72 JenningsE B F Christmas 11-5 11-5 8-5 7-10 1-3 73943 TOMS BOY w6 147 4 4 1* 2b. 9 83 86 WalkerG Mrs J H Whityl2 15 15 6 3 73388 CALCULATE w6147 1 1 3» 42 5* 9 9 RobertsE R E McConnell 6 15 15 6 3 Time, 3:48%. Track fast. Winner— B. g, by Infinite— Mistral, by Black Toney trained by E. Young; bred by, Log Cabin Stud. Winner entered to be claimed for ,000. WENT TO POST— 2:52. AT POST— H minutes. Start good and slow. Won driving; second and third easily. HE GOES jumped well and, under steady restraint to the final eighth, improved his position when urged, finished fast and wore down GREEK IDOL in the last strides. The latter was under restraint while jumping well the first turn of the field, moved into an easy lead when urged, saved ground thereafter, only to hang in the final drive. ATOPHAN jumped well, but was unable to maintain his position when urged. BROOM TOPPER showed an even effort throughout. A. DITHER showed a good effort. JOHN BROOM had no mishaps jn the running. SLIEVEREIGH was weakly handled throughout. TOMS BOY made a bad landing at the seventh fence and was never a factor thereafter. CALCULATE had no mishaps in the running. THIRD RACE 5-8 MILE Widener Course. Distraction, June 4, 1927— :56— 2— 125. T7A.A.Qe£ purse ,000. 2-year-olds. Fillies. Allowances. Non-winners other than m ,,,onT a maiden racc Weight, 116 lbs. Maidens allowed 5 lbs. way-At-da-Bei Net va|ue to winner 0Q; second 8n; third, 0; fourths, 5 each. Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St % Str Fin Jockeys Owners O H C P S 742952ROSETOWN wb113 7 4 1* 13 15 RichardsH G D Widener 11-511-5 9-5 3-5 1-5 73931 SCURRY wb 116 4 3 44 42 2» HaasL Wheatley Stable 10 12 12 4 8-5 739312US w 116 5 6 34 2and 33 LongdonJ W H Gallagher 8-5 2 2 7-10 1-4 73946= +PARADISE GIRL w 116 2 1 2£ 3* 42 FallonL A G Vanderbilt 6 8 8 3 7-5 73931 fPIQUET w 116 3 2 6 5h 42 ArcaroE Greentree Sta 6 8 7 2i. 1 BOW LOW w 111 6 5 51 6 6 SmithFA E R Bradley 12 20 20 8 4 NOTDOWN w 113 1 Wheeled. WrightWD J E Widener 15 25 20 8 4 tDead heat. Time, :58. Track fast. Winner— Ch. f, by Jamestown— Rosebloom, by Chicle trained by W. F. Mulholland; bred by Mr. G. D. Widener. WENT TO POST— 3:20. AT POST— 5 minutes. Start bad and slow. Won easily; second and third driving. ROSETOWN broke fast in motion and displayed high speed all the way, shook off opposition when pressed in the front eighth and then finished with speed in reserve. SCURRY was outrun in the early stages, responded when pressed in the front quarter mile and closed fast. US was taken under restraint after breaking in the air and was finishing on her own courage at the end. PIQUET closed well and finished on even terms with PARADISE GIRL in a dead heat for fourth place. PARADISE GIRL showed a flash of early speed after recovering from a bumping by NOTDOWN at the start. The latter took several strides and then wheeled to the inside. She galloped far back after her field. Overweight — Rosetown, 2 pounds; Notdown, 2. FOURTH RACE , 3-4 MILE. Nusakan, Sept. 13, 1929—1:10—4—126. Oyster Bay Graded 74433 HandicaD CIass C. ,000 Added. 