The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-05

the Inaugural, Il was easy 20 zee why the
ring had been made 80 large, IL was
TANNED with players, some ready 70 ossh
on Blandy and others seeking 10 BSo uPs
and place waRers on the next race oPgICu-
ladon was In full swing, with ne oesn .eI,s
and sheet writers 80 busy thal theN Hhs0'
There Vas The same old babble OF tips
and Information. The cheapest looklhB
man in the ring knew how well John MAG
den was supposed 10 think OF Merry BOY,
Just as good as his brother Me4loah'
pard. Put a good bet TO him.
sOh. tush, don't hand me that. Every
trainer knows that Don Diego has peen
burning up the track for days lhls VIII
be another Belmont race.
When tired Of tips and bets, there NEE
the bars, with the walters singing WHISKY
ike magic. A man with . jag insisted on
seeing che superintsndent and complained
10 him that the baTtenders were wearing
hats and that il was not dignined; 49,
The lunch counters, dubbed NOT lolhHs
we're run on a limited scale. AZ q nne
when 800 hungry men were claInoIlhg l9L
food there we're not more than lO0 STOOLS
Tor them. While they clamoTed there was
a oommotion in the vicinity and up came
Terry McGovern, looking excited. A..
sIAsh for me, I'm Irish, he cried, inoioat-
ing that be wanted some stew.
There was a rush TO got out Of Terry 8
way, for be didn't look pleasant. man
grabbed a niece OF roast beef from plate
and deserted his stool, which Terry promptly
annexed, chattsring about Irish sseWs.
he ate In q hurry and rushed on 70 bet
dollar on Wotsn.
Nat,Taliy, every one got excited after
the third race, for the metropolitan was
at hand and every bettor hurled himself
into the mob 10 see what was laid against
syBohby and Beldame. the seemingly on gnt
light OF the affair. And Of course, when the
buRle sounded every one scampered Tor
rood spot to watch the contest. a mile race
Being better spectacle on this track than
the shorter sprints.
August Belmont evidently appreciated
what q good place the roof was, forl WITH
his sons Norman and Perry and his friend
Brayton Ives, he went to the very top seat.
Those about him watched him with interest,
for they knew how his heart was set on q
| victory for Beldame, When shewas badly
| beatsn he showed no regret, remariinR
| victory and the successful opening seemed
There was much social color Ohout the
| day, The clubhouse was .YeHtable
| fashion show, for both men and women
| although the cold spoiled the eneGt some
| what. The hundred odd boxes at the mort b
end Of the gTandstand were filed with
women In bright gowns who represented
society and the stage.
Among those who brought coaching
| parties were William X. Vanderbilt, Jr.l
! with Mr. and Ms. JuniuS Morgan, Mr.; and
Mrs. E. 7. II. TalmAge Mr.. and Ms. McLane
Van Ingen William Manice and Miss
! Madeline Knowlton; William Williams
! q. iSdyard Blair, In the coach Defiance ;;
/ @. A. Ba doulne, With Mr.. and Mrs. George
Sweeney and NJ and 9o,S Ma MI Ea't 2isis
! SchAeffer, Miss Marguerite Pearson. Tower
| Bates, Putnam Bates W. II; Van Nest and
| Edward Valpy on the coach Squadron Al
! Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Gould with hrs.
burnett and Campbell Thomgson steNart
and Mrs. E. D. Morgan, With the Misses
In me Epeoia boxes Of the Turf and
! Field Club were james Ben Az HaRRn,
Harry Payne whitney, Herman B. Dlryea,
| belmont Edward r. Thomas, J. f Cowdin,
| Commodore Bourne Of the New York Yacht
/ Club, John Sanford, Payne Whitney, j. n.
| Bradford, O. H =. Belmont, Amory Hodges,
| De Lanoey Nicol, w. B, Duncan, W, n.
| r, Blair Painter, Valentine Mott, Samuel
! Wuietts, Capt. William Aston Chanler,
| Philip NJ. LydiR, Paul ID. Cravath, w. +.
! Dodge, r. l.. Burton, S. W. Taylor, W. v.
| Bennett S. b. Elsins, W. A. Engeman, jesse
Levisohn, p J. Dryer. Hamilton W. Cary,
| Ives. Peter Gerry and r. W. Goclet
Some Of those who came In automobiles
were Judge TrliaK, Oscar Lewisohn, James
q. OxnArd, Joseph Huber OF Brooklyn.
William Ives. Ahons Rothschild, Clement
B. Asbury, Charles Jerome Edwards, George
A. Fuller, II. F. Mollenhauer, John ".
GATES, Cord Meyer, II. B. r. Kennedy, James
Cassidy, Jr, II. c, Tessior, Henry Kew,
DR.. j. Grant Lyman, s. G.. Beckwith, j.
Brandt Walker, Jefferson Seligman and Lie.
Weir. Most OF the clubhouse set came
In automobiles bringing members Of their
families and friends, John II. O'Brien,
the Mayors secretary, started in an auto
mobile with Charles p. Norcross. The
car dropped a wheel on the Queens High
way and they walked most Of the way 10
Among those at the track were Frank
Farrell, Davy johnson, the Tins Sullivan,
Big and Little; Edna Wallace Hopper,
Edna May, ex-Mayor Van WICK, John J.
Carroll, Pat Sheedy, Honest John Kelly,
Senator p. II. McCaITen, Appraiser Charles
Anderson. Col. Mike Padden and neerly