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Fight in Belmont Grandstand Causes Violent Wave of Panic PanicBELMONT BELMONT PARK Elmont L L N Y May 29 A fight that broke in the grand ¬ stand at Belmont Park just after the With ¬ ers was declared official resulted in a vio ¬ lent wave of panic that sent hundreds of fans charging out from under the grand ¬ stand toward the rail in a sudden surge of frightened people Women were trampled in the rush and some of the men who stopped to their aid suffered minor in ¬ juries As the first rush started from the angry core of the crowd where the fight started rumors flew before the people whose nerves were already shattered by Coaltowns defeat and in the space of few seconds people on the outskirts were convinced that someone was spraying a machine gun under the stands while others along the rail stared up at the roof apparently believing someone had jumped jumpedThe The fight started with an argument be tween a man and a woman cause of dis ¬ pute unknown and quickly became general with panic spreading rapidly No weapons were used More than 20 persons who were trampled in the wild rush were treated in the first aid stations but the most serious injury was a possible broken arm suffered by one grandstand patron The situation was confused by the number of people putting in claims for torn cloth ¬ ing and compensation for bruises bruisesJohn John Edwards of 1985 Amsterdam Ave ¬ nue New York City was arrested by Nas ¬ sau County police