3-year-olds. May-23-39-Bel Net va[ue to w;nner 40; second 80. tnird sgo. fourth 0 Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St % % Str Fin Jockeys Owners O H C P S 73868SASSY LADY wllO 3 1 2* 28 23 14 MeadeD Snow White Sta 2 11-5 8-5 3-5 1-4 74108RODIN wb113 2 2 52 4$ 3* 24 WrightWD J D Widener 8 10 10 4 2 740452CHIP IN wll2 1 3 42 5* 4°* 3° JamesB P Corning 7 10 8 3 7-5 73932=SELMALAD wb113 4 4 li 12 1£ 4 SmithFA Paragon Stables 6 7 6 2 1 73932 ROLL AND TOSS wb120 6 6 6 6 5* 58 ArcaroE Greentree Stable4 5 5 8-5 7-10 73575 FORTY EIGHT w 122 5 5 33 3h 6 6 LongdenJ W H Gallagher 3 4 18-5 7-5 1-2 Time, :22%, :46, 1:1 2j£. Track fast. Winner— Ch. f, by Flying Heels— Lady Mitzi, by Friar Rock trained by J. G. Wagnon; bred by Mr. E. G. Drake. WENT TO POST— 3:49. AT POST— 2 minutes. Start bad and slow. Won easily; second and third driving. SASSY LADY, away well, was taken under restraint when outrun, moved up fast in the stretch run, disposed of SELMALAD and drew away at the cdn. RODIN dropped back after the break, improved his position when urged and finished with good courage, but could not menace the winner. CHIP IN broke well, but lacked speed, responded when placed under pressure in the stretch run and then finished fast. SELMALAD was sent into command after the start, showed speed, saved ground entering the stretch and then faltered. ROLL AND TOSS propped at the start and had no mishaps. FORTY EIGHT was never a serious factor at any stage of the running. Scratched— 73869 Exploded, 114. Overweight — Rodin, 1 pound.- FIFTH RACE 1 1-8 MILES. Hot Toddy, Sept. 13, 1929— 1:48%— 4— 110. Equipoise 74434 Handican- S1*5 Added. 3-year-olds and upward. May-23-39-Bel Net value to winner |020; second, 75; third, 75; fourth, 0. - Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St % Vz % Str Fin Jockeys Owners O H C P S 735933HEATHER BROOM w3112 2 3 2* 2* 1* lh 15 jarnesB J H Whitney 7-5 8-5 7-5 1-2 out 738073BELAY w3104 3 2 38 3" 2h 2* 23 SmithFA A C Bostwick 4 4 3 4-5 out 68043 NEDAYR wb4122 1 4 4 lh 3" 3° 34 CraigA W S Kilmer 24. 4 18-51 out 68043 HANDCUFF wn 4 117 4 1 4 4 4 4 4 AdamsJ Brookmeade Sta 4 6 5 7-5 out Time, :23?£, :47, 1:116, 1:36%, 1:50. Track fast. Winner— Ch. c, by The Porter— Janet Blair, by Sir Martin trained by E. H. Sande; bred by Mr. J. H. Whitney. WENT TO POST— 4:14. AT POST— 1 minutes. Start good and slow. Won easily; second and third the same. HEATHER BROOM was taken under restraint in the early stages, was rated along to the stretch turn, bore out slightly rounding the turn, but then disposed of BELAY and drew away, although bearing out at the end. BELAY, on the outside of the leaders from the start, moved up courageously rounding the stretch turn, was carried wide, but could not menace the leader at the end. NEDAYR showed speed from the start on the inside, but tired badly at the finish. HANDCUFF was outrun all the way and made up some ground at the end. - SIXTH RACE 1 1-16 MILES. Dot, Sept. 7, 1923— 1:425$— 3— 100. Lowlander Graded 74435 Handicap Class C. ,200 Added. 3-year-olds and upward. May-23-39-Bel Net va|ue to winner 25; second, 00; third, 00; fourth, 0. Indox Horses Eqt A Wt PP St 34 % % Str Fin Jockey* Owners O H C P S 74007 JOURNEY ON wb5118 8 2 V- l2 l5 l4 l2 LongdenJ J S Riley 9-5 11-5 2 7-10 1-3 740062SANDY BOOT wb 6 114 7 1 5* 6™ 68 52 22 JamesB J D Norris 5 5 5 2 1 73933 PICCOLO wb6111 3 7 6* 54 5* 32 3* AdamsJ W E Boeing 6 7 7 24. 6-5 739333EARLY SETTLER wb 5 117 4 3 2£ 2* 2£ 4and 41 WorkmanR W C Winfrey 16-5 18-5 16-5 6-5 3-5 74006 ROYAL EMINENCE w 4 109 5 4 33 31 33 2b 5h MeadeD J Pepp 6 8 8 3 8-5 73569 STRABO wb 5 110 1 5 4* 42 4nk 63 6* WallN Mrs C O Iselin 10 10 8 3 8-5 72975 SHANGAY LILY w7105 2 6 75 73 72 72 7n SmithFA W V McGrath 30 40 15 6 3 74107 BROWN BOMB w 7 112 6 8 8 8 8 8 8 HaasL J W Brown 20 30 30 12 6 Time, :2Z%, :47, 1:11%, 1:36%, 1:43%. Track fast. Winner— Br. g, by Challenger II.