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IRISH DAY IN HEAD TRItfWER DOUBLE CALL THIRD SCORE IN ROW AT BEtfaT FOR MAEMANTE ARIEL FILLY FIRST IN BONNIE MARY HANDICAP HANDICAPMary Mary Schulz Three Lengths Off Sister to Airflame at Wire Lord Kitchener on Top Again NEW YORK N Y June 2 Maemante ran her string of consecutive victories at the Belmont Park session to three and beat several eligibles for Fridays Top Flight Handicap as she wore down Charles Sterns pacemaking Mary Schulz to pick up the major award in the Bonnie Mary Handicap a grade C event fashioned for fillies and mares that headlined todays offerings Apprentice Robert Oliver had the sister of Airflame moving easily and three lengths before Mary Schulz as she completed the mile of the Bonnie Mary in 138 under her impost of 116 pounds marking a keen effort on a track that still was a bit damp from recent rains rainsA A halflength off the runnerup Mrs E Graham Lewis Jessie Gladys was third in a light but capable field of half a dozen Meamante went to the gate a wellplayed public choice and returned her backers 450 for each 2 invested on her chances of winning a third straight at the meeting The Top Flight eligibles who trailed Mae ¬ mante were Nellie Ely Miss Discovery and Jessie Gladys Maemantes performance vas of especial interest in that it showed her capable of successfully negotiating a route longer than the usual six and seven furlongs she has been travelling travellingUGHT UGHT LADY IN WINNING DEBUT DEBUTSunny Sunny weather was had for the Monday matinee at the home of the Westchester Racing Association But after the two tre ¬ mendous crowds on last Friday and Satur ¬ day the plant seemed almost deserted with a total of 11147 present for the program This number ran a little below the 11198 for the corresponding afternoon last spring Favorite players fared fairly well and in the maiden twoyearold filly race preceding the feature Max Hirsch uncovered a quick youngster for W Arnold Hanger in the firsttime starter Light Lady who sped over five furlongs in 59 to graduate in her debut debutIt It was obvious almost from the drop of the flag that Maemante was a proper fa ¬ vorite in the Bonnie Mary Mary Schulz was hustled about a length before her in the initial furlong but Oliver had Maemante away in second place and was just snugging her along behind the Stern mare with dead aim on the latter in the run to the far turn turnOn On the bend Maemante moved forward to lap Mary Schulz with no difficulty and entering the stretch Oliver turned loose all allN N j Continued on fourth page THIRD STRAIGHT TRIUMPH AT BELMONT FOR MAEMANTE MAEMANTEMary Mary Schulz Three Lengths Off Sister to Airflame at Wire WireContinued Continued from first pace paceholds holds on his mount and she moved promptly away to a daylight lead she easily maintained to the finish Jessie Gladys was taken in hand early and moved into the rail to cut the last corner then finish with a fair run to be lapped on Mary Schulz for the show Miss Discovery as usual had no early speed but closed some ground the last few yards yardsLord Lord Kitchener the son of Blenheim H and Argosie for which Samuel D Riddle paid a big piice as a yearling was a surprise winner of the Crickmore Purse at a mile fot threeyearold nonwinners of two races He was not brought to the races last year but this was his second victory in three starts this year yearEddie Eddie Arcaro waited with him almost to the stretch where he moved up steadily and was going away at the end when he beat Nearsight from the Lazy F Ranch and third went to C V Whitneys Yankee Chance that has been training for the Belmont BelmontRated Rated to the stretch James made his move with Yankee Chance and for a time was showing the way but he weakened in the final furlong to be run down by Near sight After the finish he was worked out a mile and a quarter in 206 but it was a move that did not impress and he surely does not appear to be a Belmont possibility possibilityLord Lord Kitchener paid 2010 while Yankee Chance was the choice
