The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-19
SAND MARSH WINS .
FIRST HANDICAP
OF RACING SEASON
Whitney Castoff Makes Run.
away Affair of the Pau.
mOnOk Stake.
EELMONT'S COLORS ARE
UOME IN FRONT TWICE

racing in tho metropolitan circuit
.pc.cd yesterday at Jamaica under tho
,,sp'ccs Of the Metropolitan Jockey Club.
The sport was above the average. and
,1ough cloudy weather kept the attend
,nce figures down to 5000 II was ap.
a.ircrt from the interest shown that the
-eaSon Of 1916 Is likely to be one Of the
csi IN the history Of the American turf.
II might have been taken as an omen
nat there were thirteen starters In ths,
PAumonok Handicap. the feature OF the
afternoon. Al any rate there was moth.
* bat bad luck for the choices. as r. T..
Im. 5 sand Marsh. a despisei outsider
e 10 to /. just g~alloped home In front
" James Buffers High Noon. the
,avor.tc in the betting.
Representatives OF the old guard who
ave sustained the interest In the sport
. kings were present In goodiy numbers
90 spite OF the discourSging weather con-
..ons, aud nearly every event on the
programme had <arters carrying the
.p'ors of the leading stables.
tn. social element 80 Largely In evil
tcncc at Belmont ark was not repre-
sentet very strongly, but In the club
lousc there were dozens OF men WIN
ite ~catalogueI in the who's who IN
mo social world. All were horsemen
trough INC through and glad to well
come the th~oroughbreds back to New
lork after the campaigns /. the South.
Enthusiasm a. start.
II was an enthusiastic and apprec.a.
ve crowd that gathered on the stand.
md lawns when the bugle sounded fol
'ae frs' race. but the sentiment OF thu
assemhled sportsmen plainly .catet
that the meeting under way was merely
IN appel ger for the elegant dishes TO b,
served up at Belmont Park Il week hence
Yet with tne exception Of the W itne!
stable every important racing combine
Ion sent starters TO the post for tn,
tauMgnuk Handicap. a dash OF six fur
.ongs. that carried the biggest purse All,
he creates, prestige OF the afternoon
II e Hal'enbeck's The Finn. one Of Tn
.-st OF his age last year was TO,
weight, but II was generally recognize,
nat ;he black son of Ogden was no
,llted by the short course of six FUR
ngs Intending spectators turned lse
Vhere for the winner and tie c~onsensu
vas IN favor Of James Buffers Hig'
Noon a horse tina; had shown electrics
s!'el as II two and a three-year-old
Mon'resor. owned by Il. Z. Wilson. Jr
vas considered the most uanRerOu
oppo, nj o. High Noon. while J. o. Tia
otis Slumber II. and Frederick .Johr
son Top o III Morning found man
sIUo,ters. There were few OF the reg,
lars who recognized that the Whine
cas;oh sand Marsh. running in the co
ors o. +. l.. Eose, was worthy OF cor
slde-ation In such fast company. H
rad been treated lightly by the hand
,drper ID had TO concede weight
oaly one OF the thirteen starters.
As the horses were being aligned
the far side OF the course there was a
exciting moment when Foxhall
Eeeae's I.orac, In the hands Of Ba'
i-ll down while m~aneuvring for a got
POSITION. The Jockey was back In n
saddle IN shor order. and IL took Ma
cassidy only a few seconds to line ,
The Held and cend the racers way to q
excellent start. Montresor broke
front, and the hackers of High Moo
2"-c f~at,cred when the Butler colt x
away right at the heels Of MIR. wilson
lit