New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-15
Macomber Entry
Easy Victor In
Feature Race
A., ,,,,llite Beaten at Belmont
-Rainstorm Mars Sport
Favour Wins Third
By FRANK O'NEllL

--..,serd carried the red and white
-, ~ A. K. Nacomber TO victory
-. VAeDe Memorial stakes at Bel
-. park Yesterday afternoon while
.tr,se-storm ragged in tropical fury.
-. ,b,stnut son Of Uncle-Planutess
- -. home four or five lengths in
s..,, Of the great juvenile Lucullite,
..,,.hing through the ankle deep mud
~ seeming delight. Bughouse' Gif-
80 A. Cochran's bay colt, was third
- the others beaten of.
" time was taken. for the course
srveloped in darkness that detietd
~. -,-oDcest classes. II was not until
by -,nd bedecked thoroughbreds came
= .-ort Of the stands that any one
,,sw which was leading and by wha1
81 rt s,--' the patrol Judge and those who
,..,s5 the drenching downpour TO
49, along the rail. it was learned
49, Traeksend. the justly favored Lu-
..T;.s and Drastic took the track for
M ,erv own NJ the start and raced
=. ,bort half a furlong in close COM
.,,v T. v.as then that the Macomoer
,try forged in front.
Leads All the Way
The son Of Uncle proceeded TO make
.,,rv most q winning one, and every
..,iie carried him out beyond the pur,,
-, NJ Iucullite. His victory stamped
asa Good colt. Walter 3. Jennings,
N trainer, declared him to be really
rsat colt $500. :
ge had eleven pounds the better OF
h. wei,hts. carrying 116 pounds TO i Z
,,r IuculNte. A race between the TWO
s something like even weights would
Va thriller. Tracksend was purchased
n Nr. Nacomber as q yearlng from
4 r Miller. who owns Uncle. sire OF
Il, colt. Trackcend was one OF SIX
,,u,rstors for which the Burhngame
snor,sman paid $4,000. The purchase,
I would seem. was we'll made.
Not only did Mr.. Macomber come INTO
possession Of Tracksend through IT,
but OF Motor Cop, another outstanding
son Of Uncle which won the trst race
n thoroughgoing fashion. lie JUS
land galloped over the line about elgn'
or ten lengths in front Of Sycamoor
vitb Happv Go Lucky in third position.
This double was responsible Tor the
iroad smile that adorned the face or
tho owner and Walter B. Jennings, the
capable trainer.
No greater testimony on the lure OF
racing may be asked than that nVe
thousand or more spectators were on
band . witness the sport A worse
iav would be hard 10 imagine. Threat
rrirg weather was promised. and the
Promise was kept. BY the time the
horses answered the call 20 the post
70 tie third race the course was en-
.eloped in darkness that was riven
,way az intervals by binding flashes
q Jagged lightning that buzzed toe
dose for comfort. Several trees around
ne course were struck, but no other
Anagc was recorded.
Favour Takes Third Race
We. tracks or dry, Favour. the trim
.fc that carries the white. greer
alrs Of D. S. Dryer. goes on her win
-.nz way. She was first home in The
bird race, beating the favorite, Wanda
Fi,zer. by half a length in driving
;aish. Scratches reduced the fields
IN the fitch and sixth races 10 three
rarters in each. J. J. Lillis. which
is,es on mud. was easily best in the
9Th race, while Chiclet accounted Tor
The closing event Of the day.
timothy O'Sullivan, manager Of the
i;e Les Darcy. is about 20 branch out
&, a horse owner. lie had secured an
,p;ion on Corncake. a chestnut fly
no years old, by Plaudit-Coleen. and
sweet Marie. by Plaudit-Lady Blue
John Z. Madden bred these youngsters
O'Sulliyan. who raced horses in Aus
irsl.a, has applied for trainers IL
sense. His colors viii be black with
ishite sashes and sleeves and a green
ZAP. In case these colors are not ap'
p,oyed. he Will apply to run his horses
sader black and white diamonds and q
rten cap.