Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-28
ROCK VIEW WILL NOT
Be SEEN At LAUREL
BeImont's Great Three-Year-
Old Injured Himself and Has
Been Turned Out.

August Belmont will put his best foot
forward at the Laurel meeting. which
opens at the Washington-Balt
course next Wednesday. The chairman
of the Jockey Club will not have the
star of his stable to represent him. how
ever. Rock View, son of Rock Sand, re-
garded by many as the best three-year-
old shown this season, has been turned
out for the winter. Sam Hildreth, who
recently took charge of the Belmont
horses. after a year and half on the
French turf, expected great things of
Rock View, but i'm a trial at Saratoga
Rock View struck himself behind and
scraped a back tendon almost to the
bone. The injury necessitated letting up
on Rock View. and the crack three-year-
old will not be seen under colors again
this year. Mr.. Hildreth was sweet on
Rock View, and wanted a chance to
measure his star against Frederick john
sons Cock o the Walk. The latter win
doubtless be seen in the principal event
at Laurel as he has been entered in
all of the big stakes for which he is
eligible. 1t is doubtful If Cock o. the
Walk is as high-class a three year-old as
The Manager. Tom McDowell's Voter
colt, who was the champion of last falls
Laurel meeting. but he is horse of un-
usual ability. He has not the electric
speed Of The Manager. but he has cour-
age and staying power. Cock O. the
Walk will have his work cut out at the
local course, however. for the handicap p
per IS sure to give him top weight in
the big handicaps.
Mention of The Manager recalls that
the Mcdowell colt has not been to the
post since his appearance in the big race
of the Laurel meeting last year. Under a
crushing impost, The Manager perform
ed brilliantly in that contest but sue
cumbed to Lahore and the light-weighted
Bounder. The Manager. it is said bowed
tendon in the running. and though
carefully nursed. Mcdowell has not been
able to get him back to the races
The going at Laurel this year will be
much easier on the thoroughbreds than
it was last fall. Under the direction of
Matt VIM, manager of the new order
of things, the track has been cut up,
narrowed and rolled, until now it is as
good and fast a track as can be found
anywhere. Horses-ordinary animals at
/ .O1 and miles in 141. A horse that
cannot step in 1:4O will probably get
little at the coming meeting.
The book program has been made to
accommodate all kinds Of horses. and
while the big events will bring out the
very cream of the American turf, the
poorer horses and the steeplechasers will
be given plenty Of opportunity TO earn
their keep II is likely that more than
500 horses will be on hand to take part
in the meeting. The stables on the
course have all been allotted and Harry
White. who attends to the stabling. has
been compelled to send a large number
to the Benning course Some of the
Belmont thoroughbreds are quartered
at the Washington course, and will be
shipped over whenever they are entered.
In three weeks Matt VIM, by work
ing nearly every hour of the day and
night. directing a force of nearly 300
men, has worked = complete transforma-
ton in the Laurel plant. From dreary,
dingy, monotonous race course the Lau-
rel track has been changed into one of
the most up-to-date courses in the east.
More than 10000 has been spent in fixing
up for the coming meeting. and next
year it is planned to spend S1oo.0c1 The
new management expects to make the
Laurel course the Ascot of America.
Racing will play a prominent part in
the scheme, but the fair feature will
not be subordinate Mr.. Wnn wants to
make the Laurel fair grounds particularly
attractive to local people. and il is plan
ned to give a fair that will rank with
any In the country. New exhibition
buildings will be erected and valuable
premiums offered for the display of agr-
cultural products, fine stock and ma
chinery.