New-York tribune., 1916-07-05
Ton Classy Thorough
breds Clash in Feature
at Aqueduct.
cuoRT GRASS MAKES
THRILLING FINISH
o,,Oie Witch Equals Track
Record In Winning the
Clover Stakes.
~ T. n. BURROWS.

- n
y ,orses were found guilty of mur-
~ p. .-son. burglary, treason and all
'u ~ other high crimes and misde-
-, when Trial by Jury, a four
- son q Fair Play and Princess
~. M owned BY Captain f. h. Cassatt'
~ home first in the Carter Han
~. 70. ,be feature event Of the Queens
go .'' Jockey Clubs big racing pro
-@s st Aqueduet track yesterday
,hruOen.
.-,s the csll Of the laundering
,,d swarmed down 20 the pict-
.,,.s hippodrome 70 watch the high
- shee.ehees perform. few indeed
.,,,her laymen OF professional
20. q thoroughbred form thought
H., Trial by Jury had chance IN the
-, company which was nominated
Ii''- '..,. IN the $500 classic.
~, , criv was IL the colts first time
~ he tracks Of the metropolitan
s-...,.. tbis year. but against HIM were
's-s balf score Of known speed
Tt.v,ls slmos. every one Of which has
t-,.5 prominently in some OF the
-s,s, stakes Of the year.
c.orFe Smith Among Entrants.
go Smith. for example, winner
80 Kentucky Derby, was among the
-.--,+s. SO was Sand Marsh. winner
{, 90 paumonok and the Excelsior.
81. c-sss. .ne Irish lightning bolt,
- NJ the Queens County handl-
- second .n the Suburban and
80 iorr Beach, was there. as were
g'.. Neor. winner Of this years To-
=, and Gamer, hero OF the Colo
'fis Vs~dicar. Ormesdale, Coquette'
Ts..,Sor. Harry shaw and Glllles com
...,5 he field which Trial by Jury
i.j.s heat 20 win the 1916 Carter Han
i. 4. T. srv wonder that as good as %
,es 20 be had from the memory
.-.isrs against the chestnut son OF
pr. Is q three-time convict once
H. he was being led away 70 serve
,s-.s-re for q crime he didn't com
aYou never can tell about a tria4
e. igry.' -... 90
H., down the Red. White and Blue on
II-'sstt,c,se-re In'sst Dav9 Those are the
,.',~s az the Cassatt stable, OF when
kTHs. By Jury is now a oistinguiSiheu
- snber. Many times within the lSs'
osr,er Of S century have those REQ
~ lite and blue thirds flashed mrs.
4 .,,s the finish line on the Creates
II &. American holidays, save only
Ti.-Eing back 10 the old Monmouth
L PARK DAYS of racing, one can wltnou'
Il eesy recall the names Of hall
Il oze- xhizzers which bore the Gas
Il .s,; ,-,eolor 20 victory on the Fourth
H. Jrlv. There were. for instance,
lTsrsgon. The Bard. Rica, Eurus, Eoh-
H.. Nov OF Never and others a!mos'
i.oo runerous % mention.
L Which al goes 20 prove that Irla4
H. Iury was predestined TO WIN yes
lrssv's feature Unfortunately. though
average racegoer studies form
a,l1tr than predest.natlon.
Victory Was Hard Won.
The son Of Fair Play and Princess
bic had no easy time OF II, at that'
Is t,u,y were the eleven steeds handl
Fapped in weight by ". s. Nosburgn
est. I'd 10 the last quarter pole, al
T. r.s, every one Of them had chance
c! victory,
No better proof Of this can be Of
!sfs3 than an allusion 20 the marvel
kors stretch run made by Short Grass,
HTh,.t from being last by several
3.srg,1s fairly ate up the final fourth
ID nile, and finished less than
t.nTh behind the winner, with K. /.
LNLsor's great and game youngster'
s:.. s.'''''' "sass' D" between ~
vas as pretty q scamper as mas
an seen on the American turf thls
A'on. Jan Buffers pride and JOY
., Noon, 'eaped away in 'front.' ana
1isaiered for o time 20 register a
tit,o-w!re triumph but il was only
y moment. Mink, on George
's.1; johnny McTaggart, on Ormes-
az and young Campbell, on Iral by
- SCI sail after the leader wlthou-
rs.oss o. a stride. The others, head
Al. By s. J. Parsons's once great
iaihor, traled along behind, Short
sla beng r. sx-length last.
Uulng into the stretch, Jockey Da-
A o. Phosphor, made mighty ei-
IN end succeeded in carrying his
I. 70 the front, with Ormesdale
.a Iusl by Jury hanging on his
.,'H The effort was too Duc> loT
~ i,h Of Peep o. Day, however. and
y. tnost Immediately faded away to
-|ig, despite Davies's whip ana
'lA 0rmesdale then assumed the
1 .- NcIaggart whipping madly IN
4 'Wio stave OF the determined chal-
\ "-' q Trial by Jury.
Great Effort by Short Grass.
u he meantime Short Grass came
{ .h,g Up from the rear, fairly walk
& s yer the other eight entries In his
hTN'g 70 overtake the two leaders.
80 hrormance was perhaps the most
-Isaole OF all, yet, because 10 was
..'-'i, u must be relegatcd 10 a sec
T ,-~y notice. Trial by Jury flashed
~ ne line q scant half length IN
.' o. the striving Ormesdale, which
-n' barely managed 20 stick his
.., across in front of Short Grass.
r ten yards and the Irish horse
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