The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-29
ROCK VIEW ACTS AS
he DID LAST YEAR
After Losing Two Races, Takes
Floral Park Handicap From
Field Of Five Starters.
JUST ONE FAVORITE FIRST

b History repeated itself nj Belmont
Park yesterday when August Belmont's
Rock View won the Floral Park Handi-
cap az sis furlongs from the Oneck
Stables Yankee Notions. the .avorite In
the race. A year ago Rock View was
beaten in the Metropolitan Handicap
and in another race before ne caused a
surprise by winning the Tobaggan
Handicap from a field OF fast sprinters.
This season also the son OF Rock Sand
was beaten In the Metropolitan and In
a race last Monday. for both of which
he was favorite.
Racegoers with good memories profted
yesterday when longer odds were laid
against Roc View h those to be
obtained against Yankee Notions and
X. I. Wilson's Tartar. There were Ave
starters and Tartar on the rail had 10
chance to tale advantage of his posi-
ton, as he was outrun TO the turn by
both Yankee Notions and Rock View.
Yankee otion led Rock View by
half a length koing around the turn II
Dugan on the Belmont horse appeared
10 be content with that position. IL
came near being costly strategy. as on
entering the stretch Yankee Notions
showed n disposition TO bear out. carry
ing Rock View with him. LOTUS quickly
Strengthened the public choice and Yan-
kee Notions came oward the Judges
on the rail with Rock View In the middle
OF the track. Yankee Notions held his
half length advantage until the sixteenth
pole. where Dugan called on Rock View
n the Belmont horse responded nobly.
coming away TO win by a length and a
half. The favorite barely saved the
place. as Tartar came with n great rush
and passing Spring Board was third.
only half a length behind Yankee
Notions.
II was another disastrous day for
favori,es. Wenonah in the last race
being the only actual first choice to win.
though Distant Shore. which captured
the fifth race. started an equal fdvorite
with Working Lad. which was beaten
disgracefully. The biggest upset OF the
meeting occurred In the hrst race. in
which August Belmonts High Horse
started an odds on choice. {. w. Car
rolls Tribolo. which had shown fair
form in Maryland. SCARED in the quota
lions from 10 TO 20 TO /. Then. after
being outrun by High Horse In the early
part OF the race. Tribolo finished reso-
lutely and won by a length. Lily
Heavens. the only one thought to hav
a chance to beat High Horse. was left
at the start.
Capt. L. b. Cassatt's Flying Fairy
was the second public selection that had
to be shown the way home. Their were
only three starters. and the outsider.
Marion H., led to the eighth pole. where
II. e. Hflenbeck's Housemaid went TO
the front TO win easily by two lengths.
Marion H.. tired and Flying Fairy took
the place by four lengths.
In the third race. for selling platers.
J. .. TaIbott's Jawbone started at 4 20
s. the second time that he has been at
odds on this week. He never showed 4
fash OF speed and finished next 10 last.
Wooden Shoes. the second choice. tooK
the lead at the turn after Dcryish and
Orotund had made the pace and won
easily by two lengths from DR.. Duenner,
a 20 to ! shot. Distant Shore scored
easily in the ifth, another selling event.
at six and a half furlonGs. After as
Stunning. "A lead of five lengths. Byrne
pulled his mount to almost a Walk and
Distant Shore won by a length from
Presumption.
Schuyler l.. Parsons's Wenonah was
never in danger in the last race. for
two-year-olds. This filly ran green on
her first start. when snc was greatly
fancied. but easily turned the tables on
Clifford A. Cochran's Feminist yester-
day. The latter. after being outrun by
Miss Puzzle. ran over the Butler entry
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