New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-09
Many Fur Bearing
animals See Races
AT Belmont Park
Million Dollars Worth of Rus
sian Sable and Ten Millions
Of Silver Fox on Job
Nv HARRiETTE UNDERHlLL

The cohesive weather which pre-
vailed in town yesterday and en- route
made Belmont Park a bourne from
which no traveller cared to return.
Early in the day, when the mercury in
Manhattan was decidedly bullish. de
lightful breeze swept across the track.
and along about the time that the last
race was called it had become so cool
that the fair sex was seriously con-
sidering laying aside their furs.
And speaking of furs, they arc un-
wontedly lavish this year. We counted
a million dollars worth of Russian
sable; ten million dollars worth of sill
yer fox. One woman wore black fox
which had white fox in death grip
at the back Of her neck. II was very
effective.
Comparisons may be odious. but IL
is none the less true that the hand
soonest furs and the handsomest women
were mostly on the wrong side Of the
wire fierce. Or. perhaps. it is the
right side. II all depends, OF course,
on the viewpoint.
4 Remarkable Woman
One thing which we would like 10
know is this what system does the
beautiful lady use who wore white
broadcloth skirt and black velvet
coatee and tam -o'-shanter? She sits
calmly in her box until some one cries.
They're off," Then she climbs gently
On to her chair. and by simultaneously
stamping her right foot and swapping
her fingers she brings her horse home
every time.
II happens in each race. In the first
race we watched her "a she repeated
Come on Top" and Top came on.
Then June Bug. koenig, Tic Pin and
Tracksend followed suit.
The only winner she did not pick was
Falmouth. which won the Steeplechase.
Nobody could pick Falmouth; nobody,
that is. with the exception of the Hon.
+. G. Carter. He picked him because
re saw him jump on Wednesday. there
ly proving that knowledge is better
than luck.
Belmont Park is far more beautiful
than Jamaica. but 1t isn't so chummy.
H. is half a mile from the press box
70 the paddock, and you could trail a
man all day and never catch up with
him. unless he happened to stop at the
clubhouse for something. This is how
we caught up with John Madden. and
we Immediately reminded him that he
had promised TO give US story and
hadn't done II.
"Yes." said he. (which proves that my
luck is with me, for what intended TO
say last week isn't true at all this
week. Performances stand; opinions
do not. Ny advice is never say any
thing and then you won't have to re-
tract it,"
\ Chat with Stevens
We talked to Harry Stevens, the
greatest interior decorator the world
has ever known. and we were just going
to get a big story. when Mr.. Stevens
happened TO think that he had promised
70 negotiate Liberty Loan for the
employees, and he hustled off to see
about II.
Some wonderful sartorial effects
were noticed among the men. Godfrey
Preece wore white collar with red
polka dots in il and blue bow tie. A
patriot is Godfrey.
Sam BERNARD has trick collar. II
looks Just like any other collar at trst
but as the afternoon wears on and the
popular comedian becomes more un'
happy he gradually seems TO sink into
IL and only comes up for air.
EX-Sherifr Petit was the most
dressed up man at the track. He wore
a cutaway coat with passe-par-tout
binding and everything which goes
with it,