The Washington herald., 1917-06-10
BOOTS IS
FIRST in SUBURBAN
Jockey Loftu. Put, Up Great Ride
and Beats Field in Handicap.

Belmont Park Race Track, N. T.,
June 9.-Closing with a determined
drive and wearing down Borrow In
the nnal eighth Boots won the Sub
burban Handicap here this afternoon.
the Maeomoer colt was going away
The Finn weakened in the final test
and finished half a length behind Bor-
Boots was coupled with Ed Crump
and was well played at le to 5. The
xictor travelled the mile and a quarter
IN 800 10, the slowest time made since
the classic was run over this course.
The Finn ruled the strongest kind
OF favortte. Opening at 2 to / he
was steadily backed until at post time
3 10 was the best obtainable. But
the faVortte disappointed his hackers
When the final drive came and his
crowd OF admirers were shouting on
him to come through, he failed. Bor-
row, the Whitney horse, looked like a
winner turning into the stretch. But
LOTUS on Boots urged his mount and
he came through like q stake horse
running against a lot Of selling
platers.
There was none of the usual dilatory
tactics at the post such as frequently
mars the starting OF a classic The
neid OF nine horses was sent away In
front. I'd Crump was at his necR, A.
with Spur, Stromboli and The Finn
trailing. Past the quarter they ran in
this order. At the half Air. Man was
through. Ed Crump went to the front.
Coming out Of the back stretch the
bunch was close together. Not five
lengths separated the leaders and tall
enders.
Shooting around the turn Pickens
made his move on The Finn. He
fairly shot through the bunch and
mt - - a
The crowd jumped up. They cried
The Finn wins" But they were too
soon. As The Finn Strengthened out,
Borrow came through on the inside
and hooked up with The Finn. In a
few jumps he was ahead. Then like
seen coming with gigantic leaps.
Boots came tearing and Jumping into
his victory. The summary:
FIRST RACE-Maidens; hllies; RyeaE-olds;
purss 500; four and one-hGlf furlongs, straight.
Adslinsa PatriCia, lN q. WilliamsI, 6 to /.
to 2 to S won; Memories. IL CKsoghl. u
to ]. TO /, to. z second: Mrs. TrubbSl, ia
lRetdnson), to ?. to S. 7 to 10, third. Time.
0sa Is Bolvale. Killarney. Alteration ii,
Larusse. Thrills, LlEdependsnts. Tea Party.
Golding. Rocking Chair. Guess Work and
Brocatelle also ran
handicap; selling: I-year-olds and upward: about
two mites and one-foFth. sarsanet. leg
lHaynes), to z even. to 5. won; Abdon. l3I
(hlenek). to l, 5 to 2 s to 5. second; Wolfer-
ton ii, lS Palmer, to /. to 5. ) to Q,
third. Tine, 452 BAlly Bay, Archdale.
Gopll and Plaintiff also nan.
THIRD RACE-The Amateur Cup: high
weight selling; Syear-olds and upward; one mile.
Spear Lance, Isl (W. MRrtinl, Is TO 10. l TO ;.
out, won; Polroma, l56 u. Tucker. II to 10.
to T. out. second; Mr.. Specs Its III. Tuckerl.
to 10. to z out, third. Time. "A scarpia
II also ran
FOURTH RACE-The Suburban Handicap;
$, 800 added; syear-olds and upward: mile and
Oue-foarth. Boots, l2 u.oftusl. lS to 5, eFen,
to :, won; Borrow. lis Robinsonl, 10 to /.
TO !, TO 5, s.eond: TIE Finn. 10 ChieSGnsl.
to S. TO 5. to 4. thiId. Time, 2N6 Is
stromboh. Ed Crump. Spur. Chiclst, Airman
and Deddys Choice also ran.
FIFTH RACE-SelImg; 3year-Olds: Six fur
losgS. CourtHhip. Ill Collins, IL to 10. 2 to 5.
cut, won; Passing Fancy. l0S tkIeeger1, 10 to
J. 10 !, to /, second; Riverside. lOs CBuKtonl.
to /, . to !, even. third. Time Is Bur
lingame. Counsel Dan, Election. Genesis and
Master Mc(iTath also ran
SIXTH RACE-Selling; 5yeaI-olds and up
ward; one mile. DoTedale.a l6 Qiowanl, . TO
2, to ?, to 10. won; Chieftafn.-l6 COLLINS
to 2 } to z, to S. secsnd; Spectre. 20
Troissl. 8 to 1. to l. to 5. third. Time.
~ Is. Sir Richard, Brother Jonathan and
Silver Sandal also ran