New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-26
Bolts at Start and Fails to
Make Up Lost Ground
i'm the Hudson.
SEA SHELL WINS BY
HEAD IN A DRIVE
Only Five Races Run, as Sprlte
Scares Off All Opponents
in Last Event.
BY HERBERT.

James Buffers Comely. generally
ranked as the best FLY Of the year.
was unplaced in the rich Hudson
Stakes at Aqueduct yesterday. II was
not that she was lacking in speed or
unable 10 handle her impost OF 10
nounds. but because she became hignty
and nervous from a long trip to the
track in a moving van and 0olted 20
The outside as the barrier flashed up,
losing lengths of precious ground.
When Strengthened out she closed
a big gap. but the task was TOO much'
and she could not finish better Inah
fourth, a scant two lengths behind Sea
Shell, Double Eagle and The Masque-
raider, which were Tapped in pltter'
driving finish. - o,.,,.
Sea She'll. by long odds the poorest
Lacking horse in the race, broke on her
toes. and making all the running, won
the rich prize of $1,000 for K. }. MAC
tenzie. whose Buckhorn captured the
Brooklyn Handicap on Tuesday one
ran second TO Comely at Belmont FarH
few dsvs ago, showing a rare turn OF
sneed. but few gave her more than an
outside chance. When it came to rae
inc however. she showed far better
than she looked and developed rare
o'ameness as we'll as feetness OF 1901
The Nasouerader and Double Eagle
botb challenged in turn inside the last
furlong mole, but she fought them OH
and lasted long enough TO win oy
head. -.
Burlingame. on Double Eagle, bore
over on The Masquerader right at the
end. but the latter, after having mao
every chance. was beaten at the tlme'
60 that the interference, such as u
was, had no bearing on the result;
The Butler horses, COmely and hlgn
Noon missed the horse-train for the
trscE and r. c. Benson, their trainer
had no recourse except 10 hire NOV
inc van for a long. slow journey across
country. They arrived only a rev
minutes before the saddling oell' anu
Comelv. in particular, showed greaN
nervousness, lashing out WIN ne'
heels and working herself into a GRIP
ming perspiration. All this, no DOUBT
had its effect. and when she oolted al
The start her chances were rulheG;
Woods Garth, who trains Inc SaS-
ouerader for Raj Psrr, was coallHent
o. winning with the son OF Ogdeh.
He remarked in the paddock; were
going to give this lot a great race ana
I think well win. too
The Masquerader, which was not
himself at Belmont Park, ran well: but
failed to justify the confidence OF MS
trainer. A.. 49,.
ONLY five races were run, as the un-
u.UaI happened in the last event, when
the Oneck Stables Sprite scared on
ell opposition and enjoyed Walk
over. 49,, e..
tered cared so little. apparently, for
second and third money that they
scratched rather than chase Sprlte to
the wire.
John f. Madden has good two
year-oId in Polish. a chestnut colt by
Ogden-Lucy Glitters. He made ms
field look cheap in the second race, al
ter overcoming some difficulties which
would have been discouraging to many
horses.
He was slow in settling 70 his stride
and could not hold his position on the
rail In fact, he was pinched of sharp
" bv Encore at the elbow, so that But
wcU was forced to pull to the outside.
With clear sailing. however, and
little rousing he raced right up 10 the
leaders. and was only galloping al the
end 10 win by four lengths.
II is still pretty early TO talk about
the king of the two-year-olds for 1914,
but il will be surprising if he is not
a strong candidate for the crown when
he browning tine comes. He looks
and races like a nigh class colt