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HANDICAP TO ROCK YIEW SON OF ROCK SAND AND GOLDEN VIEW MAKES AUSPICIOUS DEBUT FOR SEASON Carries Belmont Colors to Easy Victory at Pimlico Flitaway Also Scores for Belmont Stable T F Ryan Wins Clabaugh Memorial Baltimore Md May 10 The Clabaugh Memorial was the feature of this afternoons program at Iim lieo The conditions called for horses bred in Alary land Virginia and Pennsylvania It was a dash of four and a half furlongs for twoyearolds and it furnished a splendid contest three of the seven start ¬ ers lighting it out through the homestretch with Thomas Fortune Ryans Cutawav lirst home a nose in advance of Mater The latter ran coupled with Executor and Mordecai as the It Parr entry and I the trio were heavily backed by the Virginians Cutaway quickest to get going dashed to the front at the release of the barrier and just lasted long inoiigli to stall off Maters rush It certainly was a close thing between the two at the end endA A tremendous gathering turned out the crowd be ¬ ing by far the largest of the meeting Besides the laubangh Memorial there was provided as attrac ¬ tions the Glenmore Selling Steeplechase and the Bennert Handicap a dash of one mile Some of the brst horses on the ground went to the post in the latter event eventThe The Belmout stable showed what Is reputed us being the best twoyearold filly in the stable in Fiitaway which went to the post in the opening dash Flitaway showed good speed and after mak ¬ ing HolidayAugust all of her own pace won easily from Holiday August Belmonts Bock View made his first ap ¬ pearance of the season in the Renuert Handicap He was ridden by McCahey outran his opposition to tlie first turn and rated along in front during the remainder of the trip won well in hand handGeorge George Miller got in from Harry Payne Whitneys Bookdale Farm this morning Miller has been r schooling the horses that James Rowe will race at Belmont Park and the twoyearolds are particu ¬ larly good breakers Iron Mask and Whisk Broom 1 have been to the barrier several times and InMiaved well Mr Whitney has purchased one of the Miller starting gates which will be used to school the polo ponies that will take part in the International polo matches The idea is to make them quick breakers and handy on their feet A threeyear old brother to Striker in the Whitney string has been showing much speed in his trials Former jockey Natter who is assisting Howe in whipping the Whitney horses into shape will be seen in the saddle again at Belmont Park Nottcr Is to ride in the Withers and other important stakes and Mr Whitney wjll make an effort to have the Jockey Club raise the scale of weights so as to permit riders of the Notter sort to be seen in the saddle more frequently frequentlyBob Bob Levy general manager of the Jamestown Jockev Club has instructed track superintendent Miller to build 100 more stalls at the Norfolk track during the summer These stalls will be of a sub ¬ stantial sort and will be used by horsemen who winter at the Norfolk track The announcement has also been made that no purse of less than 400 will bo given at next falls meeting and that the overnight handicaps will be t0 and 700 700Work Work on improving the Electric Park plant is pro ¬ gressing The backstretch and homestretch are both being widened the former to 5 and the latter to C5 feet feetThe The stewards have announced the suspension of jockey Moudou for the rest of the meeting for an unsatisfactory ride on Wooden Shoes The investi ¬ gation is still on onAlfred Alfred llennan Morris William C Eustis and Harry Slocnm were among the prominent horsemen ut Pimlico tills afternoon
