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Eternal Reward in Crete Surprise Rippey Charges to Toboggan Score Has Length Margin On Owners Choice Helis Racer Flashes High Speed on Straightaway as JJelmont Inaugurates Meet MeetBELMONT BELMONT PARK Elmont L I N Y May 17 A dozen of the best sprinters in training charged through a drifting fog in the fiftyfifth running of the Toboggan Handicap as Belmont Park opened its 25 day meeting As the leaders emerged from the mist William Helis Rippey forged to the front drawing away at the end to score a popular victory over Mrs John Hertz Owners Choice who followed him home by a length Mose Rauzins Buzfuz last years winner was two and a half lengths away in third place followed by J B Ryan Jrs Pipette who finished a length out of the money Greentree Stables Up Beat was a head farther back backOvie Ovie Scurlock rode Rippey who paid 550 as the public choice despite his top impost of 129 pounds The Widener straightaway had dried more rapidly than the main strip and was lightning fast for the Toboggan as the time of 109 for the six furlongs amply demonstrated It was the fastest time for the fixtures since Equipoise won the Toboggan under the same impost in 1932 The veteran Scur ¬ lock was completing a consecutive double having ridden Russel A Firestones Bar ¬ rage to victory in the previous race raceUnpleasant Unpleasant Weather for Inaugural InauguralA A throng of 29340 turned out in the same sort of unpleasant weather that seems to be customary for Belmont open ¬ ings Last years rainy opening attracted 24621 almost 5000 less than visited the track today todayWhen When the field for the Toboggan became fully visible through the fog Buzfuz Rippey and Pipette were heads apart across the track closely followed by Owners Choice on the outside and Up Beat who was between Rippey and Owners Choice Inseparable Jet Black Royal Blood Man gohick Plumper Donor and Gasparilla fol ¬ lowed and were unable to gain gainJust Just above the eighth pole Rippey bore a little to his right as he took command appearing to squeeze Up Beat back a little while Owners Choice followed his move on the outside drawing away from Buzfuz BuzfuzScurlock Scurlock put Rippey to a mild drive the rest of the way and the Pompey stallion had little trouble holding Owners Choice safe Buzfuz ran a good race as did Up Beat and Pipette PipetteNone None of the others figured seriously with the Maine Chance pair of Royal Blood and Jet Black stopping badly and trailing the field It was the first defeat for Jet Black a brother to Double Jay who was making his third start Rippey was scoring his third victory in seven starts this year hav ¬ ing been second in four other races and added 20650 to his earnings earningsRussel Russel A Firestones Barrage confirmed confirmedContinued Continued on Page Three j RIPPEY Carried topwight of 129 pounds to victory in yesterdays fiftyfifth running of the Toboggan Handicap at Belmont Park Rippey in Popular Toboggan Triumph TriumphHelis Helis Racer Flashes Speed On Belmont s Straightaway To Defeat Owners Choice ChoiceContinued Continued 1rom Page One Onehis his recent graduation victory by outfinish ing Brookmeade Stables favored Dart By to take the seven furlongs Elmont Purse by a length and a half with Ovie Scurlock saving ground at the head of the home lane and putting up a strong finish J R Stein mans Wise Mahmoud finished five lengths farther back after being close to the pace fram the start and led Hal Price Headleys Acme by a half length Barrage paid 1240 and was teletimed in 125 This race was rupn through a dense fog that rolled in from the south southThe The fog really rolled in as the field wenfr to the post for the seventh race and first Intimation in the stands that they were on their way was when Freddy Caposella announced over the public address system the teletimer shows that they are run ning A little later he announced Chains appears to be in front which was correct The Brookmeade Stable colt led Sanford Studs Farm Realtor into the stretch but Sunshine Stables Quite Alone uncorked a powerful rush in the stretch and got up to score by threequarters of a length Chains saved the place by three lengths over Realtor while Hal Price Headleys Pennon finished two lengths farther back Conn McCreary who had won the fourth race on Teddys Lady rode Quite Alone who paid 4960Hurdle 4960 Hurdle Event to Escondrijo EscondrijoThe The first winning favorite of the day came in the first obstacle race of the year the Mandingham Hurdle Purse when G H Bostwicks Escondrijo made a show of his rivals after being rank in the early stages Apheim Stables Stingprice finished second after swerving in front of Lazy F Ranchs Quesada after the last hedge Kent Millers Oriole Pennant was a distant fourth before Mrs Esther duPont Weirs Sleigh Bells who went lame M Andrew Cushmans Escarp bolted at the fourth hedge hedgeEscondrijo Escondrijo an Argentinian who had started only once before in this country paid 370 and was ridden by Harry Harris who recently celebrated the birth of a young daughter and announced at the time that the babys going to neednew shoes so watch me go Stingprice was ridden by Kay Jensen who has been riding in Den ¬ mark the past four years yearsWoodvale Woodvale Farms Teddy Lady ridden by Conn McCreary finished well in the dash for maiden juvenile fillies that was fourth on the card drawing away at the end of the four and a half furlongs oh the straightaway to beat Crispin Oglebays Why the Rush by a length and a half Mrs John Hertz favored Fast Fleet finished a little more than a length farther back and two lengths before Mrs J P Adams Fair Sister who set the early pace but tired Teddys Lady a daughter of Teddy Weed On Tap by On Watch was making her debut and paid 1490 after getting the distance in a creditable 53 over the good track
