The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-24
RACING SEASON TO
START ON TUESDAY
Metropolitan Handicap Feature
Of Opening Day Card at
Belmont Park.
BRILLIANT FIELD ENTERED
Rock View, Meeting House and
Borrow FavOred-OutlOok
for Year Good.
FIELD ENTERED

Racing. revived a year ago after three
years of inactivity, promises TO develop
this season into the healthy. robust sport
Of other years under the careful nursing
OF the Jockey Club and the support OF
many new enthusiasts who have come TO
the rescue OF tried and true patrons OF
the sport. Belmont Park. the finest APP
pointed racetrack in the country, will be
ready on Tuesday for the reception OF
the thoroughbreds. and present indications
point to more than 1000 horses being
on the grounds to carry on the sport.
day after day. until June 20. when the
scene will shift to the Queens County
Jockey Club track at Aqueduct. Tho
Aqueduct meeting will last until July
10. after which the Empire City meeting
at Yonkers will All in the time until July
80. when the exodus for Saratoga will
take place, with the prospect OF full
month OF high class sport at the Spa.
Even In the paany days OF racing II
would be hard to anticipate a better race
for the Metropolitan Handicap on opening
day than Is promised by the brilliant
field entered for the test OF speed at
one mile. Nearly all the big stables hsv.
contributed TO the entry list for the handi-
cap, the cracks of the Belmont and Whit
ney stables being prominent among those
which will have To carry big weights.
August Belmonts Rock View, which won
most OF the important stakes for three
year-olds last year, is asked 10 carry top
weight, l27 pounds. and the general high
class OF the entries may be imagined
when II Is known that Rock View will
take UP one pound more than Whisk
Broom III. had to carry when he won
last year.
Rock View has proved by his only
EFFORT this year. when he won galloping
that ne has retained his last seasons
form. He may be depended upon to run a
good race. but the chief interest will res,
In the TWO horses which Harry Payn.
Whitney has brought from England in
the attempt to increase the quality OF
racing on this side. One OF these Is the
six-year-old Borrow. by Hamburg Forget,
which according to those acquainted with
the doings OF the Whitney horses. Ii likely
to prove as good n horse az Whisk Broom.
n not better Borrow receives two pounds
from Rock View
In case Borrow Is not up TO a race on
Tuesday there Is another formidable con-
tender entered by Mr.. Whitney in Meet
ing House. IA Voter four-year-old. which
proved his ability by running third In the
Two Thousand Gulneas last year. Meet
ing House will have to carry 1913 pounds.
and the fact that he was ready for tho
/ Two Thousand, which Is the earliest classic
run In England. shows that he IN n horse
/ likely to come to hand early.
As was expected. d Rosebud, the win
/ ncr of the Kentucky Derby. hns received
( top weight OF the three-year-olds. There
are In fact many good handicap horses
which In spite OF their advantage In age
are In receipt of allowances from the star
performer of the Appegate stable. The
race II particularly rich in three-yea Odds
but none OF the class OF Old Rosebud. He
is asked to take up 113 pounds. with
! Superintendent and Gamer. the nearest "a
! him OF his age. In with l06 pounds each
Turfmen from the West and South are
expected in much larger numbers than
last year. owing to the fact that ther.
will be sport every day in the week
The only exceptions TO this rule are on
June and 8, when the Piping Rock
meeting will draw the racing crowd. and
! on June Q. the opening day OF the inter-
national polo matches. on the second day
! OF polo the races will be brought forward
| so that the racegoers can leave In tn 4
to see the game ut Meadow Brook.
Big crowds are expected for the ope :.
ing day and on Decoration Day wher
special trains will be run. leaving the
Pennsylvania Station. New York. and
FTatbush, at ~ 80. ~ AS. 100 l:ib
1880, 1910, 1 80 ana ;55. Other trains
will be run II necessary. On the othe'
race days trains will leave at ~ 80 and a
intervals, up to /: 56.