New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-03
Cock o. the Walk, Winner
of Saratoga Handicap,
Not To Be Trained.
ROLLING STONE BID
UP AT AQUEDUCT
The Finn Beats Gaelic with a
Great Rrsh, When Appar.
emily Soundly Beaten.
BY Herbert. |

Cock O. the Walk. Frederick John
sC7's good horse. which ranked with
August Be,mont's Rock View at ths
top Of the three-year-old division last
year. will not 90 20 the post this sea-
son, and in all probability will never
race again.
This will be disappointing news 20
lovers of the sport, as the son of Peep
@ Day earned warm spot in the
hearts Of those who saw him win five
hsndicsps in row last summer ana
fall. beating all corners. lie began
this string with the Saratoga Hand
can, at one mile ana a quarter and he
wound 1t up by defeating Flying Fairy
easily at one mile and furlong. car
ryinC l2s pounds TO the Aeronaut
hlly's liz. In being worked for his
next race he bowed a tendon. anG.
while IL was not considered serious al
the time. The leg filled this spring and
Pat an end 20 his training.
Mr.. Johnson said yesterday that he
had decided 70 send him 10 the stud
next fall. and eventually he will be
bred 20 Flying Fairy. as Captain Cas-
satt ls anxious TO get a colt or illy
with the double Ayrshire cross.
The racing at Aqueduct yesterday
was not of kind 70 arouse much in
terest The fields were poor and OF
small size, with one exception. while
the track was heavy and cuppy. as A
result of the driving rain on Wednes-
day night The finishes, too, were
vide open on the whole, and the gooa
sized crowd found little to arouse en-
thus,asm.
Rolling Stones victory in the second
race was not particularly profitable for
- - Smithson, who had 10 pay sos
worth only $3.50, so that there was a
ioss OF S4O' to say nothing of the
VI. i. Hayman was the man who
coveted Rolling Stone. and when the
morse, entered TO be sold for 81 600
was offered az auction he made i've
Dlds o. 500 each be fore turning awav
ard letting Mr.. Smithson mako tho
most Of a bad bargain with the usual
s. advance.
/. Most was the gamer. in one re-
speet, as he got half OF the bid.up
money for finishing second with Colo.
mel Ashmeade. but when he arrived in
the paddock he found 10 his disgust
,hat ne had lost mis- horse. ". c. KEEL
~ acting Tor Mr.. Smithson and in
eensed by the bidding up. claimed the
sold for 500. "
r. F. CaTman won his first rae. II,
the East this year when Lady Rsro,r.,
romped TO easy victory in the Canarsie
selling Stakes. third on the card. She
Is good looking FLY b. Galveston
baroary Belle. and while on the small
SIDE IS blessed with rare speed Al
Reeves stumbled at the start and was
practically LETT. and the others could
never get near her.
Inc crowd marvelied at the finish OF
the hFst race. Coming 20 the las.
iurlong pole Gaelic WAS a good four
ICngths IN front, but The Finn. under
a few cuts of the whip. fairly ran over
MIN IN dozen or fifteen strides. and
came away 10 win easily by six lengths
Such sudden turnover in such a
short distance is unusual. but can bs
accounted for by the combination or
one horse stopping badly and the other
running on strongly. Buxton made so
mUcn use or Gaelic that he tired badly
IN the heavy going, whereas The Finn.
colt OF unquestioned class. kept right
on racing and getting better all the
time.
The Finn. a son Ct Ogden-Livonia
after his victory or Taesdav' An no
needs IS little more size. and this
Is sure TO come as he fills out and de-
yelops. He ran the five furlongs over
the heavy. dead track in 1901. a strik-
lngly good performance and one which
stamps his quality as we'll as his speed.
Many in the stand believed that
Belle OF Bryn Mawr would be dismal
lned after beating Sonny Boy a head in
the last race. There seemed some JUS
tlhcation. too. for the opinion. as But
well on the winner carried Marco 20
the extreme outside rail I'm the furious
whipping drive through the last six
teenth. Both horses were bearing out.
however, aud no actual humping or in
reference occurred
Orotund can be put down as horse
which does not like the mud. She ran
far below her recent form.