New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09

Colt Dashes to
Victory in Mud
Escoba Takes the Place and
Rosie O'Grady Splashes
In Third

den sprint that electrified 1900 men
and women into yclls of encourage
ment. Papp, the giant chestnut son OF
Peter Quince-Phrbc c., dashed down
the homcstretch at the Belmont Park
track Yesterday. His magnificent squirt
carried him well in front of his eleven
opponents. and the race for the TWEEN
ty-eighth historic Futurity was prac-
tically over a furong from the finish.
On he swept, carrying the gold and
maroon stripes of eY-Congressman
George W. Loft to victory. The 1877
pounds he carried did not check his
speed, and he won easily by three
lengths.
X. D. AlcYander's Escoba. the cham
pion OF the South, with 127 pounds
up, was second, and Harry Payne
Whitney's Rosie O'Grady, carrying l24
pounds, was third. The time-l:l2-
was the fastest six furlongs Of the
meeting and wonderful performance
in mud.
1 No colt or flly that has won the
Futurity in the last ten years ever re-
ceived the welcome accorded Papp on
his return TO the scales. To say that
his victory was a popular one is to
state the conditions after the finish in
, mild terms. Men threw their hats in
the ar and yelled. Women shrieked
and applauded with their hands. A
few, friends Of Mr.. Loft, grabbed hold
OF one another and danced. uttering
warwhoops. Mr.. Loft checred until
he was nearly hcarsc.
Papp Has Great Record
The tribute was not wasted. Papp
was worthy Of it all. From early
! spring, through the hot sumner
months, over all the tracks under the
jurisdiction of the Jockey Club, in soil
fast and muddy, he had won races, IN
| Ill by sheer trustworthiness he had
proved his sterling quality.
Al first horsemen said he was only
triAe better than selling platter
but when ne had won $1,000 in stakes
racegoers began to realize he was
"some horse"
By his success in the Futurity,
which was worth sl5,45O net to him,
Papp jumped his winning for the year
to s3s,45O. Escoba's second share was
5000 and Rosie O'Grady's third por-
ton amounted to $3.50.
As the Futurity is a stake in which
breeders of thoroughbreds are the dom
inant factors in the entry list-they
make the nominations by naming the
brood mares they were rewarded. j.
II. & Hamilton Keene, the breeders of
Papp, received $500; j. n. Camden bred
| Escoba and received $3.50, and II. T..
whitney, as the breeder of Rosie
O'Grady, received 800.
Papp exemplhes in striking man.
ner the old adage. blood will tell
In his case it certainly did not miss
| the mark. His sire. Peter Ounce, is
a son Of Commando, which came Dy
! his speed through direct heritage from
| the great Domino, winner OF the largest
amount ever won by a two-year-old on
/ the American turf. II will be seen by
/ this that Papp lnherits his great speed
! from a long line of ancestors which
/ could race fast and far over tracks
/ that were fast, heavy or sloppy.
Sun Briar Not Entered
/ Many Of the admirers OF Papp regret
! ted after the race that Sun Briar. the
/ colt that heads the winning list with
. sos TO his credit, was not in the
| race. Sun Briar had beaten Papp at
/ Saratoga by half length for the rich
/ Hopeful Stakes, worth 100000. Butin that
race Papp suffered at the start from ms
| temper and had TO make up lot OF
| ground by racing far on the outside OF
q big field of horses.
Sun Briar had the racing luck and
/ the distance he travelled was much
shorter. In the matter Of distance run
by the two colts, Pspp ran the better
race. Had the struggle been over the
straightaway of the Belmont Park
course, where the FuturIty was decided.
with no advantage IN the matter OF dlS-
lance 70 any participant IN the race
MANY mon who witnessed the contest
between both colts at Saratoga declared
after the Futurity that Pspp would
haze taken the measure Of Sun Briar.
Rain spoiled the framework and the
pictur. of the Futurity and played an
important part in the contest AID the
result. Up 10 1880 a. m. Saturday. the
Relmon. Park course had been dry and
fast Then down came the rain and
spoiled the plans Of trainers. owners
and racegoers, Turfmen who rad
only dry track horses in the race
blessed everything save the rain.
The muddy track ruined the chaLce
OF the A. X. Mscomber entry, Tracks
end and War Machine Mr.. Macomber
gave up mop. early that Trackend would
De a factor in the struggle, as the colt
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