New-York tribune., 1913-06-18
IRON MASK WINS
TOBOGGAN HANDICAP
Races Six FurIOngS in Fast
Time and Beats Best of
the SprinterS.
SANDHILL ALSO SPEEDY
Son Of Rock Sand Gallops One
Mile and a Sixteenth Just
Under Record for
the Track.

Harry Payne Whitney's star is in the
ascendant II he is not winning inter
national polo matches or yacht races
his horses are gallOping to victory i'm turf
classics Prince Eugene's winning Of the
Belmont Stakes last Friday was followed
up Yesterday by Iron Mask, which took
up 1870 pounds and ran a most impressive
race I'm capturing the Toboggan Handi-
cap.
The hve-year-old son OF Disguise-Royal
Rose. which was bred and raced as a
two-year-old i'm the colors Of the late
James r. Keenc defeated the best
sprnters Of the Older division. including
Caugh Hin. an added starter. which has
been carrying all before him in the West
lie ran the six furlonss down the straight
course in the fast time OF l:i0 This was
a record for the race. but did not equal
the best mark for tho course Of los 3-5,
established by Jack Atkin in 1905 with 1877
pounds up
Iron Mask. quick to begin. made all the
running and won easily from Spring
Board and Hester Prynne Caugh Hill,
which suffered from some humping in the
early part. was running on in way to
indicate that he will be hard TO beat on
his next start
James Fitzsimmons has something
more than a useful horse in Sandhill,
son OF Rock Sand The fve-year-old
gelGng. hard held most OF the way, gal
loped to easy victory In the second race,
AT one mile and a sixteenth. The track
D a.. 10 Gtfra n n
1917. was at his mercy as he ran the
distance under wraps I'm las. Guy Fisher
the runner-up. was In close quarters part
Of the way but finished as close as he
dii 10 the winner only on sufferance. Au-
gust Belmonts Mcrry Task had a world
Of speed. but Ferguson made so much use
of him that be tired badly when most
was required TN the last furlong.
Two falsl marred the steeplechase. but
the Jockeys we're not badly injured. Sir
CIeees crashed down at the second jump.
while Nosegay came a cropper at the
seventh. Buckthorn was fancied by the
'cross-couutry crowd, but Malaga opened
UP gap Of twenty lengths In the frst
half-mdle and fairly tin canned all the
way
Charley Grand. the Jockey reinstated
only last week. WAS suspended five rae
ing days by the stewards Tor careless rid
lng IN the sixth race last Friday. lie
was held responsible for the crowding
which caused Rebound 70 fall on the
backstretch. when little Karrick had such
a narrow escape.
The stewards also fined Thomas Kerri-
gan. trainer Of Bruin Belle. for violation
Of Rule iO3. which provides for the school
ing OF horses al the barrier.
August Belmont received word from MS
Nursery stud. In Kentucky. yesterday that
the we'll known brood mare Teas over
had died on Monday leaving two
months-old foal by Rock Sand. which
now must be brought UP on the bottle.
Mr. Belmont remarked that he thought
IN. colt should be named Teabotte.
Teas over was the dam Of many gooo
horses. including Ort Wells. Dick Welles'
holder for a time OF the worlds record at
one mile over a circular dirt track, ana
Toggery. a winner in England. which is
rew racing here. She was Hanover
mare and her loss will be felt.
r. T. wilson's Lancewood pulled up 50
lama after the last race that the jockey
dismounted before returning 10 the