The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-22
COMPLIMENT FIRST
IN WELL RUN RACE
Wins EaStvicw Stccplcchasc
and Shows Best Form This
Season.
STRONG At THE FINISH

Joseph r. Widener's Compliment gave
the local raceeoers the first exhibition
of his 1915 form when he won the East
view Steeplechase Handicap and cap-
tured the largest purse offered by the
Empire city Jockey Club at Belmont
Park yesterday. TIE son OF Ort Wellrs
rave one Of the best displays OF fencing
Good and Plenty. He carried the top
impost OF i62 pounds and gave AWAY
weight to some OF the best jumpers of
the year.
All through the last turn OF the field
Allen was driving Raj PARIS Shannon
River IN an effort 10 keep him IN front
TO the eud. August Belmout's Mission.
which started favorite. had been crowded
badly IN the running. FOR most of which
the PAR pair. shannon River and Bali
haS. were responsible, aud this hustling
might have O,"u the real cause Of The
Belmont mares fall 1T the first jump
OF the ba,ks're;ci. whore all except
shannon River we're punched. The
Grcrntree stables Cabaret had run Out
previously and "A bad landing had de-
stroyed Ballybay's chances.
While most OF the others were hurry
ing and scurrying Compliment was keep
ing within easy striking distance and
the downfall of Mission seemed to he
the signal for Tuckey TO begin cutting
down the Ave lengths lead which Shan
non River held In the backstretCh. There
were murmurs of admiration from the
croSs-country enthusiasts as the top
- AsNH hta p#1n >.
with a long easy lope sailed over the
turf with gradually increasing speed.
There was no uutoward rushing. 10
careless ny'ng OF fences on the part of
Compliment. but both he and his rider
seemed !mhued with confidence That re
would lie IN front before reaching the
Judges. At the turn INTO the stretch
wn.le Compliment was only a lenEih
behind shannon RIVER. a new danger de-
veloped. Allen SWUNG wide with Shdn-
non RIVER and Compliment was forceo
Ear to the outside to AVOID interference
II. lost ground by swerving at The LAT
two jumps and this enabled shannon
River to clear the Anal obstacle Just
u shad, IN front. ON the ran along me
fiat Compliment demonstrated MS sure-
r,nrity and won rather easily 10y Tour
lengths. shannon RIVER was ten lengths
I'm front of Election Bet, which took
! show money by FIVE lengths from Raly-
bay.
l., va, A bad day foy f~avorite players
| for although three first choices won. All
we're at such c~Ntravagant dds on that
only investors with biG bank rolls could
support them. The biggest upset came
' IN the second race IN which August BEL
non''s Lord Rock Na,e at | 10 ; nm
ished third in a field of four, He was
,4s,a H. ,fA. lt.Httn1 Nj AFtF mn
~ the cleveland stables Whimsy, which
finished first past the post.
This was the first disqualification OF
the meeting, hut there could be no ques-
ton Of its justice. Sky Pilot, owned by
the Quincy Stable. and the Shoshone
stables Mustard were racing in close
company when Whimsy veeied oNe
sharply Al the eighth pole and drove boil
nearly to the outer rail. Mustard Wa
in such close quarters that he wa
forced t. draw out behind the pair and
s,el; clear quarters on the other side OF
the track. As soon - Sky Pilot got rc
OF the attentions of WhimsH he finished
with A determination that landed him a
neck behind and also indicated that h,
would have been frs, across the line II
ne had not been in,crfcred with. Wher
Mccah,y made his complaint IA heha!'
OF SKY Pilot il took the stewards hut ;
few minutes to order She numbers
changed and the race awarded 20 SKY
Pilot. Lord Rock Vale was souudil
beaten even though he was The only col
that had clear going all the way. H.
was four lengths behind Sky Pilot a
the finish.
Tile Grecntrce Stables Nrile was an
other disappointing favorite. He ear
ried ,op weight In the ,iramatan Handi
cap at a mile and with three opponents
was he'd AT i 20 =. David ,;ideou'-
rolarius. which ossayed to step up from