New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-10
A. k. Macomber's Bay Leads
Home Fleet Field in
Classic
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wonderful race. He surely was
credit to himself, and to Mr.. Jennings,
too. You bet I'm pleased"
Here is one of the races ] have al
ways wanted 10 win" said Walter B.
Jennings, after the race. Boots ran
the sort of race knew he could run.
He did everything that one could ask
Of him. and we are surely pleased. One
might train horses for lifetime and
not win rich stake like this
Boots a Real Horse"
Johnny LOTUS beamed his JOY in
the paddock after the race He changed
! from silks to street clothes quickly,
| and was on hand TO see Boots cool out.
| Yes. sir. Boots is a real horse. lie
| came IN the stretch like a real cham
| pion, answering every call. ! felt be-
! fore the race that | would win, and
| the way that horse acted at the start
| Of the race made me the more GER
tain. | feared The Finn, but when |
passed him on the stretch ! knew there
I was nothing in the race could catch
I me-"
. True. indeed. is the statement that
Roots passed The Finn on the stretch
It may be said. in passing, however.
/ that the Ogden horse was handicapped
| by an iniudicious ride. Laying back
| in next to last place for about three
| eighths Of a mile or more. Pickens
moved up with The Finn. and shot him
TO the front. The black and white Of
II. {. Hallenbeck showed in front as
/ the field turned for home, but for a
brief moment only. The long, hard
drive used up the gallant little black.
and when Boots came on The Finn
had nothing left.
Rare, indeed, was the June day for
the sport. Belmont Park. so aptly
called the Newmarket Of America,
/ bathed joyously in the flooding sum
shine. There was never a cloud to
/ heck the sky, and the whispering west
wind tempered the heat sufficiently to
add to the general comfort. Palm
Beach suits were much in evidence,
while the summer fnery of the femi-
nine enthusiasts added a touch of brill
]
flowed the stands, and held forth on
/ the lawns in front of the grandstand
and clubhouse.
Good Races on Card
The Suburban was the race that drew
| the crowd 70 the course, and chief in
terest centred around the classic. Sew
eral other races worthy of the day
served 10 whet the appetites OF the
sport hungry. Excitement ran riot IN
the Amateur Cup, the third race on the
card, which carried net value OF
/ 81 900 for the winner.
Spear Lance. which wore the white,
green stars green sash of ID. S. Dryer,
won by the margin of head from Pol
roma. after a great drive down the
stretch. II was stride for stride during
the last quarter and Spear Lance was
lust good enough 10 win. Mr. Specs
was third, while Scarpa II brought up
The highly favored Courtship got
home in front in the fifth race. beating
Passing Fancy, from the Wicklife
Stable by couple of lengths. Passing
Fancy got Up in the last couple of
strides and nipped Riverside on the
wire. Sarsenet accounted for the
steeplechase race, while Dovedale was
best in the closing event or the day.
Full Field Starts
The nine horses named TO 60 in the
Suburban all answered the call 90 the
post, and were enthusiastically well
coined as they paraded before the
stands. The Finn, favorte with the
crowd. led the procession. with Strom-
boil. Boots, Ed Crump, Srur, Borrow
and the other following. The Finn was
inclined to loaf, and he walked along
as if racing were the last thing on MS
mind He was the las ito take his po-
sition before the start.
Little time was lost in sending the
horses on their way. The lightly
weighted Air Man took the track at
once and set the pace during the first
quarter Of a mile, with Spur. Strom-
boil. Chiclet. The Finn and Daddy's
Choice running in order. Boots and
his stablcmate, Ed Crump. were well
back. During the first quarter of a
I mile that order held. but Pickens
reused The Finn into faster motion
and brought him up into third position
as the bunch shot by the half-mile
post.
Air Man gave up the running and
dropped back into the ruck. Ed Crump
was next TO show in front. and close
behind him raced Spur. The Finn.
Boots and the others. II was expected
, that Pickens would rate The Finn along
in his safe position, conserving his
strength for the hard drive to the wire,
but. to the astonishment Of ALL The
! Finn was driven on, making his run a
full half-mile too soon.
Comes Like Black Streak
Cutting down tho field at that stage
Of the race was easy. and. like "A black
! fash. the Ogden horse went on TO take
the lead He showed clear length
| in front on the turn for home. and
some Of his supporters whooped the
gleo they felt. IT was JOY expressed
too soon; JOY that was to feel the