— Elopement, by High Noon trained by G. D. Cameron; bred by Branncastle Farm. WENT TO POST— 4:37. AT POST— 2 minutes. Start good and slow. Won ridden out; second and third driving. JOURNEY ON was sent into command at the start, was rated along to the stretch turn and was placed under pressure in the final sixteenth to hold SANDY BOOT safe. The latter worked his way up on the inside in the early stages, came to the outside in the stretch and finished with a rush. PICCOLO was placed under urging rounding the far turn and saved ground entering the stretch, then finished well. EARLY SETTLER, in near pursuit of the pace from the start, faltered steadily in the final quarter mile. ROYAL EMINENCE was close up in the early stages and had no mishaps. STRABO, on the inside early, could not improve position when urged. SHANGAY LILY was outrun. BROWN BOMB was never a factor. Scratched— 73933 Anthology, 122; 74107 Danger Point, 116; 73643 Unheralded, 112. Overweight — Early Settler, 1 pound; Royal Eminence, 1; Brown Bomb, 3. SEVENTH RACE 7-8 MILE. Koseben, Oct. 16, 1906—1:22—5—126. Purse ,000. 3-year-olds T7 A A 0£J and upward. Claiming:. Weight, 6 lbs. below scale. Non-winners, since 4 441:00 April 14 of two races allowed 3 lbs.; one race, 7 lbs. Claiming; price, ,000; May-23-39-Bel if for ,750, allowed 4 lbs. Net value to winner 00; second, 80; third, 0; fourth, 0. Index Horses Eqt A Wt PP St % % % Str Fin Jockeys Owners O H C P S 741093*MINTSON wb4119 5 5 54 44 32 3* l3 MillsP B F Christmas 3 16-513-51 1-2 74002 BAREBACK w5 123 6 8 9£ 8«* »» U 2* KnottK Mrs Blche Levy 12 15 15 6 3 74002 SUNNYSHORE w 4 112 9 7 7* 6* 6* 44 3* HardyL H W Jackson 8 10 7 2i 6-5 738713TOW ROPE w 4 117 7 3 62 7£ 71 5»» 4h JamesB W Schuttler 7 8 8 3 8-5 740022GOLDEN VEIN wb 8 119 3 10 8and 94. 92 6£ 52 SmithG Mrs P D Watts 4 5 5 2 1 570502*GOLD BUCKLE wb7110 4 4 24 lh lh lh 62 RossiS J J McDonald 15 20 15 6 3 74002 INSCOLITA wb5U3 2 11 ll6 ll6 ll3 10* 73 RichardsH A Schwartz 15 20 15 6 3 73641 CARRIE K. w3 102 8 1 lh 25 22 21 81 OlguinR J W Brown f8 10 10 4 2 70177 BAD DAY wb 3 112 12 9 10* 108 105 9h 9* HaasL J W Brown |8 10 10 4 2 74041 THE LAKE w 5 114 10 2 3"* 3h 4h 82 10h AdamsJ W E Boeing 25 25 12 5 2£ 74046 SELF SERVICE wb 3 102 11 6 4* 52 54. ll2 llh SmithFA Mill River Sta -25 30 30 12 6 73682 BUBBLESOME wb 8 119 1 12 12 12 12 12- 12 PetersM Snow White Sta 5 6 5 2 1 •fCoupled as J. W. Brown entry. Time, :23%, :47, 1:13%, 1:26£. Track fast. Winner— B. c, by Brandon Mint— Knickers, by Wrack trained by B. F. Christmas; bred by Mr. R. W. Daniel. Winner entered to be claimed for ,000. WENT TO POST— 5:02. AT POST— 7 minutes. Start good and slow. Won driving; second and third the same. MINTSON raced close up from the start under restraint, came around the leaders in the stretch and drew away at the finish. BAREBACK improved his position under urging and closed gamely through the stretch. SUNNYSHORE showed a good effort all the way. TOW ROPE raced forwardly from the start and had no mishaps. GOLDEN VEIN dropped back after the break, then came with a rush at the finish. GOLD BUCKLE and CARRIE K. raced each other into defeat. INSCOLITA broke slowly. CARRIE K. faltered badly at the end. BAD DAY lacked speed after breaking from the outside. THE LAKE, fractious at the post, ran away a sixteenth before the start. SELF SERVICE had no mishaps. BUBBLESOME stumbled at the break and was unable to recover quickly. Scratched— 73476 Jack Sting, 126; 73090 Hijo Manso, 115; 74041 Bright Mark, 115; 73732 Fooled, 107. Overweight — Inscolita, 3 pounds; Carrie K., 1; Bad Day, 4.