The sun., 1908-05-23
PRYCILLIAN WINS EASILY
BELkONT'S CRACK THREE-YEAR-
OLD TAKES CLAREMONT.

Son OF Hastings Beats King Cobalt and
Roseben I'm the Mud-Park View. Taboo.
Ogemai, Tony BonerO and Lord STAN
hope Also score-F0ur Choices Lose.
August Belmonts Priscillian, a son Of
Hastings-St, Priscilla. again proved that
he is one Of the star three-year-olds when
he won the Claremont Handicap, at six and
half fnrlongs. over sloppy track at
Belmont Park yesterday He closed an equal
favorite with Roseben at to I, while King
Cobalt was backed from to 3. ,Rosimiro.
IL to I, an added starter. went out with Rose
ben at the start and set killing pace. Rose-
ben, with i2e pounds up. could not get away
from Rosimiro In the run to the head OF the
stretch. where both backed UP. Then Notter
let Prisoillian. who had been third UP to
this point, have his head. with the result that
he rushed TO the front and won easily by q
length and a half In 1921 i-5. King Cobalt.
under weak ride. finished In the place. four
lengths before Roseben. Stargowan ran
away a mile and half while on the way to
the post
killing with Park View. backed from
down to 1s to S. went through successfully
In the opening event, q handicap at seven
and half furlongs. There were only three
starters In this event. Col. Jack ruling favorite
at to while Aletheuo closed at to ?. When
got his head caught in the barrier. 30 that
Mcdaniel had to pull up. Mccarthy. mean
while. took Park View to the front for big
lead. which was gradually cut down in the
stretch by Col. Jack, who ran q game race
under the circumstances. At the wire 1t was
Park View by two lengths in 1884 AS. Col,
Jack beating Aletheuo eight lengths for the
place.
Taboo, who closed an equal favorite with
Dander at to 1, showed much gameness
In the second event. for two-year- -olds, five
furlongs. straightaway. and won by a head
from Right Sort, 10 to l. Gliding Belle. 10
o 1, was length away. Joe Gaitens, 7 to I.
led for nearly half mile. but blew up. The
start killed the chances Of Dander. The time
was / :01 l-5.
Under hard drive from j. Lee on the
extreme outside Of the track Ogemah. a is
to shot, took the fourth event. for two-year-
BY half a length from Granis. 4 to L. who led
70 /. was third, Ave lengths back. Golden
View, 8 to 1. and David Warheld, IL to 5, did
not not get @ away at the start and had no chance.
Tony Bonero. to 1, made all the running
in the fifth race. at seven furlongs. and won
9 to, l.. Master Robert, / to s favorite, who
awo sabShSs Saok s peS1
Banyah for hree,auarters of mile in the
last race Bellwether. even money favorite,
tired in the last furlong and Lord Stanhope.
the winner by two lengths. running the mile
in lAS Bellwether was under a. drive to
take the place from Druid. to l, by head.
Banyah quit and Masaniello, to. !, was shut
on. Obert. to 1, was just out of the money.
The bad weather did not reduce the attend
ance to any great extent as $4,000 persons
were on hand as usual. Four favorites were
defeated and nearly every bookmaker on the
ground quit big winner on the day. Notter
carried on the riding honors with two winners.
The summarizes
YIRgT RACE.
Handicap: for three year .olds and upward:
81 600 added; seven and a half turlongs:
Park View. S.. 100 Mccarthy. 1875 is i,
Col. Jack. a........ IA. Mcdaniel. - is g
Alctheuo, B.. Ill. .Notter.... So As
Time l:A As.
:, Poor start; won easily: Park View b. Z. 3. by