New-York tribune., 1916-07-22
.addy's Choice
Brings Hers Joy
At Empire City
Three-Year-Old Son of Trap
Rock and Earth Wins the
BronXville Handicap.
By f. d. BURROWS.

Daddy's Choice, stout-hearted
three-year-old son of Trap Rock and
Earth, owned by Emil Herr and trained
by j. j. Flanagan, captured the Bronx
vile Handicap, the feature event Of
yesterdays racing programme at En-
pire City.
Charitably treated by Handicapper
Vosburgh in the matter of weights and
ad.-.irably ridden by Freddie Hopkins,
this bay youngster took the measure of
August Belmont's Tea Caddy, Grant
Hugh Brownies imported Gunbearer
and J. o. Talbott's Sandman II in de-
cisive fashion, despite the fact that
Tea Caddy was supposed to be the
good thing" Of the day.
Humidity and heavy going seem to
act like beef, iron and wine on the
Herr thoroughbreds. A week or so
ago both Daddy's Choice and Devil
Fish, from the Herr stalls, splashed
through the mire, to win over more or
less classy fields. Yesterday, with the
track again mucilaginous and the hu-
back like a champion and defeated the
same rivals he had conquered before
and Tea Caddy to boot.
Lyke Sets Pace.
Lyke, on the Belmont entry, was
elected 10 set the pace for the other
three entrants in yesterdays feature,
and for three-quarters of the mile
scamper he led the pursuing trio a
merry chase, at one time being as
much as FIVE lengths to the clear of
them. Rounding into the stretch, how
ever, Daddy's Choice ranged alongside
the son of Rock Sand and challenged
stoutly. Lyke endeavored TO whip a
little additional speed out of his mount
and for time succeeded in keeping
pace with the challenger. but Tea Cad
dy's front run told in the end, and he
slowed up sufficiently TO allow Daddy's
Choice TO flash across the finish line
three parts Of length to the good.
Despite the fact that the day was as
muggy as BARRIERS shelf and the track
from the heavy rain Of the night before
was gluey and slow, some exceptionally
good sport was enjoyed by the 5000 or
more persons who assembled at the
concourse. Scratches because of the
adverse track conditions kept the fields
down considerably, but those ghee-
gkees which answered the bugle calls
performed in a highly interesting man
ner.
The first event of the afternoon was
accounted for by John j. Farrelps two
year-old flly Stalwart Van, much to
the amazement of the greater part of
the gathering, which had figured Aimee
Z. an almost sure winner. Stalwart
Van, however, was always well up with
the pace and gamely answered Eddie
Campbel's command for speed at the
end, beating out Moonlighter, the i'm
ported son of Yankee, by length.
The latter just nosed out Aimee T. for
the place.
Jesse, Jr., Romps Home.
Jesse, Jr., from the Quincy Stable
vas easily the best of the field of fopl
which turned out for the second race
winning by three generous lengths
from Peacock, the only pretender. Be-
fore the scratch list went up this looked
like real race, but with Shyness
Sam Slick, Jem and Little Nearer with
drawn, it became a mere breeze for the
unsexed son of The Commoner.
Followed next six furlong scampei
for selling platers, twenty-five Of which
were originally scheduled to so. OF
these, however, fourteen WIRE scratched
leaving Royal Interest, Ninety Simplex
Humiliation and eight interiors tC
scramble for the prize.