New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-02
NOW FOR BELMONT PARK.
Fall Meeting of Westchester Racing
dissertation Begins To-day.

The fall meeting of the Westchester Racing
Association-which in other years mas always
been looked upon as sort of stimulant Tor inc
waning season-wilI begin this afternoon AT
Belmont Park It remains to be seer whether
It will serve the same purpose now
The opening of Americas newest ana biggest
racing plant last spring was not an unaiioyeo
triumph The regular found it difficult to al
lust himself to the magnitude of the new in
closure and harder stu to accustom himsen 10
the left-handed way of running races. From
this latter grievance he will find no relief as the
track was constructed with the view of running
horses in the English fashion, and cannot be
changed now,
So far as the annoyances which characterized
the spring meeting are concerned, which were
due in great measure to the uncompleted condl-
ton of the park, the patrons will probably nave
little to complain of. An army of workmen mas
been constantly employed at Belmont Park this
summer. and the grandstand the walks and the
approaches have all been put in perfect ORDER
The most radical change however, and the
one which will meet with the greatest approval
is the reimbursement of the furlong poles SO that
the finish line will be 1875 feet nearer the grand
stand than 1t was when the track was opened
last May. This alteration has been made IN
compliance with the unanimous protest OF the
'AASNO
it was originally, those in the grandstand
could not tell whether the horse they had
bet on had run first or last and Unless they
had powerful glasses they were left in doubt
even after the numbers had been hoisted.
The meeting at Belmont Park will continue
for fortnight, in the course Of which all the
fall stakes formerly run at Morris Park Will be
renewed This week stakes to the number Of a
bakers dozen will be run and although there
hot will nQ
medium of bringing high class horses together,
they should possess enough speculative value to
make them interesting
On Saturday the Brook Cup Steeplechase. the
Nursery and the Municipal-all handicaps-wlh
be the stake attractions. The first Is over the
three-mi!e course Some of the eligibles are
Dick Roberts Coligny, Jimmie Lane, Nitrate.
Pagan Bey, Ruths Rather and Hylas Neither
Good and Plenty nor Flying Buttress, the two
cross country horses OF the spring meeting, IS a
candidate for the Brook Cup. 1t is doubtful If
either of them starts again this year
The Nursery is for two-year-olds, at six fur
longs, but a majority of the youngsters which
have shown high class were declared out, there
is not much to expect Of its field in the way or
quality. Running Water, Inquisitor Vendor
TangIe Pegasus and Juggler the best Of the
seventeen that are still eligible and still IN
training.
field for the Municipal at one and three-quarter
miles, is likely to dwindle into two or three
horse affair Caughnawaga, Oxford, Right
Royal and Marmee will probably have to be
depended upon to make up its company.
Some Of the other features of the week are the
Corinthian Steeplechase Handicap, with amateur
riders up, TO be run tomorrow; the Bronx High
weight Handicap, for all ages, at six furlongs,
on Wednesday; the Hunter Handicap, for three
year-old FLIES, at mile, Thursday, and
the Dixiana, for three-year-olds, at one mile on
Friday.
The transportation service has not only been
made more elaborate, but the running time de-
creased by the identification of the lines from
the F1atbush-ay ave. terminal in Brooklyn, and ex-
perimentaI trains have been running for some
days not merely getting the trains themselves
In good working order, but familiarzing the
crews with the duties that the service may be
efficient
A feature of the meeting which will appeal to
the public is that race except some of those
for two-year-olds will be over the straight
course. All events for three-year-old and up
ward will be decided the main course. so
that the contest will at all stages be in per-
feet view of every one in the grandstand.
Superintendent German has rebuilt the tracks,
putting top on them which will make the
courses not only safe but fast. The weathering
which the track had in the summer months has
improved the going. so that horsemen now say
it is fully as fast the fastest course in the
country. All last week the exodus of horses
from Sheepshead, Gravesend and Brighton went
on, and there many more horses stabbed on
the grounds than there were at any time during
the spring meeting.