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ROCK VIEW MAKES AUSPICIOUS DEBUT. Belmont Four-Year-Old Wins His First Start of the Season at Pimlico Track. Baltimore. Md.. May 7.— Stirring contests were the order at Pimlico this afternoon. Several of the linishes were sensational and much enthusiasm was evinced. The feature race, the Patapeee Steeplechase, proved one of the beat racea ever run through the Pimlico field. The nine starters finished the course without mishap and several of them seemed to have a winning chance al some stage of the running. The tinis.li was close between Bhaatioa ami Rhomb, tin- orticial placing giving the former first money. Rhomb was a keen factor from the start. while tin- rider of flimation avoided the early pace. August Belmonts colnrs were seen for the til si lime iu some years 011 a steeplechaser when Mission went to the post iu the Patapseo. She ran greenly and took her fences high. Tin- Jockey Club stewards hae evidently been cautioned about stamping out rough riding, for the ..flic ials were quick lo disqualify he two-year old Beenaa, which linished first in the second raee. The eolt bumped Lady Ca prii imis at. the furlong post in the hoaaestretch. The pair were fighting it out at the time ami the interference was probably enough 10 change the result of the race, as Ilieiiaii heal I he filly by only a nose. The change iu the placing gave Lady Capricious first place. Dixie sec I and Lilian Allen third. Brave Cuiianb-r scored for the Bed well stable win n he heal the Belmont clt. Flittergold. a head in the three quarter mile allowance race. Flitter gold sei a fast pace in the early stages, hut weakened badly whin challenged. Augnsi Belmonts Kuek View made his first appearance of the season in the closing race, which he won in runaway fashion after getting awav none t.Ki well. W. A. Bead, president of the Denver Fair and Bacing Association, who raced Kate K. Tonimie Thompson and Light M Life at Laural last fall. MS piiii-hased lhr f the horses that Charles Boots has had at Slnepshead Bay since last maimer. They will in- trained by Loabt 1-vustci, who forim-rly trained for August Belmont. Louis Martine and II. Steinbeck were visitors from New York. Mr. Martine has besides his own horses, at Sin opsin ad Bay, line.- two-year-olds that Mr. Steinbeck purchased from John K. Madden last spring. While Inn- an effort was made to obtain the contract thai Bd Nash holds on j.x-kev Nicklaus. but up to this time they have been uu successful in thai quest. The following work mits look place at Piinliio this morning: Altamaha Three quarters m 1:1s-,. Battery — Three quarters in 1:21 ■"■-.. Cogs -Three-quarters in 1 :2n— ,. Colonel Asbmeade -Three-quarters in 1:21%. Ooracracker— Three-qaarters in 1 is1 Eagle - Half mile In 50%. Elasticity Halt mile in 52. Fair Helen Half mile in 52%. Gates — Three quartern in 1 :2o. Baaaoa — Half mile in 52%. Lindesla — Three quarler-. in 1:19%. 1.. in ngiiii Three quarters in 1:21. Mabel Montgomery Half mile in 52%. Mediator Three-amartera in 1:19%. Ba/zann Half mile in 52%. Searboro -Half mile in 52. Scrapper Five-eighths in 1 m;. Spring Board l-ive eighths in 1 :05. Water Ladj live eighth- iu 1 01. Water Welles — Three-quarters in 1:21.
