New-York tribune., 1917-06-23
Defeat of Odds-on Favor,
in Handicap Staggering
Blow to Talent
By FRANK O'NElLL

Garbage won The Bronx Handie,
Jamaica yesterday afternoon whilss'
thousand racing enthusiasts ruin.
their eyes and wondered Just whsyL
happened. The chestnut son Of a.
naut Trash carried the red, whit. y,
blue thirds Of Captain Z. b. Cas,,,. !.
victory By two lengths or NOR. -
Xylon, while Clifford A. Cochran, n
Man frolicked into third position ~
The victory was unexpected. IN a.
II mildly, but that George Smi,L ~
oddS-on favorite. should run unni,. =
came as a staggering blow. Ys, ~
is exactly what happened. The o. s.'
Reach colt, which won the Ken,r.s
Derby last year and has run ~.
clever races since then. was ds,Si'
his feet. lie numbered or the ma. = !
next 10 last position. STAYED ,Ls,.
more than half the distance, and A. y
iy, urged by the unceasing use az =.
gad. managed TO beat Fizer bya
of lengths for fourth place. "'
There was little commen, II
George Smith raced of the nae, ~
the first furlong. but when Khan,
observed swinging the whip. many ~ NY
dered jus: what was the matter
whipping failed 20 have any m,s,
effect, and as the race wore slono a.
who had risked a wager on him 80 ~
D began 10 worry bit.
Moving into the turn from the Ia
stretch George Smith moved m .~
tie, passing Rhine Maiden. Dorr.. ~ -
Fizer, but the others were boo,-'
along IN front, holding the tract 4
their own. The advance Of Nr II
ford's colt was slow. and when ths =,
Strengthened for the run for hor. .
was easily seen that 10 was not h..
70 win. "
Garbage never hesitated for
nent First 10 catch his striS, Z
vent out TO the front. with XVIII. a
big Grey Plume horse. running clo, !
HIM. The pair had a merry time n,
and seemed 20 revel in the fac. ~
they were trouncing a fayorite son Y
Graw kept Garbage hustling. and IN.
let Aylon come closer than a lenea !,
so. In the drive for home the Aem,.,
gciding added a bt 20 his lead. M.
Aylon had no trouble IN attendant
Air Man.
The benefits worked By a chan. /,
environment are many. but the ~
effect Of change Of silks for In.
oughbred are almost astonishing. ~.
irg under new silks. Hwfa. which Hs1,
Payne Whitney sold on Thursday "a
slashing race in the second eyH \
the day. So. too, with Starlike, Va
Willie Travers claimed out Of -
tho other day. He fox-trotted hcn 1
the fifth race, pulled down to . hrl
gallop.
Hwfa went 70 the post in III. w.el
race an even fayorite with Mast, v.
Glath in a field Of fourteen. Tie Il.
ter took it into his head that, Tie
runaway specially might pls,'s 4,
crowd. so off he bolted, and rz w
10 the paddock before he stopp: "
mad plunging. His effort used ~
lot of perfectly good speed and snxn
When the barrier was sprung r.
ter NcGrath went away in 10 3
end stayed there for most Of ~ o.
furlong journey, until Hwfa miA ~
rove az the head of the stretch 10
TIE Hamburg gelding came on, nN
by a short head in a furious dr'.
Starlike was far the best Of th ~
that faced the barrier in the IN ~
He went 20 the front at once, aat' w.
ming riot. won by about ten ls,cy
eased of. The son of Star Sho@ ~
lust full of running, and had ne ~,
of his young existence. Sand stc's Y
one of the Sanford entries. ran *'';s
half a length ahead Of MuekroS