The sun., 1916-08-31
JACK MOUNT SHOWS
CLASS IN MINEOLA
w. r.. Goes Imported Colt
Beats Fast Youngsters in
Feature at Belmont.
GOOD DAY FOR COCHRAN

After many disappointments Jack
Mount, the bay colt A. j. Joyner
bought in England for w. r. Coe.
showed championship class yesterday
when he won the Mlneola. tho feature
event at the pelmont Park track. He
carried of this stake for two-year-olds
in n way TO warrant the belief that
he will develop into a high class
handicap horse. He Is a big fellow. OF
good conformation, Is courageous and
possesses stamina AS well as an abund-
ance of speed.
He won the Mineola by four lengths.
but he was that long distance In front
Of his field because he swerved while
running down the stretch and In
doing so nearly knocked down Fairy
Wand. u chestnut flly belonging to Gif-
ford A. Cochran. which vas running at
his side. The humping cost Fairy Wand
several lengths and killed whatever
chance she might have had to win.
swervinR lee In Race.
only four youngsters answered the
call to the post. They were Jack Mount.
Fairy Wand. James Buffers wistful and
T. r. Wilson'S Kildee. wistful was
the ~favorite with a majority Of the
crowd and was we'll supported at 7 to
10. For a furlong Wistful showed In
front. Then MIR. Goes imported colt
and Fairy Wand ranged alongside OF
her. Abreast the three of them raced a
length in front Of kildee until a furlong
from home. At this point Jack Mount
shot over toward the outer rail and hit
Fairy Wand and Wistful bolted toward
the inner rail.
After the swervlng bee ended Jack
Mount continued toward the finish as
Ing him further ahead Of the Cochran
flly. which finished second three
plengths ahead OF Wistful.
Oxford a. Cochran and his trainer.
William Midgley. had a good day. They
sent four horses 10 the post and won
two events and two second prizes. In
the Far Rockaway Handicap. NJ six
furlongs. Prince of Como defeated Ave
good sprinters. He carried ll9 pounds
and led from barrier rise 10 the Judges,
lima Frank, belonging to the Beverwyck
Stable. was rapidly overhauling Prince
OF Como in the stretch when he bolted
to the outer rail and los. enough ground
to make Il Impossible for him 20 win.
In the next race Midgley put blinkers
OF Air Man. This mad him run straight
and true. and although he was last
ava. from the post he was first home.
beating Half Rock over the mile course
by a length and a half. Oratorium fin
ished third in this event. The two Coch-
ran horses TO finish second were Fairy
Wand in the Mineola and Burlesque In
the las; race.
Delaney Mig Disappointment.
Delaney. which was badly beaten in
the third race. Is a great disappointment
to August Belmont. who owns him.
When a two-year-old and even at the
beginning OF this season this son OF
Rock Standardization showed enough
speed and stamina in trials 70 warrant
the belief that he would develop into as
great a ~racehorse az Friar Rock. tho
champion t~hrce-@ear-old OF this year,
Delaney showod all the speed OF i
Fr.ar Rock yesterday. but not n specl;
Of the champions stainina or courage,
He sped far away from his opponents
for a quarter OF n mile and then stopped
and finished q bad last.
John Sanford. the noted sportsman OF
Amsterdam. ". y. announced yesterday
that he will dispose OF eleven OF his
horses by auction AZ Belmont Park on
September :. The horses he will sell are
Bac. Brumley. -. Isadore. Gun Rock
L~.ocha-es. Kilkenny. Luci.,s. Affection
Tyrant, Lady Clinton and Grand Opera
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