New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
The Finn Easily Wins
Long Beach Handicap
Ten thousand Spectators See
H.llenbeck's Colt Capture
Jamaica Feature Event
Nv FRANK O'NElLL

SIM. captured inc Do"e "'N0" manu-
ave, A mile and furlong, at ia
' yesterday, while ten thousand
.,..,ors bore witness. Winning IN
.ss;ve fashion as nc did. at the
-, III TO 10, the good son of Ogden
=, only enriched his owner to the ex-
n s3i25. but Of greater signih-
80. perhaps, he beat three of the
- .het he will meet in the Metro
,..r Handicap at Belmont Park on
Taesdsy.
The Finn won eallOping, four lengths
,.o,, Of John Sanford's raven black
al, George Smith, in l minute and o.
,,,on6s. Daddy's Choice, from the
...hle Of Emil Herr, ran third. This
-. will not run in the Metropolitan,
so 81. Cillies and Fernrock. which viii,
80 fourth and fifth, respectively.
Tbon,as J. Healy, who trains the
...hie of z. r. Wilson, jr., saddled two
~rers Corn Tassel led the field IN
~. california Handicap. while sun
~, tbe popular Miss Rags OF the
...kie scored over John +. Madden S
80 Tassel in the sixth race. me
go Of this event was one OF the
-, thrilling ever seen at the course,
- only the Judges could decide which
"a won. Starwort, favoTite for the
~. race. dipped his colors TO Dawn
S,sr from James Buffers stable.
The Finn Moves Up
II. Finn was every inch the stake
,orse in the Long Beach event. Ar,
~ piekens was in the saddle. and
ia the colt back behind the pace OF
nsSdv's Choice. Gillies and George
S~i,b for about a,quarter of a mile,
- ,hen moved him up bit. AT the
SsW-mile mark the black and white SASH
I'd white cap showed in front, with
The Finn running powerfully IN iauIt-
George Smith came along and took
..cond place from Daddy's Choice;
vhieb carried the field along at good
lin In the early stages of the race.
1be Out Of Reach colt ran at the throat
ls,ch of The Finn for rev STRIDES,
mi the latter shook him off and sailed
sio,g IN increase his lead TO clean
ierofb One furlong from home two
ierStbs separated the leaders, ana
psSSv's Choice dropped back bit, and
.ssmcd doomed to lose even MINOR
horors. II. ,ho.
piekens let The Finn down run, and
hke the thoroughbred he Is, the Ogden
coli rushed away, TO lead by Tour
isrrtbs. Daddy's Choice took a new
issse on his strength. and ran away
iron, Gillies. which always held fern,
rock safe Traversing the last hundred
r,,fs the order remained unchanged,
I'm. pickens took The Finn IN hand ana
stsed him of to a gallon as he er0sseu
thu line.
DELAY at the Barrier
Sane DELAY was occasioned at the
s,sr because the colts refused to align
Themselves and objected 70 the ehorls
Of the assistant starters 10 point them
The nroper way. Fernrock was partlc-
plariv capricious and dashed around
WITH his heels in great style. one OF
Is kicks landed on George Smiths side
and did not help the recipient IN thei
Last. In fact. George Smith seemed
a. ne in pain when he was ridden back
70 the judges stand.
The history Of turf racing IS repleto
with tales Of thrilling finishes, but II
is safe 10 say that none was more sen
safionsl than that between Sunrose ana
Gold Tassel. The latter swept down
the stretch in space devouring STRIDES
de-.roying distance and scorning lhe
rhantom Defeat that leered from across
the line. Five lengths from the wire
Sunrose was FIVE lengths I'M front
In two Jumps Gold Tassel reduced
the distance 10 two lengths. WITH ABOUT
fifteen feet to go, II seemed, the wilson
horse was still length IN 'front.'. na'
strange dynamic force came INTO the
muscles OF the flying Gold Tassel, what
determination to scot at odds played
lis part. cannot be told except by those
who specialize in horse psychology but
as the horses swept by the wire not the
breadth Of "a hair separated the two.
hair divides the false and talr; US true
but many believed that "A dead neat
might have been called without detrl-
ment 20 Sunrose.
Sunrose Across the Track
Johnny McTaggart firted with dis
qualification at the start of this race.
lie whipped Sunrose away from the
barrier and shot her across the track
10 the rail, checking the fight OF those
he passed. By this feat he opened a
zap Of a half dozen lengths or more,
and so held his field safe until the line
was crossed.