New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02
Short Grass Breaks Mile
Record at AqueduCt
Track.
BLANKENBURG WINS
WINFIELD CHASE
Estimable Takes Initial Event
from Lily Heavens and keziah
in Close Finish.
BY +. u. BURROWS.


Lured by sunshine, bslmy breczes
and the prospect Of seeing q truly re-
msrksblc programme Of thoroughbred
racing. "A crowd OF some twenty thou
sand persons gathered at Aqucduc;
track yesterday afternoon 10 see the
twenty sixth running o. the Great
American stake. with $4,000 added, and
the five other sprlnts provided by the
Queens County Jockey Club.
Campfire. two-yesr-old son OF
Olamba.a and Nightfsll, owned by r.
T. Wilson. jr.. annexed the feature
event of the day after battle royal
with James Buffers obon colt, Ivory
Black.
In order to capture the prize Camp
fire was compelled 20 negotiate the
distance in the same time that Broom
stick. Dalesman and COhort made IN
1908. 1902 and 1907, respectively a
figure for the Great American which
has only been surpassed by Gamer the
year the race was run on the Belmont
straightaway.
Matched Against the Best.
Campfre's performance viii live long
N the annals Of turf history IN Amer
lea. Matched against the best which
James Butler and August belmont
could produce in tho way Of two-yeSr-
olds. the Wilson entry fairly flung him-
self and Johnny McIsggart down the
long stretch and across the finish hne
in front position.
On the occasion Of mis- last appear
ance. as explained by Trainer J.. D.
Healy. Campfire was suffering from
what is known as blind sphnt'
which prevented his winning when ne
was 20 favorite. Treated with
generous applications OF anuphloglstin'
the son Of Olambsla recovered rapidly
and Yesterday ran truly remarkable
race
Next 10 Campfrc's triumph. the most
sensational performance Of the after
noon was that Of Emil Hers imported
specder. Short Grass. which took the
measure Of Roamer, borrow. Gamer,
Rolv. sand Marsh. lie Will. Capra ana
Indian Chant in the Queens county
Handicap ,,..,
Not to be outdone by Mr.. Wilson 3
horse. Short Grass proceeded 10 break
The track record for one mile, estab-
Hshod Nv Roamer last year.
The son Of Laveno and Outburst'
running in his best form, made the
highly touted septet which opposed
LOOK
inc plsters. running rings around them
ali i'm the long stretch, and finishing
first despite the fact that ROamer had
been out in front all the way and was
supposed to be "leadplpe cinch' for
the prize.
Wasted No Time.
Short Grass. wasting no time in vain
repining. set sail after Andrew Miller's
famous gelding the moment the stretch
was reached. and IN thrilling wnlp-
home proved himself better than the
son Of knight Errant. Gamer. after
leading for three-quarters OF the
distance. faltered a bit az the end and
was compelled TO be satisfied with third
position.
Blankenburg. Archibald Barklies
sDlcndid hunter. had little difficulty IL
anncxinq the Winfield Steeplechase
especially after Marcellinus, the Green
tree Stable fav0ritc. developed a Sc
rious coughing spell at the post.
Rlankerburg. rated along nicely by
Jockey O'ConnOr took the jumps cas-
uv and eventually romped in ten
lengths ahead Of the Whitney gelding,
which, despite his cough, managed 10
come home second. BrotherstOne. Hus-
tier and Marian. heavily played, I'm
ished in the ruck.
The Palace Stables good FLY, Es-
Unable. captured the first event of the
afternoon. running Lily Heavens and
Keziah into knots in the last fifty
wards Of the six-furlong dash.
After Blankenburg, Campfire and
Short Grass had scored Clifford A
Cochran's two-year-old FLY. Queen OF
the Water, ran home ahead Of four
other maidens. including the promising
Belmont FLY, Serenest.
In the concluding race Of the day
Stalwart Helen proved herself superior
20 a field of six selling -platers, Sam
Slick finished second and Marmar
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