New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-23
Garden City Stakes Ends
in Sizzling, Driving
Finish.
BURLESQUE SPRINGS
SURPRISE IN FIRST
Pullux Has No Difficulty in Capt
uring Arizona Handicap for
Whalen Stable.

Wooden Shoes, a sterling son of Bur
gomaster and Breakdown, galloped
home inches ahead Of Blue Thistle,
son of Blues and Wild Thistle. in the
feature race at the Jamaica track yes
terday afternoon.
laundering down the stretch to-
eether in what proved to be the closest
and most spectacular race so far afford
ed by the thoroughbreds in TINS par'
of the country this year, Wooden SHOES
demonstrated his class TO the confusion
of no less than nine other first fiigh'
circuit chasers, among which were num-
bered such consistent performers as
Sun God. Bac, Grumpy and lllumlnator
The chestnut gelding, with Jockey Ban
in the saddle. laid back until the proper
moment arrived, whereupon he leaped
forward like the proverbial bullet and
made his field look like the veries'
tyros over whom master held sway.
II was A beautiful contest, that Gar
den City Selling Stakes one which VIII
rank among the prettiest clashes ever
witnessed on the Jamaica track. The
ten horses went away in bunch which
held together with remarkable consist
ency practically all the way around, the
result being entirely in doubt until
Wooden Shoes pulled away in the last
hundred yards, to win IN headlonS
drive against II. c. Hallenbeck's entry
and a rank outsider by the name of
Sir William Johnson.
Captain +. B. Csssatt's good colt
Sun God, which already had one vic
tory TO his credit, was expected TO take
the event in the stretch, instead of
which he finished fifth, being crowded
out of the place by Sir William John
son and out of fourth by c. J. Brock
miller's gelding Grumpy.
The day was not conducive 10 record
breaking. a deterrent wind making it.
self manifest during the whole Of the
afternoon. At that the speed burners
held themselves we'll up to form, run
ming the prescribed distances in good
time and furnishing a series of whirl-
wind finishes which kept the repre-
sentative crowd in an uproar through
out the six events on the programme.
Winner for Cochran.
The Clifford A. Cochran stable put
over a winner in the first race. the bay
FLY Burlesque, giving the wisescres a
shock by breezing through her field Of
five to win by q good length from the
popularity supposed TO be a trial be-
tween Woodtrap and James Buffers
Bally, but Burlesque soon demon
strated that her last effort was little
more than a try-out. She danced 10
the front of the bunch as the barrier
went up and was going easily as she
passed the wire, with the jockey aboard
WoOdtrap whipping sayagely in order
20 stall Off the determined challenge Of
his rival, Bally. Pleasant Dreams FIN
ished fourth, with Dunga Din and
Whirling Dun bringing up the rear
The second race was a runaway for
Gallop, Owned by the Marrone stable.
upon which practically all the wise
money was laid. The son Of Martinez
Common Sue wasted no time in clam
bering into a place of vantage behind
the pacemaker, Yodeling. while the sec
ond choice, Cliff Haven, had extreme
difficulty in getting under way. Yodel-
ing led for half the way, when suddenly
Ida Claire, with Gallop on her flank,
leaped into the lead. At the top Of tie
stretch Gallop answered Metcalfs call
and went TO the front, never 20 be head
ed. Ida Claire hung on gamely and
annexed the place. while Saratoga, a
1O-to-1 shot, secured the third position.
Cliff Haven came in a tired fourth, fol-
lowed by Ahars, Yodeling and New
River.
True as Steel and PulluI were held
as equal favorites in the third. the Ari-
IONA Handicap. but the latter had no
difficulty whatever in showing his heels
10 the son Of Broomstick and Loyal
when the test came. Presumption,
owned by James McManus. showed a
great eagerness 10 race and kept the
field waiting fully five minutes while
she endeavored 70 beat the barrier.
But once the ribbon flew up Pullux and
True as Steel took command. fairly
flying toward the upper turn, with Pre-