New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-14
Conqueror of Papp Carrie,
Top Weight-SunAashJJ
and Doublet Winners

There was a notable score n. ..
West at Belmont Park yesterday nh.
W. F.. Applegate's Jack Hare. Jr ~.
winner Of the Nursery Handican -.
Of the important fail fixture, O..
two-year-olds. he took up ton xsi,,.
Of l25 pounds, and there was no A..
about his victory.
This is the same colt TIA, .
George W. Lofts Futurity vi,,.'
Papp, in the running o. the Crab ~,
Handicap at Saratoga. IN that ru,,;.ss
Jack Hare, Jr., was leased BIZ Riss,,s
r. wilson, and he was in ree.in, :.
ten pounds from the Loft champio, "
The Nursery vas a real race ara !.
made the programme Of the Wes,es.,.
ter Association worth while. even /,
the card did wind up with a coupIs A,
races that brought together abou, :,
bad lot OF horses as could be fou,d
at the veriest "bush meeting
Track at It's Best
The track was a. i.s best ard al
nine OF the entries carded oyer,i,,,
went TO the post DO tho Nursory. viii.
Lady Dorothy was added from ,sa
Quincy Stable The running dero,.
strated that no mistake was made I,
adding the Ally for she dn.shed third
There was some delay az the DOS,
for which A. X. Mscombers War ClouG
was largely responsible. The barrier
rose 70 good start and Charlie Pea,
had Jack Hare on his toes. lie los. M
time in coming clear from the crowd
and Matinee Idol, from an insid. %.
stion, was just showing in from. o,
the others. The lightly weighted LADY
Dorothy was in the van and Va,
Cloud was not far away but h. va,
bumped as he left and IL hur. hi,
chances not a little.
To the last furlong Of the six-furlons
run Lady Dorothy was right with tie
leaders. but there LOTUS droy. War
Cloud By her and he was hard on n.
heels OF Jack Hare, but the Appl.ss;s
colt was very fl, and in the drive tina,
followed 10 the finish he earned III.
decision by a neck, while War Cloud
beat Lady Dorothy a full five Lengths
for the place Matinee Idol. after his
flight Of speed in tho early stages,
dropped out Of II, and it was Lanius,
an imported colt that bore the silks
Of George D. Widener, which finished
fourth.
To Meet Papp Again
Jack Hare, Jr. will have another
chance to take the measure Of Papp,
for last night he was shipped 70 Lex.
ington to keep his engagement IN the
Breeders Futurity AZ that track Pap
is already on the ground.
Second in importance 20 the Nursery
was a seven-furlong handicap that
went TO D. J. Leary's Sunaash H. The
steeplechase of the day furnished a
thrilling finish. in which Joseph Z.
Widener's Doublet beat Morton l.
Schwartz's Crest Hill and Syosset, from
the Greentree Stable.
A. X. Macombcr figured during the
afternoon as a bidder in selling race.
and when ne offered $4,000 for Clifford
A. Cochran's Paddy he had added an.
other horse 70 his string, for Trainer
Midgley would bid no more. PADDY
was winner of the opening race and
had been entered TO be sold Tor 5000.
Before the races Hour.ess, the Al
gust Belmant hope for the Lawrence
Realization. 70 be run, tomorrow, was
worked a mile and half m 237 10.
Il was an eminently satisfactory trisl
to Trainer Hildreth and, barring acct
dent. Hourless will be a sure starter
against Omar Khayyam tomorrow.
At meeting OF the Jockey oluo,
held during the afternoon, William
Woodford was elected 20 membership
He was proposed by Joseph E. Widene'
and seconded oy Schuyler L. Parsons.