New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-10
TO RENEW THE SUBURBAN
Plans Made for Revival OF Rae
ing at Belmont Park.
HISTORIC STAKES OPENED
Eighteen Fixtures on LIST
with Entries to Close
on April 20.

New interest in the opening Of the
racing season nj Belmont Park on
Memorial Day was added yesterday
when il was announced that the Suburban
Iand,cap Lawrence Realization and other
historic stakes formerly offered by the
Conev Island Jockey Club. at Sleeps
head Bay. have been added 20 the list
Of the fixtures.
A meeting Of tho Wcstchestor Racing
Association was held Yesterday AT which
the conditions for tho various stakes were
apnrovcd and sent to the printer. In all
there will be tvcnty-thrcc stakes for the
Belmont Park meeting. which begins on
Nav % and continues until July .. with
racing each Tuesday, Thursday and Sat
urday.
The old classics the Metropolitan
Brooklyn and Suburban handicaps, are IN
the list Of those for horses three years
old and upward: the Belmont, Withcrs.
Lawrence Realization and Brooklyn
Derby. for tho threc-year-olds exclusive
": while the two year-olds will be seen
in the Juvenile. Great American, Great
Trial and Astoria Dinner stakes and the
new Keene Memorial.
The three stakes for the jumpers are
the best of such races run under the Old
conditions-the Grand National. formerly
run at Belmont Park: the Empire state.
run at Gravesend, and the independence.
al Sheepshead Bay. II Is the desire Oh
those interested In the revival of racing
that the best of the old time features DC
preserved without regard to where they
were formerly run.
The added money 10 the Brooklyn ana
Suburban handicaps will be $500, while
s2.0oo and $3.50 will be added I'm the other
stakes except some of the selling races
which are guaranteed. The three steeple-
chases will each have S1.5cO added.
a majority OF the stakes will be handi-
caps. which will insure much better CON
tests than under the old form OF early
closing conditions that governed the Bel
mont and Lawrence Realization.
The distances of the Brooklyn and Sub
urban handicaps will be one mile and a
furlong instead OF one mile and quarter
as formerly This IS made necessary by the
condition Of the one mile and q quarter
chute at Belmont Park. which was torn
up for the aviation meeting held there
since racing ceased.
The only new fixture will he the Keene
Memorial. named for the late James X.
keene, who was vice-chairman of The
Jackey Club from its organization until
his death and who always played promi-
nent part in the sport. 1t is condition
race for two-year-olds. aimed TO bring out
the best OF the juveniles.
Summarized, the stakes include nine for
three year-olds and upward, four for
and three for jumpers.
The entries will close on Monday. April
q. The addcd money 10 the overnight
races will be 800. 500 and $500. IL is the
intention 10 give a s,eeplechase each day.
Also. there will be an army day. when
races for army horses. In which officers
will have the mounts. will predominant.
Superintendent Pelz at Belmont Park
has a large force of men al work getting
the course In condition. and 1t will be at
It's best on Memorial Day. The track
proper already is in splendid condition.
and horses intended for racing at Havre
de Grace have been working six furlongs
in better than 1:l7.
Applications for stable room are com
ing in at a rate which insures a liberal
supply Of material. and it Is expected that
the stakes will close with something like
the old-tlme number OF entries.