New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-24
Mission Captures Dinner
Stakes in Nose Finish
with Gold Plate.
MORE THAN 5000
PERSONS SEE SPORT
BIC Attendance Points to Strong
Revival of Interest in Racing
This Season.

There was Joy in the Belmont stables
last night. Mission, daughter Of Rock
sand. made her bow as jumper on
,ocoi track at the second days meeting
=, the United Hunts Racing Association
-. Belmont Park yesterday afternoon and
a, the Sportsman's Steeplechase Dinner
e,skes after finish that will so down in
.he annals OF amateur meets.
AUGUST Belmont was there TO see the
ARE run. and said after the race that he
vss more than pleased with her perform
snce.
II was perhaps the FIRST time that a
ps,nont horse ever went TO the post with
narrowed colors. When the saddling bell
.ounded IL was found that there was not
set OF the scarlet and maroon silks TO
Ma found on the place. So b. Haynes
rent 70 the post wearing the yellow and
hlue sash Of the Robert l.. Gerry stable.
Cold Plate. veteran among veteran
,,r,pers. was the only other starter. with
the ,mrost Of l72 pounds. giving % TO the
pock sand mare. That weight and the
,.,ter,s lineage and training on the fiat
cid as much as anything to win in the
stirring drive 10 the wire. Mission was
t,upinC high and going wide at the
,u-ns However. she did well, consider
ing that this is only her third race as
jumper.
Gold Plate set the pace, but Mission was
never more than a length or two behind
and the daughter Of Rock Sand was con-
tent 10 stay there The crowd knew that
the race would be fought out on the nat
AS the pair went over the last jump
Mission moved up.
II vas nose and nose down the stretch
IN q furry OF whips. The cheers OF the
crowd went a note higher as Mission
moved slowly ahead IN the last thirty
wards Mission won by a short head.
Il was more like dress rehearsal OF
the opening OF the real racing season AT
the big track across the road than huht
club meeting. While the society colon!
Of Long Island contributed It's quota
more than 5000 Of the regulars whetted
their appetites with a rafting good caro-
Of seven races.
II was the biggest crowd at any ANA
tsur meeting so far Most OF the favo-
rites performed as their hackers expect
ed them to do. Still, for no reason IN
the world. Miss Lander's band played
Just Break the News 10 Mother, anu
in one-step time at that. some race!
was the comment of one OF the raceBoers
after Robert L. Gerry's Footlights han
flashed over the line winner OF the hemp
s,ead Handicap chase of two miles. II
was too. True. only nine of the twenty
FIVE nominees went TO the post, ana Mrs'
Pavne Whitney's highly considered Mar
celinus and Highbridge were not OF the
number But 1t was a race that was
worth going miles to gee.
Perorrine Pickle disappointed again
nm, this time 1t was not so much MS
fault His owner. F. Ambrose Clarh'
failed 10 make the best Of his opportuhi-
ties and. as some one along the ran
said seemed TO think he was riding IN
a Ave-mile race" Peregrine was unplaceu'
pis SANDY. from which Francis Sar-
GENT ir., has reason TO expect great
things this summer. went out IN 'front.'
and SET rafting pace. The Evader ana
Eootlghts were always close, the latter
going 10 the front at the last turn 10
win nv several lengths. Sandy and Ihe
t,vader finished In the order named.
Mrs. Payne Whitney's Ballet was little
better than she was week ago and nm
ished pulled up Meadowlark made MS
bid early and shot his bolt in the making
Of It,
Reybourn re-established himself In the
good eraces OF his admirers by breezing
in a winner In the Montauk Handicap TOT
galloways, at about four and nan iui-
longs.
The son Of Star Shoot was a lot inter
than ne was a week ago, and, getting OH