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PREEMINENT FILLS IN Proves Able Substitute for Whopper in Toboggan Handicap Takes Measure of Snark and Tinta ¬ gel in Featured Event Bril ¬ liant Opening Despite Weather NEW YORK N Y May 10 Preeminent son of Supremus Star Class was sent to the post to carry the silks of Hal Price Headley instead of Whopper the top weight of the company and he proved an able sub ¬ stitute when he was an easy winner of the Toboggan Handicap at Belmont Park today It was the feature of the opening day of the Westchester Association meeting and car ¬ ried a net value of 3625 to the winner Second was the portion of Wheatley Sta ¬ bles Snark and Marshall Fields Tintagel beat Sgt Byrne for third thirdThe The opening of the season at the magnifi ¬ cent Nassau County racing grounds was a brilliant one though there was a chill in the air and a cold wind blew over the course The track was at its best and the racing up to the best standards of the old association associationThere There was some little delay at the post in the Toboggan for which Preeminent and Tintagel were chiefly to blame They were in the outside stalls of the nine that went to the post and while both were away well Tintagel at once began swerving to the in ¬ side He had speed enough to cross in front of his field without causing any interference but he lost some ground while Harry Rich ¬ ards was able to keep Preeminent straight and he held a position in the middle of the track trackREBELLION REBELLION TIRES TIRESRebellion Rebellion and Snark were close at hand in the early racing and Chicolorado was also in the front division with Sgt Byrne farther back Of these Rebellion was first to tire and as he dropped back Preeminent drew out slightly By this time Gilbert had Tin ¬ tagel under a drive on the inner rail and Snark was catching him at every stride Never faltering Preeminent came away in the final furlong until his winning margin was three lengths Snark had beaten Tin ¬ tagel a like distance and Sgt Byrne was going well when he was third thirdThis This was the third start of the year and the third victory for the Headley sprinter his two other victories coming at the Keene land course in Kentucky He was in the receipt of four pounds on the scale from Snark while Tintagel was giving him nine pounds On this showing he will not be as leniently treated the next time he is sent to the post postCOURT COURT DANCE NARROWLY NARROWLYGeorge George D Wideners Court Dance a juve ¬ nile daughter of Jamestown Flag Dance was winner over eighteen other maiden fil ¬ lies in the opening four and onehalf fur ¬ longs dash through the Widener course but it took a photograph to make the decision when Mrs R A Van Clief s Black Wave was closely lapped on her and Mrs William Ziegler Jrs Polyata saved third from Infi ¬ nite Lady with Handcuff a close fifth fifthThere There was considerable delay at the bar Continued on thirtieth page PREEMINENT FILLS IN Continued from first page rier for which Singing Top was largely to blame and when the break came this filly was badly knocked about until she had no chance chanceThe The steeplechase of the day under selling conditions and over the short course proved easy for Santi Quaranti from the Groton Stable and ridden by apprentice J Barry Early in the action he went into a safe lead and rated along was not afterward threat ¬ ened to score by ten lengths Mrs Gwladys Whitneys Rideaway with the amateur J N Theodore in the saddle took second place and third went to F Ambrose Clarks Hurry Harry HarryAXEWORK AXEWORK BLEEDS BLEEDSThomas Thomas Hitchcocks Axework wellfancied in the field bled during the running while Souwester which raced for Mrs F Ambrose Clark refused three fences from the finish finishStrabo Strabo threeyearold son of Pompey Blood Royal which races for Mrs C Oliver Iselin came back with another good race in the mile of the Octagon a purse confined to threeyearolds and he scored with plenty to spare over William Woodwards Riparian while Alvin Untermyers Gurkha was easily third over No Dice
