The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-28
TWO FINISH IN FRONT
Of The MASQUERADER
RAJ PARIS Hitherto Unbeatcn
Two-ycar-old Not Partial
to sloppy Track.
STORM HITS RACETRACK
Jockey Board Blows Over and
Rain ObScurcs Horses as
Third Race Is Run.

Bs,upNr PARK, l.. l., May 2T-There
va d shccl Tor tho form students this
.,,ru.ur WHEN Tho Masquerade, touted
ss 'A0 host two-t ear-old ~ the year. was
''uud'E beaten in the Juvenile stakes,
witch va. the feature Of the second DAYS
.arl vt the Wcstchester Racing Associa-
ion There we're plenty Of excuses for
gsl porrs son Of Ogden-Masauerade, as
ne race was run on a sloppy track follow
7gp d'wurpur that made things unpleas-
mt for t.s 5000 persons who proclaimed
their loyAl', TO the sport by swelterlng IN
n, grand stand until the storm cooled the
Ir
Tic Nt-uuorader appeared to be
r,rcu,d ou soon after the start but even
when ar got 4 clear path he failed To
sake ur Ir1uud Ia the manner expected
I such o. champion IS this young nler Is
.lwg3 90 b, Unill he met j. l.. Hol-
and llluh'rE and James Buffers Marion
n, h.- rouquorpr- ~ to-day. Mr.. PARIS
,oungstcr mad never tasted defeat. and
Amorg H- t'iumrhs was an easy victory
in the r.Uliru Nursery Stakes. His work
aad been go Impressive that In spite OF
ne U'gJ trials Of several of the horses
opposed iu him he was made an odds on
,a,or.,r .u the field Of nine.
tn WAS considerable excitement
yhaa fl. storm struck the TRACK Just he
'or. 'r. ruuuing Of the third race, and
.ae c0cets we're noticeable for the rest ~
tac afternoon. The gust of wind which
preceded the rain blew over the Jockey
board and those who wished To- keep track
4 tle starters dtterWard had to make
ris ..i.r the grand stand, where n sec
oud board ,s placed When the storm was
4 IT'S height lightning exttnguished
i.shjs u.l." The stand and speculation Oh
To- '..rI aud fourth races was cont ucted
under difficulties While the third race
vac being run the rainfall was so heavy
ina, fh' horses could scarcely be distin-
gu.sh,j NJ time Was taken and all that
could uy told about tho race was that the
!syog.t,, Andrew Millers Ruamer. led all
tie Way and won easily 10y fve lengths
NTH 'hr second choice, Yankee Notions
thre, lengths Ga front Of Leo Skoiny
The hrst race, for tWu.Sear-Old maid
ems, produced the closest nrlsh SO far, with
David Gideon's IierrOt coming 50 fast in
the final strides that IL looked from tn.
stand as though he had beaten the Onecls
stables Forecast. Until pierrot made his
rush Forecast had been fighting head and
head with August Belmonts fcnrOch and
the trio were blanketed At the wire. with
the official verdict going to Forecast.
Fenrock was only head behind Pirrrot.
The OneCk Stable made II two straight
when Sprite won the Hampstead Hand
zap, at six furlongs carrying the top
weight ot 100 pounds. Springboard was
the FIRST 10 show in front, and he made
such good us- " his speed that he had "A
lead Of two lengths turning into the
stretch. Bltwer sent Spite along then
and the OuecS entry col.lred Springboard
at the sixteenth pole and won going away
by a length and half.
Shannon River hid shown his partial
ity for slippery goinE before and was thor
oughly AT hnur la the selling steeple-
chase. tn yEhtly weighted Free and
Easy wa a serious contender in the run
down the Darl stretch. but shannon River
shot into q gJoI lead just before the last
jump and won by fifteen lengths. Free
and Easy tired ON n" Nat and Orowoc
. took the p,lc, hv three lengths.
There was q surprising bat popular VIC
tory .n the last race FOR OXFORD a Coch-
ran. C1uur,uura, This Is the Irish hlly
with which Nj Cochran started his stable
year ago. but she was unable TO win
asa two-year-uld aud was little thought
NJ before the race schuyler l.. Parsons,
another recruit tO.the list OF owners, sup
oiled tho favorite In Beethoven, but the
odds nm choice could not act In the coins
and finished absolutely last. Connemara
vas I'm front from the first jump, and
slipping through the mud like an eel
wo0 IN gallop by four lengths from
August Es.mouts sometime steep!echasef
Nsrry Task The summaries
FIRST RACE.