The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-08
MRS.. CLARK'S HORSE
WINS FIRST START
Distance, Just Purchased OF
j. f. Madden, Noses Out
Double Eagle.
HENDERSON CLAIMS FOUL

Mrs. r. Ambrose Clark qualified az a
winning owner at Belmont Park yes
terday. when her three-year-old hay flly
Distance got up In time 20 win the Nc
Kinney Handicap by A nose from the
Quincy Stables good thing. Double
Eagle. The race does not go to her
credit officially. Distance was purchased
last week from John +. Madden by
Mrs. Clark, but the Ally ran for the
firs, time In the new ownership under
the colors and name OF the husband
OF the real owner.
With such success attending her debut
on the regular turf there is little doubt
that Mrs. Clark will soon have her
own colors registered and will follow
the lead of Mrs. Payne whitney In
racing her horses regularly on the local
tracks. The owner OF Distance has
not only closely followed the career
of her husband on the turf. but has
entered horses under her W name
at hunt meets.
The victory OF Distance was a great
shock for the form students. which had
selected August Belmont's f~our-year-old
u lllflkolu ds IihNAAS'h
Flittergold was made a 3 10 s favorite.
but it became apparent that the Bel
mont entry was not considered invincible
! when the support accorded Double Eagle
! forced the Quincy stable candidate down
from odds of 4 to ! TO . TO ?. Dis
lance received but little support at
: 10 /. and IL to ! could he had against
Adams Express, the only other con-
tender.
II was the Judgment and strong finish
put up by louder that VOL the race
for Distance, for after following the
hot pace set by Double Eagle down the
hackstre,ch Mrs. Clark's hlly had 10
give way TO the speed OF Flittergold
and was in third place going around
the bend. II looked as though the good
thing would win easily. when Double
EIgle. SIN going strong, turned into
the stretch a length and a half in front
OF Flttergold. Tn spell OF Easy going
around the bend ave Louder a chance
to make a neat turn with Distance and
the FLY saved ground as she Rugged
the rail and wen In pursuit or The
leaders. Flittergold was beaten a quar-
Ter OF a mile from the nnish and Louder
~redouhled his efforts until twenty yards
from the fnlsh he had Distance on
even terms with Double Eagle. They
went over the line so closely locked
that the official verdict was necessary
to declare Distance the winner by a
nose.
Edward A. Rurke's Old Salt carried
top weight TO victory In the Centrepor'
Steeplechase Handicap, but with the
conviction strong In the mirds OF many
that Syosset. which finished second. was
tho better horse. Just What: happened
10 Syosset could not be determined. hut
his ride. Henderson. forestalled criti-
clsm by going In the stand a. soon ms
the race was over and fling a protest OF
foul against the winner. II Old Sal,
interfered with Syosset II must nave
been In the paddock or In the short rur
10 the first jump. for after that Syosse'
was INDUCING in a lonely canter from
twenty to fifty lengths behind the lead
ers. until he made a sensational rusf
IN the last quarter Of 4 mile that LANDED
him In second place, Ave lengths benin,
tho winner.
r. T.. Wilson Jr.'s Tralee scored :
hollow victory in the first race. for two
year-nlds, in which he started a prohihi
tive favorite. The surprise Of the race
was the form shown by Max H.rsch'
Edna Kenna. which led Tralee To ~.
eighth pole and then took the place
easily from the more fancied candidate
Broom Corn and Jerry. .lr.
O. VI Miller was a slight fivorite owe
the Quincy stables Wooden S'oes f..
tho second race, at a mile and a sin
tc-nth. But the latter had all the speed
and after making the pace with O'Sul
Ivan in attendance won easily by tw,
lengths. The b,y on q NJ Mile
stopped riding when No found he coul'
rot beat Wooden SHOES, and barrel,
nosed out Al Bloch for the place.
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