New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-06-16

Turning to happier things, The Finn.
winner of the Withers and Belmont
Stakes, once more proved his quality
by taking up 126 pounds, top weight,
and racing to really impressive victory.
This son OF Ogden-LivonIa Is small
in comparison TO Sharpshooter, Sam
McMeekin and other good three-year-
olds, but he has winged feet and
stout heart, and for the present, at
least, must be ranked at the top among
the horses Of his age.
From an outside position Joe Byrne
felt called upon to whip him away from
the post, but the colt quickly earned
good position two lengths of the
pace set by Garbage and rated along
until called on at the head OF the
stretch. He then raced TO the front
under mild pressure and won comfort
ably enough by a length from the fast
closing Sharpshooter In the good time
for the distance Of l:46 %.
As said before, II was thoroughly
creditable performance, and H. c. Hell
lenbeck has every reason TO feel elated
over his purchase from John +. Madden
early in the spring.
He was in close quarters In the run
up at the backstretch and did hot APP
pear 10 be striding as freely as his wont.
LOTUS, however, found an opening on
the rail in the stretch and, sending
him through, finished a strong running
second.
Runes is a puzzle. In recent races
he has been a distant trailer in the
earlier part, but yesterday, after being
scratched from a selling race and added
to the handicap, he had speed enough
TO stick close to The Finn until the
! latter came away at the head OF the
stretch. Even then Runes hung or
gamely and finished respectable
| third.
John E. Madden, who sold Sam Nc
Meekin, The Finn and Sharpshooter
| out of his barn and who has raced the
two first named, expressed the opinion
that at the weights Sam heMeekin
would beat The Finn. Plenty Of others
felt the same way about 1t, but the
question is unsettled, as Sam Nc
( Meekin, as previously told, had little or
no chance after the humping match at
| the start. He has not the action to re-
cover quickly after being knocked out
of his stride, and while he made up
| lot of ground and doomed up danger
ously rounding the last turn the effort
! told, and Dugan eased him in the
stretch.
The racing was full Of interest, as
one Of the best cards of the meeting
was offered. Racegoers were quick to
appreciate the programme and one or
/ the biggest midweek crowds of the
season was in attendance.
Housemaid is wonderfully speedy
mare. She fairly tiptoed Comely, Hes
ter Prynne and three others in the
Nevada Handicap to win as she pleased
under 122 pounds. II will take a
mighty good sprinter to beat her in
her present form.
Ting-a-Ling's victory at Piping Rock,
when Lady Hillington and Prince of
Como finished behind him, must not be
accepted too seriously, judging from
his performance in the first race yes
terday. He got into a slight jam at
the start, but was free in plenty OF
time, and yet never reached a contend
ing position or ran in a way to indicate
that he is much above the ordinary
Blue blood and royal lineage do not
AlWaNS count. DdH 0llNht ny AoNh
Sand. out of that wonderful race mare
Artful, has been tried and found want
ing a number a times, but yesterday
any half breed could have beaten him.
C. J. Quinn's Roly ran a faster mile
and a sixteenth than The Finn in win
ming the fifth event. Those who use
time as a basis for handicapping may
get over their depths on this account.
Roly is the colt which had one Of his
boots crushed by a motor truck last
year, and had to grow new one. IL
was his third straight victory, and
Charley Quinn, who, like most horse
men. enjoys seeing his colors up, is not
disposed to accept two or three orers
which have been made for the Golden
Maxim three-year-old.
Ataka. which finished on the heels
Of Tralee a few days ago, WAS largely
overlooked by the handlcappers in the
last race yesterday, but she ran right
10 that form and won after spirited
drive with Besslien.
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