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RIPPEY Won the Roseben Handicap under an impost of 135 pounds the highest weight successfully carried in the nineyear history of the stake Fighting Pete in Popular Triumph Rippey Impressive Roseben Winner Drives to Popular Belmont Triumph TriumphShows Shows Way to Owners Choice Down Widener Straightaway With 135 Pounds in Saddle SaddleBELMONT BELMONT PARK Elmont L I N Y June 14 William Helis Rippey confirmed his leadership of the Widener course spe ¬ cialists by carrying a crushing 135 pounds as though it was a feather pillow in the 15000 Roseben Handicap that brought the Belmont spring meeting to a close today The fiveyearold Pompey stallion drove to the end of the six furlongs a length and a half before Mrs John Hertz Owners Choice who led Mose Rauzlins Buzfuz an ¬ other neck C T Chenerys Mangohick was a half length farther back at the end of a thrilling contest Favored by the crowd of 25263 Rippey paid 540 and stepped the distance in 110 the same fig ¬ ure that Inroc required last year with 22 pounds less to carry carryEric Eric Guerin rode Rippey who was never far from the lead and drew away in the final yards Rippey was conceding 18 pounds to Owners Choice and 13 to Buzfuz who appeared sore going to the post and was literally walking on eggs after the race turning in a remarkably courageous effort under the circumstances While Rip peys burden was the heaviest carried suc ¬ cessfully in the nine years of the Roseben Harmonicon Naturalist Osmond Station Roman and True North all won the Fall Highweight with 140 a race that Rippey won last year with 131 131Hirsch Hirsch Saddles Triple TripleOwners Owners Choice was first to show in front in the Roseben a race named for the holder of the Belmont Park seven furlongs record closely followed by Mangohick Buzfuz Rippey and Up Beat who were spread across the track Owners Choice was in the middle and racing with his head turned towards the stands while Rippey was on the otuside and Buzfuz on the in ¬ side and Mangohick who dropped back momentarily was nearest the crowd crowdNearing Nearing tre eighth pole Rippey took command and increased his lead gradually with powerful even strides Owners Choice held on well under Arcaros urging while Buzfuz fought on desperately Mangohick began to run again in the final sixteenth and appeared to finish fastest of all In ¬ separable Black Majesty Miss Disco and Up Beat were closely grouped behind the theContinued Continued on Page Three X Shot Put Purse Lures Field of Ten mcoln s Feature Run on Turf Course CourseCid Cid Play Donna Brand and Bolus Expected to Receive Bulk of Public Support SupportWASHINGTON WASHINGTON PARK Homewood 111 June 14 A The Shot Put Purse a one mile and onesixteenth claiming race over the turf course is the main attraction to be presented here tomorrow by the Lincoln Fields Racing Association The feature drew the entries of 10 middledistance per ¬ formers and the Shot Put shapes up as one of the better grass races of the current season seasonWilliam William Hal Bishops Cid Play Henry Hikulskis Bolus and H W Ostles Donna Brand are expected to receive the bulk of the publics support in the Shot Put inas ¬ much as members of the trio have shown to good advantage in previous outings over the turf course Others in the probable starting field capable of upsetting some of the betterregarded entrants are Mrs AM Creechs Foretell and Woolford Farms Leavenworth LeavenworthCid Cid Play defeated a fair band at the Shot Put distance on the grass June 11 stepping the route in 144 which time was but one fifth of a second slower than the course record while under a 114pound burden The Bishop representatives impost tomor ¬ row will be 117 pounds but the manner in which the gelded son of Maedic won his recent start indicates that he can satisfac ¬ torily handle that poundage poundageRan Ran Second to Lookout Dice DiceBolus Bolus finished second on two occasions in ninefurlong races during the current Lincoln Fields meeting One of these events was contested over the grass and the Tikulski router ran second to Lookout Studs Lookout Dice beaten five lengths after turning in a game performance Among those following Lookout Dice and Bolus to the wire were Patmiboy James Sands Steeple Jack and Donna Brand The latter pair of course will answer the bugle for the Shot Put PutDonna Donna Brand a sixyearold daughter of Big Brand and Donna C raced to an im ¬ pressive victory over the turf on June 7 and several of her Shot Put rivals finished in her wake on that date Carrying but 102 pounds the Ostle mare scored by a length and onehalf beating Antigone Cid Play Boat Man Mr and Mrs P J Sopsics Mali Johnny and My Star Of this group Mali Johnny displayed early speed but Donna Brand was not under severe pressure to achieve her triumph although apprentice Eldon Nelson took no chances and drove her out steadily during the stretch run runCompleting Completing the likely starting band for the Shut Put are Leavenworth who won the sevenfurlong Idle Hour Purse on the flat Max Marmorsteins Be Brief Samuel Andrews Balheim and John Wolfs Capt Patrick Leavenworth will be dangerous if he can handle the turf footing Be Brief has shown occasional flashes of class and Balheim failed to impress when he was last behind Cloy in a grass race on May 25 25The The Achievement Purse brings out some fairly good maiden juveniles in the five furlong fifth race Such as Dixiana stables Peerless and J S Bradleys Dr Ole Nelson have shown signs of earning their gradua ¬ tion papers Peerless and Dr Ole Nelson ran twothree behind Gold Eagle in a dash several days ago F H Wendells Tuned Up also looked good in previous engagements engagementsA A number ofpromising firsttimestarters are in the Achievement field Among them are Afton Villa Farms Better Times a son of Easy Mon A B Hancock Srs Quixie a daughter of Fighting Fox Mad Passion W Buffas Bel King and Mrs E K Weils Tige a son of Tiger Rippey Impressive Roseben Winner Under 135 Pounds PoundsContinued Continued from Page One Oneleaders leaders at the end while Up Beat was eased up The Greentree colt had been fractious before the start and after being led to the post alone sometime before the rest of the field fieldTrainer Trainer Max Hirsch completed a triple when he saddled King Ranchs Energetic to win the Valley Stream Purse at oddson Most of the energy was supplied by Eddie Arcaro who kicked whipped and shoved to keep the Brazado colt in front of C V Whitneys Dusty Legs who cut down all but a halflength of the winners margin at the end of the mile William Helis Bucephalus who set the pace to the head of the stretch finished a length away and five lengths before Mill Rivei Stables Monkey Wrench i J M Roeblings Artist Life who came up from New Jersey for this race and was backed down to 2 to 1 failed to raise a gallop though under punishment most of the way Energetic paid 390 and ran the mile in 139 over the good track trackHirsch Hirsch had saddled Natural and Pail of Water to win the second and fourth races for Edward Lasker Arcaro rode Natural while Warren Mehrtens was astride Pail of Water
