New-York tribune., 1918-06-15
Belmont Park
Racing Meet
Closes To-day
Johren Likely To Be Favorite
in Feature Event of
This Afternoon
By w. J. Macbeth

The spring meeting at the pictur-
esque Belmont Park track will be con-
Guided with to-day's programme of six
races. Turf patrons have been fur
nished an unusually pleasant three
weeks sport at this popular course.
The best horses in training have con-
tested the stake events, while the over
night events have attracted unusually
heavy and we'll balanced fields. The
steeplechasing has been right up to the
approved standards of the fiat racing.
The stewards. too, have ever been alert
against jobbing, and no less than three
races which had suspicious appear
ance are now under rigid investigation,
with every probability of the offenders
being brought to stern justice.
The Belmont, sort of freak race at
one and one quarter miles, will feature
Belmont Parks getaway day this af-
ternoon This event furnishes the first
real test of the season for the three
year-old division. 1t is run over an
"S"-shaped course, designed to test
every quality of the competitors, with
the finish near the clubhouse, as in the
Suburban.
Five high class three-year-olds have
been named for this classic, and all will
face the starter if the weather remains
fair In that event there is also the
possibility of one or more other eligi-
bles being added. Johren, the Sub
urban winner, will probably be the
most seriously regarded of the present
prospective field. War Cloud, with
Johnny Lotus up, is likely to give
Lanius and Lucullite will also have
their individual followings. In addi-
tion to the Belmont fixture, the Amity-
vile Steeplechase Handicap and the
Coaching Club Handicap will be con-
tested.
Gloomy Gus Is Outrun
Hendrie. the fve-year-old chestnut
horse of F. D. Weir, admirably ridden
by Jackey Johnny Lotus, won the
Quogue Handicap at a mile and a six
teenth, the feature race at Belmont
Park track yesterday afternoon. D. j.
Leary's Sunhash I'd was second and
0. c. Rasch's Gloomy Gus third. Only
these three went to the post.
Gloomy Gus was outrun at all stages,
though Lyke had such grip on him
the first half mile the colt was prac-
tically running on his hind legs. Frank
Robinson, remembering the well-known
finishing procivties of Hendrie, de-
cided to make it a stern chase for
Lotus all the way. Accordingly, he
went out with Sunfash I'd from the
barrier rise.
Hendrie, however, was not to be
easily shaken. He kept within a couple
of lengths of Sunfash all the way
carried bit wide at the stretch and
Sunfash hugged the rail and came
straight as bullet. every one knew
the race was Hendricks at the begin
ming of the last furlong.
j. G. Greener's bay -year-old
colt, Syrdarya, won the opening event
from Dancing Carnival in stiff drive
through the final furlong. Byrne was
unable to keep Syrdarya straight, or
he might have won much more easily.
Sweeplet never could get up.
Hyde Park Furnishes Surprise
The. Hyde Park, sprint over the six
furlongs straight course for three
sear-olds and upward, developed one of
the real surprises of the afternoon. W.
4. Goes handsome imported four-year-
old chestnut colt, Polymelian, an odds
on favorite, had a.l he could do to
finish within the money He was badly
beaten off by A X. Macomber's i'm
Ported three-year-old. Hand Grenade,
and the Crown Stables chestnut three
year-old colt, Trophy. which was rank
outsider in the betting.
Hand Grenade, which won the race,
vas played from 8 to l to to /.
llrophy's odds went begging, even after
tney had scared to so, 20 and T.
toiymellan, which went to the post
= evidently bit sore in the off front
loot, finished g very tired horse, though
ne made ali the early running and led
: 70 70 within hundred yards of the wire.
aahd Grenade fought it out with the
iaVorite all the way and breezed home
Almost Almost as he pleased when Polymelian
seopped under his heavy impost. Trophy
came with a great rush from behind
Sho on the outside through the final
iuriong, and was strong at the finish.
Favorite Victor in Third
Nominee, one Of the most heavily
prayed ones of the day, showed the way
nome nome over the mile and sixteenth, the
@ s,'i,a event. Stitch in Time set the
vary vary pace, but did not last long. Nom
snee and Air Man went right after the
pacemaker and raced her off her feet
on the backstretch. From there to the
nnish Nominee held the lead, though
eionseiy pressed by Air Man.
.. me two hooked up in pretty duel
s.llrough the stretch, but Nominee had
NE NE bottom, OUTRAGED and outgamed Air
ian a IN the final furlong and won hand
ny as he pleased at the end. Ellison
saved lot Of ground at the turn and
.an over Air Man in the last hundred
Kiss Again, a well-played outsider in
a,held that was unusually we'll played
al down the line, sprinted home to an
ssssy victory over the four and half
suriong straight course. Sweet Brier
was the only other that gave Kiss
aga'n an argument at any stage OF the
Journey. This one might have lasted