The Washington herald., 1914-05-27
Robbins Foursyear-oldEq Equals
Belmont Park Record in
Winning the Classic.
$4,000 WITNESS THERAcE
rial 10 Thr iWsshinrton. Herald.

Special to Th<i Wnshington Herald
New YORK; May 8.-Ruskfn, four year
old colt owned by e. H Robbins. won
the Mettopolitsn Handicap. ,tnes fezture
event of the opening day at Belmont
Park Race track today. He parsed the
judges with almost five lengths TO spare
in Isl 4-S eaualing the record for tne
race.
The favorite. august Belmont's Rock
view. was third. about one and one haif
lengths behind clifford A Cochrans
Figinny. Rockyiew was quoted just De-
fore the bell at g. to 8 and had many
hackers at this figure. Figinny was a
rank outsideraat 10 10 / and huskin was
well fancied at 9 to 2
There were eleven starters, but the
field was well scattered before the iur-
long pole In the home stretch Rockview
took the RAN and appeared to have tne
race cinched. when Ruskin and F1ginny
shot forward to the lead
"A great crowd was on hand TO IN
augurate the years racing on the fam
Gus Nassau track. II is estimated lSeo
persons were on hand to watch the hrst
parade around the paddock
Among the racing notables seen. In
addition to practically every member OF
the Jockey Club. were C. K c. Biings'
II. s. p Randolph. of Philadelphia' w.
r. Coe, Harry Payne Whitney and Gif-
ford A. Cockrane.
FIRST RACE-Four and a half furionss; straight
cours~; 500 two-yeAr-olds Encore. lG tWofel, to
5, l to q out won: Trial By Jury, lo lDayiesl.
TO 2. even to 2 second; Sea Shell. l0 CWoodsl,
10 toll to I. to /. third Time, eae. Scorpsl,
Tinie Bell, Nouredin Minstrel, Headmast. Chan
tsuse, BoraI, and Golden Plume also ran. Encore
and Nouredin, coupled as Wilson entry.
SECOND RACE-six furionss; winners shsre,
$40. Bosom rs (ButWelD. to 2, TO 2. out. won ;
Water weIles lH q, McTagsarn. to 5. to 2
out second PROGRESSIVE, III lhietcah. Is to !. to
J. TO . third Time, as J. J.. Lilhs, Reces
don, Maxim's Choice. Peaceful. Goldy, Mild, and
Mary Warren also ran.
THIRD RAeE-Four and half furlonss:
straight; purse 500 maiden two-yesr- r-olds Plan
t&genet, ios tWoife). TO !. even. TO 5. won;
Comely. los Or. Hoffman,. u to TO- l TO 3 out sec
ond; Distant Shore, ios tsumterl. to l. 2 to /.
4 70 s. third Time. o55 IS Shorthand, Hyd-o-
plane. and Diccntrs also ran.
FOURTH RACE-One mile: 500; three-year-
olds and upward. Buskin IL (Fsirh-other). to
2. s to S. { to s. woa; Figinny. g tMcCaheyl. 20
TO /, Is TO ], to ]. second; Rockview. II but
WE'LL, 20 5. to 5. out. third. Time. l:S IS.
Borrow. Flying Fsiry, Buckhorn, Republican,
stronboli, Ambrose, Gamer and Punch Bowl also
ran -.a- .r ...-.-
FIFTH RACE-About two miles; $1,000; four
year-olds and upward: steeplechase. Penobscot lS
(Walker). II to 5. to s. to 5. won; Bally May,
lB (AIlen), to l. TO S, to S. second; Peresrine
Pickle -A9 CTighe}. TO !. TO 2 to 5. third.
Time AIS Syosset. Ballet, Astute. yirie, Top
Hat, and Sand Hog also Ballet and yirie
coupled Whitney entry.
SIXTH RACE-Three- -year-olds and upward; sell
ing; one and one sixteenth miles. Guy Fisher. 1l3
lButTenl. to 2. 10 10. out won; AmsIh. los
tWolfel. to 5, out, second; Tea Enough. .;
tRyanl. 12 to- i. 10 l. out. third. Time. la. o.
O. Buster and Mr.. Snggs also