New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-27
Son of Hamburg Races to
an Impressive Victory at
Belmont Park.
ROCK VIEW TIRES
IN THE STRETCH
R. T. Wilson Sees His Colors
Flash to Front in Steeplechase
and Two Other Races.
By Herbert.
&c. Herbert Daley.)

&c. Herbert Daley.)
c. H. Robbins. little known TO racing
in this state. saw his colors carried 10
victory over those OF such pillars Of the
turf as August Belmont. Harry Payne
Whitney. Captain T. b. Cassatt and
others in the twenty-hrst running Of the
famed Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont
Park Yesterday.
Buskin the four-year-old son OF Ham
hurg-Sippers which did most of his rae
ing in Canada last season. picked up ia
pounds and galloped to easy victory in
race made famous by such great horses.
among others. as Tristan. Voter. Ethel
bert Banistar. Irish Lad. King James
and. last but not least. Whisk Broom II.
which carried or the honors a year ago.
Buslin well handled by Fairbrother.
was carefully rated three or four lengths
behind the pace in the run up the back
stretch and around the turn. and then.
moving up smoothly. gave challenge to
the leaders-Gifford A. Cochrans Ffginny
and August Belmont's Rock View For
an eighth OF a mile. perhaps. the issue
hung in the balance. and then. TO that
peculiar roar Of the crowd. which is heard
oughbreds are battling through the
stretch. the good son of Hamburg drew
out TO win easily by five lengths
Mr.. Cochran's F1ginny a Disguise three
year-old. which never raced up TO his
high promise a year ago. hung on in
gamest fashion. after setting sizzling
pace. and beat Mr.. Belmont's Rock View.
which. with his stable companion. Strom-
boil. was favorite for the race, length
for the place.
H. 2. Whitney's Borrow. an added
starter. and recently returned TO this
country from England. finished fourth.
The big. fine looking son of Hamburg
Forget was slow TO begin, and further
suffered from the misfortunes Of the race.
hotter was twice disappointed in trying
TO find an opening on the rail- and this
cost him second money, II not third.
Buskin ran the mile in ! 81 As. time
equaued only once before in the history
of the stake. John Whalen, for several
wears trainer of the Belmont stable, sad
died the winner. and his JOY at winning
was unbounded. as he owns part In
terest in the horse with c. II. ROBBINS
The running Of the Metropolitan Handi-
can really was only incidental TO the
opening of a new racing season. Fully
6f+een thousand men and women jour
neved to the track by train or automo-
bile to satisfy their hunger for the sport.
When boots and saddles" was sounded
and the horses paraded 70 the post for
the first race the cheering ana applause
we're so spontaneous and expressive that
one could not help but feel that racing
once more had become sporting insutu-
ton. after three years of famine ana one
OF only a scant taste.
The enthusiasm reached its height with
the winning of the Metropolitan Hanol-
can. but all the afternoon evidence was
constantly furnished of the Keen ENJOY
mont which the battle Of thoroughoreuS
aroused. August Belmont, chairman OF
the Jockey Club. expressed hlhlseil DO
more than pleased with the size OF inc
crowd and the amazing show OF lltei est
under sterilized betting conditions, "hie
others who have done so much 10 aiu III
the revival of the sport were OF one mihu,
that the uplift of racing for the love Oh
,ao,,g as opposed to racing as busi-
ness, was satisfying. 49,.
Betting there was. but strlcuy within
the letter Of the law written menu
randa were exchanged between those VINO
laid or took the price, but no oous "'ie
exnosed. and none Of the outward anu
visible signs OF bookmaking was IN eFi-
dence.
Under Sheriff Tod Raynor was on manu-
with fifteen deputies TO see tnat the 10"
was rieidly observed. and after the min
rare he admitted that everything 50 lar
os ha could see, was as IT should De- LIE
,-,ot Attorney Lewis ]. Smith was ho'
a. the track. but was represented by d
,,,,r,her of private detectives, who watcheo
o,oso,y for any violations His lnstruo-
,io,s we're explicit. and, so far as couiu
he learned, those who went 10 '"o
followed closely his Interpretation Va .'o
law which precluded the conspicuous ul'
NAV Of odds and the soliciting OF "aee, .
Tno D,strict Attorney said early IN inc
Adv that he did not purpose 10 nave "''
oo,,r,t,, made a dumping ground for gam,
49,, ,,ndar the sliise of sport, Out ina
,,,as not willing to interfere WIN inc
,icbts ~ individuals so long as they W.
served the law as written ~,
I-aor the circumstances, the p's
oo,,.A which compared favorably IN num-
hers with those which greeted 'he
80 ord Giants when they opened the
ho.ohau season. accepted the restrlouo"S
ond snioved the sport to the full con'oh'
tho, racing once more had come into 'S
own. >,..uono,i,ar
p Wilson began the Metropohral
campaign well by winnihs 'i'.e o,a,'a,,
n
with Penobseot. Encore son VI Ct"
and Plantagenet. good lookihe suu. s
.ba epaedy Mamie w OIth