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New York Notes BELMONT PARK Elmont L I N Y May 19 Herbert Bayard Swope left for Washing ¬ ton jifter spending a few days at Belmont Park He will return here to witness the running of the Withers on Saturday Ensign Ashley Cole son of Ashley TL Cole New York State Racing Commis ¬ sioner was a visitor at Belmont He will return to his station in a day or two Jockey Wendell Eads resumed riding Tuesday afternoon He was on the ground several days awaiting the approval of his license application Thomas eldest son of Mickey Miles en ¬ listed in the U S Navy and is undergoing preliminary training at Sampson N Y Miles father was one of the riding stars of his day not only here but in Europe Whitey Cunningham a former jockeys I agent was among the arrivals He was recently discharged from the armed forces due to injuries sustained in the Guadal ¬ canal battles Racing secretary John B Camfcbell dis ¬ tributed circulars extolling the race meet ¬ ings under the auspices of the Canadian Racing Association in the Ontario sector sectorNominations Nominations for the various stakes to be contested at Aqueduct andf Empire City are in the process of tabulation The nominations are in some instances ahead of previous years L H Silver arrived from Detroit Michi ¬ gan and is seeking racing material for a summer campaign in that city cityJockey Jockey John Gilbert will be astride the Greentree Stables Shut Out in the Sub ¬ urban on Decoration Day Twentyseven claims were filed during the first eight days of the current meeting aggregating 5810b The highest claim was 5000 which was paid by the Louisiana Farm for Bull Reign
